Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-10-31

Rev. Thomas lI.siou uuliok. In the
Evangelist, discusses modern miracles
aud suggests the conclusion that all
claims TO divine power over diseases In
this age must be discarded on aoeoun,
Of radical differences between the
miracles Of Christ and these now PET
formed. He AsIoF,S that all who came
to Christ ssking, received. no matter
how upgfateful or disobedisnt they
were, aud that the heallpgs were all
perfect aud practically instantaneous
There were no relspses. and the mos,
hopeless cases were ne easily cured a.
the more simple ones.
The Rev. gentleman labors under
very common mi'eonespilon concern
ing tho universal character OF tho
signs aud wonders performed by our
Lord. II IL true enough that the
miracles lie performed were numerous
aud embraced svery stage Of disease
and death, but tho Wow that every
click OF deaf person that was brought
TO His notice received health anu lilo
finds no supper, In the Scriptures. On
the contrary. II 10 expressly stated
that lie could not Isfi1rm merry
miracles In = certain plAos on account
Vt unbeli5i. The very tKittencV
~ sksptleism among tho people
as 10 tho divine power VI Jeius, pre-.
supposes that there were ohtes
apparently Iusiiiying = denial. Had
the cases Of healing been % universal
as some Bible readers imAsins, sick.
nsss and death would bsiors long hays
teen unknown among the immediate
environments Of our Lord, and life
aud Immortality established. But
these facts would have become rs AZ.
parent ne tho light Of dag, aud unbsliel
aud denisl made practically impossible,
OF at least futile.
Tue Apostles were endowed with
similar power a. tho great Master, aud
their lab)rs msy be studied as an Illus.
uailon OF the work OF Jesus In this To-.
gard. They, too, healed numerous
esses Of diseases and even raised the
dead. hut they did not heal every
case Of sickusss that was called 10 their
attention. Paul expressly teaches that
the gin OF healing 10 QUE oi the mani.
ieslations Of the Spirit OF God In the
Church, Just AZ much A. wisdom,
knowledge and faith; yet the very
branch OF tho Church to which these
manifestations " ere abundanlly given
had many Numbers suffering from
sickness and weakness, on snoount Of
their spiritual oondition--A pTo0t Of the
exislenoe Of caut,a Of bodily ailments
to which the miraculous gin Of healing
was not attended to apply,
In the same way Paul, alone iu
Rome, awaiting the tidal that was u
hnish bis good fight upon earth for the
crown OF righteousness, urges his
young friend Timothy to hasten to
him, ana ono reason for his utgehcy
was that he had had 10 leave his co.
lAborsr, Trophimus, alex NJ Milelus.
Here was ease that might apparent,
y, have been othsrwi'e, had th,
Apostles been merely minole.makers,
curing diseases q, viii. No lee,
remarkable IL the advice given by
Paulto Iimothy--to use n little win,
~ msdieiue on account Of his frequent
lnnImiliss. Why dld he not ADVISE
MIN TO seek miraculous cure, 20 often
i'eliye In the age Of cur Lord and
his AposIltlg Whom such uuss. mr.,
''nsidersd, II will be found as vationa
10 deny tho power Of Coz 10 the primi
i've Church AZ It 10 10 deny lie mani
lssAhon In thlsage, For then, Ms now
human 6eiugs became sick an
u'eu In ttelr appointed tim
aed now, Is then, there arc hundred,
miraculous hesllngs by the ssryanu
"us Lord, Ss aH evidence that III,