1901
Christian Science Claims Credit For Smallpox Patient's Recovery In Omaha
Omaha, Jan. 31.—The cure of a case of smallpox through Christian Science is asserted by the Omaha members of the cult and by the patient himself. Walter M. Rouse, when attacked by the disease two weeks ago. placed himself in the hands of Head Reader Chadwick for treatment, refusing to take medicine. Chadwick reported the case to the health officers, as the law requires, and Rouse was taken to the pesthouse.
Christian Scientists all over the city took the case in hand and gave absent treatment from the beginning. In addition the attendants at the pesthouse were very diligent, for the reason that Rouse objected to taking medicine.
Rouse declared yesterday that he had almost recovered, and that he owed his cure to the prayers of those who had for two weeks given him absent treatment. One of the leaders of the society said today that the outcome of this case tended to show that vaccination is unnecessary in the person of a Christian Scientist, but no opposition will be shown to the order of the health board on this point.
—Davenport Daily Republican, Davenport, IA, Feb. 1, 1901, p. 3.
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The Christian Courage of a Reverend Father
1877
Samuel Maxwell, of the Third Ward, died yesterday morning, at 8 o'clock, of small-pox.
Shortly before his death, we understand that he, being a Protestant, sent for a Protestant minister to give him some spiritual advice, but the minister refused to go.
He sent for Father Eppink, who acceded to the request, and after giving to the dying man spiritual consolation, baptized him into the Catholic Church.
The Rev. Father is entitled to much praise for the Christian courage he has shown in visiting small-pox cases. He has gone, not only with the word of God in his mouth, but the spade and mattock in his hand, and while with one he prepared the soul for eternity, he dug the grave for the body.
Such devotion to God and humanity as he is showing is rare in human character. — Zanesville (Ohio] Times, January 15.
Samuel Maxwell, of the Third Ward, died yesterday morning, at 8 o'clock, of small-pox.
Shortly before his death, we understand that he, being a Protestant, sent for a Protestant minister to give him some spiritual advice, but the minister refused to go.
He sent for Father Eppink, who acceded to the request, and after giving to the dying man spiritual consolation, baptized him into the Catholic Church.
The Rev. Father is entitled to much praise for the Christian courage he has shown in visiting small-pox cases. He has gone, not only with the word of God in his mouth, but the spade and mattock in his hand, and while with one he prepared the soul for eternity, he dug the grave for the body.
Such devotion to God and humanity as he is showing is rare in human character. — Zanesville (Ohio] Times, January 15.
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