The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-26
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/ CHURGH0F GOD
Faent Promises Won
Is in Modern Age.

5t}t ust as ne lived it himself
last that is the way in which
Inns that the doctrine Of the
eHchurch movement that is being
BED in the little tabernacle over
III Rev, Essex w. Kenyon presided
iva Main street, might best be SUM
4 med up.
Ia these days of practically when
no man believes anything unless be.ean
touch it, and only half OF it then. it is
most remarkable to lind sect that
ives in the most child-lke trust in
providence and takes no heed whatso-
ever as to the material things OF life.
But this is just what the members of
The Church of God" profess 10 do, and
apparently succeed in doing, for they
look more prosperous in some respects
than many of the brethren of more
aged denominations.
The members of the movement. as
they call it, take particular exception
TO the use of the words sect and doc
trine, as they claim that there should
be no divergence in creeds and no dir
ference in name for the church.
This week is a particularly Interest,"
ing one to those who attend the meet
angs at the tabernacle, for the entire
week is to be given up 10 special SER
vices that occur three times every day
and are by no means curtailed at any
time. The center of attraction. be-
SIDES Mr.. Kenyon, is Rev. F. ". Sand
ford, of Lisbon Falls, Me. who is an
evangelist of unusual power so his ad-
rairers say. His work yesterday seems
10 bear out the opinion, for he is cer-
tainly a magnetic speaker, and carried
h nd H1titn rbarN
addressed them during the day.
The services yesterday were for the
most part on the subject of preparation
for the receiving of the spirit Of God.
The afternoon sermon was preached by
Mr.. Sanford, who took For his subject,
"The Precious Blood of Christ" which
he characterized as the only thing
that viii save the human sinner from
the everlasting consequences Of his sin.
In the course of his remarks Mr..
Sanford made use of some rather re-
markable expressions and advanced
doctrines that are novel to say
thesleast, although he said that he is
doing nothing new in the religious
world, but rather getting back to the
old, original, and the only true method
Of carrying on the work Of saving
souls.
The entire spirit of the new teachings
seems to be to emulate the actions Of
Christ in every particular Of method
and precept The apostolic idea is the
Genital one, and the members Of the
new movement have no use for any
thing but the idea Of the unity of the
church of God without regard to creed
or to UNCONVENTIONAL names. They have
use for the terms Baptist Congrega-
alist, Adventist, or anything of the
nature and condemn them all be-
re they tend to disunion on the part
Ie members of the whole church.
~ Sanford himself has just re-
hed from a journey to Jerusalem.
gch was undertaken he says on a
nmand from God, and for which he
d made no preparation, but which
eIded great results for the cause.
The believers carry the apostolic idea
ILL farther, and claim to be able tc
heal physical ills as Christ did. Mr.
Sanford was asked in particular on
This point by The Spy man last night
and be replied that 1t was true that
miracles we're still possible. and could
be performed by himself under certain
conditions All that is necessary is the
win of the sufferer to follow the direc-
lions given by the scripture. These di-
rections, Mr. Sanford says, he can ex.
plain to any one that is in need of help
and if they follow this way they can be
Instantly healed by his prayers and the
laying on Of his hands. He told of mi
peFous instances which he said he
Would be glad to have investigated In
which he had wrought marvellous cures
He says that he has no particular gift
more than is granted to all the elders
pf the true church to heal the sick. II
s a matter quite as much of the pa
lent as of the healer
He related the instance of a woman
Who had had three ribs broken in a
arriage accident. The case was such
bad one that there was no human
telp for her, the ends of the bone hay-
he. penetrated the lungs, so that every
ireath she drew was agony
II the severest nature. She suffered
werXthing for six months, and theI
,3ad herself taken to one of his ten
meetings She asked that he pray fol
her and he did so. To the amazemen
OF all the large audience, the woman
WAS able to raise her arm above hel
head, as she had not done since her ac
cident, for to all intents and purposes
tie broken ribs were united and the in
bury was az if it had never occurred
THE cure is permanent, for the woman
has been doing Her own houseworl
ever since and that was some months
ago.
Another case was told of where Z
woman was restored to her<eyesigh
N bile ,partaking. of the Lords supper
IN a prsyerful mood having been so in
structed BIZ Mr.. Sanford. All manner
on diseases can be healed, it is said, anC
It is expected that before this week !!
out there will be some miracles per
formed at the Tabernacle that viii
prove to the people of the city thai
faith can conquer all things.
One man who attended the meeting:
| yestertlaN told The Spy man last nigh
that he had been cured of nervous
prostfation, the paralysis Of limb, {
Nbroken ankle and the loss of his eye
I ssvlnt at different times by the apostles
| OF The new method of healing. He says
! that his home is in Connecticut, bu
l,e travels wherever the meetings are
eine held. and he does not ask where the
iunds for the purpose are coming from
hey are always provided. He has per
eel faith IN the method of healing de-
serbed. and if he really mas nad tht
diseases he claims to have suffered
twi4h and has been healed of them, the
thing is a miracle indeed, for he Is al
VeU and healthy-looking man as
onld he met in a hundred miles jour
Isl today.
Mn sandford win be in the city today
nd Tomorrow. and goes from mere u
yew Jersey. whore he Will oeglh 70 IN
roduce the doctrines OF the moVeihen
MN entirely new field
The meetings today will be given W
rs purely evangelistic work and II u
Expected that there will be larg'
mfmber Of converts Yesterday there
mere IL Of those who attended the meet
fhg in the afternoon who arose and sig
Mined their willingness to serve th'
J4ord wherever He should need them
This means that they will go Wherever
the divine message they receive sinai
Adictate, and Mr.. Sanford SAID that ina
meant business and they were ennscee
y for good in the cause.
The evening meeting was very larg'