The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-05-06
SESSION OF
THE HEALING MISSION

THE HEALING MISSION
Already quite q number have ex-
pressed that they are physically better
as well as spiritually. The interest
deepens and becomes more earnest and
sincere.
To give a fragmentary account Of
Mr.. Blandford's lecture would be an
injustice to his manner of teaching.
One has to hear him give the full ex-
PLANTATION and special emphasis where
needed to understand and derive the
blessing. Lord Teach Us How 70
Pray" was his morning there. pray
not as the hypocrite but pray with
spirit and understanding. Sing with
spirit and understanding" he urged.
prayer must be the dominant power
of your life, then work in such man.
ner and believe in such a manner until
you receive the thing you need. Paul
prayed three times before he received
the answer from God and was salts
fed Some of US have to ask 800
times to be able TO ask like the three
times Paul did The principle is TO
ask until you receive and are salts
fled"
Mr.. Blandford illuminated the diff
ference between repetition and vain
repetition. "The vain repetition is the
prohibited part; it is for US to deter
mine whether or not we shall quit or
fall short The universe could not
stand without repetition; no rising of
the sun, no tide, no fruit OF the earth,
no nervous system, no digestion of
food, no skill in human life, and so on,
were it not for repetition"
Mr. Blandford dwelt at length upon
the difference between will and faith.
Twill alone is inert. but associated
with an idea or ideal or give it some
thing to do and it will work for the
thing desired. either for good or evil.
The will can be cultivated or educat-
ed. "God is waiting for US to have a
WILL" he said. Faith is to believe. He
shall have whatsoever he ask, if he
shall not doubt in his heart" Reorga-
nize your mind, be positive about your
faith, and you shall be healed, he as
serted. All things are possible with
Gods help.
The evening service was devoted to
the study of the pentacostal spirit and
the instant miracle cure and the rea-
son for it. of the beggar at the temple
gate as given in Acts. This beggar
was born lame. He was placed daily
at the gate by his relatives as a
means of obtaining aims. His domi-
nant habit was to beg. When Gods
agents, Peter and John, passed thru,
he was commanded to look up into
their eyes, and when told that they
had no silver or gold, the cripple
thought "then what?" In that inten-
sified moment of the separation of
mis- minds daily habit, the expectancy
of aims, Peter took him by the hand
and before he could drift back COM
manded him to get up and walk. The
cripple did not stop to argue but
lobeyed Gods. command through his
agents Peter and John and received
an instant cure. God never wrought
a miracle contrary to law, and as long
as a man has his mind focused upon
things that hinder there will be no
Icure.
"While the details of the work Of
Christ and his disciples are very
meager, and the number of special
eases given as few though multitudes
were healed" continued the speaker
"they are so splendid in their perfec.
ton they rather dazzle u.s." To Goo
belongs the glory and by cooperation
and meeting the conditions one may
receive instant relief from his attic.
ton. Wasted tissues are daily renewed
by Gods air, water and food which
enter into and build outward. Ir
spiritual healing everything is from
the inward outward. Reporter.