The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-20
AS To FAITH IN
MATTER OF HEALING
Thank Offering for a Remark
able Recovery From a
Severe Illness.
PICTURE OF SIMPLE FAITH
ON PART OF A WOMAN
Turns in Hour of Need to Prin-
cipleS Which Governed De-
yOut Christians.
BY D. V. FRANCIS.

By Leased Wire To The Tribune.
NEW YORK, March f9-Pcople have
done a great deal of pondering during tho
last few years over the propriety OF turn
ing directly 10 Almighty God when they
were afflicted with sickness or bodily
pain OF any kind, instead OF relying
wholly or almost entirely upon drugs and
the surgeons knife, So reasonable has
the idea appeared that at least one re-
liSious cult has developed with that a
fundamental consideration. and thousands
and tens Of thousands Of people have
shown their interest In the movement in 4
very tangible fashion, 1t will also be
remembered that n certain parish in Bos-
ton has achieved almost worldwide no.
toriety by the simple insistence upon the
importance OF faith in the matter Of
healing, j confess that the exploitation
of tho Importance OF looking TO God for
succor In sickness or in any other peril
as new discovery has always irrltated
me. You Will nnd plenty of instances
OF very practical manifestation Of the
divine control over human ailments in
the gospels and the cpistes OF the New
Testament, and in fact, in the history of
Christianity throughout all the ages, To-
day my eye has como across a letter In
the public press. written by a lady whom
] know very well aud whom 1t has been
n great pleasure TO esteem as n highly
valued friend for many years. II appears
over the writer's name as thank Of
fcrlng for a remarkable recovery from
severe Illness, and I think, as You read
Il, You will appreciate how much II must
have cost the writer TO lay bare the
agony Of her soul as we'll MS the painful
state OF her bodily ailments.
II strikes me as interesting from sew
cral standpolnts. First. as an exquisite
picture OF simple faith on the part OF a
brilliantly intellectual woman. and, sec
ondly, as n sort OF matter OF course turn
ing in the hour OF need TO principles
which governed the conduct OF Jcvout
Christians IN the earliest ages. There is
no claim OF a miracle. The whole occur
renee evidently impressed the writer as
been expected from a devout recourse TO
prayer and n humble adherence to con-
dtions prescribed for the faithful in the
hour of extreme sickness In the pages
OF tho Bible, At any rate. here Is the
letter. and ] think you Will agree with
me that IL goes TO prove that there is
nothing new In the so-called discovery
that the Heavenly Father Is able 10 sup
ply His chlldrcn's needs I'm other ways
than by compelling them to have recourse
TO medicines or the praiseworthy skill OF
the hiehly-t trained man of science. II the
latter interests you and you want TO know
the name of the writer or any further
details I shall he most happy 10 give
them TO you.
Here Is the Letter.
Several years ago was taken very
suddenly i'll with "a serious attack of
perltonltis. j grew worse and worse
and the appendix became involved. The
doctors said that they were afraid that
! could not recover. / realized my CON
dition. and | felt that the end might be
near. / had but one wish, and that was