The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-10-07
A PRINCIPLE OF FAITH IN MIRACLE WORKING

have not said before but will say now; that the
principle set forth in the taking of handkerchefs and aprons
to the Apostle Paul. principle which will be operative
the ministry of every true of God today.
1t is the principle which learn in the narrative
of the healing Naaman the eper the Prophet of God
Eshatold Naaman to go and dip himself seven time in
the River Jordan not that there virtue the waters
of the Jordan but doing Naaman rendering obed
ence and in the act of obedience the blessing would
In the narrative of the born blind told that
Jesus took clay and sp and put upon the eyes of the
blind and told him go the Pool of Sloan and wash
Now there virtue in the clay in the spittle
Surely of intelligence would claim that the
placing of clay and spe upon the eyes of born blind
would restore to him his sight!
But Jesus said, eco to the Pool of Sloan and wash!
And the man obeyed, and then he returned seeing.
EVERY PERSON HAS HIS OWN PLACE OF ACTIVITY
Now have had-wthout, far as recall, ever
having said word either in print from the platform
East and West who have sent to handkerchefs
and have asked to pray them and return them
This have done.
Let every man do the work to which God calls him.
There is trying to do another mans work
One called to do this and another is called to
do that and in KINGDOM GOD there is place for
every child of Coda little which each and every
one may fill.
Your place. my sister, may be in the playhouse on a
Lords Day afernoon-as it Thursday evening last
Your particular place my brother may be praying with
the sick-as some are called to this special ministry
THE TEACHINGS OF GODS WORD THE LEADING OF THE
HOLY SPIRIT WILL AGREE
What we need to do-as have said hundreds of times,
and as said the first time stood this platform in 1906
to keep close to the Word of God and to follow the
guidance of Gods Word and His Spirit.
cannot strongly condemn the seductive influence
of lying spirits these latter days. telling people that they
are guided absolutely by the Holy Spirit.
In the last fifteen twenty years. in this Country
we'll as in other countries large number of people have
arisen who are deceived and they have to dispense with
Gods Word altogether. They always talking about
being guided by the Holy Spirit only forgetting that the
Word of God is the Sword of the Spirit and that the Holy
Shirt will never guide child of God contrary to the Word
of God.
PAUIs LETTER TO PHILIPPIANS is FULL OF EXPRESSION
OF TENDER AFFECTIONS
TO as "pA1u,s LovELETTER and think far as at
this moment recall that in this Letter you will find express
sons of deeper affection than perhaps you will find IN any
other one of Paups Epistles
IT is mnossibe for any member fully to understand
the relations which exist between and the people who
have been saved and healed through his ministry
While every minister of God having the Spirit OF God
ovos all the world and having the Spirit of Jesus the
Christ his svmpathes go out to all mankind yet the men
n Tho whose hearts have been touched whose lives
have hen changed who have been brought out OF darkness
into oh through his agency and dearer to him
than are all ohers-than any others possibly be-
Continued next week.