The Washington herald., 1908-08-27
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
IGNORED BY EARLY
Believes He Is Capable of
Healing Himself.
GRATEFUL TO WELLWIsHERS
Asserts He Means No Disrespect 20
Those Who Advocate the Science
of Christianity-HOIds to Theory
that His AfnIctiOn Has Been yis-
tied Upon Him for Divine Purpose.

John Early. the leper, win not seek the
aid Of Christian Science IN Kidding him
SELF Of the disease that has laid IFS hold
upon him
/ While he is grateful for the prayers Of
fered in his behalf. he SAYS he does not
/ think a Christian Scientist IS any more
| capable OF healing him than he is OF heal
/ ing himself Faith in God. he AYERS. IS
! the element necessary 70 perform mira
/ cles
He believes when his faith has become
so strong that he is able 70 understand
and believe ali that he now seeks 10
learn, the healing hand Of Jehovah viii
be laid upon rim and he will he cured IN
a single night
7 d. not believe said Early. in the
gradual curing OF disease through prayer
/ II 7 am cured il viii be az once. and by
Coo alone The Almighty brought these
trials upon me. why. do not know. II
1t IS Gods viii that shall be cured, then
I viii be healed az once
Grateful 60 WeII-wiShers.
For all the prayers that are offered
for me I am grateful deeply respect
the teachings Of science in any form
whether IL De the science % Christianity
or the science Of medicine. In declining
TO request the aid Of Christian Science. 7
mean no disrespeet. ] believe most drmlv
that PRAYER. rightly offered. and faith are
necessary for me II I am 10 he saved
from impending death.
effect ny cure. Il Il be Gods viii that I
am 20 be cured, a. are The prayers OF
others
Though De IS afflicted with a disease <or
which science holds there IS no cure.
Eariy's patience and resolve are as strong
as tley were when the knowledge OF his
doom first came 10 him.
1T IS better that one man should be
sacrificed and ten saved 90 he said than
that ten should be lost in the saving OF
one i may be that the disease now
upon me is the viii of God that men may
hear q my trouble Nv afiictiou may
prove the salvation of others and 81 50.
then 7 shan die conscious that IN some
other life 1 viii reap reward for what
have suffered on earth
Ny disease came upon me IN some
mysterious manner. 7 do not know how
/ got IT, II God. who brought NY aft7ic-
ton upon me. sees At in His Infinite
wisdom 70 heal me o( my illness. then {
VIII be glad. but y He. for some reason
which 90 not know. desires me 70 suffer I
in This world. that others may Eain. then (
I bow % His decision and await the
end"
The cold b-eez=s blowing OF the Eastern I
Branch do not penetrate the tent os the 4
lepyr. He has received a small oil stove Z
from the District and with this lighted i
and the flaps of his canvas home tightly I
drawn he IS comfortable.
Letters Of Coincidence.
Numerous letters Of condolerce. advising
him 20 keep Up his Calth. have been re-
ceived by the Iepe-. and have been read /
and reread- one letter from a woman.
telling Early she is praying fo- his de-
iverance. is constantly kept ~ that
greatest OF ali c0us1lau1ns-the Twenty
third Psalm
A writer. who does 20, sign his name.
Yesterday forwarded the leper a large
bouquet Of roses and several rotte5
plants These are kept IN front Of the
ittle tent
For the first time. Early broke his
-outine yesterday and slept before night
.5l- From early yesterday morning un-
% Wei past ma ar EeTH0ol the lppcr
iozsd. arousi1E himself only az meal
lines HIS dr1wsiDess. TIE physician IN
.ha-ge says. IS the result Of the disease.
lut VIII pass away returning occasion
.llv as he gradually grows worse.
Dr. Harry Mclean. Of the health de-
'a-tUe1r- yesterday received a letter
rom the North Carolina board OF health.
onfiruliuE the telegram sent on Tuesday
nncuncinE that the matter Of the Ieper-s
deportation had been referred 20 the
'tate'S attorney general
Tie letter suggests the possibility 0f
Early being a wa-d of the government.
through the fact that he Is a discharged
older. and contracted his aiIment while
b the army
Where the Leper Belongs.
That matter has been carefully gone
ver by the local authorities. said D--
IcLean last night. and they have come
D the conclusion that Early. undoubt-
diy. belongs TO the state Of North Caro-
na.
Early was discharged years ago from
be army. he did not receive his disease.
furthermore. in the line of active duty Z
hoUId the state decide II will not accept
i'm. We VIII be required 20 treat him {
nder the regulations. which provide that i
be District SHAH look after all victims :
Z contagious diseases.