A cobbler (Jesus was said to be a carpenter), Schlatter visited Denver in 1895 and bestowed miraculous cures upon the infirm from the yard of a bungalow owned by ex-alderman E. D. Fox at "625 Witter (cq) Street" in North Denver, according to the Rocky Mountain News.
Schlatter possessed a "strange light in the eye" and "a directness and earnestness" in his speech, the News said. The public hailed him as "The Healer."
News of his cures drew thousands. Lines stretched around the block daily. Schlatter claimed his powers were a gift from the "Father" and faith was all that was necessary for a cure, according to contemporary accounts.
He refused money - and one night vanished from Denver, leaving a note saying his mission here was complete.
Schlatter walked "with a dignified air that commanded a certain respect," the Rocky Mountain News said on Aug. 23, 1895. "His whole demeanor is of one who believes thoroughly in himself, no matter what any others may say."
The next day, Aug. 24, the News reported: "To the direct question, `Are you the Christ?' he answers 'I am.' Without the question, he makes no pretense as to who or what he is."
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