Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-10-19
WAS IT 4 MLRACL E7
a SOUTH AMERICAN MISSIONARY I
SAVED IN A MIRACULOUS WAY,


You have all heard Of Prof. E. R.
Weycoff. the only missionary that ever
went among the Aztec indians Of
South America, who has returned
alive. It was Prof. Weyco6 who
planted Christianity amid these fierce
people, and made q minister out of
Zoreff, the man eater and chief Of
the savages. Eight years ago, -
said the professor, to gathering OF
friends at the Allyn house. Il re-
signed my lucrative professorship
and set sail for South America. Ny
journey was two-fold mission-frst,
to carry the gospel to the people who
had never heard it. and second, to
regain my health, if possible, amid
tire arid hills Of Southern atmosphere.
My disease was consumption.
1 had been pronounced incurable by
leading physicians of tho East. An
alysis by DR.. Agney, of Philadelphia,
showed that was in the early stage
of Bright's disease I also had a
growth in my left side, which some
physicians diagnosed as an enlarge
ment of the spleen. some an ague
case, and others q tumor. I was told
that anyone of the troubles would
prove fatal within a year, and that
there was no cure for me in the
known world. After long sea voy-
age, then a railroad journey, and then
nine days wagon journey over the
plains and up into the mo ntains, my
wife and I reached Deswisca You
have all heard me relate my expert
ence among these people, In this
connection I would say, by the treat
ment of the medicine man Of the tibe,
by the help OF God and the climate,
l largely recovered fir m my lung and
kidney troubles. The tumor, how
ever. continued to grow. Two wears
ago l took cold and relapsed back to
my original condition. The medicine
man gravely informed me that was a
DEAD WHITE MAN
and I felt that for once in his life he
was telling the truth.
Twelve months ago, at a ranch.
mans hut, few miles from Deswis-
ca, CHANGED to come across copy of
the Atlanta, Ca, Constitution. It
was like nome to see an American pa
per, and I devoured its contents with
great interest, What attracted my in
terest mostly was an article describing
the miraculous cures of a Louisville
physician. In fact. they read as
much like miracles as old-tlme bible
miracles. This article spoke of the
cure Of MIS- j. A. Clark. Jonesboro,
Ca. of double curvature IF the spine
Miss Mary Lewis, of Galveston,
Texas, of consumption of Mrs. G. f..
Omber, Shreveport, La, of q malig.
nant fungas growth and tumor; and
of Miss Lidia Head, Ensor, KY, of
kidney and bronchial troubles It
mentioned the remarkable cures OF
fifty people.
Now my wife, who is Southern
woman, happened to know Miss Head,
and knew they were among tho most
respectable people of the state Such
was the impression made upon my
wife and myself that we determined
to start Immediately to Louisville
and see by the help Of God it that
great healer could help ne. It was
on the ninth day OF December. 1896,
that reached the Office of Dr.. kea,
who is president of the Southern
Medical and Surgical Institute,
Louisville, Ky. I was nearer dead
man than a live one. I found the
doctor busy, with about 30 people
waiting to see him. He was also
preparing to make a professional tri1
to Texas. As soon as entered the
presence of DR. Rea he told me my
exact condition and how had beer
for years, better than I could have
told him. knew I was In the pre-
sence OF great man, and one VIII
was master of his profession. I fell
before he had given his opinion thai
I would get well. I felt that hi
work was Gods work and God wal
with him. My blood had almost
turned to water. my limbs wert
swelled to almost the size of my body
my cough was very severe and my
left lung badly affected. DR.. Rel
gave his opinion that the chancsl
were greater That should get vel
than that should not, and that b,
the help of God he would save me il
he could. You can't imagine wha1
life these words gave me. for I hae
been told the day before by two
prominent physicians in Cincinnati
that could not get well. I was nm
der DR.. Rea's treatment about si1
months and have just been dismissed
bV him as cured. tumOrs all o0ne