Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-26
Professor IIcring'> lecture follows:

these were known ana applied to-
day the same healing effects would
follow
Non believers in the Bible and in
what are called miracles deny the
possibility OF spiritual power over ma
torial things because they do not uu-
dcrstand spiritual law. the Principle
ana rule involved. Some good peo-
pie believe that the spiritual healing
OF the early church was a mere phc-
nomenal exhibition OF divine or SUI
perhuman power. and therefore make
no effort TO relate spiritual power TO
present human needs Could they but
realize that there is n Principle un-
d'ilNlns all existence, which operates
according To law. ana quite regard
less OF time and place, they would
see that the physical changes accom-
pdnNing Christian healing are due 10
the operation OF this Principle. in ac-
cordnnce with law; ana that such
iflnclple, law and operation consti-
tutc Science.
1t is evident that Christ Jesus con
aidcrcd this healing work very cs-
seutial factor Of his ministry. indeed
Ne made II a test of Christian disciple
snip, for he said. "Ilc that belleVcth
ON me. the works that | do shall he
10 also: which means that he who is
a Christian shall bc able to heal spir-
'tuallN. Surely every Christian must
desire To- believe I'm and To practice
Christian healing and thereby to ac.
complsh much more than drugs and
surgery now do while freeing men
from the fear pain. ana risk OF
DEATH too often attending sureica
/ operations and the use ~ drug nos
,trums.
/ Most right minded persons. too
/ would like 10 overcome evil with good
Z they only knew how. most of NJ
would like 10 overcome our failings
/ ana be right toward our neighbor
J What We have not known is this. that
such results follow naturally tn,
/ knowledge that good has moro power
than cVil. Few realize that the logi.
/ cal, the inevitable. sequence Of an
/ Understanding of the Masters teach.
lngS and strict obedience thcrct,
would hiring about cessation of all
sorrow and sickness in the world.
All those who admit that Christian
healing Is even desirable can but vel
come consideration of what II would
/ involve. what ii would depend upon
Let us consider. therctul/. whether
I,,, ,,,,.i w. ''P'' ana
/ ,'. "',',' ,"u W. "PP'''"' ana now
t,..', ',S ,pl'iD'',",' .Hl pc ln"ue Lct u'
/ with the prcynilinr heller IN r,nt,"r '
hat greatest stumbling block to he
/ lief In tho Bible and the flfilmout
ot It's promises
PHENOMENA OF NATURE
To the student of nature. it becomes
very evident that thor. ts mn irt,t,
E'hro operating through law which
explains the marNcls OF mineral. veg
't"nI' ana animal formation, that
mere Is power or creative force
NuI'h Is WUltrlhllN interpreted i'm
Nun'Slou' '"h'Slon ana attraction,
'h't th't" Is a law whose activities
are inlln"ted IN growth, atomic ag-
Fl,E''IHh' structural formation and
o'h'I Phenomena oi the world about
US !" human SENSE therc lS crea.
/ i've governing, controlling power
OF influence called force or en-
crcN, ana substance calle,
u'H'l''' 'u Nn''h inns iorce seems to
,l"'I' ana through Whlch II acts
hN'h III common thought these tive
are tSs'htlally dilterent Matter Is
N'SluIc 'n the material senses, force Is
nov hl"''er nus mass force has none.
ul".''' "V'up'eS space, toIce does not
IN i"'' H,a'l'r Is that winch is actu'
"''u OF u'ouEh' mt" evidence 10y
'"'''' iheN seem l." c"-eNlst
Matter was formerly believed 10 h,
an entity separate from force or en-
/ erEy but recent researches and dis
coverics have rendered this view un.
tonuhlc. The unit called the atom
which was supposed to bc the small
est possible division of matter sub
/ "a affirmed t.,a ~
to bee itself composed of thousands ot
what are called electrous These cleo.
irons are nfinitesimM PARTICLES of
electrical energy. composed Of posi-
tive and negative charges of elcc-
tricitN, which are vibrating with ye,.v