The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-17
PATIENTS IND No FAITH
"SCHLATTER's" OPENING SERVICE
NOT MUCH OF A
SUCCESS
BLIND MEN DISAPPOINTED
He Will Do Better If Patients Dis
play More FaIth--Amicted Will
BE Treated at His
Hotel.

/ Were there any gentlemen of the I'M
| dertak1ng profession in Mozart hall last
evening they must have been nightly
pleased at the business prospects sug-
| gested by DR.. EfeLean's audience. The
worthy doctor had announced that he
was the Lords Instrument" that he
had been sent to St Paul to heal the
sick The hall was filled with people,
and all the ills that flesh Is heir to-
were represented In the heterogeneous
gathering. Dr. Mclean does not profe s
to perform miracles unassisted, and he
did not contradict his profession at last
| evenings service.
After explaining his mission in the city,
the doctor invited the afflicted ones to
come to the platform, one by one, and
test the efficacy of divine healing" He
assured them that without absolute faith
In the Lord nothing could be done to
help them Before the meeting was over
many men and women with twisted, mis-
shapen limbs, sightless eyes, or pain
racked faces, had placed themselves in
the hands of the eccentric looking man
who offered them divine assistance.
That there might be no charge of fraud
the candidate for relief was asked by
the doctor to tell his name and Place OF
residence and the disease which afflicted
him. From Summit avenue, from Bay
less avenue, from Randolph street from
Cedar street, the patients came, and their
names indicated various Municipalities.
The patient was asked if he believed in
the Lord, If he believed in the Bible and
II he believed that the Lord had power
to heal Fl these questions were an
swered in the affirfna tive the doctor
placed his hands upon the patients eyes
and prayed fervently4a minute or two,
and then if sufficient faith had been
shown by the affifcted person relief was
felt. Faith was notzstrong in those seek
ing relief from pain or deforInity last
evening, and only occasionally was the
doctor able to declare that cure had
been effected. But he assured his audi
ence that it was not his fautt-he was not
working miracles. merely helping be-
levers in the divine healing"
A man VINO had been blind since child
hood CROPPED his WAY to the platform
! With unusual fervor tie doctor prayed
faith was not strong enough to make
him whole, and he slowiy and hopelessly
picked his steps back to his seat no bet
ter than he was before. lad of four
teen, with a slight twist in his back
was prayed over by DR.. Mclean, the
curvature was apparently Strengthened,
but the boy had faith and declared
that his shoulder was being gradually
drawn to it's proper place. There was
no demonstra ton Of joy, no marked Ella
ton noticeable among the patients which
DR.. Mclean declared he had cured. They
took their "rel-ef quite as a matter of
course
Dr.. Mclean ANNOUNCED that his stay in
st. Paul was of uncertain length. The
Lord might call him at any hour to per-
form his work elsewhere. Until the sum-
mons came, however, he may be found at
the Metropolitan hotel. and any whose
faith had grown greater might call and
receive further treatment DR.. McLean's
Treatment is given without charge. But
as he naiveIy informed his audience last
evening, he must have something where
with to pay mis- bills. therefore small
donation from patients assisted would
be acceptable. Should Dr. MCLEAN be in
st. Paul next Sunday he will again hold
services at Mozart hall.