The San Francisco call., 1895-11-13
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
HEALING BY FAITH.
MRS. CARRIE JUDD MONTGOMERY GIVES AN Ex-
PLANTATION OF HER BELIEF


BEULAH, MILLS COLLEGE p o., CAL,
Nov II, 1S95.}
To the Editor of the San Francisco CGl-STR ::
AS SO many foolish and untrue remarks have
appeared recently in the daily papers in refer
ence to my views upon divine healing, feel
that it is best to make a few simple statements
over my own signature in regard TO this matter.
In the first place, l would say that neither
myself nor any OF the members of the Christian
Alliance make any pretense OF being able
to heal people. We do not "treat" the
SICK, nor do we in any way attempt to
benefit them by any power of our own.
we do believe in the power OF prayer,
when the person who offers that prayer
is apl ding by the faith in the Lord Jesus Christ
ana resting in the atonemeut which he has
provided by his own precious blood shedding.
We do not undertake to offer prayer for the
henllng of the sck unless they are willing to
yield themselves wholly to the Lord and are
wiling to spend all the strength that he shall
give In consecrated service to him. Gods
Word says; The prayer OF faith snail save the
SICK lJames y:15), and i'll many parallel pas
Sages he has shown that 1t is the privilege OF
his own children to come into such relation
snip with himself that they may experience
MS touch OF healing upon their bodies. Our
views are entirely in accordance with the
scriptures and are materially different from
Christian science, mental healing, etc.
Inc sick person himself must have this
prayer of faith" wrought in his own heart by
thO 'lVlS NlOal, or we NOulu AhfC iiO dSSuT-
ance TO unite with him in prayer for his heal
ing. reasonably / can say that l know that
lne Lord heals the sick in answer TO prayer,
for he has healed both myself and my husband
a1ter we had been given up by doctors was
myself nealed of spinal disease ana consump-
non alter lying helpless on q bed OF awful suf-
1erlng tor more than two years, and was re-
stored TO health in single hour. My husband
was healed of diabetes after the best doctors
OF England and this country had pronounced
MN lncurable. But no human being has any
snare IN the glory. We give it all to him to
Whom alone it belongs.
AS 10 the foolish remarks in regard to long
distance healing have never expressed any
such views nor used any such language. Since
Gou is the healer and he is in all places alike,
him?
In regard to Miss Smith, about whom so
much has been said recently, would say that
l nave not advised her ut all OH the subject, as
! DelleVe II is In each case personal matter
10 ne settled between ones own heart and
.helf savior. One thing is certain that
human physicians had completely exhausted
tnelI skill in Miss Smiths case before she ever
sought the Lord as her healer; and she was
raised up from her sick bed and enjoyed nearly
u year OF comparative health and strength
after placing her case in his hands. | have
uot e& &pressed any opinion as to her ultimate
ffecoVery,lor thlsis matter OF herown personal
laIth. nave been so occupied OF late with my
orpnanage and work among the needy poor
,nat Il regret to say have found time to visit
her put once during this last illness.
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