The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-17
MARYELS OF THE FAITH CURE.
TESTIMONY THAT RIVALS THAT
OF THE PATENT MEDICINES.

Love for Progressive Euchre and F1ddllng
Is Overcome - One VINO Couldn't
Remember to Set the Dishes on the
Table" Relieved OF Four Ailments.
The Faith Curists are holding their an
nual meeting in the Church Of the First
Born in Jersey City. For nine days moro
the pastors and elders will expound on the
means of curing by faith and prayer, coughs,
cold. bronchitis, pains in the back, lights
before the eyes, influenza and all the ills
of flesh Consultation free. No cure no
pay.
The faith cure cult differs from Christian
Science, mental healing, and even Re-
formed Christian Science, the Church where
you remove the cause of disease and are
marvellousy cured. The Christian Scien-
tist reads the Key to the Scriptures and be-
comes miraoulously whole. The Reformed
Christian Scientist removes the cause, in
dulges In advanced thought and gets
sound as a dollar after while That isn't
the way the faith healer goes about 1t.
He has faith. then he draws power from
"the rest" Pastor Burnett made this lucid
explanation yesterday. asking the reporters
to print 1t in full for the enlightenment OF
Until they get to giving testimony these
meetings resemble a revival. 1t takes the
testimony OF the faithful to show what a
wonderful thing the faith cure is An aged
bs9thsr with droopng whsse told t h1I
after the doctors had given him up. He was
cured at the same moment OF desire for
liquor. tobacco, patent medicine and the
theatre.
A sister testified that she was born with
out an ear for music. She prayed, and forth
with. her ears developed. That. brought
another sister to her feet. She. had been
annoyed by a oornet player; she prayed
and he moved away.
Shepherd Burnett explained that faith
and has been known to work all the way
from Jersey City to New Haven, Then he
told his experience. He had been cured by
faith OF his youthful habit Of playing the
violin in an orchestra
He. explained that. by faith the young
people of his Zion have overcome their
love for dancing, progressive euchre, bowl
ing and post office. He had 1t in especially
for bowling as snare Of the devil, who, he
believes. is still romping up and down the
world lurking in just such places as bowling
alleys.
A young and beautiful sister seconded
these remarks. She went to faith cure
healer to be cured OF the disease, and with
her ills there rolled away her desire, to
dance-!shed been a great dancer in her
pride.
The record cure was trotted out for all
to behold. An aged sister was cleansed OF
four diseases, all fatal, and insanity.
Il couldn't remember to set the dishes
on the table, was that bad of, she said
A brother told how the faith cure had
healed him of'desre for drink. He man
aged to slip in a splendid free ed for his in
surance business, not accident insurance.
he assured them Faith curists do not
need that.
A man who talked as though he had
peas in his nostrils told how he had been
healed of catarrh.
In conclusion, the elder stated expressly
that he didn't knock the doctors, who are
doing the best they can. Only If you are
short on faith and need doctor, get a
godly one. 1t will do you twice as much
good. He hoped that faith may regenerate
This great and beautiful metropolis OF
Jersey City
The elder prayed for a newspaper which
printed some account Of the testimonies
given in the opening session He hoped,
he said. that people would overlook the
levity Of the article and see only its truths.
He officially forgave the reporter who wrote
1t and offered to treat him free gratis any
old time