The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-10-29
THE DAY OF MIRACLES NOT PAST.
DR.. Talmage on the Efficacy Of Prayer and
the Faith Cure.


the Faith Cure.
At the usual afternoon meeting
at Bethshan, 10 Drayton Parl
Holloway Road, London, on Wed
nesday, August 18th, 1885, th'
Rev. DR.. Talmage, of BrJokly d
said:
81 did not expect to be calle up
on to say anything in these meet
ings. / did not come here in The
spirit Of idle curiosity, but as al
earnest learner. On the other sidt
of the Atlantic ocean we have heard
of Bethshan. Before leaving my
home in Brooklyn l said: IF !
live to get across the ocean l will
go and learn about the faith cure,
and l am here to day listening.
"Now, have said for years that
if the day of miracles is past it is
because the faith of miracles is
past. We hear the cry in America
The day IF miracles is past; you
must not look for extraordinary
things. Well, if we do not look for
extraordinary things we shall GER
tainly not have them. When we
cease to withhold the faith of mir
acles we shall have miracles. Di-
vine healing Is becoming the great
question of all the earth. l am lis
tening and watching. I do not
know but the chief hope of the
church's advancement is intimately
bound up in this question. In my
own church have had this sub
ject powerfully brought before me-
And every minister of the gospel
will either have to accept this or
point blank reject it. 1t has got to
pass out Of the region of surmise or
conjecture into one of positive be-
lief or denial. Now, it seems to me,
in the face of all the testimony Civ
en- here and in other parts of the
earth, that if man takes the re
sponsibility Of saying anything
against it he takes a responsibility
that | will not assume. Now, in
my church l have had this thing
presented with a power that is ire
sistible, the story of which has Dot
been told because the man who has
been wrought upon by the power of
the Holy Ghost has not seemed to
have quite the courage to speak out
and tell it. He is modest and un-
pretending and is somewhat afraid
his account would not be fully ac-
cepted.
A SEA CAPTAIN
came and sat down one night in the
gallery of my church. He hated
God and religious things. He had
no faith in churches, ministers, or
religion, or in anything that was
good. He came because his wife
asked him to come. During the
progress of the service he saw
there was a reality in religion and
gave his heart to the Lord Jesus
Christ, was baptized and received
as a member of the church, and
from that day to this he has given
almost his entire time to the cause
OF God; for although he is employ
ed by the shipping interest, his du-
ties permit of the greater portion of
his time being appropriated as he
may see fit. This is the testimony
he gave to me: L was telling you
the other day of a lady who for
twelve years had not walked. She
was perfectly incapacitated for
work, and had given up all idea of
returning health. l told you she
was restored to health and is NOV
ing about in the duties of life and
has been to this church, l said,
Yes He replied, Here she is!' 1
said to her, Is this true? She
said, 1t is all truer 1 said, Were
you so thoroughly sick, and SO tho
roughly invalided as Captain Pen
nington has told mep She said,
Yes Are you well nowF Yes,
thoroughly
"Another case came under my OBJ
servation through the same pro
cess. a woman who for twelve
years
HAD BEEN TOTALLY BLIND
at the close of Captain Pennington's
prayer saw, and took up a Bible
and read. 1 said, Captain Pen
nington, why don't you go and tell
the story-tell it abroad9' WELL |
he said, i don't want to seem to be |
boasting, but it is marvellous how
the Lord is with me- Captain Pen
nington is a man who has the entire
confidence of everybody who knows
him. He has the entire confidence
of the membership of my church;
every word he says on any subject |
would be believed by the people of
the church and by the people of the
world.
He went on to say, 4 was called |
to house in such a street, giving
the number, 'to pray for a woman
who was in paroxysms of suffering
perfectly uncomfortable, and these
paroxysms had been going on until
there were very few persons who
had the nerve to look upon them.
AS 1 entered the house 1 heard her
cry from the bedroom. The ply
sicians were there. I was invited
to pray. Although l have seen
many exciting things, having been
a sea-captain for many years, l
could not stand it. l returned to
the hall to wait until the physicians
came out. Then 1 went in. That
particular paroxysm was over. l
said to her, DO you believe that
the Lord Jesus Christ can cure
your She said, 4 do He knelt |
down and prayed with her. He
came into the front room; the fami
ly were gathered there seated talk
ing over the matter, and during the |
conversation the sufferer appeared,
not having been able to walk for
many, many months. And 1 have |
been told she has since been entire
ly restored.