The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-10-09
CONTINUED from last week.
THE BIBLE is PROVEN TRUE THROUGH FAITH AND
EXPERIENCE

you had known.
STUDY COPS WORD AND HAVE INCREASED FAITH, AND
TRUST HIM
want to impress upon your minds the fact that there
very few people who know how to trust God fully;
people that they have faith when they
any faith at ALL and want to say things this after
noon that will help you am too busy a to pray as
of people pray and judging by the way that some
people act it is plainly that they do not know what
is to trust in God
AN ILLUSTRATION OF THoUGHTLEss UNBELEF
In starting out this point just let mention this:
two weeks ago this afternoon after my address, asked all
of the people to stand and repeat after prayer
secraton which they did then said that desired all who
there who need of healing repeat prayer
with me. Do you remember that?
People-"Yes"
General Overseer-You repeated that prayer after me-
it something like this- do not remember the exact
words My God and Father in Jesus Name to Thee;
help to repent of all sins and to make right every
wrong and to put my trust absolutely Thee for deliver
Heal me, 0 God in Jesus Name and in the Holy
Spirits power and to Thy Names honor and glory grant
the desire of my heart Amen And yet, just
had the benedcton number of those
people up and said "Pray for me-"
Now, want to point out to you that that is nothing
but farce-that is all it is-nothng but farce for you
did not believe when prayed that God would
your prayer. Yes and added to that prayer Lord
far know my heart, do believe that pray
have that for which ask and pray and know that shall
have it." And after that prayer said "Now, quietly
to your homes and carry with the spirit of this meet
ing yet just the benediction pronounced
number of the very people and said Il want
you to pray for me-
Where is the trust in God Where is the faith in God!
To do thing like that is simply to make mockery out of
prayer, and want you all to that.
To EXERCISE FAITH PROPERLY, SELF WORLD
MUST BE FORGOTTEN
There another thing that evident that people
either do not understand else they have faleduttery
failed I know something of what it to pray and
then to rest in Cod When people to ZION Home they
for the teaching and it is the teaching for which they
ought Ah the Lord knows that the people need
teaching Oh how ignorant people! and the most
ignorant people earth the church people, for they do
not know anything about the Bible and they do not know
anything about Jesus the Christ the Healer they do not
know what it to exercise faith in God they know
whole lot about oysters than they do about God the
Almighty; they know piece of pork than they do
the Holy Ghost.
person comes from California from Massachusetts,
or from other place. to ZION Home, and the very
first thing that person will want you to do for him her.
viii be pray when they just about fit to be prayed
with as is that post.
We often receive letters from people who want to
whether or not heal them They had read copy of
the LEAVES OF HEALING, ana they had mad Dr. Brown and
DR. Smith and Dr. Jones, and they have perhaps been in
hospital for fifteen months and when they WRITE say,
Now,~wll you please pray for me; have great faith
Yes often receive letters of that kind. And have had
people to and want to pray for their cousin
and they say Oh she has wonderful fah when she has
just about much faith duck has, and no more
was talking with lady yesterday who was telling me
about certain who through over-work had (the
doctors told her that the cause) terrible
bleeding and she has had all kinds of doctors and
has taken all kinds of drugs and she has gone through in
descrbabe hell and the doctors tell her that they
not do anything for her. No. they know that her
money about all gone and they will take that long
they get it, and then when they find that she has
money left they will turn her out to die; and in talking of
her this other lady sad She will read the "LEAvEs
HEALING now, and she would read them before.
Ah no. when everything else has failed she has made
up her mind that she will TRY God the Almighty and
what He do. Now that is just about the in which
this question is approached by many people, This lady