Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-26
WICKER TALKS ON HEALING.
BAPTIST MINISTER SEES
NUMBER OF CRANKS GROW
Says he Has Never seen Miraculous
s-..,.- Curc-Lands Profession at
Medical Science.

SSrDep7ccatinS tho increasing number
OF cranks or the subject of healing.
and Citing Dowio as a shining example
OF "how no; 10 DO H." the icv. !. ].
Wicker. d D.. pastor OF the Leigh
Stree, BaP;is; Church. last night de-
livered fo-ccful discourse Oh Divine
Healing.
Good mon hc said. scl;evc that .hc
apostcllc power 20 heal is 10 romain
a rift with ;hc Christian church
,hroughou; al time. Others, just as
wise and soed believe tha; miracles
ot hcsi;as helo1s only 70 = Particular
ter~ this s3v; ~ m!racis was accom-
pISSAed and ;he power. therefore, was
10 Longer 20 be exercised.
Jus; how Ia the Creator uses pray
.!:ely say" pr. W!cscr saii. "iiu, as
for miraculous cures, SuCN As Christ
performed. ] have Heve- seen or known
bu, have never known !, - - done.
When l say II can BE- done, Will DO
1t myself.
Mankind Moro Blessed.
IF divine. miraculous hea'inc had
turtles, il would have paralyEoG all me
science or medicine and ~ surgery,
he said. ~ would have desiroN'd
trations FOR the sick Think Of nc
great loss 70 human intelligence, 10
the heroic and sclf-sa c7iicins spirit
DR.. Wicker declared his belief that
the world IS far more hcnored and
blessed by the rational development %
the science Of medicine than il would
have been had Il been possible TO Ct
feet sure cures IN a miraculous way
Sickness and the great battle Of the
nished "a means for sympathcic and
scientific DEVELOPMENT that could not
have otherwise been possible 20 man
kind, he stated.
Jesus undoubtedly healed people.
He healed all sorts, sizes and condi-
tionu. He healed them in bod. mind
sight to the blind and even raised TIC
dead.
Jesus Healed Instantly.
Jesus healed people He never saw
and people who never saw Him. lie
healed them instantly. When they
came TO Him on cru;ches. ;hcy walked
away on their own legs. When they
were brought TO Him on beds, they
When the blind were led 10 Him, they
went away seeing with their own eyes.
There was no swcsswork or fall
cd fact. He healed people who mad
faith in Him, and He healed people
who did not have faith. lie healed
the mind as well as tho body. He
cast out demons. lie cured lunatics.
These could exercise no faith II was
mentally impossible. Icsus raised the
dead. lie broke up every funeral He
attended. The corpse had no par, Of
the transact!en. And all this Ile did
20 y!ndicate His claim 20 nc equal with
and one with God and to esta blish His
own deity before The eyes OF men.
Gave Disciples Power.
He save HIS disciples power 20 do
the same so-; o. healing They healed
ne sick and cast OUT demons. There
- only one recorded case % failure
and i22t vas MOI ono % sickness. ou;
W. DIG les1s d. ;hess miracles,
Ssyts s.S oT- reason. Not. ina:
Ee ID 60; hzrs com PASSION ~ the
Esat-cs-- 90 Ee 5.&. aI: lie hs4.e: :o-
.tC1-: -saS:c: 'Tr-- - may E-ow-
-t.: ~ Sos .: NAr A2.a power on
earth % :c-E;ye sins
ETs.E So51 physician >-i Surgeon
= divine healer. CH-ls- :cGr5C5
ers-: acSp:-2. on cz-;A. His spi-i;
MAKES doctors, nurses, medicines ara
.oiais:-:vs. a73 Jesus Q: Nazz.e.A IS
\? tAis VA healing more ,,e0n,e -oG4y
tnaH Es ever 6ss.ci n ne tine u
His Incarnation. - :oG -au. . Sea!
People. build hospitals. encourage ply
sictans and nurses, a-i DO no. for;
OF fail 20 2raE .o- them AID their pa
taents: When Christ .ri-aculoCsly
healed people, :hsy had 10 scientific
treatUen, Q: hospitals available such
as the void has today"