The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-05
HIS MYSTIC HANDS
CURE SICK OF ILLS
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T. Manning, rector Of Trinity. With
reluctance, and only after the re-
porter had repeated questions many
times, the healer told OF two cases
that have come under his attention
here.
Two children, left crippled by in
fantile paralysis. were brought to
me-" he said. II have prayed over
them several times. And today I
was told that they are showing more
life in their crippled limbs. 1 am
sure they will be cured.
Not for Ills Of Body Alone.
"But ! do not like 10 speak of
cures / like to watch a patient a
long time before 1 am willing to say
that he Is cured. This ministry is
not simply for bodily disorders. There
are many things to be overcome be-
sides disease. Particularly there are
mental and moral troubles and oSses-
sions."
Mr.. Hickson|ooking very much
like an everyday business man-sit-
ting there Is the everyday looking
hotel bedroom, with opened luggage,
splitting paper contents on the floor,
spoke as casually of laying on his
hands and praying and healing as II
he were discussing a perfectly well
established method Of selling biscuits.
And he carried conviction too.
He told of a physician in England
who spoke to him of the power of
mind over matter, and of his reply
that IT was time that the physician
took into account, too. the power Of
the spirit over both mind and matter.
Faith Has Much to Do with 1t.
He asked particularly that his ac-
complishments in curing organic dis
ease-such as cancer and the like
be not emphasized As he explained
it the capacity OF a sufferer for faith
has a deal to do with the success OF
his treatment. That is, some persons
are more receptive than others.
II find that the quickest results are
obtained with children-with babies"
he explained. They have nothing to
unlearn."
1t was suggested that Mr.. Hiqk-
sons healing precepts are vastly diff
ferent from those of Christian Sci
ence. He replied:
"They are. The first heresy we aim
to counterfeit is the heresy within tho
church of considering sickness a good
thing sent to us from God to develop
our spiritual life. The second is the
one at the root Of Christian Science
the heresy OF denying evil The ply
steal being must not be ignored or
neglected"
Asked to tell when he first found
that he was an instrument through
which healing might be accomplished.
he said, reluctantly:
Discovery Of His Power.
when was a lad of fourteen in
Australia there was a small child suf-
fering from neuralgia. 1 laid my
hands on his face and he was well.
Then one of my mothers sisters had
a nervous twitching of the face. 1
laid my hands upon her and she was
well. And then my mother said to
me that this must be a gift OF God
and that should pray about it.
81 know now that I was being
guided by a higher power. But l can
not recollect that at the beginning
had any other than the natural desire
to help some one who was in dis
tress."
As Mr.. Hickson. in his gray business
suit-with the gold cross on his gold
watch chain resting comfortably on
his well pumped out waistcoat, the
only outward and visible sign that he
is engaged in spiritual work-told in
a matter-of-fact way OF how he takes
Christ literally, and thaet religion is
not a theory but a practice with him,
it did not seem at all ministerial.
And when Mr.. Hickson. after Of
fering cigarettes from a box and
warmly inviting his guest to have
some ice water or some lemonade, or
some beer perhaps" babe his in
terviewer farewell, he did it with
little earnest wish that whatever
might be written as the result of the
talk might bring hope to somebody"