Miracles in My Life - J. N. Loughborough

At the time of our labors in Iowa, both Elder
White and I were laboring beyond our better
judgment. On the morning of Aug. 24, I stepped
off the train at Eddyville, expecting to go with
Brother Kaufman a few miles out to preach a
funeral sermon for a sister who had been buried a
few days before. The brother handed me a telegram
which read: "Elder White paralyzed. Come to
Battle Creek immediately." The conductor held the
train for me to secure my ticket, and I went on to
Battle Creek. When I arrived there and laid off my
active labor, my brain was so congested that I
could not bear the jar of walking, except on tiptoes.
In Battle Creek I met Dr. Lay, a devoted church
member who had visited Jackson's "water cure" in
Dansville, New York, that he might learn their
methods. After Elder White's stroke, he thought it
best for the elder to go to Dansville for treatment,
and on looking over my case decided that I, too,
needed water treatment and rest. So on Sept. 14,
the Whites and I, accompanied by Dr. Lay started
for the "Home on the Hillside" at Danville, where
we stayed until Dec. 7. After six weeks I recovered
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