New-York tribune., 1919-06-05
Divine Healing
Is Revived at
Trinity Chapel
Layman Comes to
America 10 Prove Value
Of Old Theory of Faith
Alleviating Suffering

The restoration in the Anglican
Church of the theory of the divine
| power Of healing is being tried in
Trinity chapel. Twenty-ffth Street.
west Of Broadway. DR.. William T.
Manning, rector of Trinity Church, is
sponsoring the work in New York of
James Moore Hickson, layman of the
Church of England, who administered
to the sick yesterday in the chapel.
He works by the laying on of hands.
Mr.. Hickson says he has achieved
positive cures of organic and function
al ailments among the faithful, though
he said yesterdays:
II do not claim to cure all. came
to this country from England to re-
vive ministry of healing in the
Church of Christ along apostolic lines,
to exercise power which He gave to
His church for the spiritual and bodily
salvation of man and to develop a
deeper spiritual life and thought"
The gift of sacramental healing, Mr..
Hickson contends, is the birthright Of
the church. He says it has been neg
lected since the fifth century after
Christ. The apostle of healing pro-
nounces his brief prayer in the clerical
tones of minister, yet his appear
ance is that of a modern business man.
At his services he wears gray walk
ing suit. He is almost dapper His
dark hair is we'll groomed and keen
CLINT Is in his hazel eyes. He is sun
burned from plenty of outdoor life.
Religion "Fact," Not Sentiment"
Religion is fact and not senti-
ment," he observed when friends ex
pressed surprise at not seeing him in
long coat. In his room at the Muir
ray Hill Hotel he offered cigarettes
and refreshments to callers, and while
shlfting among scattered books and
papers talked of the spiritual life. and
OF now he first experienced the gift
or neallng. He said he was fourteen
years old when young child suffering
with neuralgia was first cured bv his
touch. He touched another friend who
was suffering and the cure was imme-
dl2te. Il had a sympathy for human
oune''hs' AR. Hickson said. "My
mother remarked then, His must be q
git OF God; let US pray about it,
since then | have preached Christ's
blessing of healing. 1t is nothing new:
work with physicians and supple
ment their cures through the spirit
ual."
About thirty supplicants came be-
fore MIR. Hickson yesterday. He will
minister to the sick in Trinity Chapel
Tor another week, after which he will
leave for Boston. He has preached
his doctrines mostly in England, and
has been in this country since April.
coming first to Boston, being intro
duced to the clergy there by Archdea-
con Grieg Of Worcester He is the an
thor of "The Healing Of Christ in His
Church" and "Thc Revival Of the Gifts
9f Healihg."
Children Easier to Cure
II like to watch my PATIENTS" Mr..
dickson said. ~ have noticed two
small children who have come to me
at Trinity Both were suffering with
severe after effects Of infantiIe paral-
ySis. Yesterday the father who had
brought them to me, said they had !
grown stronger physically and had |
SHOWN moro power in their limbs |
ehiidren are easier to cure they have
so little to unlcarn."
Mr. dickson ministers to the sick by |
Hneeiing beside them, speaking abort J
prayer, after which he lays his hands
on them and rises. He says he makes
no w" Of psycho-therapy, Christian
Science or any Of the isms OF the vari-
ous cults.
one must havc faith in Christ;
that's ALL" Mr.. Hickson says.