The Bemidji pioneer., 1902-06-12
WAS IT A MIRACLE?
5A SOUTH AMERICAN MISSIONARY is
SAVED IN "A MIRACULOUS WAY.
Reaches United States Just in Time 70 Save His Life


ever went among the Azetec Indians
of South America, who has returned
alive. IT was Prof. Weycoff who
planted Christianity amid these fierce
people, and made q minister out OF
Yoreff, the man eater and chief OF the
savages. Eight years ago." said
the professor, TO q gathering Of friends
al the Allyn house, ~ resigned my
lucrative professorship and set sail
for South America. My journey was
two-fold mission first, to carry the
gospel to a people who had never
heard it, and second, to regain my
health, If possible, amid the arid hills
OF Southern atmosphere. MY disease
was consumption. I had been pro-
nounced incurable by leading ply
sicians Of the East. Analysis by DR..
Agney, OF Philadelphia, showed that
was In the early stage OF Bright's
disease. l also had q growth in my
left side, which some physicians dag
nosed as an enlargement OF the spleen,
A some an ague case, and others tu-
I NOR. was told that anyone OF the
troubles would prove fatal within 9
year, and that there was no cure for
me In the known world. After long
sea voyage, then railroad journey,
and then nine days wagon journey
over the plains and up into the
mountains, my wife and I reached
Deswisaca You have all heard me
relate my experience among these
peosle. In this connection 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 took cold
and relapsed back to my original
condition. The medicine man gravely
informed me that / was q
DEAD WHITE NAN
Y and that for once In his liIe he was
telling the truth.
"Twelve months ago at o rancb--
man g hut, few miles from Deswisaca,
/ chanced to come across o copy OF
the Atlanta, Ga, Constitution. IL was
like home to see an American paper,
and devoured Its contents with great
interest. What attracted my interest
mostly was an article describing the
miraculous cures OF q Louisville phy-
sician. In fact, they read as much
X like miracles as oid-time bible MIR
acles. This article spoke OF the cure
OF Mrs. j. A. Clark, Jonesboro, Ca,
Of double curvature Of the spine; Miss
Mary Lewis, OF Galveston, Texas, Of
consumption; OF Mrs. G. =. Omber, OF
\ Shreveport, La, Of malignant fun
gus growth and tumor; and OF Miss
Sida Head, Ensor, KY, Of kidney and
bronchial troubles. It mentioned the
remarkable cures OF fifty people.
''Now my wife, who is q Southern
woman, happened to know Miss Head,
and knew they were 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 II that great
heoler could help me. 1t was on the
ninth day Of December, 1896, that !
reached the Office OF DR.. Rea, who Is
who is president Of the Southern Med
ical and Surgical Institute, Louisville,
KY. l was nearer q dead man than q
live one. / found the doctor busy,
with about SO people waiting to see
hin. He was also preparing to make
professional trip to Texas. AS soon
Y Us entered the presence of DR.. Rea
he told me my exact condition and
how had been for years, better than
could have told him. knew was
In the presence Of great man and
one who was master of his profession.
felt before he gave his opinion that
] would get we'll. felt that his work
was Gods work and God was with
him. MY blood hae almost turned tc
water, my limbs were swelled to al
most the size OF my body, my caugf
was very severe, and my left lung was
badly affected. DIR. Rea gave hi'
opinion that the chances were greater
that / would get we'll than that
would not, and that by the help o
God he would save me II he could
You can't imagine, what life thes,
words gave me, for had been toll
the day before by two prominent ply
sicians in Cincinnati that / could no
get we'll. I was under DIR. Rea',
treatment about six months and hav,
just been dismissed by him as cured
tumors all gons, cured OF Bright
disease, lungs cured and feel like i
new man.
my wife has recently visited Iowa
and there learned some of the mos
remarkable cures. MRS. Jane Smith
Bonaparte, Iowa, cured by DR.. Re;