The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-21
Rev. Henry Blandford to Conduct
Services at Cnryst Church
Wednesday, March 20.
Public Invited.

Public invited.
The healing mission for Pensacola
which is to be conducted by Rev. Hen
ry Blandford, which begins with the
evening service in Christ church We'd
nesday, the 29th Of March. was the
subject OF the rector's sermon Sunday
morning. Mr. Harrison said, in part:
"Tnere is not one that has not some
bodily, mental or physical informity.
It is Of tremendous Importance TO defi-
nitely recognize our greatest need. 1t
is of equal Importance that it should
be of such character that we can go
to God to supply it. If you are ask
ing for q physical. mental or spiritual
blessing you have right to go to God,
il You are willing to consecrate the
strength given in selfless service. II
am come that you might have life more
abundant" God would see every child /
OF His strong in body, mind and spirit. !
Does Not Send Sickness.
Some cry out: What have I done
that God should so afflict me? OF
course there are consequences attend :
ant upon transgression, in the spiritual
realm as well as in the physical realm
law reigns. God is not the author of
chaos. But you make terrible mis-
take in thinking God has picked you
out TO afflict you. II sickness of body,
mind or spirit is Of God, then Jesus was
fighting against the heavenly Father
when He healed the sick. If sickness
is God sent, then to pray that we
might be healed is asking God to undo /
what He has done. Men violate law
and then accuse God of affecting them.
Men sin, and cry out against God forI
the certain consequences which follow.
Church and Physician.
when the church through strength
ening faith, through fervent prayer
and the laying on of hands, brings
health to the sick, both are doing Gods
work. and they should always CO.
operate because they are both abso-
1utely dependent upon God.
Science and Religion.
every discovery of science adds a
chapter in Gods age-long effort to re-
veal Himself to men. Science has en-
a.bled us to see God more clearly and
has gone far in alIeviating human
suffering. To God we lift thankful
hearts for all His gifts and for every
activity of man that brings to suffer-
ing humanity fuller life.
No Dispensations.
God has never given us any dis
pensation from the use of our reason
or any strength of mind or body in at
tanning the object for which we pray.
Gods help is dependent upon our will
ingness to help ourselves. No grace,
no beauty or power Of body Or mind or
spirit come unasked, none remains I'M
cured. ASK and you shall receive
Knock and it shall be opened unto
you
zone object of the mission is TO en-
able you to ask; the object of the mis-
sion is to enable you to knock.
Help Through Mission.
win you receive the help that you
ask for in the way that you expect or
desire it2 That is question that l can
not answer. All that 1 can declare is
that always attendant upon the mis-
sions held by Mr.. Blandford is the tes-s
timony of many to great blessings re-
ceived. physical, mental and spiritual.
I came In touch with James Moore
Hickson when he was in this country
and Mr.. Blandford held mission for
me in Nashville. / have seen hundreds
throng the altar that these men might
breathe out a prayer and lay their
hands upon them, and never found
any that We're disappointed. although
there were deaf ones that did not hear,
blind ones that did not see. lame ones s
that did not walk. and yet those that
were healed and those that were not
all felt that they had received a bless
ing.
Every sincere approach to God is
always met by blessing.
Prayers Unanswered. +
Prayers are not always answered.
In the way that we expect or desire. /
When we are praying for ourselves
on account of our moral unfitness or
lack OF faith, when we are praying for
others the fault may be ours or it,
may be theirs, but it is never the fault
of God. He has the power and the del
sire to give perfect health of body,
mind and soul TO every child of His.
But, because some of our prayers are
not answered in the way we desire we
do not cease praying. We still believe
in prayer. Humanity, in spite of all
Knockers, still prays.
Intensive Prayer.
cat all services we lay our hands
with prayer on those who request it,
not because we possess any power OF
ourselves, btu we do believe that Christ
His church to heal the
sick. and we use the ancient apostolic
method Of laying on of hands as the
means by which Christ continues His
healing ministry. If you ask what the
mission is, can answer that 1t is a
period in which we nightly pray for :
the sick to be healed. /,
Gift Of Healing. II
Has Mr.. BIandford any special
power or gift? The gift of healing to
which st. Paul refers? Mr.. Blandford
would answer no. but l am certain
that as Mr.. Blandford has given his !
whole life to Christ's healing ministry
that the Christ is able to use him as ;
a channel OF His healing grace in a
way that He cannot use others.