The Portland daily press., 1900-04-24

MARVELLOUS DENOMINATION
IN CONGRESS HALL.
A hovsT-tO-b Forgotten Scene
Enacted There Yesterday.
IS PROF. DAMON A MIRACLE
W0RKEEp
A Score or More OF Men and
Women Lifted Out OF the Sc
verest Stages Of Sickness
and Suffering at the
Magic Touch OF
this Marvellous
ly Gifted
Man.

Never In the long years Of its history which
have made II a landmark In Portland has the
old brick hall now known as Mission Hall, w.t.
messed the scene OF such n wonderful demon
siration as took place between Its historic four
wallis last evening. Never as a church where
the religious fervor wrought the souls OF men
aud women never rs a hall has scene In any
way parallel with that OF yesterday taken
place, when Professor ). j. Damon, famed the
word over as the most miraculous healer OF the
sick OF the age, caused the lamo to walk, the
sick TO forget their suferings. the deaf to near,
the crpples to SHOULDER their crutcnes and
march away triumphant, glad volunteers In the
fulEess follow the gifted man aS he pursues his
blessed work among the afflicted Of Gods chill
dren.
Professor Damon faced good audience. An
audience that represented the wealth, cutnre
and refinement OF Portland, and, In addition.
the poor. sick and afflicted. too poor to pay for
further medical experiments but full OF faith In
the handsome. magnetic, manly. honest fea-
tured men who stood before them. In few
well chosen. elouuently delivered words he Told
them of his work. of his love for the poor and
his intense pity Tor the suffering among them.
aud his ever-present desire to relieve, help and
There were many marvellous cures made and
for every cure there were scores VINO offered
themselves foritreatm mi, and who were told In a
kindly manner TO come the next or siill the next
day and receive the blessed benefit without
money and without price.
Robert Lawlor was assisted TO the PLATFORM
bis face drawn with pain, and his every feature
showing the presence of the torture king, rheu-
matism In about ten minutes he walked
straight and vigorously and declared the pain
had all gone. susan Leonard. thin and hollow
eyed. saii she could scarcely breathe. because
of severe pains ia her chest. She expanded
her chest right j0yously in few moments,
land couldn't lind any more pain"
Thomas Ryan could scarcely Lear the Profes-
sor's yo ce when pitehe In high key, but In
less time than ii takes To tell II he heard tbs
iaintest whisper. aud, mind you. he had been
deaf for fifteen Years.
Susan Roberts found the pain In her head
take wings aud flee Samuel Smith who has
been DRAGGING one foot for Years when he
walked found suddenly the way to walk like
other mem and Minnie English shouted
''Helloi" so that an in ths hail could hear.
where ten minutes before she could not raise
her voice above whisper.
And so the marvellous. miraculous work
went on, till the yast hall rang with cheers and
shouts and prayers of thanks from the very
hearts OF mon and women who felt that they
we're In the pre- sence OF one diyinely blessed for
the benent OF suffering mankind.
II you are i'll don't fail to so to Congress Hail.
G today, go tomorrow, 90 any day, Tor the
treatment Il free as the afr aud Ia yours for the
asking. The doors op n at O'Clock. and from
then until 9 %, when the demonstrations begin,
you can visit with Your heiahbors.
Those who wish private treatment can
go 10 the United Statos hotel where parlors at
the head OF the ladies' entrance have been en-
gagged for Prof. Damon and his associates.
Here consultation Is free, but no free treatment
eau be gwen. Those who are unable - pay the
low fees charged may go to Congress hall aud
be treated free OF all cost.