Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-09-14

they gather and pray for him. Ihey
say one of these workers left for
Paterson penniless, but when they
prayed a stranger came up to the
traveller and gave him 50. The Jump
ers cite numerous cases in which they
have prayed themselves into shoes,
uniforms and food with no trouble at
all
Last week. to quote Bridwell, I'VE
had no money with which to pur-
chase certain supplies and meet some
payments, but the Lord sent us in a
sufficient sum, and has been sending
us in smaller amounts from day to
day"
New York Can Wait.
New York-"the purple woman of
Babylon"-will not hear their prayers
for the present. They have no immedi:
ate plans for coming here as Elijah
Dowie did. Their missionaries, how
ever, have already preached here as
they have in Paterson, Newark, New
and Philadelphia.
When a person is ill they pour oil
on his or her body and pray-that is
all, they say. The body is anointed be-
cause people mentioned in the Bible
prayer is made clear by this case re-
ported by Bridwell. He says:
The other day one of our sisters unwit-
tingly swallowed piece of broken glass,
and another piece lodged in her throat.
Her condition became quite serious, and
saw at once that God would have to
undertake A prayer meeting was called.
in which number of persons importuned
the Lord for her immediate relief. While
we were assembled the victory came; our
sister began
claimed deliverance- Suddenly she start
ed to shouting uproariously and. turning
about, we saw a piece OF glass in her
hand that had been dislodged from her
throat. She had endeavored number of
times before to get it out without avail
Since then she has been all right, and
testifies that a miracle wrought in
her behalf
Conflict with States Laws.
These methods of treating disease
are in direct conflict with the laws of
New Jersey. When a person dies in
Weston the fact must be reported to
DR.. William C. Long of Somerville,
county physician of Somerset county,
in which the settlement is located A
failure to do so is punishable with a
fine of $500. The county physician
must Investigate the cause of death,
and if he finds it was due to neglect,
abuse, or violence, he refers the case
to one of the coroners of the county.
At the ONCE of the prosecuting at
torney of Somerset county it was said
that If a person should die without
medical attendance and after no other
treatment than the pouring of oil and
prayer the persons involved could be
held for criminal negligence and an
indictment for manslaughter would
probably follow.
The first death at Zarephath OF
which County Physician Long has
knowledge occurred last February. A
man in the community fell from the
roof of a barn and was fatally in.
jured. A doctor was hastily summon.
ed from Bound Brook. but could moi
save his life The body was buried on
the .farm-the first in plot OF
ground set aside by the Jumpers for
their graveyard. No other deaths had
been reported from Zarephath, DR.
Long said
In June last, = when one of the
.omen in the community was seized
18th religious insanity, there was nc
place to keep her in the settlement
Dr. Long was notified and had hei
sent to the Somerset County Insane
asylum
As the sister continued her CONVEX