The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-16
CURES BY FAITH.
Church Of the First Born
Began Its Annual Camp
Meeting Yesterday.
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SOME MARVELLOUS TESTIMONIES
One Convert Says She Was
Cured "Of All the Ills
That Flesh Is Heir To-"

ne seventeenth annual convention and
camp meeting Of the Church Of the First
fsorn began early yesterday morning at
tue Mount Zion Sanctuary, on Chapel ave-
nue. near the New York Bay. About 300
enthusiasts and curiosity seekers uers
present
brotner Martin Hancox, Of the Church
u tne FIrst Born. was in charge. He
usavered the opening address, in which
ne prlefiy reviewed the history of the
eourcn. He said the founding OF the
ehurcn was due to Sister jackson. Ac-
corctDg to Mr.. Hancox's 5 statement. the
present church site was revealed to Sis-
Ter jackson in a dream, seventeen years
ago, while at Long Branch. She irnme-
olateiy sought out the spot. and founded
the Zion Sanctuary, which has prospered
ever since He said that in the seven
teen years one thousand five hundred peo-
PIE had been converted and baptized. He
announced that a number Of converts
would be baptized in the New York Bay
Sunday.
Singing by the members followed the
address. A number of members then tes-
tilted as to the wonderful cures effected
by the Faith Curists
One man testified as follows:-.T had
been sick for a number of years with
heart disease and consumption. I visited
the most eminent physicians in the coun-
try but could obtain no relief They all
said that my case was hopeless. I heard
OF the Mount Zion Faith Curists, sought
them out, was anointed by Sister jack
son, and Immediately I became wen
man. l have been a firm believer ever
since'
He said that he was in charge of gang
repairing the present church, some years
ago. It was necessary to rush the re-
pairs and the question of working on
Sunday arose. He was in a uuandary
and decided to consult Sister Jackson.
She was non-committal and advised him
to use his own Judgment. He meditated
Ior some time and finally decided to-
allow the men to work. Later in the day
while walking on a scaffold to inspect
the work he slipped and fell to the
ground, with the result that he was
severely injured. He is now fully con-
WINGED that to work on Sunday is wrong
An elderly woman introduced as Sister
Curtis testified as follows:- have a. son
who is now thirty-two years old He was
paraiytic from birth and was also club
footed. 1t was impossible for him to keep
his head still for three consecutive
seconds He could hardly speak. He could
not walk and he was compelled to crawl
about on his hands and knees. paid
hundreds of dollars for medical advice.
but it was of no avail. I heard of the
Mount Zion Faith CuEists, and at great
expense and much trouble brought my
son to the sanctuary about two years ago.
He was anointed by Sister jackson and
he was Immediately cured. The club foot
also became a perfect member
Il was Ill myself with cancer of the
stomach was cured by being anointed
by Sister Jackson
Another woman introduced as sister
Lizzie, said that she had been III with all
the diseases flesh is heir to. Sne started
to enumerate. but evidently thinking it
would take too much time she decided to
make that sweeping statement instead
She was also cured by being anointed by
Sister Jackson. and she has since be-
come a convert and a happy woman.
The meeting continued all day, and far
into the night. The testimonies were in
terspersed with singing and shouting by
the members. At times the place was IN
state of uproarious disorder and It was
with difficulty that quiet was obtained.
A number Of converts will be baptized
Sunday afternoon. The meetings viii pc
held every day until September Is.