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 the vicar of a country parish in the Oxford diocese, was under 'treatment' by Mr. Hickson at this time for what was undoubtedly cancer (epithelioma) of the larynx. A friend of mine who saw him in the summer described him as being quite certain that he was being cured, though he looked extremely ill and could hardly speak above a whisper. A few weeks later the patient died. If Mr. Hickson has anywhere publicly announced the failure of his 'treatment' in this case, after having stated that the patient was 'apparently getting well,' no such announcement has come under my notice.

(3) In its issue of June 12, 1909, the ''British Medical Journal'' published a quotation from the Evening News, which ran as follows:

'The following account of a cure of cancer is furnished by a lady member of the Society of Emmanuel: "The patient was a Bishop of the Church of England. The doctors abandoned all hope of a cure. Then Mr. Hickson took the case in hand. He arrived on the morning of the day on which the sufferer had to undergo an operation. Mr. Hickson prayed with him and anointed him, followed by a laying on of hands (sic). In the afternoon the surgeon arrived and made his examination. He was greatly surprised.