FOOLISH FANATICISM

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue VII, 20 November 1889, Page 3

FOOLISH FANATICISM

# — " Broadbrim" io his New York letter writea :— A Norwegian naajed Olaen was arrested m Brooklyn ucder pecaHur oirouinatanoea. A week ago a girl named Olaen, «liO a Norwegian but do remtion, came to Mr Olaen'a hoaße and, aa ohe wan not feollng well, rtqaested permisHlon to remain. Mr Olaen and hiß wife ge.ve her a toom and made her as comfortable as possible, but ; In a few dnya her slckneio developed typhoid fever. The gir<a refused to have a dootor Bent for by come of the neighbors who ctme m to Bee her. She did not believe m dootora or physio, neither ] did Mr Oleen : they were both faith carlsto, and believed m faith. Every ono lv the house prayed ; then they went • down to the ohnroh and the congregation and the minister prayed, but at the end of five ddya Narte Olssn was de&d. doctor cams m wbo h&d baon called by too neighbors, and ho gavu it an bia op'nion that Wub Oleen might have beeu saved if ho had beou called m time, and Mr Olnen haa been arrested fcr manslaughter because he did not oail a doctor. AJr Oleen fcays that to call a dootor would be defying the wiil of God That if God warned him to die he was willing to die, and if the Lord wanted him to live he wouid take Cire of him. It is a queer case, but they naver can convict , Mt Olaen ; though, if they could, it wou.d be an immense thing for the duc.Oio.