Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-16
HEALER CALLS ON |NVAL|Ds
MORE THAN 1000 CRlPPLES
VISIT HOLY TRINITY MISSION
James Moore dickson Ends Stay In
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thronc TO
Church.

Approximately 1000 persons lxnclt
for the healing touch and microscopy
| prayer OF James Moore dickson at
the altar rail OF Holy Trinity Epis-
copal Church yesterday on the second
and last day OF his healing mission
IN Richmond.
Holy Trinity was taxed 20 its utmost
capacity. The entire body OF the
church was filled with people eager
&c receive Mr.. lickson's blessing. Thcs
came forward in constant stream
We're carried or assisted by ushers and
friends to the altar rail.
Helpless invai!ds. We're made COM
Oh the first day of the mission. the
service was one OF the utmost solcm-
nifty.
Works for Many Hours.
MI. dickson went quietly from patti
e en, to as na' he ,,a his h., lips moving
sufferers Serene. unhurried and UNI
p pc, I Tb by any ineident connected
sending, the, cxpectant thronss away
strengthened. refreshed and uplifted
by being brought into closer touch
steadily for hours with apparenoiy
no signs of fatigue.
several times he stopped his minis
t!ations TO speak 10 the waiting crowds
IL the auditorium of the church and in
the packed galleries.
MISSION As %" at the ST rsi ps any Of his neang
tnosc who had come for healing and
tEeir friends that they should not be
disappointed II there was no instan-
Preparation Is Needed.
,rena e ,iipn 81 ed the need Of proper
ing. lie reiterated his former state
ments that the thought of the person
| ATTY OF the human agency should not
| aclf, he declared was only the jns.ru-
mtpt az the Lord. the channel Of Ills
\ touching feature of tho conc,u-
sion OF his two days mission was tina (,
Mt dickson himself after giving each
sistins him, including B Bhd Peep par aS.
his healing touch and interccssorv
prayer, turned to DIR. Gravatt and kncit
TOT Inc blessing OF the rector Of Holy
>, Until a late hour last night. Mr..
hIckson was still answering indiv idual
pitals from sufferers who were unable
10 come 10 the church. All the after
n n,on he went from place to place in
weary sufferers.
In n brief interview ut the close Of
YESTERDAY afternoon, Mr.. liickson cSl
| pressed his great desire TO see Inc
church under the guidance OF hcr bis
sion OF healing by prayer and faith.
interprcfs Ommnnds.
7c intcrpretS the command OF Chris.
70 preach the gospel ana to heal the
| SICK literally in that Christ's mcssacc
| OF healing must iirst be preached. as
| words OF life and power, TO prepare
Inc way Tor tae promised hcaiing
81, 1t is his solemn conviction that if
community faith were stronger and
more widely diffused, that works Of
| ncalins would be witnessed more often
and much moro widely spread.
In world OF real Christian faith, -
| 7. bn
non healing OF disease would he more
rcmarkablc than it's healing"
Baptist minister at the servic,
yesterday At the Holy Trinity stated
that he considered one of the most
noticeable results OF Mr.. Hickson' 5
mission of healing in Richmond was
me increase in religious fcrvor among
members of both clcrgy and Iaic:v.
II Mt, ii!ckson has accomplished,
notnlnS else ho said. "hc has brougk,
other" '"' q"
Mr.. fIickson will so to Atlanta today
10 TO- conduct similar mission of heal