New Britain herald., 1921-10-14
Emmanuel Church Practices Laying On of Hands-Af- ficted Claim They Are We'll.

Toothache, stomach trouble, blind- ness in fact all afflictions human flesh is heir to is being cured" in the course of an evangelistic campaign at the Emmanuel Gospel church, ac- cording to statements being made by members of that organization. The campaign is being conducted by Ed ward J. Armstrong with the assistance of Rev. H. s. Landis, the local pas tor and Rev. Michael Maietta, assist ant pastor.
 'It is too late to tell me the days of miracles are over," said MT. Arm strong last night. I've seen a few happen. We are dealing with a pres ent tense God who is doing present tense miracles
 Speaking further of statements that the days of miracles have passed, MT. Armstrong said,, "The world has not changed, these things are the same today as they ever were. Jesus did not stop with teaching and preach ing, that's where most of our min isters stop today. But he healed all manner of disease as we'll. It is very strange if the Lord does not want to heal all his people now, when he healed all there were when he was here. Where has he lost out? Has he gone out of business?"
 Seeing Is Believing.
 We don't expect man to be- neve 1t until he sees the truth with his own eyes. The Lord Is here to- night to do his oflce york;" contin- ued MT. Armstrong, at the same time inviting anyone troubled with organic trouble. blindness. deafness, disease. lameness, etc, to como forward and be healed. If someone comes to the altar with just little headache and we lay hands on them and they get better, you don't think much of it," he said. Then he went on to tell of a marvellous cure he witnessed in Indiana some time ago, when a wom- an who had been crippled with rheu- rnatism for years was cured" instant ly through prayer and the laying on of hands.
 Tt was the healing. that gave the Lord Jesus Christ much unsought ad- vertising, the Lord has always been In the advertising business. Through out all the centuries God has been an advertiser" ht said.
 Following the sermon last night about 150 people went forward and knelt down around the altar, in front of seats, in the choir loft and where ever they could find room. and the unique healing" ceremony began. Taking a scriptural passage that two or more should assist in the laying on of hands, the regular pastor or one of the deacons assisted the evan gelist.
 Each applicant in turn was asked what his or her particular ailmenA was and immediately followed the laying on of hands, and the anoint- ing with olive oil
 The so-called "cures'' seem to ap- ply to most all the ills that flesh Is heir to. Mrs Wilcox of Hart street who was compelled by rheumatism and the infirmities of old age to walk with crutches for the past seven or eight years, since these services, claims to have felt the divine power within and as result is walking unaided.
 Another woman said she had stom- ach trouble for years, physicians told her only an operation would save her, knelt at the altar last night, re- ceived the divine rites and announced to the congregation that the pains had left her and she felt better. An elder ly man who complained of stomach ulCGIS, dHOOahCCA oASCA ~AAS VI ~-@-o--S that he felt better.
 Cured of Toothache.
 peculiar phase of last nights sAryfce was the statement made by Frank Rich who got up and stated that he had toothache so bad during tnA service he could hardly hear the :. sefmon. Immediately after the faith A,Ire was applied the refractory tooth
 mediately lay down and went to
 Eep or the nerve underwent some
 Tt of discipline and the pain disap-
 kared. A woman announced simi-
 F experience, saying that Wednes-
 " night she was unable to sleep
 kcause of toothache and that she Las nearly frantic with pain all day.
 he ceremony last night also cured the ache for her.
 Another testimonial was the state ment by one woman that she had tooth which had big hollow spot. She prayer for filling and the Lord filled 1t for her over night. whether he inserted a silver filling or the more aristocratic gold was not stated. 4 A man stood up in the congrega- ton and announced that the prayers of the church had cured his diphtheria instantly. Another man was cured of appendicitis. "1 had stomach K trouble for 12 years or more said V one woman land the doctors gave me | ID to d,e. Prayer cured my stom-
 A~irI prayed and a swollen gland
 Speared. An aged negro, totally
 prayed for sight and said he
 he power of the Lord stirring