Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-09-12

they gather and pray for him. They
Paterson penniless, but when they
prayed a stranger came up to the
traveller and gave him $2 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 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 i'll they polr 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 It, 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,
a md hnr nil lndn IN, hAn
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
throat She had endeavored n number OF
| times before to get 1t out without avail.
| Since then she has been all right, and
| testifes that q 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 q
fine of $500. The county physician
must investigate the cause of death
and If ne finds it 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 saiC
that If person should die withou
medical attendance and after no othe
treatment than the pouring of oil ant
prayer the persons involved could b.
held for criminal negligence and al
indictment for manslaughter woul,
probably follow.
The first death at Zarephath O
which County Physician Long ha
knowledge occurred last February.
man ir the community fell from tn
roof of barn and was fatally il
: jured. A doctor was hastily summon
, ed from Bound Brook, but could nc
! save his life. The body was buried O
/ | IhS i"lhi -'ht hloI III pIoJ
! ground set aside by the Jumpers &c
their graveyard. No other deaths ha
been reported from Zarephath, D
Long said.
) In June last, when one of III
= women in the community was seize
: with religious insanity, there was 7
. llace to keep her in the settiemen
Or. Long was notified and had h,
sent to the Somerset County Insar
asylum.
I AS the sister continued her conve