Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-11
EXPRESS FAITH IN
POWER OF PRAYER
Many Believers Crowd PeWs in Maple
Avenue Church and Testify
That They Have Been
Healed

Two women made a commotion at
the church at Maple avenue and Eighth
street, by declaring that Rev. Pendle-
ton, pastor of the church, and DIR. f.
| e. Yoakum, who are conducting the
daily afternoon services there, had en-
! ployed men to come in on crutches
and, after prayer, leave the crutches
and depart unasSisted, declaring them
selves healed through the efficacy of
the prayer of faith, when, in fact there
had been nothing at all the matter
with them.
Some believers took the matter UP
and DIR. Yoakum headed off a dispute
in the pews by declaring he was often
called an old CRATER. but was willing
to stand upon whatever evidence might
be given by' some of the crutch brigade
present.
one of these was Robert G. Living
Ston, who for many years was ner-
chant of Hueneme. He is a friend of
former Senator Bard and a man of
means. He said he was not employed
by DIR. Yoakum or Rev. Mr.. Pendleton.
Since last July he had been helpless
on account of the contraction Of the
muscles, he said, and had been able
to move about only on crutches and
then with human assistance as we'll.
Mr.. Livingston has taken an apart
ment at the northeast corner of Maple
avenue and Eighth street in order to
be near the church, which he now at
tends daily without crutches or other
assistance. He attributes the change
to prayer.
Boy Is Healed
Louis Quick was brought by his
father, J. H. Quick, from Santa Maria
to he cured, although the father was
himself an unbeliever. The boy moved
himself along by throwing himself for
ward with the assistance of crutches.
He never had the use of his knee
| joints, was afflicted with hip disease
and his legs were spindles on account
of disuse of muscles. After DIR. Yoa-
| KUN, Rev. Pendleton and others had
prayed the prayer of faith the boy
arose and walked to his seat without
crutches or other assistance. Even the
protested believers expected the boy
to fall and women rushed forward to
catch him.
DR.. Yoakum fought them off ans the
boy, although still lame, is gaining
daily and has not used any kind of a
prop since. He is staying at Pisgah
home but comes into the city to attend
the services.
| While the dispute was on about pay
| ing these and other afflicted ones to
attend the meetings DR.. Yoakum called
upon all to stand who had been def
nitely cured of consumption. Four
healthy looking women and one robust
man stood up.
Twelve others stood up to express
the fact that they had been cured of
Gripping rheumatism, while others
| said they had been cured of goitreS and
other ailments.
Every afternoon from 1 o'clock until
5 the church is crowded, although the
services have not been extensively ad-
vertised. This is due to peculiar
kind of work carried on by the church
and Pisgah home workers, who go
about in pairs hunting out the sick
and needy ones, ministering to them
and getting them out to the services.
Hundreds have been assisted and
benefited and there is no diminution
in the neighborhood interest.
The workers, under the instructions
of DR.. Yoakum, he says, have simply
accepted the gospel literally and are
| initiating the kind of work the apostles
carried on nearly 1000 years ago.