Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-21
FRANCIS SCHlATTER.
she coNTRovRTs A STATEMENT.

who has been heard from in Chicago
Is false prophet. She declares she
knows Schlatter never married. and
that the statement that A. S. whitaker
has recently made about Schlatter's
appearance In an Ohio town and lr Ter
In Chicago are groundless. Mrs. Nor.
ley has sent the following letter 10 the
Denver News.
To the Rocky Mountain News:
In seems my good fortune TO have in
my possession the order on A. s. Whit.
sker for Francis Schlatter's valise. in
the healer's own handwriting. and II is
therefore timely for me TO correct
many errors In Mr. Whitaker's article
In your issue OF February I.
The first error is the date. Schlat.
ter reached Denver in the fall OF 1892.
and was only In your city eight
months. as he told Fitz Mac In that
memorable article written by him
when Scblatter's fame was at it's
height.
II must have been that Schfatter re-
fused to accept tho proffered money OF.
fered by Mr.. Whitaker, according to
his own written account OF his two
years tortuous walk from July 90
1893, to the same month In 1895, when
his public work began in Albuquerque
The written record OF his own life Is
accurate as TO details OF his leaving
Denver under the direct guidance OF
the Voice. and on the seventh day he
asked the Father" How will live?
! have only 1915 In money. How can
! undertake such a trip without mon.
eyy'
The answer came back 81 will take
care of you"
A grievous mistake also is to state
that he was the guest OF II. NJ. Porter,
on one OF his many ranches In this reg.
ion. Not at all. Schlatter never saw
one of Porter's ranches. He was en-.
fertained at what Ia currently known
ms the White house, also named Her.
mosiiio ranch, but several miles from
the v. T. T. headquarters, home OF
that big cattle company.
! why does Mr.. whitaker presume to
make erroneous statements so coolly
and deliberately Think you the
three families who had the honor to
entertain him as their holy guest cher.
ish the memory lightly? To ore, at
least, II was the greatest blessing in
an otherwise 6ark. unfortunate life.
and no one must attempt to rob us Of
that marvellous experience.
A. to the valise being stolen, there
is not much mystery about that; things
are stolen every day. There Is a mys.
terry about his life. How Is 1t, you OF
Denver. who saw his mighty works,
have no faith IN his word? He told all
OF US that came In close touch with
him and learned at his feet, his mis-.
sion and It's meaning. | car never for
get the closing scene in those silent
mountains. I broke hours of oppres.
sive stiffness by this question: "How
win your friends know what has been
your fate? How can they tell whether
you are dead or not? You will surely
die! What you have told me of your
leading Is enough TO terrify the stout
est heart. for It's TO be alone In some
jungle or vast range uninhabited, ex-
cept here and there hut. You will
die."
Have patience and faith" he quiet.
" said. Look within. and by the faith
that is in you YOU will know that can
not die. was not born to die, but to
iive-to do the Fathers work In His
time He will bring me back. Suffer ?
Yes. but that Is all My hair will turn
white. maybe In a night. but cannot
die. I'll hear the roar of wild beasts
and see the king Of the forest. but no.
thing can harm me. II ! am To do the
work, ! must be protected; and will
he"
So wrote the greatest healer since
Jesus. Why do those who saw and
knew him doubt him? That Is the
greatest mystery concerning his ca.
reer. He repeatedly promised to come
back. but always In the humblest
words. In his time-not mine" Such
was his inexplicable faith In the Faith.
cr's voice. He trusted. no matter how
u tortured so faithful follower. You
of Denver saw, How is II you forgot
him In less than one year, But all his
propnesies are being fulfilled. Often
In a low. gentle voice, he would say.
'.Father will not let my name die
Others will arise In my name and de.
eeive many, but my name will thus be
kept alive during my absence"
AS to marriage. II is too absurd 10
give a second thought. That beautiful
writer of truth. William Morris. says
I1et dead hearts tarry. and trade and
marry.
And trembling nurse their dreams OF
mirth;
While we. the living. our lives are Civ,
ing
To bring the bright new world to
birth.
IT'S true Schlatter never married
and never will. II would be as credible
10 believe old St Paul married, as the
"-siIent MAJ OF Denver" He has a
work, a mission. There's no time for
conventional life or ways for such
types of illunlined souls as he. Such
xxax l.ao. oAanxiaH L.. shais 1ua