The Greeley tribune., 1910-03-24

,ns rm Il Decline ' and Fall Of a'' M hist, (
a"hi empire treats elabora,e,,nne ,ne
sa"'s'' Chr,s,,,a under the head hpl' Of ,,. o.
Snr'st'ans' He cites VI in' me
persons some o, them ,nslan' n,i
Romans high in official wen
VINO were healed of d' a'. autl
nounced incurable by tho bs',ease' ,s
ssans, Gu through the mInis,rsn! ,'en
the early Christians. I',t,a'i' In ,s,
no not stand alone; he is car,os. ,','s .
by other authentic histor'aae0 rD''0S'
mere are the writings Of T,, ~.
Christian Fathers, the ., ,a, 'ae
ra'hers' as they are c,ne. %
wrote exhaustively upon 1',sa] ny
1ect going into minute da,,ul w
the healing of the sick ans r',',,' u
ing OF the dead by the aa,,'' 'aI
,,n. "uir writings cons,I1
library OF themselves. Tbar |
extant' l am the possesso, 3
OF them and have read ~ w
much interest and profit in M
nection here mentioned. !,
ter OF church history also
number OF the Christian J
their earlier church life w.
levers In the efficacy OF nr,y.1
TO heal the sick and prac,cs1
prayer. This is true of tbs M
ses. OF the Moravians, of ,hs
nots. OF the Friends of on,s1
the Baptists, and Of the vo,J
According to the life NJ
Luther. he was a belieysr
power OF prayer TO heal sicknd
more or less practiced il
Ing to the life OF John wesI
founder Of Methodism. he ,oI
years was n firm believer in
rect power OF God to heal N
through the efficacy of prars
practiced 1t not only for hinss
for others.
An instance is related vh
restored himself to health
Immediately from a severe
which had hung upon him
eral days by asking Cod,
help. and by revolving in b,
and contemplating some Of b
scriptural passages to which
called your attention. Il
matter of record in connectid
the Methodist Episcopal chur(
when the bishops OF that deI
ton are ordained they are i
ed. among other things, to b
sick. not ms educated physicis
with drugs ana medicines.
virtue of their Office.
Does this plain Biblical al
with its corroboratiye hstOr
sacred and secular. count ID
ing now? Has IL no meaning
today? Had it no meaning 4
preceding us? Have We a
wipe 1t all out, or to declare
lete7 Let us think MONT
the contention to which hiV
red was true, namely, that !
Jesus great commandmer'
come obsolete. then 1t 81
letter and each of us r;s
right at pleasure to tahM
and blot 1t out. We sn'sl!
same right to blot 1t out
that we have to blot il out h
Christian Scientists do ad
this right nor seek to eIsfu
Jesus Healing the sd
A few words as to Jesus
OF the sick. often when DC
a sick person he said to Gin
stance go and sin no nor'
worse thing come unto YOU
he healed the man sick oi /"
he said to him: MY son DC
cheer, thy sins be forgiven
He evidently recognized a con
between some kind Of sin u
had been committing and
ness which was upon NM w, Wv
not denounce the poor iell
cause he was sick as the rev.
sins; he made no threa's VI
punishment toward him. W.
pronounce upon him 'e'u,
durability or OF death, he ~
ing to frighten, but every!
encourage him. He paue Nv
good cheer. and at the sam.
pronounced his sins forgive.
clared his sickness healea'
him to arise, take up his ,'s 0s'
into his house, which he a.u'
ognizing the fact tha' 81. ,...
cause OF much of the s'''n Nv,
time. to say the least '.s
only recognizing that o' ,,,,,
are bound to take no'''' r,i
take notice of anythlns' ,,.s
power now, and did We ia ~~
to remove from the NV, w
sickness and disease Inv Al
grief. woe, suffering anu u, d
sulting from some Nlnu " d.
wrongful, or foolish living, ~, ~
thereby almost literally 10