THE HEALING MISSION.

Otaki Mail, 6 August 1923, Page 3

THE HEALING MISSION.

To tlio Editor. -_ln h few months Air. Jauico I-.- flk-k'Oii. who lots Teen described ■n... lnan w ho i» so near God ; ’is n'ivc in Wellington for the purpose 1. I !:!.'!n,e a mission dor the revival , i. -;f: ot healing hi the ehureli. •tluT ur noi poor sufferers, counties., ~i tiiein pail all liuurair aiti, I. 'i \ - bad compicl.o hold la g re- . .4iu them, a, a result oi Air. Hirle . ahst-ioeis n a ifueetioij that hu--an-e p..s.~ed the stage <’•!' theoris- \ j.;..-ptiei: ni, doubt, scolding', and illy lif.ve, ill other lands, hetalded ( [tuiiiiig. Inn many who caiue to scull, j, .i_,.. to pray; and the uuquuliiied j,,-, L v , leading physician: in inimtiv already visited lay tile inis-i-r admits ot' no contra vertion. dir, 1.,; it br clearly understood, ( «Uo claim to be able to cure. •'t, piy., '‘have no power !o help ( a n,j Vi!u must know that. And 1 believe that any other man bus Hiva-r. Your trust must be iu , sat la man." Air. Hickson’» ob|ia euaiiujt to A.Z. is to bring about ia -mriluul a wakening as ill make p.-i- i. r God to raise the sullefl‘ Church's Healing alis.:ioa is ju iv,v connected with Christian i do.-. The ehurch admits the reality | ■ Ik and disease, and its work oil itual healing, therefore, centres iu I tiivjn of Christ, and rests upon the Mns ;,t the bible. ! e< rarely there never was a term ja im’ v. as such need for spiritual fetaing. Tin vast majority of pe»- :: ['• - a, mu understand or deel fc:-: 1 of the spiritual and devotional iCI ills. God and religion and Chiji an not thought id to-day as ei: connection with man i];-- iso.no, and occupations, srdy the greatest war this world |ev.r eten, and the ink anniversary ;jLr cuiiinitucyj.ienl of which "> have | tmiiinenontted, should have .ume |ore tut a,, i'or live years we have I v.-wlhd peace —Jive years during hi a,/ aave been looking iu vain for - ivtunlerful era of ideal life, lot id oar bravest and our best gladly i cheerfully made the great sacl'iiiso tuasai;' te. And what do we iind? | moil, unrest, and dissatisfaction ry where, infinitely beyond anything t prevailed nine years ago. btdiishi. diilioiiesty, p>roiitcoring, and the ey of grab extolled almost as virThe whole creation is growing travailing in pain. * ‘ There are ntless fhous a nds of wounded bodies shattered nerves; sickness and dist hold sway among us ; outpacing tire !l and eil'orts of the medical profesOur asylums and mental homes d many souls as iu a dark dungeon, t'iijs to; ‘ ‘incurables , 1 and hospitals | full vnd being enlarged. It is in!u u. picfu.ro of unrelieved pathos and rir, yet “ there standeth One among whom ye know not’’ —-One vho 1 that all men might be drawn to fc, taking our inlirmities, and bearing sickness. What, then, is wrong? ; .h ]• woids arc, “ye tv ill hot come k«. tb -1 :.*c might have ifo.” “Aly i 4 tv:Uh Jur fuck Ol knowledge. Tup 1,..;k a p Qis true followers lo - -U',: iitiic again Ills arm lo inkc ieb'-j.. pc, bai lup ihe broke n-heart-h- Ining pardon iu ills iinutr, peace §» feruoted wuri'l, unci lo heal the - c. I suffering. Ltt us prepare then for the ' • SpiritI llecivis] >that is coming among us, lift uudoublfitily is what it is. bn,!! preparation is that carried out iutl..- unofficial groups of intercess- ■ c«f*isg iu their own homo?, or ‘Gfs.-.Jiv in church, outside service - r ~ At these services, at the weekly 'fell inw te-ssory service iu church, I' 1 »hu ;it the special intercession up by both children and grown--1 people, ut certain hours of the day “ff-r to God for the gift of health anc r lor the sick land suffering ptciaily lor thossi in our own nridst [weeding for them by name, will b< ! «ed up. i would plead therefore • r co-operation, tor the formation o a }kr circles, for the prayers of tin 1, -lo children, that health and strengtl Vi under God’s blessing, be restore' ’ tlose on beds of suffering. Kemem : U “with Qod, all thkigs are P°ss •••”—I am. etc., Eev. G. F. FETf*E' Vicarag. ®Uki, (Stir, 1523,