The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1908-10-07
CURED BY FAITH.
Mrs. Elan, of Our City, Tells of
Her Wonderful Healing A.
ter Years of Suffering.

we clip from the Gospel Irum-
pet of September "a, these words
by Mrs. Elan, of our city:
1t is truly wonderful what the
Lord has done for me / was
saved about twelve years ago, but
livedNsn up-and-down life. lived
that many years without being
sancti6& because | did not under
stand how to obtain the blessing.
About two months ago | became
convicted, l thought, for sanctiti-
cation. | began seeking the Lord
to sanctify me, but my prayers
would not go through. | knew
the Lords word was true and that
it was not his fault; so | asked the
Lord TO throw his searchlight on
my heart and show me,what was
in the way. Then he 'snowed me
that had wrohged some persons
and that | should ask them to for
give me. At this time | was on
my bed of affection and could not
go to these persons; but the Lord
sent them to me, and He gave me
a willingness to ask them to for
give me.
For the last two years the saints
have been visiting me and teach
ing me this straight way | am
so glad / have found this highway
of holiness. The dear saints at
Jeffersonville have been praying
earnestly for me and their prayers
have gone through. Praise the
Lord. On Saturday, August 10,
the Lord gave me the witness that
my sins were all forgiven. 1t
seemed that angels were lowering
over me. said to mother, Il
feel so much better" She looked
as though she thought | meant in
my body, so | said, "Oh, feel so
good in my soul"
! was an invalid for about four
+ years. | had muscular and in
hammatory rheumatism. M y
whole body was affected by it. |
tried almost every rene ~ | could
hear of and got no better, but
rather grew worse. | also had a
r cumatic heart, for which | had
taken strychnine for two years.
When the saints would talk to me
about divine healing, would go
to talking about my weak heart.
l was afraid to give up strychnine.
You see | had my eyes on the
medicine instead of on God. The
Lord has healed my heart, and it
is just as strong as any ones heart.
Praise the Lord,
In the first year of my affection
my lower limbs were drawn so |
was unable to walk except with
crutches at times. Most of the
time was belfast. ! cannot be-
gin to tell you what Il suffered.
The disease kept spreading through
my body until, two years later,
my right arm was affected. 1t
was fast at my side, and could
in no wise raise my arm. My
limbs were so tender that | could
| hardly stand for any one to walk
across the floor. During my
affection | would be so | could sit
up at times under load of pain:
but for two years | could not walk
a step, not even with crutches. |
was helpless; but | was blessed
with a dear mother to take care of
me through those long years of
suffering.
For more than two weeks before
the Lord healed me | was lying at
the point of death. The day be
fore was healed the doctor told
my aunt that I could not he well
any more. He told another lady
JSs tSGSat he had brought me through
some bad spells, but he did not
think he could bring me through
that one. But there is nothing too
hard for the Lord to do. Bless
His holy name.
had suffered so long that my
nerves had broken down, and any