Evening journal., 1921-01-20
divine HEALER
TO VISIT CITY
Wonderful Cures by Evan
geliSt Collins in Atlantic.
City Described
PRAYER AND FAITH
GIVEN AS PANACEA

Warren Collins. layman evangelist
and divine healer" will arrive 10
Wilmington from Atlantic City this
evening and on Sunday will undertake
the healing Of the lame, and the
blind and the deaf at services at the
Christian Missionary Alliance Taber-
nacle. JOi West Fifth street. W. +,
Odum his singing companion, ar
rived today 10 arrange for the ser
vices OF Healer Collins, the program
for which will be decided on at a
meeting at the tabernacle tonight
Mr.. Collins Will conduct services as
a healer at the tabernacle or Will
visit any sick OF afflicted who com
municate with Min by phone or let
ter. 10 was announced today. 70 was
asserted that all healing Is the result
Of prayer and faith. Evangelist Col
dns does not promise a cure In all
cases.
The evangelistic party has many tes-
timOnials OF remarkable cures hav-
ing been effected at their services.
Deaf made to hear, the dumb TO speak
and the lame 10 walk. are reported
by The party in Philadelphia and At
lantic City.
The Rev. w. ]. McGarvey, pastor Of
the Alliance Tabernacle, said this
morning, that many members or the
Alliance and also other denominations
are doing wonderful work along the
healing lines. lie said they did not
expect a cure ito be perfected In any
person who wished the cure TO con-
tinuo in the service Of the devil but
| he has never known OF a case, he said,
~where afflicted individuals repented
OF their sins and acknowledged God
as their Saviour or showed worthy of
/ repentance who had not been relieved
OF their affliction.
Arrangements are being made for
overflow meetings. The party comes
/ from Atlantic CITY where II held
| meetings In the Chelsea Baptist
| Church Hundreds were healed OF
divers diseases" It was stated today
/ by one Of the party.
The pastor, Dr. Cross, with his
| board OF deacOns and trustees said
/ that it was the greatest revival Allan
/ tic City ever saw.
'One young lady. a night or two
before The meeting closed, came C
the platform and said: After being
treated by physicians and taken L
the best hosp tails and having ihl
best specialist for years, at last ! am
healed by the power OF God. ] cant
In here the other afternoon unable {,
cat and unable 10 open my moutl
for food, and after being prayed fo
| my Jaw Immediately dropped, and
| went home and ate anything
wanted. My Jaw was locked. bu
now am free from all disease"
Mr.. Odum reported this case as be
ing true and also he said that
young woman came 20 the church OF
sunday afternoon last on crutche
and went away praising God for
healed foot that the doctors sai'
would burst II she attempted TO wal
on u. The next day she put ne
shoe on a perfectly normal foot wit
the swelling all gone. Her siste
shouted with Joy, saying that sh
thanked God that she had faith
bring her." said Mr.. Odum.
Mr.. Odum says that the healing
took place as they did in the mee
incs at other places. that the churc
WIS crowded 10 its capacity Of abot
1900 and many turned away at som
OF the services. MANY people weI
standing in the aisles and peopl
shouting, praise the Lord, glory
God, and many screams would b
heard as the sick. cripple, deaf an
blind would get their healing NJ
Odum asserted.