Article January 13, 1906 Issue

Ezekiel refers to a certain tree, the leaves of which should...

Alfred Farlow

Boston Times

Ezekiel refers to a certain tree, the leaves of which should be for medicine. Of it he says, "It shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine." Who knows where to find the tree "whose leaf shall not fade," and whose fruit shall not "be consumed," and which grows by the waters that issue "out of the sanctuary"? Will any one insist that such a tree is a material one? Evidently Ezekiel's prophecy referred to a coming revelation of Truth with healing and sustaining powers for all mankind. He undoubtedly referred to the tree which John mentioned as "the tree of life."

There are many figurative expressions in the Scriptures which include the word medicine, but they point to an implicit dependence upon God as a means of health and harmony. It is not unlikely that the good Samaritan poured in oil and wine, as stated in the story related by Jesus. Perhaps these were considered proper remedies in that age, but Jesus, who referred to this act of kindness, did not himself use material remedies nor recommend them, and he is the true example. Jesus' recitation of this story was not for the purpose of recommending oil and wine for human ills, but to give an example of charity and love.

Alfred Farlow.

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