The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-09-14

they gather and pray for him. They
say one Of these workers left for
Paterson penniless. but when they
prayed stranger came up to the
traveller and gave him 81. 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
Brunswick. Somerville, Bound Brook,
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
did 1t. Their idea of healing" by
prayer is made clear by this case re-
ported by Bridwell. He says:
The other day one of our sisters unwit-
tingly swallowed a piece Of broken glass,
and another piece lodged in her throat.
Her condition became quite serious. and
we saw at once that God would have to
undertake. A prayer meeting was called.
in which a number of persons importuned
the Lord for her Immediate relief. While
we were assembled the victory came; our
sister began to praise the Lord and
claimed deliverance. Suddenly she start
ed to shouting uproariously and, turning
about. we saw piece of glass In her
hand that had been dislodged from her
times before to get 1t out without avail.
Since then she has been all right, and
testifies that a miracle was wrought in
her behalf.
Conflict with States Laws.
These methods of treating disease
are in direct conflict with the laws of
New Jersey. When 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 II he finds 1t was due to neglect,
abuse, or violence, he refers the case
to one of the coroners of the county.
At the office of the prosecuting at
torney of Somerset county It was said
that II 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 q barn and was fatally In
jured. A doctor was hastily summon
| ed from Bound Brook, but could NOT
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
women IN the community was seized
with 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.
A the sister continued her ooavsr