Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-04-09
MIRACULOUS HEALING
In Randolph through Prayer Nearly
100 Years Ago.

MIRACULOUS HeAIsN0
In Randolph through Prayer Nearly
100 Years Ago.
In these days OF unrest, when, like the
Athenians of old, we are anxious to tell
or to hear some new thing, especially in
religion or healing, prayers for the sick
are being exploited around Boston and
other places lately in the manner OF re-
cent discovery, although the Scriptures
explicitly state that the prayer OF q right
eous man availeth much-with an itali-
cised emphasis, it is to be presumed, on
the word righteous.
A case of seemingly miraculous healing
even occurred in Randolph as early as
1923, and the person made whole through
faith in the intercessions in her behalf
was Sabrina Lamson, the Christian
daughter of Capt. Thomas Lamson, who
was one of the first settlers of this village
on the farm that within a year passed out
of the hands of his descendants when 1t
was sold by Mrs. r. A. Smith before the
removal of herself and husband to Cali
fornia.
The story of the miraculous cure as
told by Miss Sabrina herself was pub
lished in the Christian Luminary in 1888,
a paper issued monthly at Stowe, VT, by
j. P. Hendee. A torn and tattered copy of
that particular date is in the hands of her
grandniece, Mrs. E. o. Blanchard. 1t
was related in reply to an inquiry OF a
gentleman in Boston, who addressed
letter to Captain Lamson, asking for par
ticulars of his daughters peculiar case,
and the letter was answered by Miss Sa-
brina as follows:--
Mr.. Abel Monroe, Sir: Capt. Thomas
Lamson (my father), the gentleman to
whom you address your epistle, some
wears ago was taken from the ranks OF
human society by the ruthless hand of
death, and now sleeps beneath the un-
conscious clod. AS you requested in
formation from some one of the relations
with regard to a singular circumstance
that occurred in the family some years
since-the person now addressing you is
the subject on whom the modern miracle
was wrought.
In the year 1917 was severely attacked
with scrofulous disease which greatly
affected the lymphatic glands in various
parts of the system, but more particularly
I those of the neck and right knee, which
wholly deprived me of the use of that
limb, while constant pain and distress
seemed to pervade the whole system.
Medical aid was solicited and all possible
means resorted to without relief. DIR.
Edison, an eminent physician of this
town, had particular charge OF my case,
while others were called in for counsel,
and the prescriptions of the most ceie-
brated were carefully attended to. The
nature and obstinacy of the disease were
such that the skill of physicians was
baffied, the boosted power of medicine
failed. and received little or no encour-
agement of finding relief.
| NV mind at an early day YVES delighted
with pleasurable amusements and youth
full varieties, like others of my class, but
1 soon found those anticipated joys and
momentary pleasures were all blasted and
yelled in darkest obscurity. / looked on
| nv past life with sensations of deep re-
| greet that / had not spent my time in the
service of God; then could reverse the
scene, which would corrode my mind
with fearful apprehensions and forebod-
ings of a future Judgment to which was
swiftly approaching, and that, too, with
out an interest in Christ.
In this situation / continued about
three years, at the expiration of which
became alarmed at the danger to which 1
was exposed and in the great interest OF
the soul firmly resolved that il there
were mercy in heaven for me, that mercy
would obtain at the expense OF every
thing else. sought with deep and anx-
ious solicitude until found Him whom
Moses in the law and prophets did write,
Jesus of Nazareth. The change that
then realized seemed like sudden transit
ton from sorrow and condemnation to
peace and justification. My mind was
calm as the summer evening, and sweet
peace possessed my soul.
Immediately after the change, / was
particularly exercised with regard to
those that were healed by faith in ancient
days. I searched the Scriptures with
care and attention and took them as a
foundation to establish my belief, and by
close examination / found that among
spiritual gifts there was set in the church
the gift of healing, and l have never
found any Scripture to convince me that
it has been removed from that day to
this Therefore, am satisfied that there
is the same efficacy in prayers, the same
strength in faith and the same God to
hear and answer as in the days of the
apostles.
From these considerations, together
with deep impressions of mind, and at
that time receiving intelligence that there
was a man living about 20 miles distant
who professed to be called of God to pray
, felt encouraged and strengthened to pray
, earnestly and entreat the Lord that ht
| would appear in my behalf and restore
, my health. My mind was much inn
, pressed with desire to see this man anC
would often, in the hours of secret de
votion, pray that the Lord would favol
me with the privilege. While was thu
praying that the way might be opened
we received information that family re
siding about five miles from my father
house had sent for him and that he haC
actually arrived.
Accordingly, on the Gath of March
1923, my father, in company with one o
my sisters, carried me to the place wher'
he had put up. After some conversation
with regard to my case, he commenced
praying with a number OF others and con
tinued to labor and agonize at the Thron
of Grace until nearly O'Clock, when OF
a sudden the heavens seemed to open; tn
spirit of the Lord descended, and its di
vine presence seemed to vibrate through
every part of my system. For few min