Article November 4, 1911 Issue

A clergyman is reported as having spoken disparagingly...

Alfred Farlow

Springfield (Mass.) Union

A clergyman is reported as having spoken disparagingly of those religionists who advocate the possibility of healing the sick through divine power, as distinctive from the employment of material means. He declares that "the world will laugh in scorn at Christianity unless such things are stopped."

What does the gentleman propose to do with the Scriptural teachings on this subject? Jesus and his apostles healed through divine power alone. Shall we look back with derision and scorn upon their methods? The Master of Christianity declared, "He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also;" and he commanded his disciples to "preach the gospel" and to "heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils." The Scriptures everywhere indicate that the pure gospel of truth is a healing gospel. Has Christianity changed its form? It is our understanding that the Master's instructions to his disciples hold good for all time.

One may be a Christian to a certain extent without being able to do all that the Master did, but according to his teaching one is not a Christian to a full and sufficient sense except he attains to that understanding of spirituality which enables him to be followed by the same results that attended the Master's efforts.

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