The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-28
MIRACLE CURE IS
CLAIMED AT ZION
Edwin Leach at Zion Main
tains He Was Cured of
Illness by Prayer.
Amounted WITH OIL

The days of miracles have not
passed. A miraculous healing has just
taken place in Zion City, according to
the report in that city as told in the
following account:
Edwin A. Leach of Macomb, ILL.,, mid
way between Galesburg and Quincy,
has had a miraculous healing in, an
swer to prayer. He came to Zion a few
days ago in a deplorable physical con-
dition and after he had suffered untold
agonies at the hands of doctors. On
May 18th he was sent. to Chicago to
see specialist. He was advised to go
to hospital, which he did Here is
what Mr.. Leach says about his case:
Tried Hospital Pfrst.
when l saw the doctor he said.
You will have to go to the hospital
for two weeks; so I went and they
put me on cot without a pillow, with
canvas under my chin and around my
head, with rope fastened to that and
run through pulley back of my head,
with an eight-pound weight hung to il.
1t pulled so hard for three days that
l couldn't open my mouth except by
prying it open with my fingers so that
they could give me little soup. Then
they put board under my back and
raised it up about four inches higher
than my hips or shoulders, so they had
to drop down with an eight-pound
weight pulling at my head. I would
rather they would take me out and
shoot me than go through it again.
"On Friday of the last week they
put me in plaster Of paris caste.
suffered so much that night that I
kept all of them awake that were in
the ward where l was, so Monday
morning they came to see me and told
me l could go home"
HOwled With Pain.
Howling with intense pain. Mr..
Leach disturbed the ward so much
during these nights of terror that the
nurse would give HIM "shot" in the
arm or a tablet and he would GO to
sleep for about three hours. Then he
would wake up again and the pain
would return as before. His cries dis
turbed others and the nurse would
come along again, give him another
shot" and off he would go to sleep
for another three hours. About four
o'clock in the morning he would wake
again and cry out with pain. This
time it did not matter as the patients
were supposed to arise early, if they
were able.
Tried Prayer at Zion.
- Mr.. Leach's relatives subscribed
enough money for him to go to see
a Chicago specialist, but after two
weeks futile treatment he came out
nearer dead than alive. He decided to
go to Zion City and have someone pray
for his healing. He was still wearing
the plaster Of paris caste and he was
extremely weak when he arrived at
Zion. He was conveyed to the Zion
home in taxi and there he was shown
to room and ate hearty supper that
was prepared for him by Deaconess
Seys. Since last December Mr.. Leach
had not eaten a meal without a feel
ing of great distress. He began to
mend from that time on. Then he cut
off his plaster of paris cast.
He was prayed for by an apostle in
the church and Amounted with oil in
the name of the Lord. His healing was
then assured He began to put on
weight at the rate of half a pound
day, eats we'll. walks around several
blocks without the aid of cane, sleeps
well, is growing stronger daily, and is
one of the happiest men in Lake coun-
ty. His disease was diagnosed as tu-
berculosis Of the spine. He could not
have lived many days more without
healing, and God healed him in Zion.