The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-23
DIVINE HEALING MEETING
ADDRESS BY THE GENERAL OvERsEER

Not every one that saith unto Me- Lord Lord, shall
enter into KINGDOM HEAVEN but he that doeth the
will of My Father which is in heaven
Many will say to Me in that day, Lord Lord have we
not prophesed Thy name? and Thy have cast out
devils? and in Thy done many wonderful works?
"And then will profess unto them never knew you:
depart from Me, We that work iniquity
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of Nine
and doeth them, will ken him unto wise man, which
built his house upon rock:
And the rain descended and the floods came and the
winds blew and beat upon that house, and fell not for
founded upon a rock.
"And every one that heareth these sayings of Mine,
and doeth them not shall be kened unto foolish man.
which built his house upon the sand:
"And the rain descended and the floods came and the
winds blew and beat upon that house, and fell and great
was the fall of it.
"And it came to pass when Jesus had ended these say
ings, the people were astonshed at His doctrine:
For He taught them having authority, and not
the scribes."-Matthew 7: 21-29.
when He down from the mountain, great
n1ulttudes followed Him.
"And behold, there leper and worshipped Him,
saying Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make clean
"And Jesus put forth His hand, and touched him,
ing will; be thou clean. And Immediately his leprosy
cleansed.
"And Jesus saith unto him. See thou tell man but
go thy way myself the priest and offer the gift
that Noses commanded, for a testimony unto them
Matthew 8:14
my purpose in these afternoon meetings, to take
up the various miracles of healing they presented in
the Gospel according to st. Matthew.
Inasmuch this story of the healing of the leper
presented first have selected the basis Of remarks
this afternoon.
You will remember that it is recorded in the fourth
chapter the seventeenth verse; that rom that time Jesus
began preach and say Repent: for KINGDOM OF
HEAVEN is at hand"
Following this statement the story of the call
ing of the first four Apostles Peter and Andrew James
and john all four of whom were by occupation fishermen
and learn from the statement in of the Gospels
were partners in that business
THE CHARACTER OF MEN CHOSEN TO BE MESSENGERS
GOSPEL
1t is we'll for you to ponder and to consider the kind
of that called to be apostles He could not find
in the ministry among the chief priests and elders
that would accept the truth and that could be called this
high Office therefore, He had to choose from the low
est ranks-fshermen.
It sometimes said that Jesus passed by philosophers
and chose fishermen to be His Apostles.
While it is true that ZION has received, will not say
many noble able faithful ministers from the Churches
will that she has received few but that few getting
to be few that begins to look though there would
not be many left to preach soon Laughter)
do not expect to LIONS ministry built up in the
future of that brought out of the UNCONVENTIONAL
ministry believe there some but many; and with
the greatest respect and the uest Christian love for my
brethren who have from various religious bodies and
have proved themselves faithful to God and to ZONfOr
would not cast word reflection upon any brother who
may have been Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist
anything else who has into ZION and has proven faith
fu-there were brought into ZION many ministerial
titles cphers who called to the ministry
who failures, and who simply looking for
place to drop and somebody fooshy whispered that
ZION could take of her minister's and consequently
large number of the most worthless min
listers got into lions ministry and God He had to
clean them out before He could do anything
You look back the record and you will find ZION
has had few who have been able to build go
into field, and make their way and their own living
Voices rue.) We have had men who have been in
cities of from hundred to two hundred thousand nhab
ants for two three years. and few knew that they
there.
ZION MUST HAVE BIBLE TRAINING SCHOOL
One of the most essential institutions that must be
formed possible, is Bible Training School
where bring young and young women and older
men and women, and train them for lions ministry and
send them out in the world with the everlasting GOSPEL OF
THE KINGDOM.
It is well for you to bear in mind that you can NOT
create ministers. They born and not made You NAV
take some people and send them through college and uni
versy and they would not be able preach to interest