New-York tribune., 1919-10-26

they could not refrain from discuss
ing it. One clergyman told of cases
that had been cited by Mr.. Hickson
of actual cures in cases of cancer.
One case was that of q woman who
was about to be operated on for can
Ger. When the incision had been
made andsthe cancer exposed, it was
decided that operation would be
hopeless. The woman was treated by
Mr.. Hickson and, few days later.
was again placed on the operating
table. It was discovered that the
thing which surgery had been unable
to accomplish, or which it had feared
to attempt, had been achieved by
faith. She recovered.
Another case was that Of bishop
Of the English Church. He went to
Mr.. Hickson with this statement:
"Mr. Hickson, this morning l have
received my death sentence"
He told Of having an X-ray Of
his cancer and Of the utter hopeless.
ness Of his surgeons.
After being treated by Mr.. Hick-
son another X-ray was taken and
only a perfectly healed scar re-
manned.
When Mr.. Hickson was inter
viewed by the newspaper men here
great stress was laid upon the case
Of the boy who was abnormaIly
cruel. The parents of this boy put.
him away. The case was reported
to Mr.. Hickson and he diagnosed il
as one Of the Scriptural cases of
demoniac possession.
Or. Manning asked Mr.. Hickson
if he could cure the boy.
NO." replied Mr.. Hickson, ssbut
Christ can."
Mr.. Hickson's Vie.U
Mr.. Hickson, in a statement IT,
The Tribune, said: II wish Won
would emphasize as best you can the
fact that I do not claim to be =
healer. do claim that l am in
strumental in being able to turn the
attention of the Church to the fact
that, until the fifth century, it was
able through Christ to heal the
SICK Also / wish it to be made
plain that the new work TO which
l am calling the Church does not
iii anyway conflict with the work of
physicians and surgeons. wish we
could understand that all power of
healing comes from the one source.
from God himself; that it is God who
has endowed herbs with healing
qualities; that it is God who .iesses
the ministry of medicine and
surgery.
There are some cases that car
be treated by this spiritual healing
which / am advocating. There are
many that are affected by the conf
bined efforts, in the name of God. Of
doctors and Of the physicians of the
souls. But it is the agency Of God
that Is in all and through all.
II have told Of the success that
We have met in dealing with little
children. Sometimes we have been
at the bedsides of sleeping children
and we have been able to bring the
power Of healing TO them. In the
cases Of some adults, despite their
avowed attitude of sympathy, there
is a lack Of faith, and there is, in
consequence, q want of success.
Il have been asked what type OF
cases respond most readily to the
treatment. This is difficult to an
swer except by the statement that
one cannot limit the power Of the
Infinite. The very fact that one pre-
supposes limitation indicates a
want Of faith.
"One newspaper editor cited the
instance Of man whose hand had
been amputated and said the ulSi-
mate test would be the growth of a
new hand. I do not agree with him.
We are not talking of restoration of
amputated members. We are talk
ing OF healing. The healing of the
stump from which the hand had been
severed would be an argument in
favor Of that which we teach. But
it will be argued that the stump
would heal through the agency of
medicine and the natural processes.
I reply that all healing is of God.
And it is fact that cases which
have not responded to medicine alone
have responded to our ministrations.
Take the matter of q bad habit
Tor instance. Medicine and surgery