Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-20

window paucl2 No m re- Will the mere
repetition Of a kabalistic formula restore
the Injured organs Of the body. Were
will power alone sufficient to overcome
the effects Of bad cooking, Of the use Of
poisonous drugs and other causes Of
pain and decay, death would no longer
be- the unavoidable fate Of mankind.
Immortality In the flesh would be the
result
While the sbsurIlty Of the theory Of
mind cure must be apparent TO anyone
who will consider the matter, the fact
remains that some cures have been
effected, At least apparently The
explanation Of this 10 near ut hand. IL
is known that in this dispeusation the
power OF the Almighty through the
Holy Priesthood has been manifested
to a degree hardly paralleled In former
ages. Evil spirits were cast out, the
sick were healed aud porsono 10 oil
appearance dead were raised up by the
messengers Of the Gospel In the name
Of the Lord. But Il was always the
policy Of the opposing power to initiate
to some extent the mighty works Of
the Lord, for the purpose VI neutral
izlng the influence Of such
manifestations among the children
Of men. The sotcerers OF Egypt
counterIoited the signs Of Moses; the
disciples Of the Pharlsees cast out
evil spirits in tho days Of Christ, and
Il Il therefore but natural that mind
cures, healing stations and similar
phenomena should abound In this
time, when the iulness Of the Gospel II
being proclaimed throughout the
world, wit all. the powers AMI keys
belonging thereto restored.
There is, however, a wide difference
between the imitation and the gem
uine. Healing by faith rests on a true,
philosophical principle. An In
diyidual who by faith and obedience
To Divine requirements has rendered
himself In harmony with his Maker, h
10 the extent Of his faith and obeil.
onco-A partaker Of the Divine Spirit
This Ia the power by which he, when.
over IL In accordance with the Divine
viii, Is enabled 10 overcome sickness
and oven death. Were the true oausts
OF sickness o. well o. the real methods
whereby they are resisted by nature,
known TO science,it Is probable that all |
healing, a. well as all creative pro.
cesscs would ultimately be traced to the
action VI this Divine Spirit upon mat.
ter and Il would DO found that healing |
by faith In God IL after oil not essen.
TALLY different from healing by means
Of medical appliances. There IL moth.
Ing absurd, no ohatlatanty In robuk-
Ing this evil In the name OF Him who IL
Lord over all, when tho authority to
No 70 has been duly received.
One difference between mind cures
aud healings by faith Is very marked. |
The former arealmost always made for
ii'play aud for money, while Christ
generally enIolned the subjects Of His
mercy to tell nobody, but to give God
ne glory. Modern mind curers az.
'ertlse their alleged powers In every
1ossiblo way bent on drawing crowds
md accumulaiing wealth. The follow.
'ra Of Christ are humble In their work.
L Is done Tor the salvation Of man, not
or tbs glory Of the instruments. Judg.
NC then from the principles on which
both work as well a. from the accom-
ianylng results, It l. not difficult TO
ecognIzs that which comes from God
md that which IL originated by the
'dversary. One IL life and power and
light to the soul. The other Leads
ultimately to death aud destruction.