New-York tribune., 1878-03-04
MORAL AND PHYSICAL BLINDNESS.
Tie Eeu Dr. H. H. Ccpb at the church u the DirEs Pain
M. lIAiptTs tLls.l.



The Rev. DR.. t.. II. Chaplin made the giving
OF sight to the blind Barmeus the subject OF his SUNDAY
morning sermon taking for his text Mark K: 52 And
Jesus sad unto HIM. Go thy way thy ,ath hath made
thee whole And Immediately lie received his siSht aud
followed Jesus in the way" Dr. Chaplin, IN substance
said
Every one acquainted with tie Now Testament
know. that the three evangcists, Matthew. Marx AID
Luke in describing this Transaction, differ 70 the
time and as TO the number healed. Lam not anxious TO
explain his discrepancy Because or writer says one
another two because says here aud another there
would eeema strange and unwausrt-be conclusion
TO say that the transaction did not happen NJ all
II man tells there has fcen fire IN
Broadway and that building has been de-
.trOyed, and another tells that two buildings
have been destroyed. DO not conclNe tha1 thefS
has h3sp at all. On the contrary, equally uh
reasonable most OF the carplngs over the aaccur
cIcs OF tho Now Tr,tamcnt. / have taken my text
from Mark because these graphic details impress Us
cou.p tp some of The Lessons ~ tbs waySdc occurrence
The multitude which followed Jesus ont Of jericho meant
cry out. II Iiiended rs mark " respect 10 IS
Very likely lis cry seemed ncongrUous 20 th"m ana IL
timed however well meant In reality, ihs was
honOriug Of the savior, compared with tEGt0' ne
blind Barmcus. who cried, jesus. Ihou son OF DaHd,
have mercy Oh mo out OF tn, depth. OF his struggling
soul; who recognized the sdYiors power, and VINO
Nv friends il IS false honoring Of Jesus which seeks
to remove him from the sick and tie needy and from
contact with wants and common woes. TOStay
nv thosa who think His religion ou ht not 10 Do brought
In contract with guilt and misery. No hOuutug oi
Jesus limits Tie plane On which men .Aa!i come 10 II m
or nclC.c. living Jesus IN religious dogmas. He my
be ar from our fashionable rel eIous circles but Re
always with whose hearts arc aching aud cryiag
peace He is more hOnOrod by sincere personal
ard great t.i crowd followed Jcss in csGcatoa and
respect. so may DO found today ready 10 hht aud
do for the titles OF Christ; but how many really feel
tho personal ueed OF Christ and cry ont 10 him Tor hept
Look ut the number who come 10 the church
tho communion table to testify TO personal relation
and their belief III Him. Ana rs to Bartneuss acon.
lnoro he sat- suffering III his blindness 80 ana by tse
critical opportunity came. Was he 10 wait while tie
precious moment was slipping by mm No He ories
Out "IhOu son oi DAVID, have mercy on me- lA3t
tie pray or short. mcsiyC, rrpresslbe. some tell ~
that PRAYER Is nOpscnse. How DO they know! There
times, rs IN TIE case or BdrtineUs when PRAYER
rrrpresslble; it viii out. The more th0y Soughs
10 .il him tie louder he cried 4Eat J.. the IA iie
world AZ large, with men who hold 70 their own thous'
aud their own purposes. Men worth nothing witA'
the courage OF their OPINIONS. do not mean pei-
non. The world does not change such men. The tu,
held up by a.few compare i'eiy Nea. men, enables ,s
in timo 10 Iao'o and change the "oia. Nhas dcp.nE
ence. what slavery what blindness cnthra.s those W.T.
base tL.ir sh0u.ht aud action on "Hai sho "otd sSf
TIE savior. act of healing IS sSiuOOHcal oi his sl
ual VOI. his mission being Ia d,pcl spiritual bul'nes'
Tnere the blindness OF scnSaalsm OF duh m'let,,s'
tlac darkness winch S worse taah phl seal calina9.
TLeTo the blindness Of seslnoss-Gtgc aic ha,'on'
which make soli-nerest the standard OF helr S9'~S'
The outside world may suffer II may be tiu'hev' M
they look liilercnty; but touch 0hs atom q! -. -.
territory, cncroaca however SLIGHTLY on tLelt iN''l
and the spirit of retaliation IL aroused AZ - tlo s-
with indvi,iual. isa great thing To bs able tO rb,s
inIO "a ghbOrs struggles; to bo able 10 ictl M"ss
leeds over all, there the rank blindness o. sh fvO
make a moo kerry OF sn, but cay that The sinner is
blind Men, long aS tiVs Voi..i,1"V " ~ %
suffer here or hereaer but how oDx VIII ties conL.0
TO sin after tnoy discover mature Iendsr1s
coupasson and boUndess love shine our III 'uc "a
Jesus Christ We led 10 discern tle ehate'eI y iye
as We discern the great tender ness OF . S
Chns ready 10 give need 10 he "9es VI and
and not TO bis own His work to help ths heej az,
10 comfort tae sor0wtul Let us NOT log.ss mud
compression is OF God himself DO no, hu1 t1n, u0u
Jesus Christ, but see God Ia and through ti'n'