The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-12-26
DIED N / FAITH HONE.
Gcoreie Williams, Aged -Four Years,
suecumbs to Pneumonia, Prep
or Cart Being Refused.
SKIRT sHabAEE II Tue SAME HOME.
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hams, four years old. died at the
Faith home for children, OH North
Garrison avenue. Sunday forenoon.
aud this verdict If the c0foncr's In
gu-st held Monday was that
Heath resulted from pneumonia and
that the child did not have proper
medical care. Deputy Coroaer fitx-
simmons will present the facts in this
case To Circuit Attorney Folk. and
10 the grand Jury.
This Faith home Is nonseetsrian,
and is maintained by Mrs. Walton
and iier daughter. Mira. haude Coker-
Miller. The dead child was an or.
phan. and, with It's sister, Jennie
Williams, was placed In the care NJ
the home more than u year ago by
an uncle and aunt, MIR. and Mrs..
Thos. D. Pierce, Of Desoto, Mo. They
are said to be believers In divine
healing. and II Is also said that the
parents Of the child held TO the SANS
faith. The body was taken la the
coroncr's Office. where II awaits the
orders Of the uncle. Mr.. Pierce.
Mrs. CokeT-Millcr. In speaking of
the death. said that the boy had been
sick about n week; ifiat DIR. NJ. ].
Hopkins was called in Friday, adding
tina. :hcy always sent for a doctor in
the event of sickness &c have the
disease defined. but not 60 20 give
medicine. DIR. Hopkins said that the
child was suffering from pneumonia,
and lac left some medicine for him,
Her mother. Mrs. Walton. admins
tered some Of the medicine without
her knowledge, hut as soon as she
found that the medicine was being
given to the child shc forbade Il. az
in doing 80 they were disobeying the
command of God to heal the sick by
means ~ prayer and the exercise of
their faith in God. She and her
mother prayed for the restoration
of the child 60 health. hut he contin-
ucd to grow worse till he passed
away.
"lt was for the glory of God that
little George was taken" said Mrs.
Cokcr-Miilcr. In commenting ON the
death. III II had pleased God 20 re-
store him he would have done 80.
George was bright little boy, and
we were sorry to give him mp, hut we
know that Il was for the glory OF
God, aud we mcekly submit 90 Hi
will. When little George and his sis.
ter were brought Ia rs a year ago
Last October they were both suffering
with the measles. They had taken .,
relapse, and the disease had attackcI
their lungs. They suffered with ev
cry breath that they drew, and II
seemed that every breath would ',e
their Inst. Iiut we prayed for them.
amounting them with oil, but did mo-
give them , bit Of medicine, and the
got well. George was healthy, plum.
and fat up TO the time that he Wa
taken sick this time.
Eve have aboat sixty children In
the home" said Ms. Cnkcr-Mlller.
"and deaths occur among all children
and In all hospitals. This is the sec
ond death that we have had In the
home since we established Il a year
hgu last August. The other was An
ME nglc. aged Il years, who died AN
gust # last, of epilepsy \ few 9th
err children who became sick In the
home have been removed by their
parcntH ur guardians To hospitals or
{" their homes. We place mo- restric-
tiuns un them. We allow parents tn
remove their children II they desire
So do 80. We send for the doctor II
they desire to have them treated by
a physician, and allow them So give
medicine, hut we do not give II. We
do not foist our belief upon anyone.
We tell what Il Is, and IL II Is chosen
60 accept II, why all right. One ar
two Of the children who were re-
moved from the home by their par
ents or friends died after being re-
moved, but the others recovered
With respect Ia the laws against
permitting children to sicken and die
without medical attention Mrs. Coker-
Miller said: II was informed last
Thuruday that such a law WINS being
enforced. at once went 90 the Bible
ia ascertain which we should obey
IN such case, aud there I found that
we should obey the commands of
God rather than the laws of man. We
are given the same power to heal the
sick that Jesus Christ had when He
WIS On earth II we have the faith.
In the iiffh chapter Of Acts and the
fifth chapter uf James. from the
twelfth 10 the sixteenth verse.
II 10 made quite plain ia me
that " iS our duty to obey God
In such cases rather than the laws Of
man II they put us In jail we will
go there with the glory 81 God In our
hearts, u they hang w we win be
martyrs"
Mrs. toker- Miller said that she ard
her mother had been missions ries.
md knew what n responsibility they
assumed WIS. lhey established the
home. II had been rcvcsirti tai them
90 cstabliAh The home. The revria-
tlon came 80 plainly that they cnuIl
not ignore II. The home WINS for
destitute children. In The event Of
sickness they prayed over the chill
drsn. laying on hands and anoiting
them with oil as a symb, ! Of the ex-
ample set by the Saviour. Olive oil
~ used simply by touching the pa
ticnt On forehead with ii. They hay
no connection with Christian Science.
The Dirp child. which died week
ag". after being removed from che
home. was In the custody Of the
mother when II died. and Mrs. Cocker.
Miller diselaimcd responsibility.
Al the inquest the esidcnce showed
that Friday DIR. Hopkins. af a0is
Eastan avenue. had been called. and
prescribed for the child. He found
TINT che ilith~ one was not being
properly cared for, and ordered Mrs.
Walton 70 make fire in the room
and put warmer cisshing On the bed.
He attributed death due t., neglect