The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-10

son to come under his eye for the even
ing healing process was Miss Lizzie
Ledger of Summer street, who SAID
that her lungs had been badiy az
fected for three years. "Schlatter'
prayed over her and she stated that
she felt much better.
Mrs. j. Dowd of IA Sever street stated
that she suffered from general debillty
and head trouble and could not read
without glasses. She felt much better
after the short session of prayer, and
could decipher the words plymouth
church." printed on a card, without the
use of her glasses.
o. r. Bannister, 104 West street, who
had had kidney trouble for Il years,
thought he felt better after he got
through with Schlatter and announced
God had blessed him before ne lett the
stage.
J. McMurray of 80 Ook avenue prov
ed to be the star patient of the day. He
had bad pains in his chest, and, after
Schlatter had felt of his pulse, he an
nounced to the audience that Mr. NC
Murray was a sufferer from heart trou-
BILE, and that his heart was not on its
job at every other beat, missing some
times two beats in succession.
He prayed over Mr.. McMurray and
at the close the latter announced that
he felt better. Schlatter stated that his
heart was beating regularly and would
never again be a gutter, Before leav-
ing the stage Mr.. McMurray stated
he heard of Schlatter while in the west
when he was working his wonderful
cures in Denver. He felt that the man
had power and had done him much
good. Schlatter nodded assent to his
remarks. and explained to the audi
enoe that the occasion Mr.. McMurray
mentioned was previous to the time ne
died and made a personally conducted
40 days tour of heaven.
Fred Robbins of 80 Salem street sur
fered from throat trouble for year
previous to last night, and after the
healer worked over him felt much bet
ter, and told the audience so before he
left the stage.
Katie Murphy was next She suf-
fered from swollen feet. She too was
much better after the session of prayer
stating before she left the platform
that God had helped her.
At this point in the proceeding the
two men who suffered from loss of
hearing and had been sent back, walked
out and received an eulogy from the
healer on their lack of faith
Henry Washington of Home street
was next summoned to the platform.
He complained of stomach trouble,
which had bothered him for Is years.
Even at that time he was sunerlng
pains. After the prayer he felt better,
and the pains were gone, he said.
Miss Phoebe Davis of 500 Main street
was a sufferer from chronic catarrh.
She, too, thought she was cured, and
stated that she heard of Schlatter sew
eral years ago, and sent handkerchief
to him to be blessed.
At the close, Schlatter announced
that he had friends who would put up
$1,000 as a reward to any person who
could detect a fake about the proceed
ings. and Furthermore he did not want
money as he had turned down several
offers of mansions, two or three large
halls and over 100000 600 simply be-
cause he didn't want it. Charles Broad
way Rouss of New York had offered
him 81, 900 900 if he would cure him of
blindness, but he didn't care for money
and wouldn't accept it.
He wanted a committee of citizens to
bury him alive for 40 days, and would
cheerfully allow himself to be placed
1000 feet down in the earth for that
space of time, if some one would only
come forward and do the jon. Last
night lust as "Schlatter" left the plat
form. a middle aged man jumped up
and called out "Schlatter' several
times, but the healer refused to listen
to him.
The man stated that he wanted him
TO try and heal George L. Robbins, but
it was of no avail. Mr.. Robbins is a
sufferer from rheumatism, and was
turned down by the healer twice dur
ing the evening. He intends to go TO
his rooms at Hotel Pelham, where
"Schlatter'' states that he viii continue
his work for at least two days.