Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-03
nEALING RY MIN


The religious world at present has TO
face phenomenon for which IT,
theories ollgr no adequate explanation.
Reference Is made TO a growing pfac.
tice Of healing by means Of faith and
prayer. Prominent among the leaders
u this movement j. the Rev. John
Alex DJwie, VINO last year opened
a uhapcliu Chicago, 10 which, accord.
irg 10 lccOunts, great numbers are
nlcs,ug daily, ma y Of whom are
cured VI various diseases anu dsiormi-
ties.
Rev. Dowio Is native Of Eiin-
burg, Scotland, aud was educated Ia
that city, Ito laDorcd fora time ~ a
pastor IN Australia. Finally he be-
came cjnviucei that he was wrong In
selling tue word Of God for n
stipulated yearly salary and re-
signed his position to take ny
independent labor among the masses
oi tue people. In the capacity Of
an evangelist living by mith, he was
led 10 establish the International
Divine HcaliHg association, anu his
work has attracted much attention.
A leadiug religious Journal Of this
country, Ia commenting upon tho evil
itnces Of the Manifestations OF the
| power VI faith. takes the view that
healing by miraculous power h no
longer needed Ia this age, when the
health Of human beings eau safely be-
entrusted 10 the skin OF puysiciAus,
aud asserts that most Of the casts Oi
cures ~ prayer arc Illusions. Tue
ground ken IL, that Ia many Instances
ailments depend largely Gu the imaSln.
alton, anu where that Ia the case, faith
may effect q cure, otherwise II 4, i'm.
potent.
without being prepared to pass any
judgment upon the nature OF the work
conducted by Rev. Dlwle, II IL evident
that his critic IL wrong In assuming
that healing by Divine power lie "a
feature OF the past only. II IL not true
that miraculous power was given to the
ntst Witnesses oil our Lord ony Tor the
purpose u establishing their authority
A. Divine messengers 10 an idolAtrous
world; nor IL Il true that that power
was to 10 withdraw with the uni.
versai acceptance OF the Gospel. Power
over sickness anu over spiritual evil In.
iusncet, TO which all diseases probably
arc due, II the nrst cause could be
found, was bestowed upon the servants
of the Lord Tor the benefit Of the be-.
levers Just a. well as Tor the conyie.
ton Of unbelisveu. Thus the ap.
plication Of tho atouing work Of
Christ on man for sanstihoniion
aud publication includes body
AMI soul "surely He hath borne our
grle's aud carried our sorrows, aud
with His stripes we are healed" 10 the
prophetic declaration, expressive Of the
results Of tue atonement, when r..
coiyed In faith. This gilt Is perma-
nont, because "the gifts ADJ calling Of
God are without repentance"
When the Cuurch In this age was
established, the promises were received
that healing powers should follow those
who believed, aud thousands can testl.
~ 20 this rs fact. IL " no longer a
theory, but an actual experience OF the
Saints Of God that tho power " the
Priesthood has been returned to the
Church.
one evidence Of this fact Ia
the recurrence Of what may be called
dlabolicAl oounterieits 40 common
IN this aye. II was intima,ei by the
Divine Spirit from the beginning that
the end Of tho dispensation would be-
characterized by the establishment Of
communication with seducing spirits
Of various kinds. Hence We under.
stand that the Divine power was to be
manifested also, for otherwise there
would 90 no inducrment for the adyer.
ssry TO put forth special efforts OF
manilesling his power one who is
led by the Spirit Of the LJrd, however,
discorns between the genuine miracle
anu the counterfeit; he acoepts the
former viii graceful heart, while the
latter cannot mislead him into pelieis
anu practices contrary to the revealed
Will Of CO.,