Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-07-03
Los Angeles. June p. 1921.

Probably the foremost topic OF dis
cussion IN Los Angeles today. in po-
itical ana al other circles. centers
about the present visit of Brother
Isaiah the Miracle Man"
heard and had read with interest
discussions and arguments on every
angle. 20 decided 10 take day off
from my brief life OF leisure and join
the nigh al Lincoln Park. to see the
great Brother Isaiah" perform his
miracles" tnat are being heralded as
equalinc those q the Savior OF Man
kind
But understand me here and now.
II Went filled with prejudice and
doubt. ana came away-well. we shall
see
reached The park shortly before
9 p, n. Is wanted to see the whole
show
Al o'clock. sharp. an auto surged
through the dense crowd up TO the
platform. near which had managed
to pa-E myself after srilling game
of push and shove. and the grea;
healer o. al, Ills. with flowing gray
hair and beard. mounted the platform
and raised his arms for quiet.
In al instan, il seemed the silence
was shastly; the rumble OF thousands
of Voices ceased abruptly, leaving
nothing but the moans OF the suffer
ers 10 break the stiffness.
To ne. the sudden quieting OF such
a large and varied crowd was the OUT
standing miracle Of the day
Fox m sake OF brevity let j, sut-
flee that the affair was opened with a
lengthy prayer. tiresome in the ex-
irene Ult during which. al no time.
was here the slightest interruption
or open sign q inattention from the
throne Sqellbound perhaps. or. as
in my case, displaying the uttermost
patience II spite Of the strangling
dust-laden atmosphere.
Finally came the time o. healing. :
and the first unfortunate TO offer her
serself 10 the miraculous laying Of
hands" was q young Mexican girl, a
deaf mute The Miracle Man seem
ed 10 90 into a trance as he stroked
the head. shoulders and throat of the
little girl For probably fifteen min
utes he continued his "ministrations'
in silence. He then turned the child
with her back toward him and vigor-
ously brought small wooden paddle
down on a big book with resounaing
whacks that no doub; could be heard
block away
BY this time / was tuned 10 a high
pitch of expectancy. in spite OF deep
prejudice. and glued my eyes or her
for the slightest sign indicating the
restoration of her lost sense of speech
or hearing.
But she never as much as batted an
eye
The Miracle Man" then attempted
to have her repeat the alphabet after
him, but the only response was a slight
movements of the lips, with not a
sound from the throat
In my estimation he had failed ut
terly.
Then came cripples of every race
and color. deformed to the almost un.
beIievable. pitiful to the extent OF
bringing tears to the eyes Of on-look-
ers; tuberculars in the last stages,
grasping for breath and exhausted
Several fell in faint to the ground,
unable to withstand the strain on
their sapped vitality Ambulances
rush back and forth as the mockery
went on.
Sufferers tarong to the Miracle
Man." not by the hundreds. but by the
thouands and no one can say how
many deaths have occurred among
those who lay in the blistering syn
for hours awaiting the healing touch.
Sufferers Of diseases of every kind
and description. from the mild to the