The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-20

permit at least. I only had a little more
! than enough money to pay my fare to
that point provided got the half rate
permit
fee and upon entering saw great big
burly man seated at the desk. I said to
myself, I know that man Will not give
me the permit, hope 1 do not have to
talk to him. I prayed a silent prayer to
the Lord to send some one else to the
counter and sure enough the burly man
signalled to a man in another room who
| looked a. great deal like Ed Little, VINO
came out and talked to me. 1 stated the
case to him and he was at first not in
clined to grant my request but later ne
decided to give me the permit and got
to Muscatine.
Here L continued in my work of
preaching and all the time testifying
that I was going to leave the city on
Saturday, on the Rock Island
I did not have the money nor did
have my half fare permit with me, but
] had faith that the money would be
forthcoming and continued to pray
During one of my prayers heard
voice say to me, Jehovah Jireh,' which
being translated means the Lord hath
provided The next morning as / start
ed down town I had not gone three
blocks before I met a woman who gave
me a ten dollar bill. Later three dollars
We're given me and with this L bought
ticket to Kansas City over the Rock IS
land and a ticket from Kansas City to
peka had just three cents left. On the
train the train boy came along selling
pears. asked him the price of the
pears and was informed that thew were
two for a nickle. I asked him if he
would sell me one for three cents and he
said he would and so I spent my last
cent as happy as though 1 were a mil
lionaire.
after getting home showed my half
fare permit to the railroad officials and
had half the fare from Muscatine re-
funded to me, thus had Travelled near
ly 5000 miles and came home with more
money than had when I left
FAITH SCHOOL IN TOPEKA
Since returning home Mr.. Parham has
of Philadelphia, through its Topeka
agents, the use Of the large Stone man
sion about mile west of WaShburn
college for use as a college
Mr. Parham is patterning this school
after the one conducted by Sandborn in
Shiloh. 1t will be made a Bible and
missionary training school, and the only
textbook used will be the Bible. Lee
lures by prominent ministers of that
faith viii be given daily in the chapel.
A tower on the top of the building is
being fitted up for use as a prayer tower,
and the idea of having prayer ascend
continually, as it does at the Shiloh
Ne. Institution, will be carried out here
The house is a large one, containing
fifteen rooms, each finished in a differ
ent kind Of wood, and the hall and stair
case are in cedarS of Lebanon The hall
at the landing of the stair on each of
the three floors is large and roomy and
the halls on the second and third floors
will be utilized as sitting rooms
In connection with the school a divine
healing homewill be conducted. During
the history of the divine healing home in
Topeka a number of wonderful cures
were effected said Mr.. Parham. land
we will set aside a part of the building
as a home for the sick We have a
great many come from out Of town as
-oF1 1F+w- Is
necessary that they remain in the insti-
tute- The other rooms will be used as
sleeping rooms for the students
When asked by the reporter their be-
Hefs in regard to divine healing and in
what way they were related to the doc
trines set forth by the Christian Scien-