The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-28
RAISED THE DEAD
That Is What an English Clergy.
man Claims to Do.
ALLEGED MIRACLES.

| NeW fVIa, IL Inc AIlSEiC3E.
lie Says God May Have
Allowed Them.
The following interesting articl'
was written by Rev. Thomas B. Greg
ory and appeared In Thursdays New
York American:
IN the accounts, now arriving daily
from London. Of the alleged remarka
Bile powers OF Father" Ignatius
founder of the Episcopal Monastery o
Llanthony, I am free to confess thai
I am much interested.
In this day and age it is quite un'
usual to find the type of man we seen
to have In the monk OF Llanthony
and il what Father" Ignatius says
is to be believed, then the age OF mira.
cles is not past, and the ''superna
tural' is still a tremendous reality il
the world.
Father" Ignatius claims to have
the power not only to heal the sick,
but to raise the dead. BE does not
hesitate to say that before now he
has repeatedly performed the supreme
miracle Of restoring the dead to life
and activity.
There is something positively re.
freshino in the STRAIGHTFORWARD, en-
phatic, matter Of fact manner in
which this unusual man relates bis
marvellous deeds.
in 1862" said Father Ignattus,
when I was with my fellow worker,
Mr.. .Redmond, q woman earnestly be
sought me to come and save her
daughter, who was dying OF typh old.
Suddenly feeling Gods command upon
me I rose up, charged my friend to
bring relic OF the true cross, and We
both set forth upon our errand Of
mercy. On reaching the house we
found the girl had been dead two
hours, and the body was already dis
posed for burial.
SLOWLY THE DEAD AROSE
'Actuated by an involuntary I'M
pulse, took the relic and laid it on
the heart Of the corpse, exclaimtng,
In the name Of Jesus Christ I say
unto thee arise Slowly and softly
the corpse arose. Redmond cried out,
What have you done?' I have done
nothing I answered; the Lord hath
done all I believe Redmond's broth
er is still alive, and he can testify to
this truth. I have never spoken Of
this wonder until now, when it is fcr
the glory OF God that I should be be-
lieved.
''There have been other instances,
but two will suffice, because I believe
there are means Of substantiating
them," continued "Father" Igpatius.
A stricken mother sent for me to sue
cor her son lying Ill unto death five
miles away. We always have Lcurdes
water at the Abbey, though the ma.
ture Of the water Is inmaterial. ]
said, 7 feel our Lord intends I shall
raise this poor boy by the power OF
His name.
when I got to the cottage I found
the boy dying Of acute internal In.
hammation and all but dead. I
sprinkled Lourdes water upon him,
almost shouting, 'Jesns says you are
to get up at once:' Instantly the ooy
arose, perfectly cured, and the mex,
day he walked ave miles fr1m bis
house to mine, bringing me- a gift OF
flowers.
THAT boys mother still lives close
to Llanthony. I will ask her If she is
willing to give evidence"
Continuing bis extraordinary story,
Father" Ignatius said:
STILL MORE AMAZING STORY.
when Llanthony Abbey was being
built a great block Of masonry crush.
ed to death a workman. The broth,
ers ran to tell me of the accident.
grasped a little flask OF Lourdes water
and reached the spot where the man
lay, nothing but bruised pulp, and
his fellows standing horrIfed around
the dead body.
II felt the divine command upon
me. commanded him to rise In tne
name OF the Lord. The man walked
home TO his lodgings without even a
mark upon him. There is certainly
one witness Of that event living"
The old monk, with his three score
and tea years upon his head, and
dressed In the white and black robe
Of the Dominican Order, told these
wonderful stories with very straight
face and in a tone Of voice that was
as calm as bis countenance.
Among the readers Of this newspa
per there are many men OF many
minds, and the bit Of news here pub
lished will doubtless be locked at from
various angles and with various con
clusions.
Some may say: Father Ignattu'
| is beside himself; well meaning
enough, but out of bis head
Others may feel inclined to call thi!
monk the European Dowie-a 'busi
ness man In the ministry" using hi
ministry" to dupe the ignorant ant
fat his purse.
Some may be ungracious enough tt
say that the whole thing is nothing
more nor less than an adVerUissmen
tor the Lourdes people
wEALL KNOW SO LITTLE.
Others still, and these may consti
tute the majority, may conclude tina
Father" Iguatius tells the truth
and that 1t is veil TO believe that tn
things be tells Of really happened.
This is such great big universe
and In the midst Of it all we know s
little, it would seem to behooVe US t
be as modest as possible in the procla
nation Of our opinions as to what is
OF is not possible.
! One thing Is certain, II Father
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