In History - Feb 12

 In the Feb 12 issue of the Pentecostal Evangel, Carrie Judd Montgomery (1858-1946) wrote an article on the steps of faith taken by Abraham 1938  

Carrie Judd Montgomery grew up the middle of eight children and gave her life to Christ at the age of 11. For two years, Carrie suffered the injury of a fall when only in her teens. Through suffering that made her sensitive to even the feel of her blankets, she read W. W. Patton's book Remarkable Answers to Prayer. And, it was through Patton's message that Carrie gained conviction God could answer prayer for healing. 

In 1879, Carrie's  father read about the healing of Sarah Ann Freeman Mix, an African American woman who had been healed of tuberculosis. Sarah had a ministry of praying for the sick, and Carrie followed by asking her sister to send a letter to Mix for prayer. Sarah replied, asking Carrie's family to trust God and to believe in the promise of James 5:15  -

Sarah also asked the family to pray at a specific time, on Feb 26, assuring that her prayer group would also be praying during that time. After following through in faith, Carrie was miraculously healed by God. 

A piece written about her healing was published in the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser in Oct 1880. Well received, Carrie wrote her testimony and began to widely distribute it, 'The Prayer of Faith' (1880).  The book became one of the first theological writings on divine healing through the power of of Jesus' atonement.  In the Feb 12 issue of Pentecostal Evangel 1938, Carrie wrote on the steps of faith taken by Abraham. She explains in the article --

When you really hear God speak through His Word it is as easy to believe as it is to take your next breath. If you have ever had an experience of this kind, the memory of it will always encourage you to trust Him yet again. -- Carrie Judd Montgomery, Pentecostal Evangel 1938

The man who Carrie would later marry was healed in prayer from  John Alexander Dowie in 1888, and he was a believer of divine healing. Carrie and her husband, George S. Montgomery established the ‘Home of Peace’ in 1893, as a place of refreshing for missionaries.

Listen to reading of one of Carrie's sermons in this video, where she shares on some of her faith journey to healing.

Life on Wings: The Possibilities of Pentecost by Carrie Judd Montgomery, post by Jennifer A. Miskov

Reference

Carrie Judd Montgomery 1858-1946. http://smithwigglesworth.com/pensketches/montgomeryc.htm

Oberg, R. E. (Feb 13, 2020). This week in history Feb 12, 1938. https://news.ag.org/en/Features/This-Week-in-AG-History-Feb-12-1938