Frances learned to think of the
“Angels” as her “Teachers.” At times when they brought
certain prophecies to her attention she was told she was to play a
part in the fulfillment. She kept thinking this could be her
imagination and that any person might believe such things meant
himself. There were many repetitions of the same lesson until she
began to wonder if she really knew what she knew. She pondered and
wondered, and meditated constantly upon the problem of accomplishing
her mission and just how she was going to do it. She was not
interested in ordinary pleasures others enjoyed. She had something
in mind she was afraid to share with anyone.
She was always interested in
helping especially where the need was for healing. When she was
about twenty she took two hopeless cases to care for the same night.
One was a lady who had been ill for a long time and seemed to have
passed away. The other was a tiny baby who didn’t open its eyes and
was quite lifeless. The next morning both were restored. The Angels
sent her on various healing missions. Once while teaching a class
she was called from the school room to “go to the office.” The
principal’s nephew had been ill for a long time and she had been
called home because the child was dying. Frances wrote a note to the
principal saying, “Your God is my God, if you will kneel and
pray David will be all right.” The child was healed.
Another time a little boy had been
scalded. Immediately he was unconscious and the doctor declared
there was no chance. Frances was sent to the door the next day to
tell the mother if she would do as she told her the child would be
all right. She asked the woman to turn him over to God and do
nothing else but pray. The mother asked no questions and was very
obedient. The child remained unconscious long enough to keep him
from suffering. Frances went each Sunday afternoon to sit by the
bedside and pray. He was back in school in seven weeks, the skin being
replaced without any material aid. After this she worked on a
case of a child whose hips were broken. He recovered rapidly.
One morning when Frances was ready
for church one of her Teachers said, “Pick up the Sunday
paper.” She did not respond immediately because she didn’t like to
confuse her mind with material ideas before going to church. She
almost believed the direction could have come from a negative
source. She was called the second time and even the third before she
obeyed. On the front page she saw the account of a family friend’s
child being in the hospital. She rushed to the telephone to ask what
had happened. The mother of the child responded by saying they just
had a call that their daughter was dying and they were leaving for
the hospital. She said, “Whatever that is you do for people, please
do it for us.” The child was healed. The mother came to Frances’
home to ask what she could do to show her gratitude. Frances told
her to make herself an instrument through which such things could be
accomplished.
