One day a sister of our company and I had planned to do some calling. At
this time we were in need of such provisions as butter, milk, eggs, etc.
The sister thought, therefore, that we had better go to a sister who we
felt sure would help us in our time of need. I felt more inclined to go and
see the woman who was addicted to the morphine-habit, and accordingly we
turned our steps in that direction. The two old ladies were much pleased to
have us come, and the one who was bound by the morphine-habit desired very
much to be delivered. Before we left, they wanted to know if we had a cow.
We told them no, and without our asking they supplied us with all the milk,
butter, eggs, and buttermilk we needed.
As we left, they requested that we should come back and pray for the
sister's deliverance. Their brother also came after me the following Monday
morning to go and have prayer for her. For nearly forty years she had been
addicted to the morphine habit and had been given up by the doctors who had
treated her. Four or five years before this, spots such as usually come on
the skin of those who have long been users of morphine, appeared on her
skin, showing that she was beyond the reach of medical skill. I went there,
prayed for her, but felt that her case was so serious that there would be a
prolonged fight, so I returned and sent Sister Kaser. She remained at the
house for twelve days. For three or four days it was a life and death
fight. Then the old lady began to come out from under the influence of the
drug, to throw off the effects, and in twelve days she was like another
person. Things that she ate began to taste natural, and her health
improved. God had wrought a perfect deliverance.
It was during our stay at this place that we had the privilege of visiting
the park in which are the giant redwoods of California. For thirty miles on
the trip we went in a carriage, and then we took a large mountain-wagon
drawn by two pair of horses. As we ascended the mountain to the park, we
passed through vegetation in various conditions. At Fresno, where we began
our journey, no rain falls and vegetation grows only by means of
irrigation. As we ascended, we came first to where there was a small amount
of moisture, and the grass was just beginning to make its appearance. As we
got further up the mountain, the vegetation was more abundant and flowers
were growing here and there. The further we went the greener was the
foliage, the stronger the growth, and when we reached the height we were in
a grove of giant trees.
Just before reaching the park we were threatened with a danger that we
least expected. During the summer, government troops camped in the park,
and as we came up the narrow road, we met the army-wagons coming toward us.
The road was so narrow, with the sheer side of the mountain rising on one
side and a precipice on the other, that to pass these wagons was
impossible. We had to wait until the government-wagons passed before
resuming our trip.
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