Gave failed to perform a perfect cure in three cases out of five; but does that prove there is nothing in this mediumship, or that it has not been vouchsafed to us? No: it only proves that in cases of failure we did not get en rapport, either with the fountains whence we drew our supply, or with the patient to whom we humbly sought to impart the needed blessing. The best healers in the world fail sometimes. It was so anciently; and it is so to-day. Jesus often failed. In his own country, his brethren became offended with him: the result was such an antagonism that he could not do any thing. The Evangelist says,—

"And they were offended with him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country and in his own house. And he did not many mighty works there, because of their unbelief." Matt. xiii. 57, 58.

In Mark vi. 4-6, we read,

"But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages teaching."

In Mark ix. 17-29, we have a full history of the failure of Jesus' disciples in one case, and of his statement as to the cause. Even after the young man was healed, the friends pronounced him dead. In this case, Jesus would not operate until he saw that the father, who was en rapport with the patient, with tears in his eyes avowed his entire confidence in the healing power of the Nazarene. The case is so interesting, we give it entire :

"And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit and wheresoever he taketh him he teareth him; and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away; and I spake to thy disciples, that they should cast him out; and they could not. He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation! how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me. And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him. straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground and wallowed foaming. And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he sail, Of a child. And oft-times it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him; but, if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe: help thou mine unbelief. When Jesus saw that the people came running together. he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him; and he was as one dead, insomuch that many said, He is dead. But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose. And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out? And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing but by prayer and fasting."

This case is sufficient to show that in ancient times, where one medium failed to remove disease, another could sometimes afford the needed relief.

In this chapter we have briefly gone through the New Testament, and shown that believers should exercise the same power Jesus used. We have also shown, from science, the probabilities that such things should occur. It remains, that we present a few historical facts, showing that the Christ-power is yet on the earth. We have so often been relieved of distress in our own person, and have on so many occasions witnessed it in others, that it would take a larger volume than the one we are writing to hold every narrative we could bring. From the hands of Dr. J. R. Newton of Boston, Dr. J. P. Bryant of New York, Drs. Freeman and Wilbur of Milwaukee, we have experienced such sudden and perfect relief, that we could not question the power. We have seen persons, within five minutes of the time they have hobbled into the presence of Dr. Newton or Bryant, on crutches, leave their crutches, and go away perfectly well, in many instances "leaping, and raising God." We have witnessed the opening of blind cyes, and have heard tongues long silent lisp the praise of the power by which they were loosed. We, ourself, have, by the word or touch, cured nearly every ailment that overtakes the flesh.

A few statements from those who have been healed may not come amiss here. We have seen an autograph letter, of which the following is a true copy:

INDIANAPOLIS, IND., Nov. 30, 1868.

DR. J. R. NEWTON. Dear Sir, -Duty impels me to give you a plain statement of my life's sufferings, and cure by you; which you may publish.

I, Abraham Clarke, of Indianapolis, Ind., twenty

one years old the 25th inst., having been a paralytic cripple ever since I was three months old, unable even to lift my hands up to my head, or walk without great difficulty, and so nervous I could hardly stand or sit still, and at times suffering so great pain that my wailings were intolerable to those around me, on Saturday last, Nov. 28, went with my mother to see if you could cure me; for I had heard so much of your wonderful power of curing all kinds of diseases, without medicine, which all other doctors said were incurable, that I had faith you could.

To make a short story, I say, you cured me perfectly, with one treatment. I arose upon my feet, walked without limping, with a firm, easy step, raised my hands above my head; then I took a large, heavy chair in either hand by the leg of each, holding and balancing them above my head as few well men can do. And, to sum it all up, I say that I am made whole and sound as any other living man, as far as I know or others discern, and for the first time in my life am in the full enjoyment of health. And I thank my heavenly Father that I am a well man. My former life and suffering seem like a dream.

In gratitude, I am your friend,

ABRAHAM CLARKE.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 30, 1868.

Personally appeared before me Abraham Clarke, who deposes under oath that the foregoing statement is every word true.

Subscribed and sworn before me, J. P. Pinkerton, a Notary Public, in and for the County of Marion, State of Indiana.

J. P. PINKERTON, Notary Public,

The foregoing statement of my son, Abraham Clarke, is all true. ISABELLA CLARKE.

Dr. Newton is now operating at No. 23 Harrison Avenue, Boston, where there are on exhibition faithful photographic likenesses of this young man, taken immediately before and after his treatment: the difference in his looks could not be imagined by one who had not seen them.

The following we copy from "The New-York Dispatch: "

A JUST TRIBUTE TO DR. J. R. NEWTON.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2

DEAR SIR, Having seen in "The Tribune" of Sept. 10 an account of "Healing by Magnetism," I can not, in justice to Dr. Newton or to my own feelings, refrain from giving a true statement of the most wonderful and impressive scene that I have ever witnessed in my life of nearly fifty years. The daughter of my brother, a farmer residing in New Boston, N.H., bas, for the past three years, been one of the greatest sufferers, and for six years an invalid, suffering from spinal disease and other ailments. Her father has labored by day and night to secure for her the services of eleven of the best physicians in the neighborhood of his home but her disease has defied their utmost efforts and skill and they had left her to linger and die, declaring they could do no more for her.

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The father, in agony of heart, wrote me that he knew not what to do. Deeply sympathizing with him, and being about to visit some friends in Vermont, I wrote