I was baptizing a number of people in the North Sea, outside of Lokken,
Denmark, among whom was Sister Swenborg, from Tiste, whose eyes were so
crossed that she could not help herself at all without wearing her glasses.
A big crowd was there, mocking and throwing sand at the saints. I had just
baptized Sister Swenborg, and as she was coming out of the sea I heard a
shout going up from the saints. They told me that as the sister was coming
out of the water with lifted hands and looking up to heaven praising God, a
halo of glory was shining around her head--and her eyes were straightened
and she was a changed woman from that time. The mob stopped their mocking
on seeing this demonstration.
After the service the next Sunday at Tiste, Sister Swenborg made the
request that everybody meet her the next Tuesday afternoon at two-thirty
o'clock at the boat landing as she had something of interest to tell them.
A big crowd gathered on Tuesday afternoon, and the sister climbed up on a
large box holding her glasses in her hand and said to the people, "You all
know me and my parents who live about six miles east of town. Before I was
big enough to wear glasses it was necessary either for me to have someone
lead me or to pull me in a little wagon or sleigh. I was saved recently in
a meeting held by Bro. Morris C. Johnson and last week I went to Lokken and
was baptized, and as I came out of the water my eyes were straightened.
Here are my glasses," she said, holding them up and telling what they had
cost, "Here they go! I don't need them anymore!" and into the sea they
went. Then, opening her hand bag she took out a needle and said, "This is
the finest needle on the market," and took thread and threaded it before
the eyes of the astonished crowd.
* * * * *
For a number of years I had suffered with appendicitis and during a meeting
I was holding in company with Bro. Carl Arbeiter at Plum Coolie, Canada, I
had a severe attack which lasted two days and two nights. The third night I
was so tired and worn out that I went to sleep in spite of the pain. I woke
up hearing myself say, "Don't stick that knife into me." The appendix was
swollen to about the size of a small hen's egg, and I felt it was going to
burst. There was no time to get anyone to come and pray so I laid my own
hands on my body and said, "Lord God Almighty, if you do not help me now I
am gone." It burst, making a noise like the shot from a small shotgun. I
then turned over to my other side and went to sleep at once and have never
experienced any bad effects nor had any attacks since. In relating this
experience to three doctors later, two of them laughed and made fun of me,
but the third one said, "Hold on, hold on; this man has never lied to me
yet." He said it could have burst into the intestines, the poison passing
out the natural way. And if not, the Lord God could take care of him!
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