The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-09
HAYNES FAYORS
 SCIENCE IDEAS Thinks Attitude of the Churches Toward Mrs. Eddy's Or. ganization Has Been
 Unchristian.
CLAIM COVERS TOO MUCH
organic Diseases Are Not CurabIe by faith-Urges Broad Reading of the New Testa-
 ment.

fhS NViy HlBHly or 1lrlStldn science and the Emmanuel Movement lately started in Boston and denounced the attitude of the churches toward tbs former movement as unehristian. He said he believed the Christian Scien. tlsts went too far in their claim that they could cure organic diseases, and expressed his belief that it was the lat. ter which Christ and the apostles cured
 The sermon was in reality a plea for the reading of the new testament from a broad point of view; a plea that the new testament not be taken literally His text was. "The Healing Ministry of Jesus"
 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now long time il, that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thous be maae whole?" St. John V, 6
 He said Tt seems clear, not alone from this text, but from many others that the thing Jesus aimed to produce in his ministry was wholeness of life Wilt thou'be made whole? Here was a maimed, broken specimen of human ity. Jesus assumed 1t to be the will of God that this man should be made whole: furthermore, he assumed tha, God had the power to make him whole But this power could be applied to the mans infirmity only in strict accord with certain unalterable laws-laws tc which God himself was bound. beg of you, do not think that Jesus work, ed any miracle here, He never worked miracle in the sense in which that word has been used. No other man ever worked miracle, if by miracle you mean the violation of any law This is not world. in which miracles can be wrought One man may use forces that another man does not un. derstand he may employ laws of whicl the other man knows nothing, ant thus the result produced may seem tc the ignorant beholder. miraculous. Al that Jesus did here, all that he did ir any other place, was simply to bring into operation certain laws of mans inner nature, and thus let loose spirit ual forces that of themselves worked the seeming wonder. The power was not in Jesus; the power was in those resident forces of spiritual life that lay back of the laws to which. know. ingly or unknowingly, he .conformed Jesus simply said to men, do certain things, assume a certain attitude, ex. ercise certain powers that God hay placed within you-do this. and the re. suit Is as sure as 1t Is sure that Goo has respect unto His own law.
 Observe how these statements which to some of you may seem ra. ther startling observe how they arc supported by an analysis of the text To the impotent man he said, will thou be made whole?' The emphasis is on the first word. It Is not, do YOU wish to be made whole? but, are you in earnest? There are two words ir the original that might have beer used. One means to wish; the other means to wish with all the energzins power of ones nature. Jesus uses the stronger word. He makes his appeal not to the mans desire alone, but tc his will; he appeals to what we would call now the principle of sub-consciou. force In the man. He was the first great teacher to discover that every man has miracle working powers in hi, own soul, some vast depth of person. ality that links him with God. It was to this unknown, unmeasured. unused and fathomless source of being tha' Jesus always made his appeal. Tho help that any man received was con ditioned, not upon Gods willingness not upon Jesus power, but upon tn, attitude of the man himself. Had ht the faith? Would he put forth tn, will? Had his soul the courage to ris, up and take its place of rightful su premacy over the body--over Its pas sions, over is diseases, over it's sins We have a right ,o say of Jesus tha he is the Saviour; for he has discover ed to man the saving principle of life strong faith operating in terms O energizing will. Where Jesus did no find this faith, where men would no exercise this will, he was as helnIes, as any other man: and it is written o him that in certain places he coulC do no mighty works because the peopl, refused to believe, refused to hay. faith. refused to try, refused to exer else their will.
 You see, Of course. what I have beer trying to establish. It Is simply this the healing principle of Jesus minis try was that of an active operatin. faith on the part of the individual wh, would be cured. Some of you will talk, sharp issue with me here. Ton vii say that there were many instances o healing in which it was not possible for the patient to exercise faith. |, which indeed. the one who receive, help knew nothing of the healing ac until it was accomplished Ton ma, call to mind the stories of how cer tain ones were raised from the dead How could such works have bee, wrought of the healing and life-viy ing principle were in the soul of hin who received help? The man lying in conscious on bed of pain is not in position to exercise faith. He who ha, been three days in the grave could no be expected te put forth what I hay. called the energizing force of his will How shall we meet this difficultvP Let me answer, do not wish to mee it dogmatieally. For aught I knov 
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