Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-19
HAS SPECIAL POWER.
Isaac \. Estey Claims to Drink Poison
Without Injury.
Guiding Spirit Prevents His Being Jared ard
feathered in Mass chusehs.

thiiih may say. Win que mOlpEtN.
that am the only person who strictly
follows the teachings of Christ" said
Isaac II. Estey. the Maine Healer" as
he styles himself, yesterday. who claims
that he has probably cured over 10000
people in the State of all kinds of dis
eases. Seated in the Journal office. yes
terday afternoon, Mr.. Estey'gave a brief
outline Of his work and what he has done
in the world, for he has even treated
Queen Victoria, having been sent for
while he was in London several years
ago.
1t needs no words from the lips of Mr..
Estey to SHOW that he is a down east
Yankee. His shrcwd keen grey eyes seem
To look through person and when q hat
of rather a Quakerish form is covering
his head he has the appearance OF one
who could be thoroughly trusted both III
word and deed. In another Is years he
viii reach the century mark and Judging
from his hale and hearty appearance
thor seems to be but slight question that
he will reach that point. He is fully six
feet tall and has that wiry frame that is
typical OF the Yankee.
In conversation with a Journal report
er he gave the following account of his
life. He first knew he could heal a per
son Of ills WAS when he was 90 wears Old.
He was then in a Sunday-schooI at his
home IN Whiting. Washington county ana
there read a part of the lesson taken
from the last chapter of St. Mark in
which it is stated that a person by fol-
lowing certain commands may have the
power to heal. He thought and studied
over that passage Of Scripture for over
week and at the end of that time came to
the conclusion that he too could heal.
One of the women in the Sunday-school
had a cancer on her breast. He said
that he could heal it, Passing his hands
over the diseased part he told her she wa
healed. Accordingly She walked away
and was never troubled again from the
disease. When she ala die number OF
years afterwards il was not from tina;
trouble.
Beginning then he went all over the
State and engaged in the work OF healing
the sick. Whom he has cured he says he
cannot tell as he never asks their names
he simply goes to the house when called
and effects the cure without money ana
without price. 1t is by this means that
he secures his living. When he first
started out on this line Of work he con
fined ms operations wholly 10 his own
home In short time there was a call
from other parts OF the State and then
he began to travel
H.. has done more or less work in Mas
sachusetts and has gone Though Con-
necticut. AT one time he went to London.
There he carried on his cures. One day
one Of the Queens guards approached
him and led him to the palace, whore he
was conducted before the Queen. There
he effected cure. he says.
Although he did not begin the work Of
healing until he was 80 years old. he did
some work before he was Of that age.
Quoting the words Of his sister. he says
that when ne was a baby he had the
power ot driving away the Kings evil BY
passing his hands over a persons arm.
This proved too much Of strain for his
childish body and ii was not again at
tempted as it was thought 70 bring fits
on him.
His manner Of curing was Illustrated on
one Of the Journal force Taking the
patient in front OF him. he said the usual
baptismaI service while his hands rested
on the head OF the patient. ana tntn he
passed his hands down over the body Of
the patient ana finally rubbed toward the
arm He claimed that the disease would
pass out Of the patients body.
The power Of healing. he SAWS. is not
inherited He simply acquired it by obey
ing the precepts Of the New Testament.
This he works by wholly. He says that is
Christ's teachings. The Old Testament.
he SAYS. is like a last years almanac. II
was good once but is not adapted TO the
needs OF the present generation. He says
that he is one of the 70 whom Christ sent
out. II will not say that l am any nearer
than that" he said. II will simply say
that | am one of the 10" Why he has
this power in preference 10 anyone else
Is because he lives nearer the teachings
of Christ. he thinks.
one remarkable instance OF his eScap-
ing from harm and his implicit faith in
the teachings Of the New Testament. was
told BY him. Yesterday. He was in De-
troit when the incident occurred. No one
had any faith in him and he asked for
some poison that he might prove his
statements. Nothing but some horse
medicine was to be found This he drank
The pcoDle in the house were SO fright
ened that they at once sent for the doc