Neville visits a friend offering treatments in New York

About two years before this lecture, during one of his regular annual visits to New York City, Neville called on a friend he had not seen in a while, only to be told by the receptionist that the man now went by 'Doctor' -- having earned a minor, non-medical degree -- and was busy giving one of a line of 'treatments' to waiting clients. Neville waited his turn, using the story to introduce his own instruction: quietly imagine the outcome you desire, say 'Amen' to it, and then let it go without checking whether it worked.
Date (happened)
c. 1962
probable
  1. c. 1962 conclusion · probable
    Why dc1-agreement-20261004, pm-actor-551 (PM 8702)
    Reasoning 1 claim, no conflict: c. 1962 (passage:531332).
  2. c. 1962 estimated · probable · preferred
    Source The Power of Faith ¶40passage 531332 (lecture nid 1140): 'I went to New York City two years ago, as I go year after year. I called a friend I hadn't seen in quite a while...'
    Reasoning 'Two years ago' relative to a lecture certainly dated 1964-02-11 places this visit around 1962; only year-level precision is supportable.
Persons
Told / reported
  1. 11 February 1964 estimated · possible
    Source The Power of Faithlecture nid 1140 'The Power of Faith' carries a single uncontested certain delivery claim, 1964-02-11 (catalog #194).
    Reasoning Single, uncontested certain claim inherited unchanged.
  2. 11 February 1964 estimated · possible
    Source The Power of Faithlecture nid 1140 'The Power of Faith' carries a single uncontested certain delivery claim, 1964-02-11 (catalog #194).
    Why Corrects the confidence of the told claim written by run `v1.1/l4/w1/B2` at delta 0 on this event; that claim is left standing per append-only. Ceiling rule #2132.
    Reasoning Confidence only; the date is not re-adjudicated and is left exactly as written. This claim is derived from the delivery claims of node 1140 and asserts `certain`, but the strongest claim that node carries is `probable`, so there is nothing for `certain` to inherit from. nid 1140 delivery claims: 1964-2-11 possible; 1964-2-13 probable. Walked back to `probable`, the ceiling. Whether the DATE is right is a separate question this row does not touch; if the evidence turns out to support more confidence, it will have to come from a source other than this node.
Sources
1 tellings, oldest first. A date in brackets shows how it is known; "circa", "after" and "possible" dates are rough.
Date Lecture or book Telling Passage
1964-02-13 [exact/probable/preferred] The Power of Faith I went to New York City two years ago, as I go year after year. I called a friend I hadn’t seen in quite a while. And so I went up and I said, “Is Mr. so-and-so in, Mr. x?” and she corrected me, “Oh, you mean Dr. so-and-so.” Alright, Dr. so-and-so. When I knew him he was not Dr. so-and-so, but now he has a little degree, not a medical doctor. She said, “He’s busy.” I said, “Well, I’ll wait.” “Well, he’s giving a treatment and there are others waiting for treatments when he’s through.” Alright, I’ll wait. Then I heard a voice coming through the door, “Infinite Mind is healthy, Infinite Mind is… 531332