The Mena weekly star., 1911-09-07
|ANODERN MIRACLE
 CURESDY|NC GIRL
pIIND EPILEPTIC, GIVEN UP TO DIE, SEES THE LORD IN
 A VISION.
Mas Told to Open the Bible, and When She Did So Her Eyesight Returned--As Sine Read
 She Grew Strong.

Joplin, Mo-, Sept. 3.-A vision from on high is held responsible for the miraculous cure of Miss Iva Crockett, who lives with her par ents on farm near Mulberry, Kas. west of this city.
 Up to three months ago she was strong, healthy girl, who delighted in helping her father with the farm work. For three months she has been subject to epilepsy and st. Vitus dance. Last Sunday she be- came totally blind, and her parents, despite continued visits to phy- sicians, were almost l. apeless. Her father is G. L. Crockett, deputy sheriff of Barton county, and well known in that section. She has an uncle, R. A. Crockett, who lives in Shelter Hill.
 Describes Visions.
 In the letter which A. L. Crockett has received, his neice describes her experience. In two other letters which MT. Crockett has received from relatives, the facts told in the letter are verified. The letter fol- lows:
 Mulberry, Kas., Aug. 3i, 1911.
 My Dear Cousin: How are you getting along? 1 am well, l thank the Lord. Myrtle, cant write it near so we'll as I could tell you my self. Sunday night was pretty bad. We had to wait for rig at the depot. had seven or eight spells and mamma had to hold me on the bench. Ever since was taken sick first 1 have felt, at night, after would say my evening prayers, that there was something that ought 10 do, but I couldn't tell what Monday night I had a vision. laid in one of my bad spells for three hours and never moved a limb. saw the Lord as plain as l see how to write now. He had big white robe on and a golden crown, and a Bible in his hand, and was holding out his other hand to me. That scared me, but I wouldn't tell anybody. l hadn't seen a light since Monday morning till Wednes- day at 10 o'clock. Oh, Myrtle, you don't known how happy was Tuesday night. mad another vis- ion. I saw the Lord once again. He was surrounded by a host of angels and had the same Bible. 1 thought he laid His hand on my head, kissed me, handed me the Bible and left him. l laid in that spell Tuesday night from o'clock all night long till Tuesday morning.
 How the Cure Came.
 At o'clock Wednesday morning l asked for the Bible and made mamma get out and leave me alone for an hour. The Lord told me to be alone. was perfectly blind when she went out. l couldn't see anything. I don't know what l was going to do with the Bible, but | opened the Bible while I was yet blind, and opened 1t at Matthew, the eighth and ninth chapters. The very minute I opened the Bible l could see as good as I ever could. Read them-you will know what cured me.
 was so sick that morning and felt worse than 1 ever did till | opened my Bible, then my pain left me and felt perfectly well. l read those chapters over and ovsr, and now I am we'll
 was in bed too, that morning. | hadn't sat up since Sunday. Every body had given me up. got up out of bed, took my Bible after had been there alone and walked into the kitchen by myself. It al- most scared them all to death. Ruby almost tainted. She screamed, and mamma came running in. She was awful happy.
 Much Rejoicing.
 Everybody had good time Wednesday. Papa sent for George. He was out in the field. 1 stood by the door and as he came in every body was standing by the bed. He though was worse. As he came in the door 1 jumped and grabbed him. You ought to have seen him have been all over the yard. When l got up out of bed I dressed myself and put on everything. Ruby thought it was my spirit. People have been here from all over the country to see me. Since I am well have told my experience so often that l am talking all the time, but will never get tired telling 1t Papa was on his way to Joplin for the doctor. I made up bed this morning. 1 am iiaviii5 q line lifne There are some people coming 1T from Crow Berg today to hear me tell 1t. l am going to Sunday schoo Sunday.