Arizona republican., 1905-03-27

quaints herself with the worlds doings. She is, moreover, a patriotic citizen of her native state and of her adopted city, contributing generously of her means toward their material welfare and upbuilding.
 HEALING TAUGHT BY JESUS.
 now wish to speak of Jesus, teach ing with reference to healing sickness. He sent forth the twelve to preach and to heal the sick. He gave them a com mandment, called by some Bible com mentators his Great Commission. In Matthew, K, this commandment is thus recorded:
 "Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not; but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel
 And as ye go preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand
 Heal the sick. cleanse the lepers, raise the dead. cast out devils; freely ye have received, freely give.
 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purse.
 "Nor script for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet slaves; for the workman is worthy Of his meat
 This commandment is a unit. It is not two commandments. There is in this language no warrant for any at tempt to separate the commandment by declaring that the part relating to preaching was to be perpetuated, but the part relating to healing the sick was to be put aside, as having refer ence only to the time in which, and those to whom it was given. After his resurrection and just before his ascen- sion Jesus gave to the same disciples to whom he gave his first great com mandment (excepting Judas Iscariot, who had betrayed him) a final com mandment This constitutes the last two verses of the Book of Matthew:
 "Go ye therefore, and teach all na- tiOns, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
 'Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and. To. I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
 HEALING THE SICK IMPERATIVE.
 The language is broad and unquali- fled. It comprehends all the command ments previously given to his disciples, and this, of course, includes his first great commandment, According to Marks Gospel he commands his dis cipIes to preach this gospel to every creature" This is 2 plain and unmis- takabIe direction or instruction. Let me plainly ask: When was it ever repealed countermanded, qualified, or changed in any manner, by Jesus or anyone else of those having biblical authority to teach or preach? Where is the record therof? We declare, | therefore, on the most explicit biblical authority, that the part of the great aaa | sick was as imperative as that per taining to preaching. Healing sickness ! is then, an essential and indispensable part of Christ's gospel No right eX- ists for the effort to put aside Jesus | commandment to heal the sick and to | heal according to his teachings and his methods of healing without drugs surgery or any material remedies or | appliances The same divine power | that healed in Jesus time heals today, so far as it is understood and practic- ed. There is but one Truth. and that | Truth is eternal, unchangeable. The ] healing Christ never withdrew him. self from the world Jesus declar- l ed as the solemn and awful conclu- 1 sion of his final commandment: And | To, I am with you always. even unto | the end of tho world"
 APPEAL TO ALL GOOD PEOPLE. May I not, then, appeal to all good 1 people, of every belief or sect, to aid
 us in spreading this healing and saw ! ing gospel? May I not deeply earn estly, and in the most fraternal spirit
 ask you to rejoice with us that God ] in these latter days is sending around the world a mighty current of healing truth, and may I not ask you to unite
 your voice with ours in pleading foI
 a higher and more general recognition
 of God as all-power, and of all that is opposed to him as baseless and i'm
 potent before his almightiness?
 May I ask if the day has gone by
 when God should cease to be almighty | When human er-or-sin-should nc l longer be overcome and destroyed When sickness, sorrow, misery an6 distress should no longer be striveT I against until they are annihilated?