Year: 1875

EPISCOPAL CHURCH.


THE STORY OF '',Y cURE"-A DISCOURSE BY


REV. S. H. PIATT


In to the many applications personally and
by the particulars of his of lame
ness Rev. s H. Patt last evening gave the story of his
cure he has prepared for pamphlet to be issued
in o few days The substance of the story Is fol-
lows


In March, 1850 just previous to the beginning Of his
ministerial life and entrance upon his pastorate, he
received kick from horse, which injured his left
leg that floating cartilage formed, and for five years
he used and crutch to limp about with. His
suerings ndescrbabe and yet he preached twice
each Sabbath. After five years, however, he was
abled TO dispense with the crutch but he still held
to his He had been able during the quar-
ter Of century intervening until his recent to
kneel that knee because of its sensveness to swell
on the least pressure and the intense pain which it
gave. Thus he continued for six years longer, when
strain of this limb caused him to be confined ten months
his house. and since has he been able TO walk
moro than hall mile without In 1866 fall
that knee laid him up three months more, and from
early in the fa until late in the spring he has had to
keep it carefully and heavily covered sensitive to
cold has 1t BEEN In July, 1872, Mr.. Patt struck
his right knee against dry goods box
while walking out in Bridgeport the
dark. This laid him on his back four
months and the doctors could do little nothing for
him. The same symptoms appeared in this as in the
leg that time he has been able to preach
standing. His previous experience with crutch how
ever prevented him from taking to that again. but he
substituted another cane and he has continued TO
two ever since. Had it not been for the kindness of
the First Methodist Episcopal church of Bridgeport in
keeping him their pastor, and DeKab avenue church.
Brooklyn in receiving him and retaining him they
have done with these disabilities, he would not be in
the ministry to-day Not being able to stand, he has
usually sat to preach until few weeks ago.


uNBELEP.


In the winter of 1874 sciatc pains frequent and
severe These increased greatly during that year and
the present that he gave up all hope OF ever becoming
free from them. II seemed 10 him that for whatever
work the Lord had for him He wanted him TO be lame
and so he really and faithfully prayed for
BY OF this double ameness he could rarely at
tempt walk of more than two or three blocks ut u
| time December H. 1872 while visiting the Home for
| Incurabes in Boston, DR. Cullis, the superintendent,
related TO him great many instances of faith cures
but he did not put very much faith In them To him
they more the cures of the imagination than OF
faith. However, Dr. Culis encouraged him to trust
in God for whatever might be the issue,
and, kneeling down, the Doctor prayed and laid
his hands Mr. Patts knees, and he felt sensation OF
strength coming downward TO his limbs He able to
But overexertlon and lack of faith afterward brought
the old trouble again. In June of the present year
Elder Miles Grant, friend OF his school days spent
short time with him in his parsonage In Brooklyn, and
encouraged him greatly to hope that he should be some
day healed He did get far in this hope as to believe
that it simply question of time with God. But
even this hope seems have faded away before the
final On Sunday July Is, he was so feeble
that lie could not from his cottage to the tabernacle
in Ocean Grove service though the distance is very
short. He remained ut home and spent the time read
ing stories of remarkable cures by faith and prayer
His sciac pains great he prayed TO be relieved
from them and he became convinced that he should be
cured some time On the Wednesday following that
Sabbath sister Amanda Smith, coored evangelist, de-
livered an address in the Grove on temporal deliver
in answer to prayer This address he was able to
hear and seemed to be altogether for him. so that he
encouraged to believe that the time of his deliver
ance was drawing The next Sunday he preached
Ocean Grove and about six NJ two ladies called at
his cottage and introduced themselves TO him Miss
Moseman and Mrs. Beach. They strangers to
him He had never Miss Moseman before and has
seen her since This lady stated her business at
She said


THE LORD HAD SENT TO HIM


to tell him that he might be cured OF his lameness II he
would only believe Mr. Patt answered that he did not
doubt Gods power, but did His willingness "Is He
willing to destroy the works of the devil asked
the lady land is disease His work 7" mot
always said Mr.. Plat and he quoted the OF the
blind man in the Gospel, concerning whom the Phari-
inquired of Jesus who sinned, the blind man or
his parents But Miss Moseman beat him with his own
case by quoting the Savour's reply Can you believe
for a cure" she asked "If you show any in
timation that 1t Is Gods will can, the preacher
sponded s'but am confident that lie wants TO be
amcn He asked her II she had ever been sent in this
wav before She said she had He asked then If she
had ever been mistaken and aied and she answered,
'Never" But people have called upon her to ask her 10
pray for their recovery and It has done them little or
no good. She then knelt before him and offered up
brief petition for the healing of his knees, which her
| hands were land minute or two a;terward he
conscious OF developing toning upward OF his limbs,
and in his mental processes he believed
for "A cure and acted If he cured.
Miss Moscman advised him not TO go anywhere
unless God sent him. and then he should have all tho
strength he needed As much from habit as thing
else lie carried cane with him after this event un-
| Ill two weeks ago, at Merrck camp meeting when he
felt that lie ought to lay that aside also And
he did and stood hours to preach and could have
s,ood two more SO lar as he felt any weakness in his
/ knees He now walks about, sometimes two miles at
once and stands to preach at every service and though
he has had occasional palms. these are disappearing and
the strength OF his limbs To be increasing stead
ily letter received by hm from Miss Moseman day
or two ago tells him thai three days before she called ut
his cottage she felt impressed to pray for him aud had
done 80 daily and that while he preaching The
Sabbath Lord told her to and visit him thereafter,
as she did Mr. Platt and Miss Moscman both consider
the case now of temporal healing In answer 10
prayer.