p. 10 | One Point Lacking

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Apr 5, 1899

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 25, No. 14.

One Point Lacking.

In the Missionary Review we find this little story by Dr. Mary Eddy, of Syria:—

"I was called upon by a young farmer, very tall and strong, but fearfully cross-eyed. 'Will you fix my eyes?' he said. 'How far away is your village?' He replied, 'Two hours.' 'Well,' I said, 'go home and wash your face and head-covering and I will do your eyes.' He had chronic granular affection of the lids, and had heard that I remove granulations with an instrument, while I supposed he desired to have his eyes straightened. He came the next day, and when the operation was completed, I gave him the mirror to view the improvement. He gazed at himself open-mouthed. He had never heard that eyes could be straightened, and you never saw astonishment and rejoicing struggle for utterance as in that poor fellow's case. He went home, and sent me all the lame, the halt, and the blind from his place."

The last sentence sounds like some of the incidents recorded of Jesus, but it lacks the sequel attached to those Scripture narratives,—"And they were all healed." Why is it? "And these signs shall follow them that believe: In My name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."