Eureka Reporter | 1906-03-09 | Page 2 | Could Not Prevent Death by Prayer

could not prevent death by prayer chicago the city health depart ment is justified in forcibly interfere int erfer ing in cases of extreme sickness where the services of a physician are refused according to an opinion ren dered by corporation counsel lewis since the advent of john alexander dowie in chicago many cases of thi nature have been brought to the no tice of the city authorities but no definite action has ever been taken in such cases until monday when prayer instead of medicine was being ased in the treatment of mrs ella turner who is a believer in dowie s teachings the woman was scream ing with pain when a physician ar rived and relieved her the police hav ing interfered and called the doctor