The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1901-12-13
A South american Mission
sry is Saved in a Mirac-
ulous Way.
Reaches United States just
in Time to Save
His Life.

You have all heard of Prof. E. r.
Weycoff. the only missionary that
ever went among the Astec Indians
of South America, who has returned
alive. It was Prof. Weycof who
planted Christianity amid these
fierce people, and made a minister
out of Zoreff, the man eater and
chief of the savages. Eight years
ago." sail. the professor, to a gather
ing of friends at the Allyn house, II
resigned my lucrative professorship
and set sail for South America. My
Journey was a two fold mission
first, to carry the gospel to a people
who had never heard it, and second,
to regain my heath, if possible, amid
the arid hills of Southern atmos-
phere. My disease was consumption
| had been pronounced incarable by
leading physicians of the East.
Analysis by Dr.. Agney, of nhiladel-
phist, showed that | was in the early
stages of Bright's desease. I also
had d growth in my left side. which
some physicians diagnosed as an en-
largement Of the spleen, some an
ague case, and others a tumor. I
was told that anyone of the troubles
would prove fatal with year, and
that there was no cure for me in the
known world. After a long sea voy-
age, then a railroad journey, and
then nine days. wagon journey over
the plain and up into the mountain.
my wife and I reached Deswisaca.
You have all heard me relate my ex-
perience among those people. In
this connection I would say, by the
treatment of the medicine man OF
the tribe, by the help of God and the
climate, I largely recovered from
my lung and kidney troubles. The
tumor, however, continued to grow.
Two years ago I took cold and re-
lapsed be to my original condition.
The medicine man gravely informed
me that I was a
DEAD WHITE MAN
and felt that for once in his life he
was telling the truth.
twelve month ago, at ranch
man g hut, a few miles from Des-
wisaca, I CHANGED to come across a
copy of the Atlanta, Ca, Constitu-
ton. It was like home to aee an
American paper, and I devoured it's
contents with great interest. What
attracted my interest mostly was. an
article describing the miraculous
cures of Louisville physician. In
fact, they read much like miracles as
old time bible miracles. This arti-
Gle spoke of the cure of Mrs. J. A.
Clark, Jonesboro, Ca, of double
curvature of the spine; Miss Mary
Lewis, of Galveston, Texas, of con-
sumption; of Mrs. G. E.. Omber. of
Shreveport, La, Of a maglignant
fungus growth and tumor; and of
Miss Lidia Head, Ensor, KY, of
kidney and bronchial troubles. It
mentioned the remarkable cures of
fifty people.
Nov my wife, who is a southern
woman, happened to know Miss
Head, and knew they we're 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. It was on the ninth day of Dec
ember, 1895, that reached the Office
of DR.. Rea, who is president of the
Southern Medical and Surgical in
stitute, Louisville, Kentucky. WAS
nearer dead man than a live one.
1 found the doctor busy, with
about so people waiting to see him.
He was also preparing to make a
professional trip to Texas. AS soon
as I entered the presence of DR.: Rea
he told me my exact condition and
how I had been for years, better
than I could have told him. knew
l was in the presence of a great
man, and one who was master of his
profession. I felt before he had
given his opinion that I would get
we'll. I felt that his work and God
was with him. My blood had al
most turned to water, my limbs
were swelled 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
we're greater that | should get well
than that I should not, and by the
help of God he would save me if II