The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1901-10-26

tion Of the Blessed sacrament, which
took place in front Of the church. The
crowd was large and the spectacle
truly beautiful.
''There were the sick in throngs
ranged in circle, all lin an imploring
attitude, their eyes turned toward the
blessed sacrament. ALI at once, only
few PAGES from me noticed the man
whose condition have already de
scribed. / scrutinized him closely as
he lay upon the smetcher. Later ON
learned from pilgrim that in the
morning after an immersion in the
bath he had felt a little easier. After
the procession the officiating priest
went to present the blessed sacrament
for alteration to each of the sick. This,
it appears, is the suspicious time when.
miracles are wont to be wrought. The
attitude Of the poor unfortunates be-
came more and more entreating.
saThe blessed sacrament was pre-
sented to each of the three sufferers. I
observed my companion from Angou-
leme and waited for his turn. Sudden
ly, at the very moment when the priest
directed the blessed sacrament toward
him. the poor man, up to this moment
as mottonless as corpse, sat up erect
and cried out: 4 am cured
"The impression made upon us all
was understandable. Then he laid down
upon his bed, for he was not dressed.
He was brought Immediately. to the
bureau of investigation. Through the
courtesy of a friend, I followed the.
sick man to the bureau where stated,
as the physicians themselves did, that
there were sores ON the body of Mr..
Gargan, particularly on his feet, and
that they had all the appearances Of a
very recent cure, but I must, in truth,
say, that had not seen these sores
before, because they were covered with.
bandages.'
Gould MIR. Gargan stand straight and
walk?" asked the interviewer.
'Not only could he stand up straight,
but he could walk alone-without SUD.
port.''
Without support? According to the
report given by La Croix, reproduced
yesterday, it is said that he walked,
leaning on the arm Of a friend"
"Not at all; he walked alone and
without support saw him with my
own eyes,"
"What do you think of this wonder
full cure-you, who Travelled with the
unfortunate invalid, whom you saw
almost dead, as you said little while
ago-you who were by his side and.
saw him rise up and cry: 4 am
cured?'"
On second thought, Mr.. Decherat
said: GAS far as I am concerned, I
must tell you that this thing impressed
me as it did everyone, but I do not be.
heve in miracles"
'"Then how do you explain this:
cure?"
II repeat that 1 cannot believe i'm
miracles, but, nevertheless, cannot af-
firm the contrary"
"But to return to Mr.. Gargan. Did
you speak to him at the bureau of in
vestigation?"
eyes, I spoke to him, and he an
swered my questions perfectly"
"What did he say to YOU"
"He said: 4 was skeptic, and did
not believe in miracles in coming from
Angouleme, yesterday. This very morn
ing I did not believe in them But
said I, sone must believe i'm order to be
cured I believed just at the moment
when the blessed sacrament passed
before me, and now believe and shall
always be a believer And in speaking
to me thus, he had an indescribable
air of sincerity and happiness, that left
no room for doubling his assertion"
The testimony of the unbeMever ls
none the less interesting.