The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-11-29
A GRATEFUL PASTOR
Rev. Geo. 7. Ellis of the Baptist
Church Tells of His Restora-
tion to Health.

The new science of Osteopathy
which has been making such rspit
progress throughout the United States
and which has restored to health hun
dreds of thousands of sufferers, has g
firm friend in Rev. Geo. T. Ellis. 9
veteran minister of the Baptist ohurcn.
For the past four years Mr.. Ellis has
had charge of the Baptist work al
Athena, where he is greatly beloved.
Hearing of the almost miraculous
restoration to health of this white
haired minister after all hope bad been
practically abandoned by his family
and friends, the writer called upon
him the other day, thinking that what
he had to say would be of public in.
terest. Mr.. Ellis courteously respond
ed, saying that he felt too grateful to.
ward the new source of healing not to
accord it full need of praise for the
wonderful benefits he had derived from
it.
For the past fourteen years have
been suffering more or less fom asth-
ma" he said. "and finally became so
badly afflicted that I could not get a
single breath without an effort and my
nights were spent in wakeful suffering
Instead of slumber. At last I had to
relinquish my work. and in the faces
of my friends could see the silent
fear that the Shadow of Death was
upon me. | consulted M. D. 8 of pro-
influence without obtaining permanent
relief, and travelled all over the United
States from Vermont to Southern CAL
ifornia. Last winter I spent at Los
Angeles, where I wheezed all the time
with my usual discomfort. l never
found place where could free my
self from my affliction.
Returning from California last
spring, much enfeebled, 1 went to
Baker City to consult an Osteopathic
Physician, and much to my surprise
and gratitude was able after four of
bis scientific treatments to throw away
the asthma cure that | had been in
haling every hour, night and day. in
order to breathe. / have been since
taking Osteopathic treatment 1egu-
larly, returning to Athena for the pur-
pose after the Drs. Heisley & Heisley
located here, and considering the fact
that | have reached the age of Sc
years, | consider my present vigorous
state of health as little short of marve-
lous. am able to walk four or five
miles without difficulty, whereas be-
fore block was about the limit of my
endurance, and am now doing physi-
Cal work that / haven't been able to
accomplish in many dreary years. !
tell you truly that am willing to pro.
claim the virtues Of Osteopathy from
the housetops.
Here Mr.. Ellis stopped for moment
to smile his gratitude, and be certainly
looked the picture of rudy health.
"And that isn't all" be continued.
~ have sister living in La Grande.
Mrs. NJ. J. Crandall, who is now 81
years of age and is vigorous, strong
and healthy woman. Yet she was not
always so. Not very long ago she was
constant sufferer from so-called
Bright's disease, and after taking
treatment from four different M. D. &
was given up to die. She finally con-
suited an Osteopath and inside of a
month he was able to restore to its
proper position and function a mis-
placed vertabrae that had been the
cause of all her trouble. We are liv.
ing witnesses. she and l, to our faith
in this modern doctrine of healing,
which ] do not hesitate to recommend
to the afflicted. Weston Leader.