The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1883-05-24

exact words of the text, but they were
something like that. 1t was his clos
ing remarks that gave an increase to
my disgust.
Referring to the departed, he read
from slip of paper: 'Sister Jane
Hyffman was born July 10, 1886, and
died yesterday, aged 3S years, 5 months
and Is days" and then in a style OF
the greatest lacrymose: 1.-THE Lord
in his inscrutable providence has called
her to mansions prepared for her. At
this very moment she is casting her
crown Of glory at the feet of her Re-
deemer Angel friends, with harps in
their hands, greet her with smiles, as
she walks the jaspar-paved streets Of
the New Jerusalem. Our loss is her
eternal gain. The tears and prayers
of her loving earthly friends could not
stay the hand of the messenger sent
by her Creator. Still it is a great con-
ISOLATION to the weeping friends to
know that she died firm in her faith
in Jesus, and it is further consola-
ton to feel that all had been done for
her that loving hearts and willing
hands could do for her. The physi-
clan tried the best remedies known to
the medical profession, yet God in his
mercy called her hence. Therefore,
my friends, watch and pray, for ye
know not in what hour the son Of man
cometh"
Now that woman, in the prime Of
life, died under the treatment of that
half-and-half rascal. who, had she
been treated by a skillful physician,
that is, one who gives his undivided
attention to the study and treatment
of disease, would doubtless have recov-
cred. She had the same disease as that
spoken of by the sacred writer, who
had spent all her substance, &c. | al
ways admired the verse which reads ::
"How beautiful are the feet of those
who stand on Zion's hill" But here,
you see, distance lends enchantment
to the view," so you will perceive that
the No. 9's standing at the bedside of
those sick unto death, to the exclusion
of their superiors in the healing art,
is enough to knock the poetry contain
ed in those beautiful lines, into a
cooked hat.
Now, if the idea suggests itself to
the mind of my audience, that preach
er-doctors clothe themselves in the
livery Of Heaven to serve the Devil,
and if their objects and aims, justifes
the means, then the church is fit only
for the prostitution of her pulpit to
the secular advancement Of her minis
try, do not give it utterance or these
poor fellows would feel that they were
sorely prosecuted, which would ap-
pear to have some show Of reason when
we take into account the onerous du-
ties of this class Of physicians, to-day
occupying the highest seat in the syn
agogue, tomorrow giving character
by his presence to some noted funeral;
here seen in full uniform in a Mason
ic or Odd Fellows procession, there
showing himself at Methodist picnic,
yonder participating in a temperance
meeting, and now doing the agreeable
at church social; in the morning
preaching and in the 'witching hour
of night" practicing the resurrection
Of the-dead; this week prescribing
for some poor devil, and next week
preaching his funeral sermon; here
signing a marriage certificate, and
there signing mortuary report; now
searching for gall stones at a post
mortem, there administering the holy
sacrament; here smoking and chew
ing, there pushing his way aoainOited,
chair in hand, from modest seat in
the synagogue to conspicuous pos
ton near the pulpit.
Oh, but they are workers, in their
way! | believe | called them Theo-
logical Quacks. I am strongly tempt
ed, before closing, to call them Medi-
cal Quacks.
Because our profession holds that
physician who resorts to any tricks
or artifce, in order to bring himself
into notice, is presumed to not have
ordinary skill, and is therefore guilty
of quackery. Now if the various self
imposed tasks which these gentlemen
take upon themselves are not (at least
some of them) a means of advertising
themselves, then what are they? [
know of certain Professor Of Sur
gerry at the capital of your State, who,
when he has little operation to per-
form, manages somehow to get good
crowd of the brethren in to witness
the operation, and before beginning it
says in a sanctifed manner, 'Let's
prayT That is quackery in the high
places. Again, these half-and-half
fellows rarely or never contribute any
thing to medical literature.
There was a preacher-doctor who
resides in Fort Wayne, Ind, who con-
tributed paper on gall-stones to the
State Society, written, however, by
friend of his; after the transactions
were published, exhibited the article
around among his patients for their
admiration. Such doings as that the
profession condemns as quackery. 1t
may have been we'll enough in st.
Luke's time for a man to preach and
practice medicine, when the pulpit
was not used as an ADVERTISING me-
dunn. But the necessity for so doing
has long since ceased. And suppose
that now and then some of these
preacher-doctors are imbued with the
spirit which actuated men in those
days to preach and practice medicine.
have shown you by, if not positive,
strong presumptive evidence, that no
man is competent to do himself and
the public justice in these two profess
sions. In the language Of the father
of medicine
"Art is long. and life is short"