Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-06-11
MAN IS HEALED BY MIRACLE,
BAPTIST PREACHER REPORTS
Bedridden Houston Man Rises and
Walks After Prayers


One Of the most remarkable cases OF
presentday miracles was reported by
Rev. D. L. Griffith, pastor of the Trim
ty Baptist church, Wednesday night.
The story as told by Rev. Mr.. Griffith
is that a Mr.. Ferry residing at 22lo
Whitney street, who has been bedrid-
den for more than four weeks. called
him over the phone Monday and asked
him to come and see him.
ION arriving at his house" continu
ed Rev. Griffith, | found that Mr. Ferry
wanted to talk to me about his soul. l
STAYED for a while and prayed with him.
l returned to his house Tuesday. but
before going | tried to get some other
minister to &c with me, but wac una
Bile to DO So. again prayed with him
and talked with him for some time.
Reads Promise of Healing
Wednesday Mr.. Ferry called me
over the phone and told me that he had
been Teading in the fifth chapter of
the EPStle of James, where il said,
Is there one among YOU afflicted2 Let
him call for the elders of the church
and let them pray over him, amounting
him WITHHOLD in the nam eOf the Lord; |
And the prayer of the faithful SHALL |
shall save the sick, and the Lord shall
raise him up: and IL he have commit. !
ted sins they shall be forgiven him.
Confess your faults to one another. ard !
pray for one another, that he NAV be |
'eaIed' The oacetual fervent prayer Of |
righteous man availeth much"
HE asked me if l believed this and |
when told him that | did, Sc asked me
Nho the elders were, and whom Ada
I'm that they mmis,egs. h-- +
bIA.s the" a. asked that
20 him.
Calls the Elders.
81 called DR.. Lcavell of the First
Baptist church and Rev. w. NJ. Harrcl
of the Calvary Baptist church and ask
I'd them to accompany me to Sc Mr..
Ferry. We went to his home ami prayed
together and separately and then we
the afflicted man with oil.
We left him shortly afterwards and
went to our homes.
"Not long after reaching home, l
was called to the prone by his wife,
who told me that her husband had got
ten out of bed about five minutes after
Va IAtesftt -sfn s,ff htl1 to hhVr-thut was
lealed and was going to get out of bed.
lie also express desire to shave and
would not let his wife get his razor for
lin, but got it himself. After shaw
ny, he went out of the house and visit.
d among the neighbors telling them of
he wondrOus work of the Lord.
"Gets Up and WALKS"
"ln the afternoon he called ME and
aid that he was going to attend pray.
r mectirg a 1.-THE church. He had TO
val. >vcral hundred wards to the
treet car and another block after leav-
ng the ear near the church. He also
old me that he had eaten a hearty
neal that day. In church he made sew.
raj talks about his being healed. He
aid he was not suffering from excite.
nent and held up his hand sevaral
lines to show the congregation that he
vas not in the least nervous"
The history of Mr.. Ferry's case as
old by Rev. Griffith Wednesday night
vas that Mr.. Ferry had been suffering
rom tuberculosis for the past five
ears. His family had professed a
aith in Jesus Christ and the family
oined the Baptist church. Mr.. Ferry,
aid Rev. Mr.. Griffith, had affiliated
With the Salvation Army and had per.
uaded his family TO follow him. This
hey did, but later went back to the
hureh and Mr.. Ferry had become es.
ranged and drifted away from the
eaehing Of God.