New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-25
CURISI'S HEALING POWER.

The Rev. DR.. John Hall preached i'll the
FitIave. Presbyterian Church, at Nineteenh-st and
Fthave., yesterday morning. taking for text these
words: Daughter. thy faith hath made thee whole 20
in peace and DO whole OF thy plague-St Mark, W. 3i
This said the preacher. apple OF gold IN pie
turc Of silver not only word htiy spoken, but also
deed Of unspeakablo kindness, done by Hin who went
about doing good. There great diversity of charac-
terstics In the miracles OF Our Lord The diversity OF
human necessity is endless, and the Lord adapts HIS
method OF proceeding to the spiritual condition OF those
who are to be benefited. This miracle Is peculiarly
unique We may consider the sad loss tho great ven
ture aud the great gaiupf the woman who was cured
by this miracle.
First the sadness OF her loss. She had suffered the
loss OF bodily health for u years, which had disqualified
her for activity and the enjoyment OF life and made
her In many ways miserable. She had resorted to
many physicians but none the better Her case
was especially hard because she was Jewess and her
disease made her unclean deprived her OF her social
position, and cut her OF from many privileges.
Secondly, We may consider her wise venture. There
must have been great struggle in her mind dreading
she must have done, tho risk OF publicity and ex-
that she could only touch tho hem OF Chrst garment
she might be healed She had very strong faith that
He could perform the cure she only came In contact
with Him. The golden opportunity came at last. Our
Lord recognized the great faith IN her. and the healing
power responded But lie would not lot her pass away
without public recognition OF her need OF the helng,
OF her faith and OF the horoughnes of the cure There
my savior, but why should call attention to myself by
baptism aud by Joining the church Let them con,
The Lord turned with the question, VINO
touched me r. hypereritical osleet9r might say that
when He, in the funess Of His knowledge. knew upon
question OF similar which the Creator put the
garden Of Eden calling unto Adam 80 Where art thoul
ed thee that thou shoulIst eat so the ques
ton addressed to CAIN Where is Abel, thy orotheri
timely opportunity TO confess the sin aud ask forgive
ness There Is not In reality the least departure in
ton WHO touched me 7" that the woman might make
ACKNOWLEDGMENT aud be in the right state to receive
Thl,dly. the great good and gain which S; the Lord
a ant1 thee He wond aPe her
understand that whatever she needed she had only to
be- strong In faith, to Him. and her neces
Stiles would be supplied. 1t is almost impossible
doubt that she led on step by step to understand
the efficacy deeper healing nature than that OF the
body aud to be- prepared to join the Lord III another
world. $500 .
ton which always prevails between the two classes OF
mankind in Chrlstendom. One class Is continually
our churches and Sunday schools. and our
communion table, but where are those who feeling the
plague Of their touch Christ and made whole
Many have been throngng here for years who do not
touch the hem OF Chris garment There also In this
very VIVID picture Of the career by many
before actually enjoying the Scriptura blessing. They
know what troubles thom aud try expedent after expe
dent relieve it, 1t will be to tho weary end II you
do not to Jesus Christ and come believing aud
trusting in HIM. IL was beautiful to see that eminent
and venerable man, who carried to his burial by
great multitude OF religious men last Tuesday-it was
beautiful to him, when brought to the gates Of
death, trusting fully in Jesus. With gentle smile
upon his features he said again and again, I'm few
steps nearer home" Jesus thrusts none out. There
on every suppcant. Come without delay and when you
do come do not hesitate to acknowledge Him before
Is IL right TO receive great benent and be silent
as to the gyeri Is It generous manly or Just that you
should rest In H fl1 n S9rst and yet
optional thins with you Gods rule Is, II thou shalt
ieye in thy heart that God hath raised hun from the
dead thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man
fession Is made unto salvation"
THE NECESSITY FOR GODS PROTECTION.
Pilgrims, Brooklyn.
The Rev. r. s. StOrrs, ID. d.. preached yes
terday morning In the Church Of the Pilgrims BROOKLYN
from the text: Nevertheless the foundation Of God
standeth sure having this SEAL the Lord knoweth them
that are His And Let every one that nameth the
OF Christ depart from inquity"-II Timothy H. 10. In
this world OF frequent and often OF sudden aud desruc
tive change said Dr. St0rrs 1t IL comforting t. know
that there certain foundations that solid and
that cannot be shaken by any earthly power Aud we
have the Ia these words Of the Apostle that
there are such foundations. Paul was now, at the time
Of writing this epste, aged man. nearly years old
and We know how easy Is for men OF his age the
decline Of fo to feel that the foundations Of cviza
tou Of human government and OF personal success
beset by evils that cannot be stayed and about 10 be
shaken aud ruined He was in. prison by command
Of Nero, and expecting speedy DEATH an expectation
which Ia all human probaDlty must soon be realized
He must have been worn IN body and II would
though he must have been broken In spirit Ho had
been Deset by the bitter enmtes OF those who hated
the gospel which he preached and OF others In the
church Of which he had been teacher. He must have
been troubled by the hereses which had already begun
to appear within the church These heresies claimed
superior insight iut0 scriptural TRUTH and tended,
the hand to the strctest asceticsn and NORTH
cation OF the body and on the other to the Widest
RIGHTEOUSNESS which dsre garded oil truth and ended In
the wasting, and destruction OF body and mind This
heresy put premium upon every bad passion IN nlaD
aud claimed 10 give more complete explanation than
the Scriptures themselves OF all things that concerned
the welfare Of Paul must have felt that the
pre itself which had boen strong and triumphant
shaken foundations So tho old prison,
wasted aud worn In body more or less affected IN spirit
seeing tho rising herosy aud the state lettering ana
tumbling under the tyranny Of tho Emperor by whom
he die, yet, with voice aud spirit strong AS H
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