New Britain herald., 1921-10-17
FAITH CURE HEALER
 ANSWERS QUESTIONS
Evangelist Armstrong Replies to
 \gueries at Sunday Service

About 200 people went forward to the altar in the Emmanuel Gospel church over Saturday night and dur ing the three services Sunday, where Evangelist Edward Armstrong is con- ducting revival, and received the so-called faith cures for various body and spiritual ailments, many of which are said to have surpassed the power of practical physicians Ec- clesiastical remedies were applied and 1 cures are claimed by the patients in most instances.
 Rev. MT. Armstrong based his en- tire sermon on a series of questions which were submitted to him by per- sons of other denominations whose in- | terests- have been stirred up by the "cures"
 l The questions were submitted, some of them Ierbally during the course of the service and some were sub l mitted in writing.
 In the course of his sermon, Rev. MT. Armstrong said:
 ! Healing for the body is only for those who have made their peace with God, through repentance and
 belief in the Lord Jesus Christ. | After the soul has been healed
 healing for the body is easy. Just as | there are natural laws to be obeyed, there are spiritual laws that must be obeyed to obtain spiritual results. | Thus to obtain healing for the body we must meet certain conditions, two
 of which are that there must be no hindrance between the seeker and God. III Jno. 2, and no hindrance between seeker and fellowman. James 5.1e fo J11f {~
 mother, and pray for one another that ye may be healed"
 | In all our work we have God s
 word as our court of appeal. We
 have no other appeal to make. God has given us His word and expects His children to live and work ac- cording to it.
 | Now with the above in mind we
 will seek to answer the questions be-
 fore us.
 Is this healing of the sick func- ton of the regular ministry?
 Yes Emphatically yes. The Lord
 speaking through James says thus, "Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, amounting him with oil, in the name of the Lord
 and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up. James 5:14:15.
 Should every minister attempt it? I Certainly, not only attempt it, but it will surely follow providing condi- tions are met.
 If so, where does the practice of medicine come in? What need of physicians and surgeons?
 Nowhere for the Child of God. But do not worry. Divine healing will not rob physicians of their trade. There will always be enough unconverted W ilsvs no objection to the practice of medi- cine for those who do not trust God for their bodies Earthly doctors are a blessing to sinners.
 l In what way does this work differ from the so-called headings of Chris tian Science?
 II Tn every way. So-called Christian Science denies the reality of disease, Jesus never did. It is because Jesus
 shed His blood that this healing is
 made possible. But so-called Chris
 tian Science says .The Blood of Jesus
 was of no more avail when it was
 shed upon the cursed tree than when
 it was flowing through His vains.
 The scriptures say, By His stripes we
 are healed" Christian Science, so- ical1ed, denies the reality of the dis
 ease but charges $5 to remove it.
 How do you relate this work of
 healing to the practice of medicine ? In this way. The sinner goes to an earthly physician. The doctor gives him prescription. He obeys,