The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-08-05
ADDRESS ON
DIVINE HEALING

The Service begun with the singing of Hymn No.
404, in Gospel Hymns, GONE, THOU FoUNT OF EVERY
BLESSING after which the General Overseer offered the
following prayer:
"Our kind Heavenly Father may shut the world out
side and into closets draw to Thee in
earnest prayer and wilt Thou nigh unto and hear
and richly bless today, unto Thee behalf
of many that SICK and troubled and distressed We
believe that Thou art and that Thou dds send Jesus the
Christ into the world to suffer and to die for and that
when He went away He promised the Holy Spirit
came and He is here today Our hearts out in loving
tender sympathy for all the sn-srcken and diseasesmt
ten and earnestly desire delverance for all And now
grant that today study Thy Word may learn the
lessons that necessary and that by complying with Thy
Word, all who truly seeking for blessing may receive
it We ask it in Jesus Name and for His sake. Amen.
lions MESSAGE THE OLD-TIME GOSPEL
The General Overseer then spoke as follows:
This is Divine Healing Service, and if you have come
here expecting to say something you will be
disappointed.
have my own way of getting at things, but have
nothing present only emphasize the truths
which already have been presented to you many times
would first remind you that in reading the Old Tesla
you will find just fifty miracles recorded All these
miracles not miracles of heang in fact many OF them
not only have connection with the healing of disease
the direct opposite By this that some OF
them in the nature of judgments executed on people
who were destroyed for rebellion against God
In the four Gospels, only thirtysix miracles
corded in detail and twentsx of these cases of healing
Not all are miracles of healing, instantaneous heal
ings.
The great majority of the healings in ZION not
miracles of healing instantaneous in their complete
results.
do not to enter into this phase of the subject OF
Divine Healing any further than to that God the Al
mighty works accordance with Law and all awseX
those which know to be laws of the Devil such as the
Law of Sin and Death-are laws of God and should like
to have the people of ZION avoid using the expression
Natures Laws They Gods Laws.
THE CHARACTER OF THE MIRACLES PERFORMED BY JESUS
In studying these twenty-si of healing, you will
discover many interesting things of which hope to
point out to you at another time.
Among other things, you should note the different
diseases that were healed by God through Jesus the Christ
For instance only one case of dropsy is recorded in
the Four Gospels and that given in only OF the four
If were to ask you this afternoon how many persons
were raised from the dead during the earthly ministry OF
Jesus the Christ according the Divine record how many
would you name CA voice, '"three.O
Yes the first the daughter of Jairus, the second
was the son of Widow of Man, and the third was Laz
Now how many blind persons did the Christ heal?
Search the record and see.
AS you study these of healing you will be able to
write much interesting and valuable information otting
down the various points.
For instance it is sometimes asked, "Were there any
cases of gradual healing in the Ministry of the Christ
answer, Yes there were some You can look them up
BY my addresses here, want to get to the place
where you will what you believe that you will not
be confused in your minds
"KEEP CLOSE TO THE WORD OF GoD'
If YOU would do this you must remember what have