The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-22

LAME MAN CURED AT LOURDEs.
History of the Case as Related by n
Roman Catholic Bishop.
From the Indianapolis News.

From the indianapolis News.
Bishop Chatard, speaking of his long alb
sence from home Che left here on the Sd
day of April and returned on Dec. 81,
talks interestingly of his sojourn at vari-
Gus points on the Atlantic coast in this
country, and of his tour in Europe. From
this country" said the Bishop, II went to
London, where 1 stayed few days and
saw a number of friends. From there !
went TO Paris, where 1 stopped with rela-
tives. From Paris 1 went to the celebrat-
ed sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes,
with it's miraculous waters-waters which
If taken in proper spirit and in proper faith
produce wonderful effects.
There are continued the Bishop,
modern miracles which cannot be gain
said. 1 have personal knowledge of one
that to me Is a satisfactory answer to
the peer that Signs do not follow those
who believe l have cited this case in my
lectures on Christian Truths A man,
by name Pierre de Rudder, of Jabbeke,
near Bruges in Belgium, had his leg brok-
en- by the fall of tree. For seven years
he suffered form this fracture, in which
both the bones of the lower leg, the tibia
and fbula, we're broken, which was con
plicated with an external wound, contin-
ually discharging. Seven different physi-
clans visited the poor man; everything
tried was of no avail The limb shriveled
and dangled perfectly useless; and walk
ing without crutches was impossible. Not
only was this the case, but on April Z, 1875,
he was obliged to put on the wound an
oak bark plaster to destroy the worms in
It, The foot could be bent from side to
side so that the heel was In front.
ION that day Pierre de Rudder, who had
faithfully % IF
Lourdes, visited our sanctuary at Oostak-
ker The journey by rail and wagon caus-
ed him a great deal of suffering, but still
he continued hopeful and praying. After
while he seems to have lost consciousness,
for he found himself at the foot of the
altar. not knowing how he came thither.
He looked for his crutches. He had left
them at his place on the bench. He rose
up. bewildered; found that he could stand;
that he was cured completely.
"In the spring of 1873, returning from
Italy TO America. leaving my route of
travel l went into Belgium At Jabbeke
saw and talked to Pierre de Rudder, with
the cure Able Stock, with several Of De
Rudder's neighbors and intmates, with
the inn-keeper at Jabbeke, and with one
Of the doctors who had attended the case.
All testified to the miraculous cure. The
doctor said art could not accomplish such
a cure as had taken place in De Rudder.'
DE Rubber showed me his leg and the
scar that remained There was no inc
quality from callous or loss OF substance
of the skin. He was sound OF limb and
walked without limping, there being no
difference In the length OF mis- limbs, nor
any deformlty In them. 1 cannot hattar
myself every one is going TO accept this
fact as a miracle or believe II SUPER
natural or be induced by It 20 acknowl-
edge the efficacy OF devotion to the blessed
Virgin, or finally to enter the fold OF the
church. Faith Is gift OF God, and the
Spirit breatheth wheresoever He WILL