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MONDAY,

NOTES OF THE DAY

A SERVILE GESTURE

MARCH

1935.

FAITH HEALER AT

BRIGHTON

"By THE REV. JOHN MAILLARD

The Church of England's first permanent centre of spiritual healing was recent- ly opened by the Rev. John Maillard, at St. Stephen Church, Brighton, with the full authority and approval of the Bishop of Chichester, who says:"

"This ministry of spiritual healing is an endeavour to give effect to the resolution of the Lambeth Conferenco. in 1930, when it was agreed that there was an urgent need for co-operation be tween clergy and doctors."

through God's gift of spiritual heal ing is able to invade the blood stream. Indeed, scientists who have spiritual perception as well as

The Very Idea!

YOUNG AS WE WERE

By Horatio Bogg, Redivivus

There is nothing new under the Bun, oven in Nazi Germany. The "Nordic" salute of raising the arm was practised by Egyptian soldiers and officiala when halling' their Pharaoh in the Afteenth century, B.C. That takes it back at least 3,300 years, and it prob ably extends still. farther Into the mists of antiquity. It is also in- teresting to be told by Dr, A. 3. Yalinda, the Biblical scholar, that originally the raising of the arm was a gesture not of manliness, Da Herr Hitler and Signor Mussolini would have us believe, but one of defencelessness and unconditional submission. It. Is he says, by tradition a servila salute. The Nazis, in appropriating it as their own, and as a peculiar.expression of the Aryan spirit, are, nathas often happened since they came to power, on

the wrong tack. The to any location in Hongkong or Nazia salute is intended to signify Kowloon.

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origin it indicated exactly the reverse. Its pedigree, therefore, is not quite pure. In that respect it

The responsibility is not mine. physics, science now believes in It is God's revelation. My reapon-upirit; and we hear leas of the resembles, not a few other

sibility would be grave if I failed conflict between selence and re- fancles of the mastera of present- to follow and to obey the commia-Iglon than we did thirty years ago, studied the characteristics, even day Germany.

sion of my Master, or if I withheld when it was feared that religion then apparent in one so young, will His promise and gift of healing would not survive the wisdom of tell you. from those who are burdened and science. But, as always, "the wis

We remember from a very early weary with infirmities and diseases. dom of methis as foolishness with

age having been left to the care I am asked whether it is not a

of a nurse. That came from our cruel thing to raise the hopes of For the most part, liberal doctors sufferers who cannot be healed. will welcome the aid of spiritual Mether getting to know people on This charge would apply equally to healing. They know that the wen- The Peak and then learning from our doctors and hospitals. But we suficient in the fight against dis- tion, bridge,

pons of material remedies are in-them this highbrow game of aue- do not any these things when a sufferer goes to the surgery or the case. There are many eminent

The result was that every after- I when members of the British Medical hospital; we only say apiritual healing is advocated.

Association who accept this faith.noon we were bundled, swaddling

mechanical observation believe that WEDNESDAY last found this new life in able to flow into us in expansive mood, all the myriads of cells which areas, with thumbs stuck under supposed to form the physical structure of our

bodies. These our armpits, we bestowed ant tells are not inanimate stone; they paternal interest in the Drd-living-tissuo."--

school children's sporta..

I am old enough to recall the time when science believed that

In an atmosphere redolent of matter was the basis of life. youth and spirits. (this last from Selence has changed its ground: it

but hark does not believe in matter to-day, us) who could not What we call matter is an avialbic back to his own childhood days force. Jesus did not lay His hands and recall those care-free momenta upon matter when He gave is of romping over the green blessing to the sick and the suffer meadows with the calves? ing. He lafd His hands upon a AM sometimes asked whether creation of the spirit. What we

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VITAL TALKS

UP-TO-DATE SMUGGLER

pet

In former days, not long gone by, illicit distillation was almost entirely confined to remote dis- trints, notoriously the Highlands of Scotland, and consumption' did not sprend far beyond the immediate neighbourhood, Gradually the practice all but died out. The pre-

ventive officers and the small profits.

compared with the risks, not to

that

To look at us now, you would not have believed it possible, bul yen, Sir, we were young once,,

I am not incurring a gravesec is only a physical form of what responsibility in advocating the is spirit. healing of sickness and disease by spiritual means, especially where

The Church has not changed ita with all that you have just said cases of malignant and organic ground. It in science that has of that blue-eyed child there, and diseases are concerned,

changed. Over the bridge of metamore, true of us.

God."

A Bogglet is not an Impossible idea, as the biologists who have

He was

Behind this accuantion there in

silent revolution within medi- clothes and all to the Public Gar- the belief that the Church of Christ any not publicly testify to miracles one day joined by a man.

cal science has begun. Doctors dens. There, Nurse and us were

If this taunt is true, then the come within the personal know- from the first, young as we were, has no power or gift of healing.

of healing, but cases of this kinda dreadful, horrid cfeature, and Church must have turned its back ledge of many more medical men on the revelation of Holy Scripture,

we took a strong dislike to his face. for God's promise and gift of health we hear about. Further-

men of Ile and Nurse would go behind ing is inescapable for those who more, it is from Buch have accepted the Gospel of Jesus cince that we are learning that a tree and make such osculatory Christ.

the belief which separated func-noises as made us curious enough tional and organic diseases Into different and unconnected compart- ments is being abandoned.

The case is quite simple. We have wandered so far from the

path of faith that we have ceased

to investigate. On such occasione, interrupted in his love-making, the man would make such a funny face at us, while Nurse would say, snap-

It would be difficult to over-mention the bad quality of the estimate the importance of the liquor, brought about the change. conversatious which Sir John The war and the enormous taxation Simon and Mr. Anthony Eden has revived the industry, but with are to have with Herr Hitler in this difference: is now carried on in towns, and in some cases with Berlin to-day and to-morrow. utensils better adapted to produc Although as a result of German tion on a considerable scale. An action the situation has under, instance of this sort has been laid

bare as far south as Surrey, gone a big change since the visit There a chemist had taker, up the

to know what faith is. We have was originally planned, the fact Į job. He had provided himself with

I foretell that the time is not pishly:-"Horatio, run away and come to think of it as a blind com- far distant when the medical pro- is that the issues to be discuss-apparatus which none but a skilled

man could operate, and hos had mittal of ourselves to God, in the fession will be solidly at the back play; there's a good boy." ed remain unaltered. These flavouring essences used for chain-hope that ile, may help us without of the healing ministry of th

One day we went further than any sure knowledge of His will. issues are based on the recent page, whisky, brandy, and gin,

Church. Some of its members may merely taking a dislike to that Anglo-French accord, by which your to spirit as if it had been

and a

a liquid which gives a wand

We kicked sceptical, Germany was invited to "take a l

reality-something remote and dis-

him in the shink. He proceeded malared in casks. The

spirits, in-

tant, intangible, Indeßnite, vague Then there is another side toto jump about in such a funny free und equal part in building deed, could be so skilfully made and filmy, erratic and spasmodic this work of the Church which will way, and said something about up European security." That is to detect that they were not genuine Jesus Christ, Who sald, "I am come pathy of every person in whose

it would be almost impossible unconnected with the Gospel of win the commendation and sym-"wringing the bral's neck". the specific task to which the except by chemical analysis. These that they might have life, and that heart there is a glowing spark of

Now, isn't that funny? We had British, and German delegates in facts indicate the difficulties which they might have it more abundant- goodness and Berlin have to set their energies, deal with nowadays, compared with

the Revenue authorities have to "

sympathy. The heard of a bell being rung, but Church of Christ must not be un-ringing our neck, is just too and it is not too much to say which the detection of the poor

like Christ; It must be a ving funny. Ice, heal I have sober medical opinion on Church, and must manifest that it that the future peace of Europe Highland crafter was mere child's my side in believing that some at is allve. It must open its doors packet of sweets. "Now be nice, The next day, he brought us n may depend on their talks. It play. The punishment was made least of the malignant diseases, that all may receive Christ's mini-Horatio," they both entreated. will take more than two to make the crime fine of £1,130, which are often fatal in their re-istry of life and fellowship,

penalty which would have given suits, are due to a blood condition. bargain of the kind

The sweets gave us a brilliant con- an old-line smuggler a paralytic Selence tries to attack and over- It must be a healing Church.den, young as we were. There- templated, and patience will be stroke.

come these disenses through the unafraid to tackle the great prob-nftar, everything would turn blood stream. - needed if a successful issue is

lems of sickness and disease, of sweets at our touch. Our vision to be secured. Certain main STRESS OF LIFE

The science of spiritual healing ing the divine virtues and potencies butter-scotch and nougat.

insanity and degeneracy, impart was filled with chocolates, caramels, accepts this diagnosis, and applies of the Kingdom of the Spirit, that horrid man whose face we did And aims, however, stand out clearly.

spiritual forces for the cleanaing which are the raison d'etre of Its not like would have to give us all First, the talks rest on a desire The comforts and amenities of and enriching of the blood stream, sacraments, with the same prodigal this, or we would tell Mother. that the eternal conflict of in-life increase; a better distribution thereby attacking and checking the generosity and compassion which

of the world's goods is steadily disease at its source: terests between France and Ger- being accomplished; and, despite

Illumine the Gospel story of our

How much longer this blissful Lord,

existence would have lasted was many be dealt with by approach- the frequently-hoard gibe that

dificult to say had Nurse not got ing their respective problems of many are starving in the midst of

Too long we have been brow it into her head to get married to security and equality simultanenty there never was less real unchallenged authority in his own beaten by an out-of-date theory of that horrid man. She left us, and privation in Britain than to-day. realm who said, "There is no part selence which comes to us second-her pince was taken by an amah ously. Here it may be kept in But, from the comments made in or member of the human body hand, under the guise of high- who, besides being old and ugly, curbed our youthful spirits with & This mission has opered a door firm hand. "No can do that; no can do that," she was for ever any- ing.

Faith has become a great un-1 hesitate, but not because they are horrid man's face.

It was an eminent scientist of

mind that the Anglo-French con- Edinburgh recently by Professor which is outside the scope of the sounding phrases and authority.

D. K. Henderson, it seems that all | spirit, The new life which is im-

versations of last month contem is not well with the nation's mental parted to the sick and suffering which none can shut. plated an eventual general agree-health. In Scotland there is an in- ment, freely negotiated between creasing number of those who die Germany and the other Powers, by their own hand. It is a sub- ject which, however unpleasant, to supersede the disarmament ought to be faced by all serious provisions of the Treaty of Ver-students of social conditions. The sailles, which Germany has now Professor finds an explanation denounced. Then there is the tion of life and the failure of many partly in the increasing complica-

proposed special Air Convention, individuals to adjust themselves to adding point to the Locarno it, and partly in the prevalence of fear, that fruitful cause of mental Treaty and going beyond it in

disorders. Life be- and nervous providing Britain with specific comes more exacting, and the guarantees of accurity. This is wonker, whether in a physical ar an important admission of the a mental sense, too often go to the wall. On the physical side principle of collective defenec.great progress has been made in Lastly,,.

the Berlin vialt, na ori- the past generation in tempering ginally, planned, envisaged in the wind to the shorn lamb. The. effort to secure Germany's reis colossal. But there has not been money spent on the social services

turn to the. League of Nations, proportionate solicitude for those as part of the general settlement who are in montal distress. Such hoped for, This point will cases indicate ill-health not leas palent and clamant than those on doubtless be pressed strongly by the physical side, but recognition the British delegates. Last of the fact has been slow. The at- there be any dubiety on the titude of society to the mind point, it is well also to bear in discased is too often aloof and mind that the Anglo-French ac- unhelpful. Even those who should cord of February in no sense

know better, such as doctors, Pro- implied that

fessor Henderson'said, are some- the armaments times callous and non-understand- problem should be taken out of Ing to such as are more nervous the hands of the League, which then themselves. The prolonged still remains the only feasible industrial depression, with its medium for the securing of heavy incidence of unemployment, International co-operation. The has doubtless increased the num issues to be discussed in Berlin ber of the victims of despair. That cover the whole problem of stresses the statement of the Pro

fessor, that the problem of the security. The world will breathe more freely if the basis, mental health of the people is one!

of of a new understanding can be times, one calling for co-operation the greatest Issues of modern

worked out.

all along the line.

"I've had about enough of your cheerful good mornings;'

to

In that way were our early characteristics repressed.

*

"Goofy" Eggs On Abýwsinia "This Abyssinian business---," said Godolphin ("Goofy") Eggs.

"Yes?" and I. "What about. It?"

Why," said Goofy,“good-show, don't you think? Or don't you? I mean to say, old Musso's all right, dan't he?"

"I don't quito understand, Goofy." Bald I, "why it wasn't dealt with by the League"

Goofy looked worried. "The League's all right in theory," he said. "I'm all in favour of the | League. I've just filled up a ballot- papor-peace, or something--80 you see I'm all on their side... But when it comes to Abye.. sinta. dubiously.

His voice trailed away

"Sorry, Goofy,” I said. didn't quite got that last argu- ment."

Goofy frowned.. "It wasn't an argument," he said.” “No, not an argument exactly. But I was only thinking. Aren't they blacks, For something? If so, you know, Musso ought to get a show ..... League or no League, we can't be dictated tö by blacks."

A Nordic light gleamed in hla pale blue eye..

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