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Show ST KICK EX Dl'Mi;. While Defying the Alniidity. '.fan ,., j . .. and Sp. , (;. 'J' ''' I A fearful result -of hla-.i ,nv wa wirn..Pl ; Chicago recent';.-. Julian Kenfro wavs,ri..:vl.,, ,) I immediately after darink God lo .prv,.'Vj'j;'.'""lil 1 i.-itence by visiting these affliction, upon j,;,,,'""' ' A' f . Ren fro is a sraithenie!. 'coininc' from ),,, , port. La. He roomed with Edward I .a Cro. j l -Burke and J. La Crosse, all of whom ar ii. ' ' f ' Catholics. Renfro scoffed at tin-i 1- belie'. ,. '''l to their church with them and li-i, n.-d to f ices. The priests at the. Holy Name 1 I talked to him at the requevt of hi, roonnnav- ! without avail. 5 I . "I am a practical man and I have I f to study medicine," said Ii"iifr. "I do. nor .,... I in that which I do not see and which ti... f onstrafed to me conclusively." ; t Tucday night the four young men e-i.,1.r..j ; I a game of cards in their rooms.- When .j., ;Jj f f tired of the sport and were about to ret in-. ; !j f discission aro.se. J "If there is a God let him sh nv me." j Renfro. "Let him strike me. dead. Xo. i ,,. ask so great a proof, for would nor. live 1 oiutrate His exi,tence. Let Him make me h-i 1 dumb. Then I will believe." I A mom'-nt later Renfro fell to ihe Hoc:-. !) O. O. Draper was called, and he found tha lj, ... fro had lost the power of ,pee.-h and hey n lie. -il.. I holds, as do some of his brother pli.v-iciaa-. tiu- I it was but a coincidence, but the three roomni;-t.- I and 'north side ministers ay that it was the ,v ,; I manifestation. I |