ALLEGED "CURES."

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 290, 7 December 1932, Page 9

ALLEGED "CURES."

CLAIMS REFUTED. WHAT COMMITTEE FOUND. ELEVEN CASES LATER DIED. The committee that inquired into the claims of cures at the Dallimore mission gives in its report details of ten instances where the cases were claimed as "cured," but were not substantiated; 13 cases where no effects were noted; 11 cases where death followed; 3 cases where a serious breakdown followed, and 7 cases where insanity and suicide followed. The cases in which no effects were noted after treatment were as follow: — (1) Woman, aged 27, who had had fits since she was IC. Was anointed by Mr. Dallimore. During that night she took twelve or more fits and says she had no recollection of anything for the succeeding two weeks. She is quite clear in her idea that she received no benefit but only harm from faith healing. (2)' Man who was suffering from a nervous disorder. Attended Dallimore's meetings steadily for about two years. He says he has a tingling down the spine for about 20 minutes each time after falling down. He has not improved. (3) Man with blindness of one eye and valvular heart trouble. Went under the power and also treated with blessed handkerchiefs. He states that he had sincere faith and confidently believed li 3 would be cured. There has been no change in his condition. (4) Man with duodenal ulcer. Attended Mr. -Dallimore's mission. No i relief. (5) Girl, of 12, who had marked wasting of one leg caused by infantile paralysis. Received treatment from Mr. Dallimore twice weekly for 17 months. Little, if any, change in her condition. (G) A boy of four of imbecile mentality. Has been taken to Revival Fire meetings, but his condition remains the same. (7) Youth, aged 17, with paralysis of muscles of the right forearm, the result of infantile paralysis. Went under the power at Dallimore's mission. The arm is exactly the same as before. Blessed Handkerchiefs. (8) Man, aged 59, suffering from mental depression. Wears handkerchiefs blessed by Mr. Dallimore, but no improvement has resulted.

(9) Single woman, aged 45, with nervous breakdown and insomnia. Attended Revival Fire Mission and went under the power several times, but has received no benefit. (10) Man, aged 30, who suffered severely from asthma, having attacks almost every night. Went under the power twice and was pronounced healed, but he. has noticed no improvement whatever.

(11) Girl, of 18, with weakness of legs, the result of infantile paralysis. Attended Revival Fire Mission weekly for three months. She developed marked nervous symptoms, became wildly excited, and lost control of certain functions. She thought she was going mad, and her relatives were alarmed about her mental state. On ceasing to attend the mission, her nervous and mental condition returned to normal, and her legs appear a little stronger than before. Her mother, however, states she is satisfled she could always have used her legs more if she tried.

(12) Elderly woman with rheumatoid arthritis. Was anointed by Mr. Dallimore but no improvement followed. (13) Man with neurasthenia, who was unable to make any effort without great feeling of exhaustion. Went to Dallimore's mission full of faith, and went under the power many times. He said he felt wonderfully better and appeared brighter and more energetic. Thie improvement continued for two months, then ho rapidly slipped back to his former state. Breakdowns. The cases where serious breakdowns followed were:— (1) Woman with neurasthenia. Attended. Mr. Dallimore's meetings for j years. She grew steadily worse and finally had a severe nervous breakdown. (2) Man with internal trouble was anointed 15 times by Mr. Dallimore. His symptoms grew worse, until finally he sought medical aid, against strong opposition from Mr. Dallimore. Immediate operation was performed and doctor certifies his chances of recovery are gravely imperilled by failure to seek medical advice earlier. (3) Woman, who had been paralysed about 2J years and had made a partial recovery. She became an enthusiastic attender at Revival Fire Mission. Later she had a further paralytic stroke and became a complete invalid. Death and Insanity. The committee reports that death followed in eleven cases, most of which were suffering from growths or tuberculosis. Most distressing of all the evidence produced in the report is that referring to seven cases where it is said the patient either went insane or committed suicide. The following instances are typical of cases followed by death:— Elderly man, with a cancerous goitre. He attended Mr. Dallimore's mission and soon started spitting up dark-brown froth. The man and his family became very enthusiastic, believing that the growth was coming away and that he was spitting it up. When he came under medical examination the growth was found to have extended through his lungs and into his spine. His case was then hopeless and he died two weeks later. Woman with cancerous growth of arm. Growth was operated upon but she was told her case was incurable. She attended Mr. Dallimore's meetings on numerous occasions and used blessed handkerchiefs. She improved and increased in weight, and was shown on the platform by Mr. Dallimore as a cured case of cancer. Shortly afterwards she began to go down-hill. She lost her faith and confidence in God and was in a state of mental and physical anguish until her death some weeks later.

Woman with paralytic stroke. Under medical care made good progress and was able to do light work in her home. Attended Revival Fire Mission. Excitement led to further paralytic seizures, and death occurred within three-weeks. Man suffering severely from rheumatism was treated by" handkerchiefs blessed by Mr. Dallimore. Grew steadily worse, and died of kidney trouble. The committee states in its report, "The cases reported upon, whilst thoroughly representative, form only a fraction of the numbers known to the medical practitioners. To have dealt with every case that could have been supplied would have meant unduly delaying the' publication of thin report."