I remained six weeks at Sioux Falls, during which time I had but little
chance to do missionary work other than to encourage the sister whom I went
to visit. However, I did go out and put Trumpets in some of the yards and
on the porches of neighboring houses. Possibly some of these papers may
have proved silent messengers of salvation. Sometimes when the mercury was
ten degrees below zero, and the snow deep on the ground, I would go out and
walk and distribute Trumpets or tracts. In spite of the cold and snow, I
enjoyed my stay. I did what God directed me to do, and I trust that he has
blessed my labors. At any rate, the sister whom I went to visit has written
me a number of times that she does not know what she would have done had
not God sent me at that time to help her through the difficulties she was
then encountering. On my return trip I took a severe cold while traveling
in a chilly car. My train was late and did not make connections at Chicago.
I telephoned out to the Faith Missionary Home, and they gave me an
invitation to come and remain over night. I accepted their kindness and was
soon in the home where I had spent so many years in the work of the Lord.
That evening I made a call on a dear sister that I was anxious to meet, and
by the time I got back to the home again I was real sick. I had taken a
severe attack of the grip and was suffering greatly. Most of the workers
were gone to meetings in different parts of the city, but a sister who had
remained at home, laid her hands on me and prayed the prayer of faith. I
was able next morning to resume my journey back to the Old People's Home at
Anderson.
Although my system had been greatly weakened and rendered more liable to
taking cold than it had been before, yet I was well enough so that I soon
went about fifteen miles to the little town of Cammack and assisted Sister
Maud Smith in a two weeks' meeting. Soon after my return I took a severe
attack of pneumonia. Prayer was offered, but the disease seemed to be
stubborn. I was anointed, and prayer was again offered, but the battle was
still on. So we called in some more of God's ministers and again had
prayer. This time God healed me, and next day I was able to go down to
dinner. Nevertheless, I remained weak for some days, but soon felt almost
entirely restored to health.
In about two weeks, however, I took another attack of pneumonia, one more
severe than the first. Again we had a stubborn fight. We prayed three times
before any effects were visible. Pleurisy was setting in, and I had begun
to spit blood. My temperature had reached 103-3/4 when God gave the witness
from heaven that he healed me. I did not get strength nearly so quickly as
I did before, and had to keep my bed most of the time for two days.
Nevertheless, I never doubted once my healing, and indeed it had been
accomplished. I have never suffered from that affliction since.
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