Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03

"Perils and Purposes Of Professional Life.''
At the First Methodist church last evening the
PASTOR Rev. Mr.. Huburd delivered his sixth of tho
series of Sunday evening sermons on "We and Our
Neighbours" entitled "Perls and Purposes Of Pro-
fessional Life" His text was taken from Luke,
IV:23:
physician, heal myself
And from Luke IL :45:
"Iheu answered one Of the lawyers saying; Master,
thus saying thou reproachest lis Also"
He prefaced his discourse by remarking that it
was said that when Peter the Great visited England
he saw great number OF men begowned ana be-
wlgged, and asked who they were. and that his al
many Of them," said l' h lS'es II have on aS
two in my kingdom, ane when I get home
am going to cut their heads off,! And it was said
tina, the Chinese had regulation by which they
paid their doctors for keeping them WE'LL and charged
them when they were sick. Those barbarc miscon-
ceptons of these ancient and honorable professions
not confined to barbarous or even semi-barbar-
Gus nations. 1t is very popular with certain class
to fling at profession and especially at these two.
was there to speak for, and Of these professions
reilslous interests, that to separate or elm
mate either class would be to affect il
reparab!e Injury; hel was there also to maintain
at least to the religion Of the bible; that they have
their inception in and have been fostered by the re-
sion Of the bible. Realizing this their part they
ought not only to acknowledge, but to lend their
hand i'll the support of religion.
For the Oldest law-book must recur to the pub
Hshed will of God from Mount Sinai, and beyond
that simple code of laws all the statutes of subsequent
State and national legislation constantly and while
the abest jursts of all time have been bringing their
minds to bear upon this subject yet contesseiy at
no point and in no case have the SIMPLE principles of
law been outSrown that are set forth in the ten
commandments issued four thousand years ago and
more from man the representative OF "a race
slaves.
He was there especially to speak upon certain per-
us that attend these two professions and the claims
"Llch 14ey nave upon popular sympathy and sup
port He first spoke of the perls Of the profession
Of medicine; he remarked that old Latin proverb
declared that where thero three doctors there
were two atheists and presented some of the reasons
'or that view. In the first place the physician above
oil men, was the slave Of the public; he falls into
neglect OF the means of grace, and necessarily into
disregard OF the things of religion. DR.. Gray be-
heVed tha the skepticisn of the men of his profess
sion arose largely from ignorance; they judged the
cause OF religion without giving it hearing.
many persons also had popularity of being sicker
On Sunday than at any other time. The physician
was apt to lose sight OF the designer in the design
looked at the human form as mere machine, re-
solved the whole into assimilation aud concretion,
and talked aud mysfed others about the operations
of it. but did not follow these until he had discovered
the supreme designer in the adjustment of these re-
Jahons. He maintained that the medical profession
WAS the most iily-requited profession in the land
mat 1t was the last one paid usually after the
printer and ministers; that people delighted
WIN the doctor when he wrote prescriptions, but
froWned on him when he wrote bills. This, however,
was not his greatest embarrassment aud trouble
hefe were great many grattOus services rendered
or which tbs public know little or nothing. Many
VINO were full of promises while sick, forgot the
promises as soon as on their feet and about again.
SO far as personal perils were concered, growing
Iestmately out of their profession they were per
haps less than those Of the legal profession.
Lawyers by their profession were gregarious were
found In large towns and considerable Cities drawn
together by common tastes, studies and duties Part
~ as result of this association was the fact that so
many of the most brill ant lawyers of the land go
Gown INTO unm ely graves the victims of inteml err
nivrn,
fconrge OF the profession, every lawyer who might
te Consulted would admit it. The social feeling and
me imagined necessity for stimulus together con-
sttuted the great temptations to intemperance. To
the criminal lawyer another besement was present
ed III the nature of his profession and particular
practce and an enforced association at times with
the very worst Of men tended to make criminal law
Se1s lose oil faith in humanity, and lose faith in hui
msnlty was naxt to losing faith in God. Beyond
this, the Influence Of arguing often against his own
conviction was Of all things the most terribly de-
moralizng mentally.
He affirmed that to the physician everything de-
pended upon the cOmmunitys estimate of his moral
character as we'll his skill, and that the doctor
having lost his moral character could only find his
practice among people whose moral character was
like his own.
Mr.. Hnlburd concluded his discourse with q few
observations and word OF exoration to the repre-
fentatlVes OF these two professions. The sermon
was anplned by narrative and illustration, and was
listened to by large and appreciative audience.