The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-06-24
DECLARE IT WAS
A MODERN MIRACLE
Moody Church Ministers in
Chicago See RetTibution
for a Sinner.
NAN WAS STRICKEN DUMB
He Had Demanded That God Give
Proof Of His Power, and Imre-
diately Fell, Like Saul Of
Tarsus, Utterly Helpless.

Chicago Special: Prayers i.ave been
offered at Moody church fot Julian
Renfro who, ii is declared. waa
| made deaf and Gumb when he protested
that he must remain an agnostic till
he received such u sign from heaven
Ren[ro's case, as told by friends and
by DR.. w. S. Jacohy of the Moody
church, is q remarkable one. Physi-
clans yesterday declared 1t WAS prob
ably hysteria. Clersymen, While saying
Ii might be a modern miracle, withheld
q positive statement until more faInil-
lar with the occurrence.
According to the statement of RenIrc,
he and three companions were playing
cards in his rooms at POS La Sale ave
me last Tuesday night, when the con-
Ver5ation took a religious turn
Il 5as raised Il Christian said NeIi-
fro, but have been reading so much
OF Ing srsolls works and studying the
osoply ana hypn0tiSn that my belief
has been shaken. Let God prove his
power Let him take away my sight.
my speech and my bearing, then : will
believe.
Falls to Floor Unconscious.
Almost before tho words lltd passed
his lips he gasoed and fell tn tl,e floor
unconscious. Ais companions SUM-
moned Or. .. G. Draper, GG5 Chicago
avenue at first the phystC 1tn thought
the man was shamning, but af-er Il
turlhef examination decided ne was lCf
the time deaf and dumb.
Report Of the affair reached the Rev
Mr.. Jacchy, Who nj once went 30 sec
the man. With pencil and paper they
carried on IL long conversations. the
minister soon being convinced that
Renfro's condition was the direct re-
suit of Il miracle. Renfro himself stat
ed that he had been converted and that
he would study to become an evangelist,
hoping his speech and hearing would
be restored to him. The next day he
left town. announcing that he would go
to his parents home in Shreveport, La,
to prepare himself for the ministry.
a dispatch from Shreveport last night
stated that Renfro is now in New Or
leans, being treated by a specialist.
DR.. JAcoby believes firmly that Rem
fro was punished by the Lord. '.Whilc
there are no modern miracles that we
know Of said he yesterday. Il believe
this was one as fully as I believe in
the blindness that overlook Paul be-
fore his conversion. Before he left
Renfro repcnted and believed"
he Key. James NJ. Gray, i'll his ser
mon last night ut the Moody church,
said: There should be a general
sentiment of much reverence in Chi
caEo at this time, for this is Il solemn
time. a miracle has been performed
in the midst Of this great rushing
twentieth century city. Sinners and
scofters must pause in Difference tC
God so powerful to send instant iudg-
ment on a man. Chicago needed this
manifestation from on high to bring
1t to It's senses and to an understands
ing of Gods greatneSe''
Other ministers we're more co,1sar-
Eative 'rhere is no reason Why is
should not have been 4 miracle" said
the Rev. 9. 3. McAlee but The Lord
does not ordinarily take that means OF
making MS presence known in these
days"