FAITH S A CURATIVE Tha M dispute between members of tho the Ministerial Association on the tho subject of lit divine healing both sides of which have been n presented pre In the Deseret News bos hilS of ot course created some differences of ot among the ite lally A skeptical writer In a recent pub publication tion cannot annO understand why ter or anyone else ho sho believes In Inthe the tl th divine Inspiration of ot the Holy noly can disagree upon ullon this sub sib subject s sibIn J Jt t In connection with tho the accounts of healings It he Ong given ghen In the Dible ho quotes that counsel of the Apostle James which Is so familiar to all the Latter LaUer Jay jar ay Saints namely Ii any sick among you ouT Let him tall call for tor the Elders of or the Church und let t them m pray iray over him anointing him him with oil In the name of ot the Lord anti nOlI the rayer ray r of ot faith shall save nave the sick Rick and the Lord shall raise him up and It If he be hove committed 1 sins they shall bo n him James v 1415 After some arguments comparing re reIllon religion ligion Illon with science the failures of ot doc doe doctors doctors tors ors tho the failures of oC prayers and other remarks which we wo need not reproduce tie the t e writer draws this conclusion from what That hat h he terms the prescription given gen icen by the In the plainest sort of or pub plain English The very try Throne of the Eternal Is pledged to heal evert eer men who foliot follows the Instruction laid down by Jamte Jame We refer to this bit of ot cause It Is similar to that frequently indulged d In by b people who do not be Here litre In the doctrine of ot divine healing or o who wh do not nol no understand the position taken by the James Jame It shock ahou houd b W observed by IJ th the careful reader render that the tbs Throne of ot the Eternal li Ii I not pledged w In any CUlT way whatever to heal henl every lck alck person who vho prays or la Jo t prayed for tor thattie way may bo be healed heal 1 The Otle but echoes the teaching of at of ot 1 bareth The prayer of at faith shall save ave tho thu sick it H t Is l that tbt produce the effect desired Faith is II an ITO ely essential quantity In ha Inthis this thu we The wine Apostle touching on this principle says saps concerning prayer I But Dilt let Urn him ask luk In III faith nothing T v F Po Fo he that Is l like Uke a wave W 8 of ot f tie the tea lea driven with the 1 and ad For let lei lenot not that man shall receive of ot the Lord Lor d JM I ei 7 There are numerous cases ca es of heal lag ing by the prayer of ot faith recorded In accounts of the tie laUerda work besides thousands ands ads upon Upen thousands of Instances s that have hate not been published or uz written There hue have also alro been occasions when hen afflicted with have been prayed for tor and anointed with oil and anti they have hao not recovered Why He Ue cease they had not faith enough to bo be or those who administered to had not sul clent faith The may reply Well why dont they t y exercise faith 1 The answer Is l that appears to be bo elbie Faith does doca not nol como at nl human WUL UL This li is I understood by iy p r who have been able ble n to exer dee that depee of ot faith alth which brings the result but have hare also alo at other ether failed In m their endeavors to oh ob t Wn fin ln It to that t extent ex ten L The accounts gln of the doings of oC U the Ar teem with lIh Instances instance 1 of by faith At the same time it tt is U stated that thai their faith was wall not alwa for or Paul advised h hat t to do for tor his hla stomachs and hI infirmities and the them tame ame m that he ho left Tro Ie jt at tum Disease is the consequence tOn of ot broken natural law a has hu ha Its Ita place In the Dl pI MH ll to e and lu its lessons to human itT Ity r Death u is I unto all nl and ond It k h nt t to W be b rationally supposed that can c rr t death at tot will wl t or hoea to 10 depart whenever when er II J Yet Tel the adrIce f the Apostle James J ls nt was as cuss eu torn r the early e I 1 Q Christian tian church l hU reh and ind there ther lu is nov son ison why It should not be t Jay day Juet just V 3 much aa as In III tho n i it t century of Ut the Christian h era ern Jj That is 19 t the c essential o point O nt In the thO re recent recent cent controversy if II th of ot the Iho sick by tho thi prayer of faith and ad the lay laying layIng ing lug on of or hands was parl tl of Christian dO In the tho by bythe b bythe the Savior and amI Ills His Apostles AP why h Is III i it I not Included In In the ien of or churches s which claim to t bo be Chistian today They all ull refer reC r to the c given by Jesus Christ to postles when they were sent ent out toJ ro but out they Invariably omit lt part of It which relates to the subject now noli flu In Ut Inconsideration consideration Hero it Iti it II as recorded 1 In Mark Maric xvI l 1618 s sAnd And he h said id unto them U ent go ye O 0 l Into to n nil the world and ml ch he to every ever creature He lie and andIs andIs Is baptized ba shall be b saved say v but bUI hi hr h that not ot shall he be And Ind these shall follow that be bo lIev l In lii my name Ibe cast out they shall sp u th new tongues thoy they shall take tak up serpents fi and ant If Ie they drink any nIlY deadly all it shall not hurt hutt them they thc shall lay IllY hands on tho the sIck lIck and they the shall re recover reo cover j This Thin was only to the eleven Apostles Judis JUd saving having been repudiated Modern ministers with nn assurance and presumption that are ore i amazing g take Into themselves them without warrant arrant of ot r tion or revelation lion tion Hut the l ho e promise e as to 10 the gifts lit which should ho lie en joyed was as to 10 them that helle NOW o If It the th promise e holds good gool today that he Ilc that and is baptized shall sl sh be saved then the other Promise holds h N equally good gool today loday that signs shall follow founts them that believe If pu throw away the tho one then you ou roust logically throw throwaway away nw the other othor This concerning conc Ihl th maul mani manifestation of the gifts or either of or them is III predicated upon faith That us no we shown as nil a the scriptures teach tench In the clearest language Is UI the motive power by which disease ea e Is over oeL overcome overcome come como nUt and both t and material gifts from Crom Got God can cnn be hi Till This must be kept In view in mUrder n to under understand understand r stand the thi In the tho words ot of J of mt are arc pos possible sible to him bUn that belle lh And It is i written Without faith Jall l lt l 1 is Impossible to tp t please God Gori It Hl Is the keynote to totI the tI c harmonics ks of oC true religion It is a II spiritual force OI O which not only acts upon matter according to th the degree of oC ofUs Its Us exercise but Iut It r achs up to eternal things nod nud lifts man to tho the sphere where reigns In glory the Uie Majesty on nigh flight