The age-herald., 1897-08-08

sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he ha0e committed sins utey shall be forgiDen him.-Epistle to St. Janaes, chapter D., uerses 4 and 75.
 The Rev. Stephen Merritt who has been preaching in Mt'ahcdfst church. s in this city for the hast fifty years. and is also an undertaken of prominence said yesterday that the above quoted verses of the New Testament were the only ex- planarion he had to offer for the healng powers of which he announced himself and other elders of the church possessors at Ahe recent convention of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, at Old Orchard Beach.
 As elders of the church, Mir. Merritt and his brethren of equal. rank enjoy the peculiar privilege of acting as con- duo.ors, so ito spcak, of the divine heal ing power.
 T ann more like a plane in the hands of a carpen- er.'' said MT. Merritt yester- day; "it aiue the plane. but the carpenter that makes the wood smooth"
 Then you believe you are filled with the Holy Ghost. as were the disciples on the Day of Per,tecost?"
 Why no-? There is the same humans ity and the same divinity in us that was unit d in the Apostles
 Do you expect that .Ihis power work ing in you will some day enGble you to raise the dead?"
 q cannot tell; am in th= addition and subtraction of this subject ats yet; don't know anything about the algebra. But the operation of this power is in dir ct ratio to the simple confidence in God
 How long have you been aware of your possession of she power?"
 Now, don't speak in that way" inter- rupl,ed MT Merritt, "b;cause I donT pro- fess to have any power; I'm nothing but an humble instrumdlt. But if you mean whem did 1 first discover the great pow CT of simple fai.h, will answer you that it was thiI.een years ago, at ths Grand i Opera House.
 "I had lost the use of my voice; dcc- tors had failed to help me; I never ex- pectsd to speak again. Well sir. the Rev. A. B. Simpson preached on that occasd n, and taught me the secret of simple faith. | From that day to this I've never had any | trouble with my voice. nor have needs 1 the services of a physician.
 Not long ago I had bad attack of l sciatica, and my family wished me to call in a physician. l was so twisted
  We'll I told them I would have none of their physician, and I didn't have him. But that night when I went to bed l turned painfully over on my side a:lil said, Lord, is it not time that I should ] glorify Thy name? Thank you! Thank i you! ard in few minutes fell asleep and slept for twelve hours. I was about next morning as bfthe as a boy, and | haven't had touch of sciatica since "Will you describe some of the cures 1 you have performed?"
 i Don't say that young man. have 1 performed no cures. You might just as l aptly say that the telephone wire sends l the message. I am nothing but a. cSn- | ductor. However, there was young fsl ! low in the insane asylum at San B5rna r. dino, Cal, who was cured by my prayers When he was taken from the asylum he had all the appearance of a luna tic un- til he was brought face to face with me Then he broke away from his friends | and, springing several feet in the air 1 cried aloud, as he threw his arms around | my neck Blessed be thou, thou servant of the Lord' From that day he was sane | as I am.
 l '~rhsn, in Denver. not long ago, I wa. the means, through God working dn me of curing an old preacher who was suf ferdng from justification of the tissues He was Quaker of the oldest sect, but I anointed him with oil and prayed ovs him The next time saw him he wal