Evening star., 1928-10-19
BISHOP THINKS FAITH HEALING
CAPABLE OF RAISING THE DEAD
Power Called Forth From Individual
Wyoming Prelate Explains, in Envision-
ing "Possibilty" of Life Restoration.

audible whisper-the nature of the
trouble. Then he would clasp his
hands to the spot and sometimes press
his head against it. most of the time
talking soothingly. This would be con-
tinued until the patient indicated some
relief. Usually it did not take more
than a minute Immediately behind
him came the black-robed Father Col
we'll, who would pray over the relieved
| patient.
Deaf and Blind Healed.
| The service was very successful,
Father Bell said afterward. Many per-
sons had the hearing of one ear re-
stored and others we're cured OF blind
ness in one eye. The likelihood that
these were cases of hysteria was ad-
mitted by the healerS. but they in
sisted that it was as important to cure
such cases as any others.
One woman told Father Bell that she
had been blind in one eye of a cataract
an organic trouble if the woman's
diagnosis Was correct-but that after
he had passed his finger over the eye
she was able to see his hand like a
shadow passing across the field of vis-
| ion. Another woman testified she had
been deaf in one ear following an at
tack of paralysis five years ago and that
after Father Bells ministrations she was
able to hear a watch tick with that ear.
She also said she had been cured by
another Christian healer of another
trouble few years ago.
The two healers insisted that they did
not use any pSycho-analytic method.
but that they worked on theory of
"the three-fold basis of life-soul, mind
and body" The object of the methods
of suggestion is to reach into the depths
Of the soul and put the patient in har-
mony with God
Healings follow a we'll defined law
the Rev. Elbert Holmes, provincial
director of the Society of the Nazarene
for New England, told the sick people
before they went to the altar. 1t is
necessary, he insisted, that the fore
most thought in the mind of the patient
be the desire to offer the self to God
without any reservations rather than
desire to get rid of bodily discomforts.
I'VE can't secure your permanent re-
lief from anything" he said I'VE try
to send you away to live a life which
in itself will prevent a recurrence OF
! your illness, but you must work out
your own salvation"
Something in the nature of formula
was prescribed by Rev. Mr.. Holmes with
the instruction to say every day: God
is my life"
IF you are disagreeable and cranky
he said, you are out of touch with God
You are thinking out of touch with thz
millions of cells of your body, each OF
which may have an intelligent life OF
It's own. You can't think thoughts that
don't belong to God without provoking
disease in the body"
One may be justified in hating a
person or thing according to all earthly
| standards. he said, but that does not
make the hate any the less a poison for
the body.
"You can't hate another person and
get away with it" he declared. Health
is the normal thing in this universe
We ourselves create all the chaos and
| suffering"
The element of suggestion is empha-
| sized in the music of the Society OF
the Nazarene and the old Trinity
Church, with its historical associations
and atmosphere of deep quiet, obvious
ly furnishes ideal environment to bring
out the effect of continual repetition
of such short snatches as:
Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full
in His wonderful face,
And the things OF earth will grow
strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace"
With the constant repeating of thi.
stimulus actually under the outstretchec
hands Of the pictured Jesus, the soft
organ music floating over the worn face:
| of the worshipers, the things of eartl,
actually do grow strangely dim" ano
the patients are in an ideal mood fol-
the reception of the suggestion of lay.
| ing on of hands.
1T is like turning a radio dial ant
| getting music out of the air." sale
| Father Colwell
There was to have been another heal
ing service at $3.50 pm. today.