Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-01-05
DIVINE HEALING.
A New Church Opened in Toronto 10 Adyo-
cate Faith Cure,
Toronto Mail

NeW thufch opened In Toronto TO AdYO-
cate Faith Cure,
Toronto Mail
About year ago Rev. Johu Salmon
withdrew from the pastorate of Hazelton
Avenue Congregational Church on ao-
cunt Of differing with his people on the
faith-cure question. Since then he has
been holding revival services in various
parts of the province, and yesterday
morning he installed himself as pastor OF
new church in McMillan's Hall, corner
of Yonge and Gerard streets. The at
tendance at the morning service was
small. At the close of an earnest evan
gelistic discourse Rev. Mr.. Salmon said
that he felt he had been called to a spec
ial work by God. He had it laid up
on his heart for some years TO preach di-
vine healing in Toronto. He had not
started this work in opposition 20 any
existing churches. He had had several
calls, but felt that this special work was
assigned to him. He believed that God
was net merely the divine healer of the
soul, but also the divine healer of the body.
His action ia starting the work in preach
ing this doctrine might look foolish from
a human standpoint of view, but he felt
certain that God intended the work to
succeed. He had engaged the hall on his
own responsibility, and would hold ser
vices there every week. A Bible reading
was given yesterday afternoon by Rev
Mr.. Salmon on divine healing. He said
that divine healing was very different
from will power and mind cure. Sickness
was curse, and not blessing, az some
people supposed, though very often God
used this affection for the benefit of his
children. What right had Christian to
take his body ont of the hands OF the
Lord and give 1T into the hands Of a
physician He might as well take his
soul out of the hends of the Lord and
give it into the hands of theologian
Christ sent his diciples TO preach the Cos
were commissioned at the same time to
do that work. He then read the follow
ing from James v. II, 10:
Is any sick among your Let him call
for the elders Of the church; aud let them
pray over him, amounting him with oil in
the name of the Lord.
And the prayer of faith shall save the
sick, and the Lord shall raise him up.
Other portions of scripture were quot
ed in which Christ is referred to az heal
or, and his followers are told TO call upon
him in time OF trouble. There was, the
preacher contended, pie Scripture war
rant for the doctrine he presched. He
himself was living sample of faith heal
ing, and he intended TO preach il always
Testimony was then called for, and in
Response four ladies' and e gentleman
testified that they had been cured of vari-
GUS ailments by divina healing.
party OF Sioux Falls sports cornmsnc
ed game of draw poker Friday night
with some men from out of town with @
IS ante. This was steadily increased to
800, and the game continued for thirty
six hours, the players having their meals
brought to them. The last jack pot con-
tanned o4er $1,000 which was captured by
he Sioux Falls sports.
Congressman Martin, Of Texas, is de-
voting his time at present to denying
that he blew out the gas in his room at
Wizards. He claims that coDgressm en-
deal in too much gas to get fooled that
way.