National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-13
GAIL HAMILToN,s ELoouENoE.

| To the Editor of THE REPURLICASi
What Is Its Obicct2 What docs IL prove? She
tells us in graphic and soul narrowing way that
with which We are already only too lamiliar-the
Presidents suffering and tie surgeons failure.
But she asks: "SavGns, how dare you, In your
| limitless ignorance and impotence, tnmper with
our hope of Immortality" with what shadow
of reason shall you presume to annihnte spirit
ual life because lis secret eludes your" And yet
shc adds: 1.-THE faith cure was applied and il
| failed. The Nation fell upon its knees in com :
mon grief and n common desire" True; but
:" grief and desire" are not faith Tho promise,
" Ask and ye shall receive that your JOY may be
ful," was not given TO those who only ask wien
all other sources have failed. But those among
| the millions
WHO DID PRAY WITH TRUE FAITH
was not the zpirit OF their prayer really for Gar
fields highest good2 We blindly prayed Civ him
life! this lifel feeling that 1t must be best for him
gnd for the Nation that, he should live. But how
| little We know whit Is best.
But II tiaricld's recovery was answer TO prayer
| and justification ofthe church's theory, then his
death was iho non. answer to prayer and TIE de-
Is answer 10 prayer theory of the church?
That certainly is news to the readers of the Bible
have been an answer TO prayer, and justification
OF the church's theory (?) That prayers are an
swered, how dare she or any, one, say that his
death was " the destruction of her theory"
WHO MADE IT 4 TEST CASE?
1.-THE church, in her desire to further her Mas
ter's work. and convince the scOilers, hopeu thr .
by allowing the surgeons to cure tile President
God would give marked evidence of His presence
with her who shall dare say He is no longer near
because He decreed that to this sinful genera
| ton shall no sign be gven?" WIN the men of
this generation "steal, murder, and commit adul-
| terry and swear falsely, and burn incense unto
BaNl" and then come and stand before the Lord
| and ask grcnt boon, and when they do not re.
| ceive II say "Iherc is no efficacy In prAycr2 f"
When we read of the thousands who on Sunday
nights listen to that proessed atheist sneer ut all
| truth have we not reason to fear that our :" iu-
| EQUITIES have separated between us and our God,
and oursins hid Ills face from that lie " I'll not
hear?" Have they forgotten the warming TO per-
| sistent sinners, Yea, even unto the Lord sna
| they cry, but lie will not hcar?"
WHAT Is HER onJRCr IN ALL THIs2
| Would she help lngeroll in his effort to destroy
| faith? Upon what does she ground her hope OF
| Immortality, but upon the promises contained in
| the same book, which gays: "Tho prayer of faith
| shall save the sick?' and upon Ills word who
said: "lf ye have nlth as grain of mustard seed
| ye shall say INTO this mountain. remove hence TO
| yonder place; and 1t shall remove and TASK
and ye Shall receive that your joy may be full :"
| God is not slack concerning his promises" the
fault lies in ourselves indi vidunlly and as ma
| ton. We do "tlust in wrong aud iobbcy," and
"when riches increase" we do set our hearts
| upon them" God grant that the lesson of this
great aflliction be not entirely lost upon u.s. but
| that as n nation and individually we may
"thoroughly amend our ways aud our doings, v
and " in nll our ways acknowledge Him, for this
| shall bring man peace at the last" KEY.