The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-05
NO USE FOR MEDICINE.
Doctrine Of Divine Healing Pro.
claimed at Old Orchard.
OF VARIOUS ILLS
CURED BY FAITH.
Story of the Growing of New Pair OF
Eyebalis--Some Pertinent Questions
Answered by Rev. DIR. Simpson, the
Alliance Leader.

Answered by Rev. DIR. Simpson, the
Alliance Leader.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREssol
Old Orchard, August 4-The seekers or
restoration from disease and infirmity, OF
whom there are many in daily attendance
at the Christian Alliance camp meetings,
were today treated to about nine hours
of sermons, addresses and testimonies on
the subject of divine healing. Nearly the
entire day was devoted to that theme.
Three addresses were given at the fore
noon preaching service. The first was by
Rev. A. C. Peck, field secretary of the
Missionary Alliance. He related the story
of Paul's release from prison and supple
mented it with declaration that the
same Lord who burst the fettters of the
apostle and the prison walls that encom-
passed him is able today to release his
disciples from the bands of sickness. Eve
are prisoners when we are sick, con-
tinued the speaker, '.Satan is the jailer
and God the liberator. Satan's heaviest
chains are our ideas, conceptions and con-
ceits. His physical chains will snap like
green withes.''
DR.. Peck read several passages Of
scripture touching on the subject OF heal
ing the body He said he had been per-
sonally healed of serious illness. by faith
| in God, and that all that is necessary to
obtain deliverance from disease is to see
Jesus Christ in his fullness and believe
suprelnely in him. He said he had seen
manner One woman had by his assist
ance been cured of cancer and another
of the opium habit. He spoke Of the case
of Miss McAuley of Pittsburg, who had
an injury to the spine from which it was
thought she would never recover. She
became believer in Christ's healing
power, threw away her plaster jacket and
was restored to health.
A letter from George Evasion of Not
tingham, Eng, was read in which was q
testimonial to the effect that he was cured
of absolute blindness through prayer and
faith in the Great Healer. The writer of
the letter stated that from birth his eyes
were defective, and when 21 years of age
his eyes had completely run out, leaving
the sockets empty. Through the medium
of prayer and faith new eyeballs came to
him and he is now in possession of per-
feet vision. A letter from DR.. W. M. Dor
son of Grimsby, Eng. indorsing Mr..
Evaston's S testimony, was also read.
Miss S. A. Leindenberger of the Ber-
achah Home, South Nyack, N. Y, said
her faith in God had preserved her from
sickness IL years. Rev. A e. Funk of
New York also bore testimony of the
power Of God to heal all who came to him
in faith.
Prior to the afternoon preaching service
Rev. o. E. Mallory made some compari-
sons of church work and Alliance achieve
ments, and incidentally remarked that
when Christ really reigns in church the
grab bags and bean suppers have to go.
Rev. DIR. Henry Wilson, one of DR..
Simpsons foremost workers, conducted
the service and made some characteristic
statements regarding his personal expert
said he, "that Jesus Christ in heaven has
flesh and bones, and that 1 am part of
his body. Should ever be sick I shouldn't
stay sick, for I have some one to whom T
could go and get healed in the twinkling
of an eye. Fourteen years ago he took my
poor wretched, wrecked body In simple
| way, made mb whole and has kept me
well ever since"
Continuing DR.. Wilson said he had seen
hundreds and thousands healed by divine
power, of cancer, lung diseases, throat
troubles, heart disease, nervous Affections
and consumption. "How many in this
audience have seen evidences Of such heal
| ing'' he asked, and several hundreds
hands went UP. Then he asked how
many had been personally healed In tina t
manner, and nearly as many more hands
were displayed.
| Mr.. Clark G. Moorehouse OF Boston was
the next speaker. etWhen you are SICK, !"
he advised, ''come to God and take the
medicine he has prescribed; take good
dose of the word which he has spoken and
he will make good his promises to you.
L
Ask the Holy Spirit to show you the
truth in the Bible, and then commit
yourself to God. Some of you fail in your
attem pts to get healed because you hear
the truth and believe it, but don't COM
NIT yourself to the Great Healer. Clinch
YOUR faith with testimony. SO that the
devil will not be able to draw it out"
Rev. Mark Fuller of India, Rev. MIR.
Sent of Philadelphia, Miss NJ T. Draper
and Rev. W. j. Macarthur of New York
gave addresses on the topics of the day,
supplemented by a recitatio of personal
experiences as healers.
The meeting concluded with series of
voluntary questions from the audience
and answers by DR.. Simpson on matters
pertaining to divine healing. The taber-
nacle, into which the people had been
driven by shower was densely packed
while the feature of the day was in pro-
gress. Here are some of the questions and
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