The Washington herald., 1908-08-26

Setting at defiance the statements Of
physicians. Edward z. Norwood. a local
Christian Science healer. with Offices in
the W-estory Building. declares he can
cure John Early. the leper.
II the afflicted man Will allow himself
TO be made susceptible 10 prayer. Mr-
Norwood asserts. he can be saved from
his slowly approaching death
Mr. Norwood would enter his tent and
pray with him. II Early will consent. he
will visit him until the evil Is routed
and the good prevails
"AH things are possible" says Nor
wood. as much so as they were 200
years ago. The universal law OF God IS
supreme, and Early is subject TO its
power
All Things Possible.
Z believe all things are possible. Il IS
I the universal law OF man. and John
Early. the leper. comes under #. II he
viii allow ne I will pray with him. and
he can be cured. The Master healed
lepers and recognized no incurable dis
| eases
In the first place, Early must permit
/ himself TO submit 10 the influence OF
prayer He should. furthermore. resolve
I to fight against the spirit Of evil
Christian Science has cured all the
/ diseases that men call incurable- Dr. C.
I W Barrett. a physician Of 81. Louis. was
afflicted with leprssy. and was given VI
for lost After physicians had given VI
hope for his life. and left him 70 die
I gradually OF the dread disease. he was
treated by members OF the Christian
I Science Church, and IS to-day healed and
praisiug God for his deliverance-
[ Universal prayer m.ght not save
Early. When our beloved President was
shot at Buffalo there were hundreds o!
thousands who prayed that he be de
uvered from death But unconsciously
through fear or personal desire. tbs
prayers worked against each other, and
did not accomplish the universal goot
needed 20 save the martyred executive
Prayer WIZ Be Answered.
Cross influences should not be allowed
% work against each other Each mar
praying for the deliverance Ot EariJ
should pray wiki the full consciousness
that his prayer will be answered
with his deep religious spirit, evi
denced by his constant reading Of III
Bible. Early should make 3 patient cas-
s4@1e % ALAE A----eat7-a.'7 VA I'LL
tan Science. Should he accept ny one
10 help him, We will pray together unit
disease and evil are conquered and driver
forth"
Air. Norwood is optimistic concerning
the Ieper's prospective cure He assert
that the question Of time IS iumaterial
Z All things are possible he says. an
. John Early should succumb 70 the in
fuence OF good. even as he has sue
cumbed % the influence of evil
Affected by Weather
r Dark. overhanging clouds and insistar
> rain blown across the fats q Anacosti
> River yesterday. combined 10 break FOR II
b first time since he has been here the oT
g tirlism OF John Early. TIE leper
Alone in his tent with no person nea
| him except the guard. who OCCASIONAL
: looked IN and inquired after his oomfor
the Iepe- broke down and wept-
2 Commissioners West and Morrow droy
!. I 10 the Eastern Branch, and from di'
d lance viewed the tent of the afflicted nal
The weather caused the leper no Cnusu'
= Inconvenience His ailment was not az
: gravated BY the steady downpour- an
n aside from a depression he was COZ
p Portable
d Physicians say the elements DO n,
= effect a leper so far as the disease Is COZ
g cerned-
Should Early remain here he viii doub