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Title: Demonism verified and analyzed
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: White, Hugh Watt, 1870-1940
Subjects: Demoniac possession Personality disorders
Publisher: (Yencheng, Kiangsu, China) The author Richmond, Va., The Presbyterian committee of publication (etc., etc.)
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.In 1916 two of his neighbors became Christians. Theyprayed with him, and he was healed. The healingoccupied in all thirteen days. I saw him a few weekslater, smiling, well, and have often seen him in theseyears since the healing.* My No. 6, the wife of a carpenter, was desperatelyill. The trouble began in the fourth month, 1915. Shehad been a widow of rather better social standiug thanhe. Hence arose worry about the marriage. Thereseems also to have been female trouble. Spells of de-monism would come on, usually at night, and last tilldaybreak. She would have pain. The speech wouldbecome thick and confused, the sight blurred. Shecould not eat. In the seventh month diarrhea set in.By the eighth month—late August, early September-she was bedridden, emaciated, sallow. The husband went fifteen miles for Elder ChenYa Koh. He replied that he was coming to their villagein three or four days for the Sunday, and would see herthen. The husband insisted that she would not hold out *Illus. 12.
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Illus. 12. Saved from Suicide. Case 7. See p. 130, TREATMENT OF DEMONISM 131 so long. Mr. Chen said: Well, I will come righton. The next day, the husband met him, saying:It is all right now. The demon said, I am going,and she has gotten well. When I saw her on December31st of that year, she was ruddy, smiling, happy, well,and has been so for several years since. In April 1920, a man, No. 408, was brought on aboat to the chapel at the Kwai village. He had beenabed twenty-six days, and for twenty odd had not beenable to eat. His head hurt, waist hurt, legs hurt, thepains changing from one place to another and having noassignable cause. He was evidently on the point ofdeath. When the boat reached the chapel, the Christianshelped him inside. The church service was held. Atthe close the Christians told him he could walk, and heimmediately did so. He walked to the boat, ate food,and on the way home even prepared his own food. No. 124 continued well and intimate with themissionaries until he

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