The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-08
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Without having had Il physician tc
guide her twelve pound baby girl
into the world, the evening before
Mrs. Irene Pettis passed away al
eight o'clock Thursday morning at hel
home, 420 East Main street. after
hours of suffering a doctor was sent
TO the house by anxious relatives, but
was refused admittance to the sick
woman. while an aged midwife do
what she was able to for the suffer.
ing mother. Because they though.
that God should be left to do His
will, and because they had been told
hat the bedside of motherhood was
no place for Il man, even though he be
a skilled physician, the young woman
was deprived of those earthly services
that might have saved her life.
Mrs. Pettis was the daughter of
Rev. Frank II. Newton, formerly a
Baptist preacher, who left the church
To take up belief different from what
he had been following. She was a
graduate of the state normal school.
and was thirtythree years of age. The
family is well known in this city and
vicinity, although Rev. Newton is now
a resident of Minneapolis and is en-
gagged in mission work.
Miss Irene Newton was born at Zum-
brptn N 1870 ap1 uaS ma rrin1 tc
Charles Pettis in MankatO Dec. IL
1904. Two children, previously to the
present infant, were born to them
one now three and a half years old
and one two years old. The second
one. a boy. was born in Canada, and
no doctor was summoned until after
the BIRTH. Matters did not 90 right
and it was thought best to have a
doctor.
Newton Withdrew form Baptist Church
Rev. Newton withdraw from the Bap-
fist church in Mankato March 20
1901. giving as his reason that he had
studied the scriptures closely and that
he believed that no denominations
church is New Testament church. He
did mission work for time in this
city. when his daughter, then Miss
Newton, was captain of the Volun-
teers of America in this city. When
the Apostolic Faith was evolved three
years ago. Rev. Newton took it up
and the following year his daughter
and son-in-law Joined it. This was
about the time that their boy was
born, and one of the fundamental
doctrines of this faith seems to be that
if person has absolute faith in God
the latter will cure his physica! as well
a mental troubles. provided He deems
it best, and that doctors are unnec-
essary. If person close by lacks
faith, this affects the workings of God
for the benefit of the party having alb
solute faith and Rev. Newton states
that someone close by his daughter
two years ago must have lacked full
faith or doctor would not have been
necessary at that time.
Handkerchief Was Blessed.
Two weeks ago the two year old
boy was taken with severe attack of
pneumonia, and physician treated it,
until the parents, becoming dissatis-
fed. sent Il handkerchief to the grand
father. Rev. Newton, who is one of the
elders of the Apostolic church i'm Min
neapolis. and asked that it be blessed
and sent back Rev. Newton had it
blessed by the laying OH of hands by
the elders and sent it back 1t was
laid over the face of the child, and
the father. Charles Pcttis, says that
he then discharged the doctor and
threw the bottles of medicine out OF
the window.
Rev. Newton reached the city two
hours after the handkerchief came and
prayed for the child, and i'm two hours
it motioned for a cup and was given
Il taste OF milk. Then it motioned fOl
bread and took a bite. Then it mo
toned for the bread to be crumbled il
the milk. and it then ate two cupsfu
of the bread and milk 1t got well al
once, and seems to be i'll perfect health
at the present time. This was the
HISl loou IldI IL litu S1HCc ~
was taken sick.
Rev. Newton states that the laying
on of hands gives healing virtue, ant
bases this statement on the 10Th chap
ter of Acts, 18th verse.
1t was last week Wednesday wbei
Rev. Newton arrived. The sisters Of
Mr.. Pettis had engaged the services
OF doctor, but Mr.. Pettis told hin
that he would not be needed.
Mrs Pettis was taken with pains
Wednesday morning of this week, ant
the child was born at nearly 81,
O'Clock that evening. No one was pres
cnt in the room but the mother ant
her father and a midwife, Mrs. Denny
an old lady. who is the mother o.
Mrs. Aiken, who conducts the mission
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