The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-21
To Locate in Scranton.

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his explanation.
To Locate in Scranton.
| I'm guided by Il spirit" he went on.
| I'm here because the spirit led me. I
don't know why I'm here, but it's Tor
some purpose. / know. I'm OH my way
to Scranton. ! think If could get there
! ] would open osteopathic parlors.'
/ Are you an ostcopathist. too" Ana
| where did YOU learn ostcopathy !' was
| asked of him.
Yes. sir, ] ain" he answered with n
little spirit OF pride. II learned the
science in quincy. Illinois"
When asked how lie came into the
power of healing. and something of his
life. the celebrated Francis said he was
u native OF Alsace, France. The power
first manifested itself III his -Asutian
home. when he was II years old. His
mother was afflicted with neuralgia,
which could be relieved by rubbing the
painful arm. one day he simply laid
his hands on his mother. and she was
cured. From that time, his healing COM
mcnced. 1t Is the faith that one has
that works the cure. the same aS one
having faith in making pilgrimages to
shrines
He made the startling statement that
he is like Christ was when he was on
earth. He Is simply the instrument of
the Lord. carrying out His ideas.
You know" he said. every man has
his prototype though you may not
have met yours st. John. they say.
had the spirit of Christ. Christ did not
die. for he arose from the dead. His
spirit still lives in some man. His
spirit lived in Euddha in Mohammed.
ana now ii lives III me. am Christ in
the flesh" was the next statement that
staggered his hearers.
Sch!uetter spoke OF his meeting with
great newspaper men and how he nom
plusscd them. He named among others,
William Penn Nixon, Henry W. Grady
and Henry Campbell.
II made ii rain ON Henry Campbell
one day" he said, "and he got soaked
before he reached the New York Jour
nal office. though he never knew I
caused the shower. I'm inspired to act
that way sometimes
During the talk. Schlaetter sent
telegram to his wife in Washington.
informing her that he was stranded ana
requesting her to send him some money
by wire. He received no reply from
her. though Il second telegram, assured
him that his first one had been received
by her.
Schluettei looks somewhat seeuy just
now. His long hair is gone and his
long beard also. The irish jailers on
Elackwell's Island deprived Inc of
BOTH he said. "rhat's one of the ret-
sons my Wife is away from me. SHE
thinks that / haven't all my power with
my hair removed
Ilc goes about by the aid of crulches.
one foot being badly bruised by Il fall.
He would heal himself, but he has not
been inspired TO do SO. He admitted it
WAS quite savage" to be reduced to-
his present condition. but that all he
needed WAS Il lift 10 put him ON the
road to success. His face is narrow
than ordinary length. He has Il high.
with Il heavy beard he would take on
somewhat of II patriarchal look.
When asked about it, Schlaetter
claimed he had never been in Scran-
ton. and that the healer who was there
4 few Years ago must have been Schroe-
der. He WAS the original Schlaettcr. he
affirmed. the shoemaker from Denver.
He spent last night in the city Jail on
hard boards for his bed. His condition,
he said. forced him 10 put up with such
hospitality until he received aid from,
his Wife. During the afternoon he WAS
about the town, visiting saloons in his
efforts to sell lead pencils. ON numer-
ous occasions, he got into religious ar
sumcnts and had no hesitation about
speaking his opinion of his opponents.