Having been healed through the power of God, I desire to follow the example of one of the lepers of old, and sincerely thank our Heavenly Father for what He has done for me — and what he is willing to do, and will do, for all who will give Him an opportunity — and know of no more effectual way to do this than in a public acknowledgment of the blessings received.
I had been a sufferer for years with a supposed case of dyspepsia, and up to the eighth day of June, 1894, was taking from forty to sixty cents worth of medicine, and smoking from six to twelve cigars each day, and instead of receiving any relief from the medicine, was continually growing worse, and had reached the point where I thought I could not live much longer.
Such was my condition, when I met an old army comrade, who for six years had not been without crutches, owing to a broken knee. Although I had seen him several times since we were discharged from the U. S. service, it was the first time I had seen him without crutches. To say that I was surprised does not express it, because I knew he had resorted to all sorts of material remedies, but without receiving any benefit.
