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Show A MODERN MIRACLE. What gave a little zest to the mission for non-Catholics non-Catholics in the Paulist church in San Francisco recently, re-cently, conducted by a band from the Apostolic Mission Mis-sion House, was the presence of a large number of Christian Scientists. These, bright-eyed, intelligent intelli-gent folk came every night, and every one was loaded with questions for the missioners, Fathers Doyle, Walsh and Towey. One of the questions read : "I have listened with interest to your proofs that the power of forgiving sins exists in the Catholic Church today, and I am about convinced that it is so. But what about the power of healing that was given at the same time? Has it vanished ? A CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST." Father Doyle was answering the questions that evening. "No so," he replied. "The power of healing heal-ing has always remained with the Church. It was exercised in apostolic times in a more striking way because there was need of abundant proof to convince con-vince the pagan world of the truth of Christianity. But the same power of healing has been exercised since. The lives of the saints bear evidence that the gift of miracles has been present in the Church in all ages. Read the story of Lourdes if you want proof of this in modern times." . He then related a miracle that came under his own observation at Lourdes, where a man born bin..; received his sight. Then, to prove still further h: statement, Father Doyle proceeded to read an ath davit that Father Wyman had given him as he ascended- the pulpit, in which a well-known rnmii..-ii.au rnmii..-ii.au of Nevada county, California, declares undei-oath undei-oath that he had been suffering with a stroke : paralysis for nine years. His left side was withered and the doctors pronounced his case incurable Lai May he began with some Catholic friends a novi-mi. lie himself was a non-Catholic at the time. Ai ti:e termination of the novena he found, and the d- e tors certified, that he wa3 completely cured. When he began he could not walk alone. At the chc of the novena his limbs had assumed their normal si:c, and rlrength. Since then he has been received iar the Church. All this was recited in detail in the affidavit and sworn to before a notary public. Father Doyle was quite unprepared for the climax cli-max which followed. No sootier had he finished reading the affidavit and turned to the next .illation .illa-tion when a strong, healthy looking man stood i-p in the middle of the church and said in a loud, ck-a;-voice: "I am the man." This produced a profound sensation. Every one present, particularly the coterie of Christian Scientists, Sci-entists, showed signs of being affected by the in stance, and after the services made the gentleman who had borne witness the center of n interested and sympathetic crowd. It seemed a providc.itiai answer to the question of the Christian Scientists, and several of them applied later for instruction 'v. preparation for entering the Church. |
