The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-02-18
THE EFFICACY
OF PRAYER
SON OF VIM. T. MANLEY CURED
WITHOUT THE AID OF
DOCTORS
BUT IN CHRlSTS NAME
History of the Case as Told by the
Father of the Boy in His Own
Words.

On Wednesday, the 3rd day Of Feb
ruarv. my wife received a letter from
my son Ernest's wife. and one also
from her mother, Mrs J. w. Russell,
of Independence, Kansas, stating that
Ernest had fallen and received such
injury in his back that inflammation
had set in and gradually extended to
his brain. That he had been wild
crazy for nearly a week, and knew no
one. That four men could not con-
troll him. So the doctor was keeping
him under the influence of morphine,
and said he could never be any better.
He advised that he be sent to the asy-
lum. They urged that some OF us
should 90 to Kansas Immediately and
assist in caring for him. Mrs. Man
lev made arrangements and went on
the midnight train that night.
| wrote the following letter to my
son. and mailed It about noon the
same day. This letter has been re-
turned to me, by my request, for
preservation.
Richmond. Ind, Feb. 3, 1904.
Nv Dear Ernest and Alta:
We received Mrs. Russell s and Al
ia s letters this morning, and were
much distressed over your condition.
/ knew God could heal you, and that
He was in Independence, Kansas, so
I took the matter to Him in prayer.
Then commanded in the name Of
Jesus Christ that the demons, who
had attacked you, should now depart
from YOU; and the assurance immedl-
ately came to me, that God had en-
forced this command. [ then thanked
God for the deliverance, and prayed
for your complete healing, IN the
name Of Jesus Christ.
After that I commanded IN the
name of Jesus Christ, that every joint
in your back bone now go into It's
proper place; and that any injury
that the spinal cord had received,
should be Immediately healed. That
all Inflammation Of the spinal cord,
and Of the brain, and muscles, should
depart. That all soreness, and pain,
in your entire body, should be re-
moved. That all disease in Your en-
tire body should now leave you. That
your nerves should be soothed, and
calmed, and that you should sleep
quietly until entirely rested.
/ have the sweet assurance that all
this IS now done for you by the God
of Heaven. through faith in the name
Of Jesus Christ. And that you are
now resting in sleep, at ten O'Clock,
Kansas time, Wednesday morning,
February g. Affectionately, and in
the name Of Jesus Christ.
w. F. Manley
I wrote to three of my children
who are from home, giving them all
these facts. / also related all these
circumstances to more than a dozen
persons in Richmond during the fol
lowing four days.
On Monday following i received a
letter from my wife, saying that she
did not reach independence, Kansas
until Friday evening, and that En-
nest knew her and the doctor was
amazed at the change. That Ernest
had been kept under morphine contin-
ually since Wednesday.
On Monday, the 10Th, she wrote a
fuller account of his recovery, say
ing, On Saturday after I reached heEe
Ernest improved very rapidly. On
Sunday he wanted TO get up, but all
advised him not to do so.
On Monday he got up, and went all
over the fiat building where he is Iiv-
ing.
On Tuesday he went down town
and paid his gas bill, and in the af-
ternoon he and Alta went out shop
ping.
On Wednesday he took the train to