Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-03-23
A TRAVELLING MANS
EXPERIENCE IN THE WEST,
A New Worker Grows Reminiscent in
a WeSt-Boun0 Pullman.


You have all heard OF Professor E
II. Weycoff, the only missionary thai
ever went among the Aztec Indians
efSuuth Anerir:. who has ret'r,'f
alive. it was Professor WeycOf
who planted Christianity amid these
fierce people, and made . minister
out of ZorefE, the man eater ant
chief of sava%es. Eight years ago,
said the professor, to q gathering O.
friends at the Allyn House, II re-
signed my lucrative professOrshiI
and set sail for South America. My
Journey WAS il twO-fOld mission
first, to carry the gospel to a PEG.
pie who had never heard it, and sec.
on0, to regain my health, if possible,
amid tho arid hills Of southern at.
mosphere My disease was con-
sumption. | had been pronounced
incnrablc by leading physicians OF
the East. Analysis by DR.. Agney, OF
the early stage Of Bright's disease.
] also had Il growth in my left side,
which some physicians diagnosed as
AN enlargement OF the spleen, some
an ague case, and others a tumOr.
| was told that any one OF the
troubles would prove fatal within Il
year, and that there was no cure for
lie in the known world. After a
long sea voyage, then Il railroad
Journey, and then nine days wagon
Journey over the plains and up into
the mountains, my wife and reached
Deswisaca. You have all heard me
relate my experience among these
people. In this connection | would
say, by the treatment OF the medi-
cine man OF the tribe, by the help of
God and the climate, largely re-
severed from my lung and kidney
troubles. The tumor, however, con
tjnueu to grow. Two years ago l
took cold and relapsed back to my
original condition. The medicine
ma. gravely informed me that |
Wusa
DEAD WHITE MAN
and felt that for once in his life he
was telling the truth.
"Twelve months ago, at a ranch
mans hut, q few miles from Deswis-
AGA, ! CHANGED to come across a copy
OF the Atlanta, Ga, Constitution.
1t was like home to see an American
paper. and ! devoured it's contents
with great interest. What attracted
my interest mostly was an article
describing the miraculous cures OF a
Louisville physician. In fact, they
read as much like miracles as old
time Bible miracles. This article
spoke OF the cure Of Mrs. j. A. Clark,
Jonesboro, Ga of double curvature
OF the spine; Miss Mary Lewis, vi
Galveston, Texas, OF consumption:
Of Mrs. C. E. Omber, Shreveport,
La, OF a malignant fungus growth
and tumor; and of Miss Lidia Head,
Ensor, KY, OF kidney and bronchial
troubles. 1t mentioned the remark
able cures OF fifty people.
Now my wife, who is a southern
woman, happened to know Miss
Head, and knew they were among
the most respectable people of the
state. Such was the impression
made upon my wife and myself, that
we determined to start Immediately
to Louisville, and see by the help of
God if that great healer could help
me. 1t was on the ninth day OF De-
ce1nber. 1895, that l reached the Of
flee of DR.. Rea, who isl president of
the Southern Medical and Surgical
institute. Louisville, KY. was
nearer a dead man than a live one.
found the doctor busy with about
fifty people waiting to see him. He
was also preparing to make pro-
fessional trip to Texas. AS soon as
l entered the presence of DR.. Rea, he
told me my exact condition and how
had been for years, better than |
could have told him.. I knew | was
in the presence OF a great man, and
one who was master Of his profess
sion, l felt before he. had given his
opinion that l w ould get well. Ifelt
that his work was Gods work and
God was with him. My blood had
almost turned to water, my limbs
were swelled almost to the size of
my body. my cough was very severe,
and my left lung badly affected. DR..
Rea gave his opinion that the
chances were greater that I should
get well than that l should not, and
that by the help OF God he would
save me if he could. You can't i'm
agine what life these words gave
me. for had been told the Clav he.