The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-21

they gather and pray for him. They
say one OF these workers left for
Paterson penniless, but when they
prayed a 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"
Dowle did. Their missionaries, how
ever, nave already preached here as
they have In Paterson, Newark, New
Brunswick, Somerville, Bound Brook,
and Philadelphia.
a BNA 10 va AhOg Phul ~
on his or her body and pray-that is
all, they say. The body is anointed be-
ceuse people mentioned in the Bible
did 1t. Their idea Of healing by
prayer is made clear by this ease 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 d~eliverance. Suddenly she start
ed to shouting uproariously and, turning
about. we saw n piece of glass In her
hand that had been dislodged from her
throat. She had endeavored a number OF
times before TO get II out without avail.
Since then she has been all right. and
testihes hat n miracle was wrought in
her hehalf.
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 ~ he finds IL was due to neglect
abuse, or violence, he refers the case
TO one of the of the county
At the office of the prosecuting at
torney OF Somerset county 1t was said
that If q person should die without
medical attendance and after no Other
treatment than the pouring of oil ant
prayer the persons involved could be-
held for criminal negligence and al
Indictment for m%anslaughter would
probably follow.
The first death at Z~arephath o
which County Physician Long haI
( knowledge occurred last February. A
man in the community fell from tn,
roof of a barn and was fatally In
-, jured. A doctor was hastily summon
ed from Bound Brook, but could no
save his life. The body was buried Of
the farm-the first in a plot o
ground set aside by the Jumpers 10
their graveyard. No other deaths ha
been reported from Zarephath, ID
Long said.
, In June last, when one OF tn
: women In the community was seize
With religious insanity, there was n
lace to keep her in the settlement
Dr.. Long was notified and had he
ient to the Somerset County Insan
lsylum.
/ AS the sisser continued her convel