ATTEMPT TO RAISE TEH DEAD

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 258, 24 July 1908, Page 11

ATTEMPT TO RAISE TEH DEAD

Tho final act of an extraordinary Christian Scienco tragedy was to-day witnessed at oa,Vannah; (writes a New York correspondent, under, dato .of May 19)':' Tho incident aroso out of tho invinpibleVboliof of.Mrs. Edward Oarpentor that sho would lie able by constant' prayer to bring back to life her: husband, a wealthy planter, who died at Asheville just over a week ago. With a band of follow Christian Scientists the bereaved widow kept i'vigil,over tho body of the dead inah,".ail' concentrating thdir wills, through seven day's-and- 1 -nights of emotional fervour' on the' task of "believing" -him back to life. Mr. Carjieiiter, whoso fortune amounted to nearly'£l,ooo,ooo, was, ; himself an ardont Christian. Scfeiitist. Ho wont to Ashovilla for'the',sake of his health, but refused to consult.a medical man, and paid for.his belief with, his life,. Two days .ago tho authorities insisted th,at the body must bo removed from 'tho; villa, whoro tho widow and tho I'lioalers"" werp ■ oxhausting thomsolves in ineffectual prayer. "My husband is not dead," -'Mrs. ' Carpenter ,wildly cried, "he may at tiny moment arise and speak to me." The woman assured the official intruders that her dearest friend years ago had been similarly,; restored to lifo after the doctors had pronounced-him dead. At last Mrs. Carpenter fell asleep, and while sho slept tho body-of, her liuhband was taken by undertakers and embalmed. To-day tho griofstricken and still incredulous widow arrived at Savannah with tho remains of her husband, which wore buried in tho family vault.