Couldn't disagree more with the other reviewers. This was certainly not "the best" episode of Gunsmoke. Not even close!. I love this series. But this episode was way too sappy and cheesy. This was just a cheap attempt at trying to make people emotional. Kinda like a bad soap opera.
Also, they should have found someone else to play the faith healer role. Richard Kiley usually does a good job, but I thought he wasn't convincing in this role. He doesn't seem like a 19th century faith healer type of guy to me.
On a positive note, I was very impressed with the performance of Linda Marsh. She played the role of a desperate mom very well. It was the only good thing about this episode.