The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-19

called by that name. The story IT.
self proves II.
Simon. the leper. In whose house
at Bethany Jesus was entertained,
was obviously n man who had been
a loper hut had recovered to nor
NAL health. such healings were ef-
fectcd without medical treatment,
time was the necessary factor.
The fullest Old Testament account
of this type Of leprosy is found in
Levltlcus thirteenth and fourteenth
chapters, Chapter 10 gives the
aymptoms by which tho presence
OF tho disease was established. The
unfortunate person was compelled
10 leave his friends and family
when tho evidence appeared OF this
highly infectious disease. The un-
happy victim must leave his home
and quarantine himself I'm tomhs or
caverns and cry "Unclean" at the
approach uf another person.
Tho Recovered I,cpcr.
II usually happened In the course
| OF time thatst the victim OF this type
OF loprosv recovered. his flesh ana
skin again becoming normal and
/ healthy. hut he might he too optl-
mistic regarding the stage OF his re-
! Covery and return home before he
]
cal law provided tests which would
prevent this occurrpACe. II was the
unacceptable duty OF The healed leper
/ to present himself 10 the high
| priest who was tho health officer
, II the man stood the careful and
minute tests laid down n the law
the hlgh priest declared him clean
and tho healed man waq permitted
TO return to homo and friends, hut
net without the thank-otfering In
thH temple.
The whole story reveals unmls-
takahly that this man with whom,
We are concerned had recovered
from this curable type Of leprosy
that is TO say, he was healed by the
effect OF time. but was not Officially
pronounced clean, II was Ions
way to Jerusalem to obtain Tho
cured pronouncemcnt Of the hlgt
priest. Cniaphns. his friends and
neighbors would accept the deci
sion OF man like Jesus with ccm
plote confidence, II Jesus, then
lieved Of a long Journey to Jeru
salem and return Immediately TO nj!
home.
This is precisely what he asks O
Jesus.
The crook word used here. q
make clean. Is exactly tho same
word used in the pronouncement o
the high priest recorded In the lie
vltical law, 10 declare clean
Here we have IN the misunder
standing OF an ambiguous word, 4
make, instead OF TO pronounc
clean. a miracle story
The Pnrnlytlc Walks.
Another striking cure ot Jesu
was that OF the paralVtic. We haV
good reasons for tho belief that thi
man was crippled hy rheumatism
or some other malady which wa
not chronic In it's nature. We hnv
no logical reason to assume tha
the muscles were atrophied, or tina
any condition was prcsent whic|
could not Yield TO mental treatmen
! IL Is n matter OF common know
edge. that similar cures are effecte
, today In Roman Catholic shrtne'
! At Lourdes, Treves and ST. Ann
de Bcaupre cures are effected
which 10 say the least. are wonder
= full Yet there is nothing miracu
, lous about these remarkable cure!
! the religions and cults thSt hav
| been able 10 perform astoundin
1 cures of all kinds OF ailments.
Il not rather strange that each par
! ticular group contends that thei
, particular belief effects the cure
II must be evident TO every tolerau
e and fair-minded person that ther
7 Is some psychological law which uu
. derhes and controls all faith cure,
+ There is unqueStionably In IN
p human organism a central intelli
gcnce which controls all the auto
v matte functions of the body, ThI