The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-04-01

And, behold there was woman Whlcn hau q opli !.
of inmity eighteen years. and bowed together ano
could in no wise lift up herself
'And when Jesus her. he called her to him. and salo
unto her. Woman thou art loosed from thine nlrmlty
"And he laid his hands her: and Immediately she
was made straight and glorfed Cod
"And the ruler of the synagogue answered with nolg-
nation because had healed the sabbath day.
and said unto the people, There six days in when men
ought work. them therefore and be healed and
not on the sabbath day.
"The Lord then answered him. and said, Thou hypo-
critic doth not each Of the sabbath loose MS OK or
his from the STALL and lead him away to watering?
"And ought not this woman being daughter OF Abra-
ham, whom Satan hath bound TO- these eighteen years. be
loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
"And when he had said these things all his adverse
res ashamed and all the people reolced Tor all the
glorious things that done by him..
The congregation then repeated together the sixteenth
verse:
"And ought not this being daughter OF Aora-
ham, whom Satan hath bound TO- these eighteen years. be
loosed from this bond on the sabbath day.?
Elder Carey then read Acts 1928:
GLOW God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy
Ghost and with power; who went about doing good ana
healing all who were oppressed of the devil for God was
with Him.
GENERAL OvERsEER: Without indicating, let us have
read one at time selections of Scripture bearing
upon the Subject of Divine Healing.
"Is any among you afflicted? let him pray Is merry?
let him sing psalms.
s any sick among you? let him call for the elders of
the church. and let them pray him. amounting him with
oil in the name of the Lord
"And the prayer of faith shall the sick, and the
Lord shall raise him and he have committed sns they
shall be forgiven him."-James 5:13-15.
"When he was come down from the mountain, great
multitudes followed him.
"And behold, there came leper and worshipped him,
saying, Lord, if thou wilt thou canst make me clean.
"And Jesus put forth his hand and touched him. saying
will; be thou clean. And Immediately his leprosy
cleansed"- Matthew 81-3
"Who forgveth all thine inqutes who heaeth all
thy diseases Psalm 1898
"And he cometh to Bethsaida and they bring blind
man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
"And he took the blind man by the hand and led him
out the and when he had spit his and put
his hands upon him. he asked him if he ought.
"And he looked up and said, see trees walking
After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and
him look up: and he restored, and
clearly.
"And he sent him away to his house, saying Neither
into the town. tell it to any in the town. Mark S2226
SIGNS ARE TO FOLLOW THEM THAT BELIEVE.
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved and
he that beleveth not shall be damned.
"And these signs shall follow them that believe in my
shall they cast out DEVILS they shall speak with
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tongues;
"They shall take up serpents and if they drink any
deadly thing it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands
the SICK and they shall recover
$50 then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he
received up into heaven the right hand of Cod
Mark 16 1919.
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