The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-11

vena began q week ago took her with
me to the relic at St Jeans.
ION our way home she said she thought
she heard sounds. Well. We visited the
relic again on Tuesday, and took
along my little boy, who was a cripple.
We prayed to the Saint to assist us.
AFTER remaining in the church for two
hoSsrs and kissing the relieve started for
home. 10. my surprise my little boy
could walk without nmping. Ny daugh-
ter can hear now with little EFFORT
Formerly she could not hear sound.
Thanks to good St Annei know she
viii help any one who win have recourse
to her and pray"
In connection with the case ofAGrs. Far
ley the following certificate has been CIV
en- by DR.. william McCabe, of Forty-sec-
ond street and Lexington avenue:
''Mrs. Farley came tony office about
year ago. Her eyesight was leaving her
and she could see with difficulty.
''Since she has had her eyesight re-
stored I have not seen her.
eff the restoration of sight is as com
plete as have been told then it Is really
miraculous"
The case Of John Smith, the nine-year-
old boy living at No. 80 Willow street,
Brooklyn, is not less remarkable.
He has been afflicted with st. Vitus's
dance from his earliest years, and no
medical assistance was of any use- HIS
aunt, who had been taking care OF him.
finally thought of appealing 10 the saint.
She brought the boy over on Tuesday he
was presented at the altar and allowed co
touch the relic, and It is declared that ne
went home cured. The following certin-
cate on the case has been issued by DR..
Well Fftz, of Flushing avenue Asoria;
'T attended John Smith about a year
ago. He was suffering from st. Nitus
dance. In my opinion his case was the
worst that ever came under my notice.
When his aunt last brought him to my
ONCE he vase about the same as when
first saw him. However, as I saw him
recently. he Is now completely cured"
Last Wednesday among the many un-
fortunate supplicants was an old. gray
haired man, bent and tottering with in
trinity. He came to worship the relic
and with theh aid of a cane sdlowly
crawled to then front pew. There he
his arme in prayer.
Soon after he walked to the railing,
kissed the relic, hung his cane among
che hundreds Of similar tokens Of cured
crIpples and walked out
eyes I've been relieved, and cured too"
said the old man. 'T have had muscular
rheumatism for three years. Suffering
has been my lot during these years. NY
left leg was useless. could not bend 1t,
and OF course. work Of any kind was out
of the question.
Now I am all right and 1 owe 1t all
to the holy relic OF st. Anne. This Is my
second novena Some told me that
would never be cured. But I put my
trust in that relic and mey perseverance
has been well rewarded.
The Rev. Father John of st. Jean Bap-
tis.e was rather modest In summing up
the many miraculous cures that have re-
suited from the novent.
I'VE do not as a rule" said he. keep
track Of the many cures encted through
the agency Of st. Anne"s relic. Durlhs
each novena some wonderful cures are
recorded, but we do not ask for names or
otherwise question those cured.
However we are aware OF the 1act
that at each novena some miraculous
cures have resulted,
"Our last novena to st. Anne has added
many cured to the long list. and also
many clutches to the large number now
haging in the sanctuary.
II any difficulty is found in accepting
thhe modest claim Of this little shrine
in New York, what are we to say of the
claims put forward in behal OF the great
er shine of ST. Anne de Beaupre few
miles below Quebeck on theh st. Law
renee?
Instead Of being in the heart of great
city this is in a small village of some
300 population wholly out of the way OF
all except thos who make 1t special OBJ
iect of pilgrimage. and yet during the
of a magnificent basilica. which large as
It Is is insufficient to hold the heaps of
cast-off crutches and other testimonials
of infrmities removed. It's votive offer
ings do not come alone from tn epoor or
ignorant. Many OF them are costly and
magnificent recogntions of the belief of
the donors that they owe to st. Anne
recovery which came in the shape of n
miracle. Conspicuous anon gthem Is
tablet on the wall set up during the last
year by the Riley family OF Reading, Pa.
to express their thanks for the miracle
wrought on their son. who was born
blind and whose sight was given TO him
while his mother prayed at the altar.
This year 10000 pilgrims will have Wis
tied the shrine of st. Anne de Beaupre.
Quebec. the most famous pilgrimage
church in North America.
They have come from every part of
few cases even from beyond the sea The
river steamer that RUINS from st. Anne
is always thronged with them.
The church in proportion to the village.
quiet in winter. that surrounds 1t Is enor-
nous. Seen from theriver is a great
giIded statutsof St. Anne towering high
between the spires Of the fame dedicated
to her worship. Within the great piles OF
crutches left as votive offerings by the
CuFeu anu lAOiSSI WIKI lnSCrlplIOHS OF
gratitude.
Some Of these tablest record and recall
marvellous, things. A lad named Riley.
blind from birth. came to the shrine with
certificates Of physicians that he was in
durable. He knelt at the shrine of pray
er. Before he rose his sigftless eyes
opened. says the table,, and he stopped
and pirked I'd a coin that had fallen IN
the floor.
Once there came a man named Anthony
O'Donnell and Law before the altar rail.