The Taney County republican., 1901-12-26
DIED N A FAITH HOME.
George Williams, Aged Four Years.
Sueeumbs to Pneumonia, Prop
or Care Being Refused.
SIXTY CHILDREN IN THE SAME HOME.
at Was for the GLORY of God thst
Little George Was Taken" said
one of the krrp~rs-"n u HAD
Pleased God Ia nrstOrc Him, lie
Would Have Done So"

st. Louis. Dec. l7.--Georgc Will
iums. fouI years old, died at the
Faith home for children. 9ii North
Garrison avenue. Sunday forenoon,
aud the verdict of the coroncr's in
quest held Monday was that
death resulted from pneumonia and
that the child did not have proper
medical care. Deputy Coroner fitz-
simmons will present the facts in the
case to Circuit Attorney Folk. aud
to the grand jury.
The Faith home Is nonscctnrian,
and is maintained by Mrs. Walton
and her daughter. Mrs. Maudc Cokcr-
Miller. The dead child was an or-
phan. aud, with it, sister. Jennie
Williams. was placed in the care ~
the home more than II year ago 10y
an uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs.
'ihos. /. Pierce, Of DcSoto, Mo. They
are said To he believers In divine
healing. and il il also said that the
parents Of the child held Ia the same
faith. The body was taken to the
''i''l 'll''s hU'lf " kuN
orders 81 the uncle, Mr.. Pierce.
Mrs. Cokcr.Millcr. in speaking of
the death. said that the boy had been
sick about "a week: ifni DIR. NJ. j.
Hopkins was called in Friday, adding
that they always sent for doctor in
the event of sickness TO have the
disease defined. hut not Ia go give
medicine. DR.. Hopkins said that the
child was suffering from pneumonia.
aud h. left some medicine for Him.
Her mother. Mrs. Walton, admins
tered some of the medicine without
her knowledge, but rs soon a. she
found that the medicine was being
given t. the child she forbnd, 1t, as
in doing 50 they were disobcying the
command of God io heal the sick by
means of prayer and the exercise of
their faith in God. She and her
mother prayed for the restoration
oi the child To health. but he coutin-
ucd To grow worse till hc pusscd
away.
ut wnH for tn. glory Of God that
little George was taken" said Mrs.
tokcr-Millcr, in commenting on the
death. III II had pleased God To re-
sior' him he would have done 10.
George was Il bright little boy. and
we were sorry io give him up. but We
know that II was for the glory of
God. and we mcekly submit to His
will. When little George and his sis
ter were brought To us a year ago
last October they were both suffering
with the measles. They had taken u
relapse. and the disease had attacked
their lungs. They suffered with cv-
cry breath that they drew. and IL
seemed that every breath would he
/ their last. hut we prayed for them.
amounting them with oil. bu; did not
| give them bit of medicine. and they
/ got we'll. George was healthy. plump
and fnt mp tn the time that he was
taken sick this time.
1--WE have about sixty children In
the home" said Mrs. Cokcr- Miller,
"nnd deaths occur among all children
md In all hospitals. This IL the sec
ond death that we have had in the
home since we established IL n year
ngo last August. The other was An
ME Oglc. aged II years. who died Au-
gust II last. "f epilepsy. A few 9TH
err children who became sick in the
home have been removed by their
parents ar guardians to hospitals or
tc their homes. We place no restric-
tions on them. We allow parents to
remove their children II they desire
to do 81. We send for the doctor II
they desire 20 have them treated by
a physician, and allow them to give
medicine, hut we do no, give II. We
do not foist our belief upon anyone.
We tell what II Is. and II IL is chosen
To accept il, why all right. One or
two of the children who were re-
moved from the home by their par
cnis or friends died after being re-
moved. hut the Others recovered"
With respect To the laws against
permitting children To sickcn and die
without medical attention .lrs. Cokcr-
Miller saii II was informed last
Thursday that such law was being
enforced. nj once went To the Bible
Ia ascertain which we should obey
In such n case, and there found that
we should obey the commands Of
God rather than the laws of man. We
are given the same power 10 heal the
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