Evening journal., 1903-05-13
GIRL VICTIM OF
DIVINE HEALING
Zionist Nurse, Without Medi-
cines, Attended Miss Mar
shall, of West Chester
TYPHOID DEATH STIRS PEOPLE
Or. Hanna Insisted on the Young
Woman Having Medical Attention,
But When Physician Was Sent for II
Was Too Late.

All West Chester T. talking about fhe
death of Agnes Marshall. Whether or not
she vas the victim of divine healing is the
question which is dividing the town. The
girl was taken ill with typhoid fever inl
Philadelphia ten days or more ago. ana
subsequently, was taken no the home OF
her aunt Mrs. W. w. Ford. in West
Chester She fingered on until Sunday.
whea she breathed her last, her funeral
taking place yesterday.
Mrs. Ford Is an enthusiastic disciple OF
John Alexander Dowie, and, therefore, AL
firm believer ia cure by faith. DIT. Levi
Hopes was called IN to administer to Miss
Ford shortly after she was brought toI
West Chester but ne was afterward dis
missed, not, however, before nurse OF
the Dowie faith cure had been installed in
the house.
Mrs. W. W. Fond said: when / went
TO Philadelphia and brought my niece
home I knew she was very sick 1 did
not attempt to unduly influence her but
she knew weil my belief upon the subject.
1 felt too, that her own family as well as
her wishes were to be consulted. DIT.
Hopes was called I'm and took charge Of
the case ana Or. Hanna was sent for. He
visited her and she soon expressed
bright and happy confidence in Christ.
We prayed for her recovery. She knew
that faith in Christ implied dependence on
Him and not on medicines. and without
being urged to do so she voluntarily de-
cided not 10 take any more medicine. Her
sister assented ITO this and when DR..
Hopes called last Friday evening week
linH DIfa Toll H.
recognized him at that aime and others
around her The doctor paid her n visit
IN friendly way on Saturday evening and
took her temperature. He did not insist
On her taking medicine, although he rea-
soned with her f.ttle on Hhe subject. on
last Tuesday May 8, DR.. Hanna called
and afier looking az her insisted that a
physician should be called IN. He was
very kind in his manner. but he claimed
thst while it WAS right 10 pray we should
use medicine as a means. That view I
do not accept, but / was powerless 10 do
anything and DR.. Hopes was brought
back. Up TO that time my niece had not
been entirely, unconscious at any time, but
she quickly became entirely unconscious
and did not again revive. When she de-
cided not TO take any more medicine we
brought O nurse from Philadelphia 60 take
charge OF the case. The nurse was a
member Of the Christian Catholic Church.
organized by Dr. Dowie. She arrived on
Saturday, May 2, and remained here until
tho doctor was called back. DIT. Hoopes
said he would not come back while the
nurse was here and she said she would
not stay if a doctor was called I'm, so she
left Immediately. She had lain down for a
little rest and did not see DR.. Hanna when
ne called that day. We believed that my
niece would be healed II we trusted the
case TO the Lord. but II she was not It was
the right thing 10 do. Dr. Hanna urged
that such a course would make us liable
70 arrest for allowing the SICK one to die
without a doctor and her sister yielded
TO the argument made"
The Rev. DR.. ]. d. O. Hanna, pastor of
the Methodist Church, formerly Of Will
minston, was a daily caller upon Miss
Marshall during her sickness, and when
/ he discovered that she had discontinued
taking medicine and had dismissed IN,
doctor, insisted that Dr. Hopes should b
recalled. He says:
IT have seen. good many cases Of ty'
phoid fever and when / went there oT
Tuesday 1 saw that this was a very bal
one. Miss Marshall was all in a tremOr
and that Is regarded as very bad. Th'
Dowie nurse was there then, and all th'
family seemed impressed with the ide'
that the patient was doing very wem. Thii
was rot based upon their knowledge Of th'
case. but upon their faith that the Lor,
was going 10 heal her. ] told them be
l9ieved she was going TO die, and that, whil'
% was all right to trust in the Lord the,
ought to use remedies. and a doctor shoull
be called in.
I had a conversation with Mrs. Ford, q
which she told me how the Lord ha'
healed her on several occasions. 1t wa
all IN the kindliest manner and she as
sursd me that, while not wishing TO Sc
q doctor called dn, she would not oppos
} a.. Mss Marshall's brother had previousl.
talked with me, and had seen Mrs. For'
about the matter. He had decided to cal
the doctor back"
Dr. Hopes thus expresses himself ol
the subject:
b Il attended the case I'm question. I hav
declined 20 say anything about Of hithert
because IL it became the subject Of dis
? cussion / did not think / ought to be tn
nrst TO speak. The case was bad on
from the first and the patient sank stead
. lily. / do not think that her death is du
to the fact that she did not take medicin
, for three or four days When I called upol
her on Friday evening, May /, she recog
= nized me and was at that time partly con
scious. do not think. though, that If sh
had lived she would IN the future be abl
Ito remember what then occurred. She sal
. TO me. I feel / am going to get well. IN
Lord hes told me l am going TO get-wel
q I don't want you 10 be. offended. You wi
come back and see me, won't YOU?
, told her 7 would not be offended and ths
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