The San Francisco call., 1899-04-22
SAYS He DIED AND
WENT To HEAVEN
Healer Schlatter Shows
Up at Boston.
TELLS A PECULIAR STORY
DESCRIBES A VISIT TO THE
REALMS ABOVE.
TELLS A PECULIAR STORY
He Was Commissioned, He Declares,
to Return to Earth and Utilize
the Divine Power He
Possessed.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

BOSTON, April 21-schlatter, the "di-
vine healer" is in Boston. He says he
has come to make the blind see the lame
walk and the sick recover Schlatter is
not the "healer's'' real name, nor does he
go by that appellation. He is the Rev.
Charles Mclean, NJ. D., who, according
to his own lips, is the Schlatter of fame.
Schlatter is the German for sleeper"
and the name was given him. he says, by
the Germans of Denver, Colo. In every
detail does he tally with the description
of the famous healer" who went into
Western desert in 1896, after several fail
ures to continue his wonderful cures.
From the day when Schlatter dropped
from sight. to bury himself for forty days,
people have disputed his death and
resurrection" The bones of a man sup
posed to be Schlatter were found on a
Western desert. but DR.. Mclean, in an
interview yesterday. said that when he
buried himself his soul visited God. His
body was under the earth of the barren
sol"-the spot he will not reveal. The
soul, he says, was instructed by God to
come back to earth, join the waiting
body for both to rise up, go the path
formerly trod. and on the way utilize di-
vine powers for the benefit of mankind
Schlatter has consulted certain city au-
thorities as to his desire TO bury himself
for forty days in this city with the per-
mission of the Board of Health. his grave
to be watched by persons in authority
and members of the press and others who
may join. He does not stipulate how deep
he shall be buried, but says sixty feet
is agreeable to him. His sole purpose is
to convince the unbelieving that he is "a
chosen representative of God alive"
He makes the claim that by his powers
Rudyard Kipling was saved when every
one else gave him up. While the eyes of
ha hnllPtinS
of the authors death and the doctors
labored without hope, DR.. Mclean says:
he was called upon by an intimtae friend
"I was implored by this woman" he
told a reporter, ito save Mr.: kipling II
1t were in my power 1 asked Goo, to
faith in my powers. Mrs, Kipling, 1 was
told, knew of the other woman's request.
The world knows that Kipling was saved
as If by hand stretched out by Cod. 1t
was Gods hand, in truth, that saved him.
This knowledge he continued, was
not intended for the public. Up to a few
years ago / never used the extraordinary
powers God gave me to any extent You
all know of my cures in Denver and the
crowds that visited me- One day l found
my power to cure the sick and make the
blind see and the lame walk had left me-
l had thirty failures in one day. l be-
lieved had offended God in some way
and 1 said to him, I will do penance, I
went into the desert to bury myself and
fast for forty days. l did so, and when l
lay buried for a few hours God command
ed my soul to come to him. I saw God
and told him l felt that l had offended
him. He said this was not so, but that
he desired l should rest. You shall go
back again and continue your work. he
said"
The reporter asked how heaven looked.
That is sealed on my, lips, he an
swered God will not allow me to say
what | saw or what he told me. l am
like PAUL. saw, but. cannot tell I
stayed in heaven for forty days and got
thoroughly rested. Then God commanded
me to return. My soul Joined my body in
the desert grave. l rose up and started
on my renewed mission"
Where is the grave?
THAT | cannot tell.
But there were bones found on a
western plain, near Denver?"
Yes, but they were the bones Of some
unfortunate
How does God look?'
He is not in form or shape, and is visi-
BILE to the senses only
ITO what influence do you ascribe your
That do not know. God selected me
as his disciple on earth and told me to go
and give aid to the deserving.
you have made?"
Bringing two persons to life. In 1886
was in London. Behind DR.. Surgeons S
Tabernacle a man named James Gibson
lay in a trance, but he was in reality
dead. physicians and medical men failing
to bring him to life. / succeeded by lay
llls my IdHuS Oh MIN ana praying. Inc
other case was of woman named Helen
McColl- "a Scotch woman. She was dead
for a day, the death certificate being is
sued"
II have been offered 81, 900 900 by Armour
to build a temple with. Andrew Carnegie
has made a similar offer, and so have nu-
merous nero so,9th other rich men, They all had
temple named after them. or in some
other way they were to gain distinction
by their gifts. Because of this l refused
And (Nnr yNncpin fcy IL
money giving. class. They must reap
some benefit"
While in New York the divine healer
cured Richard Croker of two diseases that
had baff1ed the skill of the best New York
physicians Croker, he says. admits this.
The cure was performed at the request
of Mrs. Croker. Mr.. Croker gave him
$1,000, the use of Tammany Hall and Tam
many Hall gave $4,000.