"Faith" is a fine invention
When Gentlemen can see－
But Microscopes are prudent
In an Emergency.
When Gentlemen can see－
But Microscopes are prudent
In an Emergency.
(F.202/J.185)
[1] "Faith":: faith healing, or faith cure, a cure by prayer of faith.
[2] see:: to witness; when those gentlemen can witness God.
[3] Microscopes:: modern medical treatments.
[4] Emergency:: an illness that cannot wait.
There is an association of Pentecostal Christians, having all things in common, in Oneida county, in this State, who have a medical system, which they contend is even superior to hydropathy. It is what they call the Faith cure; or the relief of bodily diseases by the action of religions zeal, hope, and trust. ─ Water-cure Journal, Volumes 9-10 (1850)
it is in the very nature of truth that it should be powerful to purify the mind that receives it,－just as medicine heals the sick man, so does truth taken by faith heal and purify the believer. It is exceedingly surprising for Protestants to receive and propagate the long-exploded doctrine of Roman Catholics. ─ The Bible Advocate, and Precursor of Unity (1848)