Perhaps, some will be glad to know that the editorial on the financial question in the August Journal effected at least one case of instantaneous healing.
I had long been in full sympathy with the summing up of the closing paragraph of the financial question: "The freedom of mutual aid, the freedom of fair reciprocity, the freedom which brings both practitioner and patient out of bondage —this is the freedom that Jesus meant." But, there seemed such a lethargy poured over the whole field as it were, for lack of just this authoritative call for "decisive demonstration," that it did seem impossible for one, or one dozen, to move in the matter. It was like trying to metaphysically run with a mental "chain and ball" attachment —like attempting to fly with clipped wings. At least the "ball" has now been removed, and let us hope that the "wings" will speedily sprout some new feathers!
Patients had been plenty, but in nearly every case there appeared a great sense of need to predominate over all sense of return. The August Journal reached me on July: 28th; and, as usual, I at once "devoured" it before going any further.
