The Washington times., 1922-09-25
.D|V|NE HEALER
ON WORLD TRIP,
SAYSDR.DUDLEY
Hickson Not Missing, but in
South Africa, Carrying on
Work He Did Here.
BY Universal Service.

Denial was made today by DR..
George F. Dudley, rector of st:
Stephens Protestant Episcopal
Church, that James Moore Hickson,
the English divine healer, was
strangely missing, and that thou
sands OF dollars collected by him
had not been accounted for.
Hickman, according to DR.. Dud.
ley, is now at johannesburg, South
Africa, carrying on the work that
made him famous overnight in the
United States. His itinerary in
South Africa is well known to those
who have been identified with his
activities. He sails fro Australia
on November 28. from Cape Town.
"There has never been any nIys-
terry connected with the movements
or whereabouts Of Mr.. Hickson."
said DIR. Dudley. What is more,
he did not receive fabulous sums
/ of money in the United States. I
was In charge of his services here
in Washington, and he insisted that
there be no collections taken. A
box was placed In the vestibule Of
the church. and those who desired
could make a free-will offering. II
was understood that the moneys
extension of the healing mission
into China and India, and since
he left here he has visited both
those countries.
"The donations made in Washing.
ton were not large. One service was
held at Epiphany Church, the pro-
ceeds from which were used to de-
fray the expenses Of the mission
here. It is unfair to Mr.. Hickson,
who did a consoling work that
brought comfort to hundreds of peo-
pie here and elsewhere, to impugn
his honesty and good faith. What.
ever money was contributed at his
services was for his own use,> and
Il was understood that it's expendi.
ture was subject to his sole con.
troll"
DR.. Dudley read from the current
issue of The Healer, which printed
the Hickson itinerary in South
Africa. He will be at Pretoria from
September 2S to October II; South
Rhodesia. October II TO 81; Bloem.
fontein. November Z to 10: and Cape
Town, November 21 to 2S, the date
set for his departure for Australia.
Boston Churchmen Worried.
BOSTON. Mass. Sept. 25.-Hoston
Episcopalians today sent out an
alarm for James Moore Hickson, the
English healer" who created a
near sensation in New England
through his alleged cures Of the
blind, lame and sick. A demand was
also made on the headquarters Of
the Episcopal Church in New York
that the huge sums of money which
Mr.. Hickson collected be accounted
for.
Healer Hickson was 10 attend the
general convention in Portland. Ore 1,
but did not appear. Every effort
has been made to locate him. He
cannot be found, however, and the
single clue resulting from a thor.
ough investigation points to South
Africa. where It is alleged he ar
rived less than a month ago.
While Mr.. Hickson made NO
charge for his services, he carried
away from this country many hun
dreds of thousands of dollars. Lead
ing Boston Episcopalian insist that
this money should in some way be
accounted for, hence their anxiety
at Mr.. Hickson's sudden mysterious
disappearance.
While in this city ME- Hickson
held healing services in the Cathe-
dral OF st. Paul, the Church Of the
| Advent, st. John the Evangelist and
st. Johns Roxbury, and 1t is al
legged very large sums Of money
were given him here.