▁founded ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Federation ▁of ▁Spirit ual ▁He al ers ▁( NF SH ). ▁Edwards ▁visited ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Cy pr us ▁for ▁his ▁init iation ▁into ▁D ask al os ' ▁inner ▁circle ▁" The ▁Research ers ▁of ▁Tr uth ". ▁The ▁ceremony ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁▁ ▁An ▁' Arch b ish ops ' ▁Commission ▁on ▁Div ine ▁He aling ' ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁investigate ▁spiritual ▁he aling , ▁and ▁Edwards ▁addressed ▁the ▁Commission ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁providing ▁it ▁with ▁document ary ▁evidence ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁cases ▁of ▁successful ▁he aling ▁for ▁it ▁to ▁examine . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁he ▁held ▁a ▁public ▁demonstr ation ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Albert ▁Hall ▁to ▁launch ▁the ▁' 1 0 ▁o ' clock ▁He aling ▁Min ute '. ▁The ▁Commission ' s ▁report , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁stated ▁that ▁neither ▁the ▁Church ▁or ▁the ▁medical ▁profession ▁accepted ▁the ▁claims ▁of ▁spirit ▁he al ers ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁successful ▁he al ings . ▁Despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Harry ▁Edwards ▁had ▁appeared ▁before ▁the ▁Commission ▁he ▁was ▁never ▁sent ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁report . ▁ ▁Edwards ▁claimed ▁that ▁several ▁dece ased ▁scient ists ▁worked ▁through ▁him , ▁including ▁Lord ▁L ister ▁and ▁Louis ▁P aste ur . ▁ ▁The ▁founder ▁of