The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-01-11
PRAISES
CHRIS TAN SCIENCE
MENTIONS HIS SISTER IN SER
MON AS ONE BENEFITED FROM
A CANCER.

Somehow word got around S'' T.
day uight that the Rev. Willard F. OF |
larson of Bethany Congregational
church. Tenth avenue near West Thil'
ty-iitth street, would preach ON sun
day ON Christian Science. 1t was
also reported that Mr.. Ouarson' :
wife or some near relative had been
cured by Christian Science and that
the Conversational minister would
shortly resign his charge and join
the ranks of Mrs. Eddys followers
So when services opened yesterday
morning in Bethany Conversational
Church there was a pewful of report
ers and quite representation OF
Christian Science faithful and practi-
TONERS. Among the latter was Eu-
gene Cox. chairman of the publication
committee. and Practitioner Willis
Vernon cole.
In a talk with the newspaper men
after the services Mr. Ottarson denied
any intention of resigning from the
church or leaving the CONGREGATIONAL
ministry and asked to be excused
from speaking for publication about
his family affairs. His sermoa was
on "The Church and Healing He
mentioned anonymously several cases
which, he said, had come under his
personal observation where persons
had been cured of cancer and other
organic diseases by Christian Science.
Death and disease" said the
preacher would not be present eX-
cept for sin. All the evil in the world
is the result of sin and as We be-
lieye that the sin can be destroyed
it follows that death will be destroy
ed also. Our fathers used to be
lieve that We sinned by necessity jus.
as so many now believe that We are
sick from necessity. ! believe that
men will assume dominion over dis
ease, for all truth will come to its
own, despite opposition. Man may
be able to reject disease, accident
and death.
I'VE believe that God can cast out
sin, but we don't believe that He can
cast out disease. We have become
bond slaves to drugs and a large part
of the money workingman brings
home goes out to the druggists for
medicines large p.rt of which is
alcohol"
The minister then went on to speak
of the cures of Christ and the early
church. There was as much need OF
them now as then, he continued, and
it seemed to him that the church OF
today had lost its healing powers
and it might be that the new era
now coming on would see them re-
stored. All truth, he said, is not pos
sessed by any one generation or
church
Coming to cures by prayer Mr.. OF
larson recalled instances in his own
experience. "A New York pastor
was one who had been healed of a
cancer by prayer, and a woman bed
ridden from paralysis for twenty
years" had been made well in few
Il
her face he stated. She told me
that she had been to famous doctors
and they explained to her that there
was no help. Then she prayed and
had members of her church pray for
her. The cancer was cured and that
was fifteen years ago. I have seen
the slight scar on her face where it
was.
when l hear men scoff at Chris
tian Science"-Mr Ouarson here
mentioned Christian Science by name
for the first time in his discourse
"T do not laugh. wonder if God is
not revealing something to them. Je-
sus said: 'Ye shall know them by
their works.
The pastor then went on to give
instances: A we'll known New York
woman whose brother is very promi-
nent,' and who was cured almost Of
total blindness by Christian Science,
was one. \ woman given mp to die
by eminent specialists" vas cured Of |
blood poison and another cancer .
cure, where the patient had been Civ
an up by the most skillful physi-
clans in New York"
When Mr.. Ottarson reached the
ioors Of the church TO greet the,
departing congregation, Mr.. Cox in
reduced him to the score of Chris
ian Scientists who had attended the
service.
Wasn't it splendid" said one of l