The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-15
CURED BY FAITH.
That Is What the Patient Says; the
Doctor Thinks Otherwise.

Doctor Thinks Otherwise.
Detroit Free Press.
Save a slight pallor and an unusual ten
sion of the muscles of the face when he
spoke there were no evidences of illness in
the appearance of Rev. G. II. Holden yes
terday morning as he occupied his pulpit
at the Clinton-aVenue Baptist Church. A
curious throng assembled at the church to
see and hear the man who for weeks has
lain on a bed of constant and excruclating
pain, and who on Thursday last rose from
his couch and walked forth, practically
Rev. Mr.. Holden was wheeled from his
home. No. 654 Champlain street, to the.
church in an invalid's chair, and. remain
ing therein, was lifted by members of the
congregation to the pulpit. He was Joyous
ly greeted by the members of the flock, who
crowded forward to grasp his hand. He
wished them all a happy New Year and
said that it was the happiest one he had
ever experienced. During the first part of
the service he reclined in the chair and
Hmiled like a cOntented man. He Joined
heartily in the singing and was the most
enthusiastic Worshiper in the church.
Later when called upon to speak, he re-
ss 9ns and STEPPED out of the chair
without the least hesitation and spoke for
an hour. telling the story of his cure.
1t is doubtful if there was ever hap
pier New Year service held in Detroit
than was held by the little congregation
at the Clnton-avenue Church. Rev. Mr..
Holden is a great favorite with his con-
gregation and old men with silvered hair,
who have seen years of service in the
n.
The congregation waited for the first
words from the lips SO long silent ana
when they were spoken weighed every word.
In a full strong voice Mr. Holden began:
Il viii not preach this morning; will
merely tell you the story or my sickness,
for / know that is what you came here to
listen to. / am surprised and so are you;
and at the same time l am surprised that
we are surprised. Why should we be sur
prised? The Creator, who painted the
skies and studded the blue canopy of
srffe1 cfnr oil hot hlx
made us all that we are. Is it any wonder,
then, that He can do things that men can
nG the Sick ws VINES man buys
wagon and wheel breaks, he goes direct
" to the man who made the wagon to have
It repaired. What could be more consistent
than the fact that He who made us should
be consulted when We break limb, as was
the case with me?
Fifteen weeks ago stood before you a
we'll man. never felt better, and 1 have
heard since that / never preached better l
had just returned from my ten days vaca-
ton, and everything was ready for a pros
porous winters work. The church was
never in better shape than il was that very
day The congregation was constantly IN
creasing anc we were all happy. The next
morning / went to the ministers meeting
and you know what happened on my way
home. / was thrown from my bicycle and
my hip was fractured. You know not what
experiences l nave had from that time up
until last Thursday. / never thought that
a man could suffer the pain that have
suffered Six weeks ago my physician came
to me and said that he could do nothing
for me: that he could find no medicine that
would relieve the awful PAIN. l then en-
gagged another physician, DR.. Hambly, who
made a thorough examination of the frac-
ture. My vitality had wasted away until
was but a mere shadow of my former self.
Nothing could be found to relieve me from
the eXcruciating pain, and even at that
time, with all of my energy wasted away,
II took three or four men to hold me on
the bed. All of the physicians were aston
ished. They had never heard of such a case.
My only resort was morphine. 1t was the
thing would the
any great extent.
'Then Rev DR. Mallory called and we had
a long talk. / had my Bible lying on the
bed, right where / could reach it all the
time. l took it ana turned to the gospel of
ST. James and read the following passage:
is there any sick among you? Let him
call the elders of the church and let them
pray over him, amounting him with oil in
the name of the Lord. And the prayer of
faith shall save the sick and the Lord shall
Il then asked Brother Mallory If he be-
lieved what the Bible said, and he replied
that he did. then suggested that he call
a meeting of the ministers to try it. and
he did The twelve Baptist ministers of
the city came gladly and quickly. yet trem-
blingly, for they We're about to try some
thing new They trembled in their anxiety
to see what the Lord would do. Then they
prayed and oh, what prayers they were. 1t
in another upper room. centuries ago. by
Christ and HIS disciples. Brother Barlow
then anointed me with oil and said: Brother
Holden, command you TO get up and walk,
in the name of the Lord Being weak and
emaciated, it came to me like a shock but
] arose and walked across the room and
back without particle of pain. 1 was weak
and trembled like an aspen leaf. but l did il
and have not had a particle of pain since.
Il am not going TO call it faith cure, nor
Christian Science for If there was anything
that ever came direct from the devil it Is
the so-called Christian Science. All that
we did was to quietly follow the directions
Of the word, just as the housewife follows
the recipe in her cook book"
DR. Hambly said last night that he had
been attending Rev. Mr.. Holden regularly
since the meeting of the ministers on
Thursday, and he administered morphine
Thursday and Friday nights by injection.
Since that time, however. the patient has
refused to have any more of the medicine
injected.
II prescribed for him tonight" said the
doctor. i am not at liberty TO say what
prescribed. but there are other ways of
getting morphine into a man than by hypo-
dermic Injection i say now, as I have said
right along, that he is going 10 get well.
said that before the ministers had their
meeting. All that he needed all along was a
little determination TO do what he did to-