The Christian Healing Mission.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 5, 1 November 1922, Page 422

The Christian Healing Mission.

Definite information has been received from Mr James Moore Hicksoir with 'regard to his proposed visit to hold missions of healing m Australia. Mr Hiekson, who is at present engaged^ m h series of similar missions m the Province of South Africa, will spend six months m Australia, beginning from Tasmania m March, 1923, and undertake missions m not more than eighteen centres. The committee apopinted by General Synod for the purpose of making preparations for this visit has already drawn up a draft plan of missions m

the different provinces and dioceses, and communicated, with -the Bishops with a view- to making its; final"'selection of diocesan centres. : Mr Hickson's original proposal was to visit only chief cities, bjut in' response to urgent requests ffom the' Bishop of ■Wiliochra and. the Bishop 'of Goul"burir lie has extended the : range of his mission.- In the. light of- Mr Hick* son's suggestions .the comnn'ttee has decided to confine his mission" to one ' centre m each diocese visited. As soon as the answers of the Bishops permit, the draft plan of the series of missions will be revised and published. The Bishop of each diocese to be visited is being asked to form a diocesan committee, which shall make all local arrangements and preparations. For this purpose the committee will receive copies of memoranda sent by Mr Hickson or prepared by the General Synod Committee. The religious Press and also the secular Press will receive m due course such notices of the mission as will help. to create the right kind of expectation. At this stage it may suffice to lay stress upon these facts: (1) It is a mission not merely of spiritual healing, but of Christian healing. (2) The deepest and greatest results attended those missions where the way had been prepared by prayer. (3) The mission depends upon spiritual conditions,' and those 'conditions are an awakening of the - corporate faith of the Church m the healing power of our Lord, . and a ' deepening of the faith and ;penitence of all who are looking for benefit from, the niissidn. These are the things for which to pray from now onwards. — ("Church Standard").