The Washington times., 1920-04-09
Walks Without Aid.

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The woman, hesitatingly. rose from
her knees. She cast a swift glance
about. as IL bewiidered and in a trance.
She looked forward. Then she
started out. She took one step.
and walked on and
on until she reached the end OF the
aisle. She turned and continued
walking. Up the aisle once. back up,
up again, back again and on and on
until she. unassisted, had paced the
narrow aisle. six times- Then over
come from weakness she took . seat
"It's wonderful" she mumblsd, II
have never done this before. I could
only walk . few steps without help.
God has cured me. Let me try again"
And tho woman walked and walked.
The crowd in the church. most Of them
sick, crippled or deformed looked on
bswildered. The woman for the first
time In her life they said had strength
enough to walk more than Q few
steps.
CrsSvSel Ter. ost.
II was 1t the healing service" In
the church that took place yesterday
afternoon. The Miracle Woman"
had invited the sick and crippled to
come and be prayed for and II their
faith in God was great enough they
would be cured.
II was Mas Kruger's case that
startled the gathering. Miss Kruger.
thirty years old. lives at 414 Tenth
street southeast. Friends told her
Of tho Miracle Woman" Physicians
had failed to heal her and she de-
cided to attend the service and pray
earnestly to God for her recovery.
Miss Kruger was not the only per-
son kneeling at tho altar. There
were many others. And In other parts
of the church more than fve hundred
men. women and children waited for
their turn. Some were kneeling and
watched the scene at tho altar.
Inv.liAs yfn Church.
Long before the doors opened yes
.terday-in fact. a. early As 10 o'clock
"a crowd began gathering In the Nc
Kendree Church. And throughout
the morning others came. Az l
o'clock the church was crowded Az
2 o'clock there were several hundreo
men and women who could not DC
cared for. The Rev. Charles A. Shreve
then opened the lower hall or the
church. And the sick and crippieo
crowded into 1t. BY 21O p. m. the
church, upstairs and down. was
crowded to capacity.
Urges Faith In GsA.
At 2:15 the services began In the
upper church. DR.. Shreve made a snort
address and told the gathering. most
of whom had come to be healed. that
God would help them, II they placed
their faith in him. DR.. Shreve tnen
introduced the Miracle Woman.
1--WE will start the service by sing
ing. The Great Physician, Jesus, IL
Here" began Mrs. Mcpherson. Sew"
eral other hymns were sung, follow
ing the FIRST one. And then tbsNMira-
Gle Woman" began preaching.
Prays Fervestly.
"I cannot perform Miracles" said
the Miracle Woman. II can only
help you to get faith in the Lord. 1t
Is He who can heal you. As Jesus
healed, the multitudes while He was
on earth, so He can and will heal
those who place faith in Him. Let US
bow our heads and pray to Him.
And for more than one-haf hour
she preached. From the Bible she
read many passages, most OF them re-
lating to the healings made by the
xO
every other sentence she prayed that
those gathered have faith that Christ
will heal them. She told OF several
experiencesduring her previous heal
ing services She related stories on
men and women who he'd been cured
by their faith In the Lord and assured
the crippled and the sick that they,
too. can be cured II they have faith.
what the Lord did once he will do
again." she told them. He is ready
and willing to help those who have
faith in Him. II Is He who will cure
you. Sometimes the Lord will heal
instantly. And other times his heal
ings are gradual. We must have
patience and trust in the Lord"
Irtroduees Sufferer.
During the preaching Mrs. McPher-
son introduced Mrs w. w. Jackson,
of e0s West Thirty-seventh street.
Baltimore. This women spoke. She
told Of herself, how she had suffered
with a bad case of tuberculosis.
Physicians had given up all hope.
She said she was ready to die. And
then word came to her of the work
OF Mrs. Mcpherson, who was at that
year,, preaching in the Lyric Theater
Mrs. jackson, confined to her bed. she
said, could not 20 to the meetings.
And the Miracle Woman" found It
impossible to go to her.
1t was suggested by her son, she
said, that a handkerchief be taken TO
one of the healing services" and
that this handkerchief be prayed over
and anolnted with oil. This was
done, and her son, she said returned
to her, carrying with him the hand
kerchief. A plaster cast covered one
side OF her body. Part of IL was cut
of and the handkerchief applied. At
the same time the woman prayed, and
she said, she believed God would cure
her.
Describes Her Cure.
'T suddenly saw an Improvement
said, "I felt better. I knew God was
helping me In seyeral davs xaa