The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-12-04
FAITH HEALING.
Discussed by Rev. Copeland Of the
Unitarian Church Sunday Night.
He Admits Wonders in Healing by
Christian Science But Claims the
Same Power For ALI Oeeultism.

AT the morning service Rev. Cone.
land gave his audience a foretaste by
saying that while "a man might be a
member of the medical profession and
not be spiritually minded, or not even n
moral man, to be divine healer and
succeed required life on high spirit
ual plane.S Adding humorously that all
ministers were divine healers in degree
and probably saved as many lives as the
medical healers.
In the evening he had a church full
and among his hearers were prominent
business men, Governor Geer occupying
front seat. There were number Of
Christian Scientists present. Alto
gether the audience was one Of unusual
intelligence. The percentage of men
was quite large.
The choir sang "Teach Me, Oh Lord,
the Way OF Thy Statutes" and the
minister read from the gospel according
to st. Mark, the passages describing the
healing of the young man possessed of
an unclean spirit, the healing Of the
withered hand on the Sabbath day, and
the sending forth of the twelve to preach
and heal in his name with signs follow
: The value of cause could only
judged by its effect. "Once was blind,
but now | see," was the ultimate test,
no matter what the process of healing.
On this prefacing text DIR. Copeland
hinged his discourse ON the miraculous
cures wrought by Christian Science.
Great wonders had been worked fin the
past twenty years, beginning with
spiritism and ending with Christian
Science. Certain Catholic priests had
performed great miracles of healing and
were still performing them. The same
power had been employed down all
the centuries and two thousand years
before Christ.
He cited the case Of Mrs. Hastings, of
New England, a certain adventist who
was resurrected from certain death 10y
prayer and laying on of hands. lie told
Of mental healers all over the land who
we're healing all manner OF diseases
without the use OF medicines.
One of the signs that followed the
discipleship OF Christ was the healing of
all diseases. The Christian Science
healers thank God and earnestly desire
that their patients do the same and they
are healed. They deny disease and
affirm health.
These healings were not confined TO
the teachers of Christian doctrine. But
he expressed the belief that the spiritual
healing potencies were the same pheno-
mena OF occultism that were common TO
the magicians Of Egypt, India and the
initiated Of Greece aud Rome.
A peculiarity of all these healings was
that the person healed could not secure
permanent benefit unless he gave 10
others of the same power which had
been received. Harmonious vibrations
replaced discords and thereby produced
health and Il kept mp we could live for
ever.
The love of humanity must be pres
ent TO carry on the healing work. With
out this light reigning supreme within
our hearts we could not enjoy the high
est health, strength and power. When
the "Christos" reigns supreme, harmony
and health result.
All successful healers demonstrate the
reality OF the Divine. To assure this per-
feet harmony, selfshness must be elm
mated. The idea that man is divine, and
by recognizing this relation 10 the di-
vine, man was made whole and res'
cued from disease.
The Christian Scientists have within
the present age and within this year
worked as great wonders as are recorded
in the New Testament. Their success
in the destruction OF selfshness, and re-
placing discord with harmony entitled
their cause % be regarded as divine.
Rev. Copeland said in conclusion that
he could not join this organization be-
cause he refused 10 call any mere hui
man, lord, master or leader. The Bible
says call no man master. There Is but
one Master, and that is God.
Rev. Copeland attacked the Christian
Scientists ON two grounds only, the per-
sonal leadership Of Mrs. Eddy, and the
charge that Christian Science healers
demanded a compensation in money.
He classed Christian Science with Bud
dism, spiritulism, and even claimed the
same power for pre- historic Americans
The solo by Miss Wordsworth was
particularly sweet and BEAUTIFUL ana
the choir service, under Prof. Paryin' -
a feature at this church.
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