| 220 In order to perform a duty that our late Sr. Lois Cutler had in her mind to attend to before she died, but failed to do it, I write.
After she had united with the Reorganized Church, she asked for additional testimony; and she promised in her prayer that she would make it known unto the world. Her prayer was about as follows:
"Lord, if the present Joseph, the son of the martyred prophet, is truly his father's successor by right, and has been called by thine own power to the presidency of the church, and is accepted of thee as a prophet, wilt thou witness unto me in this manner, by taking this lump off from my finger that has been here for a long time. If this be done, I shall then know that the Reorganized Church is the church, and that Joseph is thy prophet, and I covenant to tell the same to the world."
The facts are as follows: She had a lump on one of her fingers about the size of a large hazlenut, of a bony substance, which had been there some fourteen years, and truly she could ascribe it to some unseen power if it was removed. The good Lord answered her prayer, for it remained only a few days afterward. She had thought for a long time that she would write to the Herald of this miracle, but neglected to do so. And now, to be obedient unto the Spirit, I write for her, and add my testimony, as I was knowing to the fact that the lump was on her finger for several years and that it went away, and I believe that it was in answer to her prayer. Near three years ago she was miraculously healed by the laying on of hands; and also by the laying on of hands and prayer her eyesight was restored.-The Saints' Herald, vol. 25, p. 172.
On April 12, Elder John H. Hansen wrote from Farmington, Kentucky, reporting a discussion which he had recently held at Cave Spring, Georgia, with Elder David Williams, of the Utah church. There was a remarkable incident occurred during this debate which we give in the language of Elder Hansen:
On Sunday we debated "polygamy," before a large congregation. They pursued the usual course, that is, appealing to the law of Moses. When I showed them that the law was done away they changed their tactics, and began to introduce the so-called polygamic revelation, when it pleased God to come to the rescue of the truth in a truly marvelous manner. Williams was beginning to tell the congregation that Joseph had received a revelation on polygamy; and as he did so, and while he picked up the book with the intention of quoting from it, the Lord smote him with his power, so that he could not proceed; he turned suddenly pale, became agitated, his face manifesting distress, and, trembling he dropped into his seat six minutes before his time was out. In his next speech, which was his last, he was confused throughout, and talked without sense or system. His breakdown had a remarkable effect on the congregation; which was much increased by the fact that in opening the debate by prayer in the afternoon, I had called upon the Lord to manifest
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