The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06


works OF your hands" Rather than
declare that human methods are gifts
OF God, we should awake to the fact
that they are Interpretations.
THE MOTIVE OF THE
EMMANUEL MOVEMENT
Turning now to the Emmanuel Move
ment. we find that the motive for its
establishment, as stated by is founders.
was to supply a demand for "non-drug
healing" The following quotation
from DR.. H. NJ. Wells of Philadelphia is
representative of the many we have
seen on this subject. Recently the
suggestion has been made that the
Christian Church enter the field OF
psycho-therapeutics and thus meet the
demand that apparently exists in the
minds Of the people for the healing in
fuences Of religion. II is hoped by
this means to Offset the effects of Chris
tion Science" ITO offset" the good
works OF another body of Christian
people does not seem TO be very ex-
alted purpose, but we shall not COM
plain on this account, for we are quite
sure that as the churches approach
scientific healing whatever is wanting
in their motive may be easily cor
rected.
There seems to be division of opin-
ion regarding the Importance. useful
ness and adyisability of this new move
ment One writer declares that this
latest counterfeit probably had its con-
eeption and birth in the fear of doc
tors Of losing their patients and of
pastors OF losing their members Saws
another; The Emmanuel Movement
is one OF the most talked of projects
among churchmen today. It is being
used in Boston TO combat Christian
Science We do not understand
whether the affirmation that this move
ment is a return TO primitive Chris.
tlanity' or revival Of Historic Chris
danity" refers TO the means and meth
DDS employed or whether it is intended
10 apply simply to the abstract pro-
posal TO revive "non-drug healing" II
we were to undertake 10 justify the
movement by Scriptural authority we
should have to concern ourselves NOT
only with the proposition that Jesus
and the apostles healed the sick. but
also with the method of healing which
they used. We should seek a knowl-
edge Of the Christ means Of overcoming
human ills.
In an address made at Rochester on
May 20. 1908. DR.. McComb declared that
the Emmanuel Movement is an out
come Of the fact that Jesus Christ
healed the sick" and that Christ was
not averse TO taking advantage Of
His day" Respecting this it must be
said that Jesus was truly human and
moved among men, but He had as little
part in material things as it was possi-
bic for one upon this plane TO have.
and as He advanced in understanding
He relied more and more upon Spirit
until finally He parted from material
ns-limitations-aIt DIR
McComb has declared that The Saviour
would have been willing to take ad-
vantage Of the advancements Of this
age" Following this line of argument
he holds that spiritual healing rnust
go hand in hand, cooperating with
and sometimes supplementing medical
science. he even goes so far as TO
advance the speculative opinion that II
Jesus were present in this age he would
work hand in hand with the doctors
that He would employ a medical dag
nostician 10 examine the cases which
applied TO Him for help. and. if by this
means il were discovered that persons
were afflicted organically He would re-
5ect them. but If He learned that thev
had only functional difficulties He
would accept them as patientsl
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