The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-05-03
INTEREST SHOWN
IN THE HEALING MISSION

There Is an increased manifested
interest in the meetings Of the Chris
tan healing mission being conducted
morning and evening at Grace Epis-
copaI church by Mr.. Henry c. Bland
! ford Of London. Last evening the
church was filed and this morning a
! large crowd was present TO receive the
( holy word OF Jesus and the healing
touch Of the laying on Of hands as
presented by DIR. Blandford. Many
came from the county while others
came from further distances. The
solemnity of the instruction and a
spiritual awakening is felt by every
one.
From the singing of the first hymn,
"Stand Up for Jesus" through the
closing hymn. Nearer My God to
Thee" the service last evening was
given the profoundest attention. Nh.
Blandford read for the lesson for the
evening the second chapter of the first
epistle of Paul to the Corinthians:
"And l brethren, when came to you,
came not with excellency of speech or
Of wisdom, declaring unto you the tes-
eimony of God. For determined not
70 know anything among you, save
Jesus Christ,sand him crucifed. And
was with you in weakness, and in
fear, and in much trembling. And my
speech and nay preaching was not with
enticing words of mans wisdom, but
in demonstration of the spirit and of
power. That your faith should not
stand in the wisdom of men, but in the
power of Cod But we speak the wis
dom of God in a mystery, even the
hidden wisdom which God ordained
before the world unto our glory"
Beginning with the inquiry of the
scriptural basis for the healing minis
try, the speaker said he had devoted
his entire life to his God given power
and that no argument against the
healing ministry can stand against
the truths of the gospel with is filed
with examples and of promises of
Jesus Christ In the unchangeableness
Of God, Jesus being today what he
was 1900 years ago and healing then,
he heals today.
"Do you know anything necessary
to start a movement that it wasn't
necessary to continue it ?" Everything
man begins must be sustained or IL
goes to pieces. Everything God begins
must be sustained or it goes TO pieces.
Entirely free Of ostentation are the
instructions. With his longing to re-
lieve suffering humanity, in the name
of Jesus Christ, Mr.. Blandford by his
Interpretation of the gospel and acts
combined with his strong personality,
convinces all that he possesses a
God-given power and his coming to
Ocala is a source of spiritual awaken
ing, not only among the supplicants
seeking bodily and spiritual healing
but among all who hear him. He hopes
to see the twentieth century church
become as was the church of the first
century. Jesus Christ placed more
emphasis on the healing of sick bodies
than on many things found the scrip
ture that men place more emphasis
on. God comes into ones life only
through the permission Of the indi-
vidual. Covet earnestly your best
gift, he urged, but do not discard in
ferior gifts; dormant powers are the
neglected ones and the only way to
keep knowledge is to keep working it.
Use or lose, is a law.
Beginning today Mr.. Blandford IS
portraying the cures Of Jesus Christ
and how like cures can now be obtain-
ed. The services are open to all.
Reporter.