The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-07-24
THE MANSFIELD BOXERS"


again demonstrated that there Is labor
along mission lines to be performed at
home. An order to bring all the mis-
sionaries of every denomination from
China and send them to Mansfield,
Ohio, would be greatly appreciated. An
occurrence there Saturday was dis
grace to the civilization Of which Ohio
boasts. An itinerant preacher, one
Cyrus b. Fockler, representing Zion,
the Rock of Christ Jesus" or some de-
nomination Of that sort, has been
practicing his faith cure powers in that
city and has not met with the best Of
success. 1t is claimed by the citizens
of that city that two children died as
a result Of the treatment" at the
hands of Fockler. He was ordered out
of town but came back and was given
rough usage. He was dragged from his
hotel and rushed through the streets,
stripped of his garments. given a dose
of something greasy on the exterior
and finally rescued by the fire depart
ment. Facilities that Mansfield re-
quired were not at hand or the limit
would doubtless have been traversed.
Now it doesn't make any difference
whether Fockler is a fake, a fraud, a
fanatic, a lunatic, or all Of these, or
whether he is a real lamb Of God. He
may be a lamb and yet be considered
by some a fanatic. He may be a ia
natic, with wheels on the buzz all the
time and yet be considered, in some To-
calities, a second Christ. 1t IL all how
one looks at it. Christ went about
teaching, and healing the sick. And
some creeds declare that the doctrine of
holiness is a proper doctrine yet and
that ye may become like unto Him"
Fockler may have notion he has
attained to that blessed state.
shall be employed among the various
peoples of this country? If religion is
medicine also, as some creeds insist, IT
is proper to discuss the matter from a
medical standpoint. We have known
cases where an allopathic physician
was called to see q sick child and un-
der his treatment the child died. Some
neighbors were unkind enough to de-
clare that the child was poisoned by the
strong drugs the doctor administered.
1t is not related that the gas works tar
barrel was called into requisition and
the doctor given a coating with feathers
on the outside.
We know of another case where q
homeopathic doctor was called in to
administer to child sick unto death.
The child died. Neighbors who were
disciples Of the "Old School," declared
that the child's life might have been
saved If proper treatment had been
given. 1t required more than a little
sugar pellet and a suspicion Of whisky
at the ratio of 16 drops to hogs
head, they said. What it required was
heroic treatment. The mob didn't visit
the home of the homeopathic and de-
mand his garments and coat him with
sticky black stuff and rooster adorn-
ments.
Take another instance. . We have
known Of children hsing very Ill and
no doctor came In. bat q praying neigh
Dor called and offered duplication OF
High that the hfe Of the child be spar
ed. The child died
Is the latter the instance where th,
mob should have taken q hands Wa,
the latter child any dsadsr than tn
other two? Was the suppltcsnt sulp
able because bis prayer was not an
swered?
| And we have known other case
where children havs been Ill Their
was one case where an allopathic doc
tor was called and he save the child
lot Of bitter stun and II got well righ
away. The 16 to whisky theory Of tn
homeopathic doctor availed to save tn
life of another child in the same neigh
borhood. And in another case a neigh
Dor prayed and 10, the suffering OF tn
infant ceased and health and vigor hs
been its portion ever since.
i And we have known cases where n
doctor OF any school was called an
no prayer was offered. for they didn
believe in prayer in that house. but II
mother just looked after the little SUI
ferer for while and 1t got well an
hearty to tie great confusion of Il
allopaths. tho homeopathic and Il
praying neighbors.
Who II to Sdecite about these thing
30 Nansfield's defense that one E'oel
Ter. alleged fraud ana fanatic. treated
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