Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1913 — “MIRACLE” IN A CEMETERY [ARTICLE]

“MIRACLE” IN A CEMETERY

People of French Village Wrought Up to Groat Pitch of Excitement Through Reported Occurrence. The town of Beziers, Prance, Is Immensely excited by a remarkable story which la said to hare occurred In the old cemetery In the town. Nothing will convince the people that It is not true. According to the story, which Is printed with much detail, a woman

was leaving the cemetery; where she had gone to pray at the grave of her husband, when she noticed a statue of the Virgin covered with moss. The condition of the statue Inspired her with pity and she tried to wash the moss from It with her pocket, handkerchief. She declares that the statue came to life, that one of Its hands touched the handkerchief, and that a voice said: “This cloth Is sacred now. Keep it, for I have blessed it to thank you for your act of piety." The woman ran-home to her cottage

and told her sick daughter what had happened. She put the handkerchief on the gtel’s bed,'and the child, who has been paralyzed for several years, sat up, got out of bed and walked. Pilgrims are flocking to the ceme tery at Beziers.