The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-07
y HRIST JESUS, while ministering

IaDOr anu are heaVy laden, and | Will
give you rest" Have we always be-
lieved that this invitation was extend
ed to US? Have we accepted it? Have
we known how to do so?
Since the whole world is in such
great need of better means of heal
ing it's sin, sickness, strife, sorrow
and suffering than is in general use
today, are not these questions of vital
import to us, and should we not en-
deavor to avail ourselves of the oppor-
tunity offered by the Master?
From the Gospels we learn that
Christ Jesus, our Saviour, was the
Great Physician, who has for all time
set the standard of perfect healing
before humanity. That many do not
believe in his Gospel, is due to the
fact that they do not fully understand
his teaching, especially the true ma
ture and philosophy of the so-called
miracles which he performed. The
records of his spiritual healing work
as part of his divine mission meet
with dissent from many Of the
thoughtful people Of today; although
his ethical teachings are in measure
quite generally accepted even by ag
n0stics.
The Gospels record many instances
of the healing of physical disease by
Christ Jesus. He restored Wtthered
hand: he healed cripple and man
born blind; he healed cases of paraly
sis, leprosy, dropsy, hemorrhage, cpl
lepsy, violent insanity, and he raised
the dead; although these modern
terms are not always used in the
Bible.
In st. Matthew we read: y yn1
"And Jesus went about all Galilee,
teaching in their synagogues, and
preaching the gospel Of the kingdom
and healing all manner OF sickness
and all manner of disease among the
people. And his fame went through
out all Syria; and they brought unto
him all sick people that were taken
with divers diseases and torments
and those which were possessed with
devils, and those which were lunatic
and those that had the palsy; and ne
healed them"
and, behold, there came lepel
and worshiped him, saying, Lord, II
thou wilt, thou ,canst make meYclean.S
And Jesus put forth his hand and
touched him, saying, will; be thor
clean. And Immediately his lepros!
was cleansed."
Furthermore, he specifically com
manded his disciples that they shoulc
continue the healing work, counsel
ing them: u,
"And as We go, preach, saying, The
kingdom of heaven is at hand. Hea
the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the
dead, cast out devils; freely We nave
received, freely give
"Verily, verify, l say unto you, ne
that believeth in me, the works ina
I do shall he do also; and greater
works than these shall he do; because
| 20 unto my Father. And whatso.
ever We shall ask in my name, that
will do
Peter Philip, Paul and other fol
lowers healed paralysis, lameness, de
formity, insanity and even raised tne
dead in connection with their mission
ary work. Indeed, healing was very
generally practiced among the early
Christians.
TEACHINGS NOT UNDERSTOOD.
Many have always believed these
teachings and works, but they nave
not presumed to understand them
much less have they thought even tc
ATTEMPT to repeat them. They haV'
accepted the Bible, but have not ap
pretended practically much OF us III
spirini truth. Yet even a partial rec
IGNITION Of the demands made by oui
Masters teachings upon our life ano
conduct, reveals their supreme import
ance, and their redemptive greatness
Hence, these questions must appeal
to all thoughtful Christians: Is II
possible for Jesus teachings to De
obeyed today? Are they true or not:
II not true, where is the basis o.
christianity? If true, why are not
their healing demands fulfilled? May
If not be because they are not under
stood?
believers in the Bible cannot ignore
the fact that spiritual healing was &C
complished during Jesus time by him
self and by his disciples, and later o!
his followers for several centuries
admitting that this healing occurred
we can but see that it must have beer
erected through the operation O
some law, and that there must nave
heen a Principle and Science Daci
Of it. Moreover, it is very evlden
that if this divine Principle and SCI
ence which Jesus used, were KNOW
and applied today the same neahht
results would follow.
,Noh.belfevers in the Bible and II
what are called miracles are con
fronted with the fact that this neal
ing is taking place today. in their yer!
midst and through purely splrltua
means, which fact can be determines
nv any sincere investigator; yet the!
deny the availability of spiritual pow
er over material things because the!
do not understand spiritual law ant
the principle which operates in chris
ton healing.
HEALING DONE SPIRITUALLY.
Let us then consider this Science o
Christian healing, its Principle ant