The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-13
JUDGE |. H. JONES WRITES ON
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HEALING

should know ms gospel from every
other gospel. They would not follow
the believing of any gospel but his
gospel. Jesus knew that there would
come a time when many gospels
would be preached in his name-all
claiming to be his gospel-and he
knew that his little ones would not
be able to distinguish intelligently
between them, so he called attention
to these simple, concrete signs which
amy child could recognize which
the wayfaring man, though a fool,
need not err-and he said to us III
substance. you may always know my
gospel from all others, for these signs
will always follow my gospel and will
not follow the others. 1t might be
said with greater show Of reason that
the authority to preach was confined
to the eleven, but the doctor would
not agree to this, for he gets his war
rant for preaching from what was
said to the eleven on this occasion /;
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and yet, if he takes his authority for
preaching from what was said to the
eleven, how does he escape the obi
CATION to do the healing which, ac-
cording to his view, was to be done
by the preachers who believed. Can
it be that the doctor does not be-
lieve? What warrant does the doctor
find in the Bible for saying that the
preaching was to continue to the
present time but the signs were to
cease with the eleven9 The fact is,
there is not an instance in the New
Testament, where Jesus authorized
anybody to preach that he did not i'm
mediately couple with it an injunct ton
to heal the sick. When he sent forth
the Seventy, he said to them: "And
into whatsoever city We enter and
they receive you, eat such things
as are set before you:
''And heal the sick that are therein.
and say unto them, The Kingdom of
God is come nigh unto you," (Luke
SO Note what a short sermon
he gave them to preach, and how
manv sick people he gave them to
heal-all the sick people in every city
that should receive them. He had al
ready sent forth the twelve apostles,
as it is stated: "And he sent them to
preach the kingdom Of God, and to
heal the sick' (Luke 9:2). And just
before his ascension, he said to them
$50 We therefore, and teach all ma
tons
Teaching them everybody to
observe all things whatsoever i have
commanded everything, and of
course healing the sick: "and, 10, |
am with you Away, even unto the
end OF the world" mathew % :20).
He had especially enjoined on them
Ito heal the sick wherever they went,
and he here says to them, teach
everybody to do all things whatsoever
! have commanded you to do. My
dear doctor, suppose you and Mr..
Rushing get the good people of Hen
derson together in another union
meeting and explain to them why you
are not healing them as Jesus told
you to do? If, as you say, the healing
was to be done by the preacher who
believed, and not by the people who
believed the preaching, tell them,
won't you, why you and DIR. Rushing
are not healing the sick people in
Henderson? After you have explain
ed this to the satisfachOn-mar you,
| say to the satisfactiOn-of those
who under your recent invitation have
really been reading their Bibles, it
will be time enough, do you not think I?
to denounce other Christian people
who are trying to do the healing work
their Master so plainly and insistent-
| ly commanded them to do. Explain
to these good people why you accept
one part onlv-and that the least
important part, the talking part-of
your Masters commission and reject
the far more important part of heal
ing the sick. Remember that the Mas
ter gave those he sent forth to
preach, sermon just nine words In
length but he gave them enough sick
people to heal to keep them busy all
the rest of the time. This seems to
have been about the ratio Jesus OBJ
served between his sermons and his
healing work; for he appears to have
talked very little, but he healed the
sick and suffering wherever he found
them. 1t is not recorded that he ever
asked one of them to what church
he belonged. But the following is
recorded: "And John answered, say
ing, Master, we saw one casting out
devils in thy name, and he followeth
not us; and we forbad him, because
he foIloweth not us.
But Jesus said, Forbid him not
for there is no man which shall do a