Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-23
RELIGION Fou TmE Puysio,AN.
A Sermon ncIiverod by Hev. Mr. Parry
10 The Medical students

The announcement that Rev. Mr.. Parry
would preach the annual sermon to the med
cal students drew large congregation to
The Bqptst church last evening. The med
iCal department was well represented 10y
both professors and students. The choir
rendered several anthems in excellent man.
ner and taste. Mr.. Parry chose his text
from Luke iv:1S. After pOrtraying some
of the works of Christ in his earthly mission,
the speaker said that Jesus also established
peculiar relation between religion and the
healing art. lie went about calling siGncrs IL
repentance and healitg the sick. Religion
hns taken an important part in the develop
mcnt OF the science of medicine AT first tue
knOwh DE aud art of medicine was entirely
confined to the church, aud in later TINES the
church has always tustertd and aided the
spirit OF research aud progress in the medi-
clnal art. 1t was the church that took The
initiative in fuundiug schools of mediClnc,
aud the spirit Of humanity which cared tor
the sick was the offspring OF religion. Many
yuurg physicians thought it the thing Ia
| laugh aud snccr At religion, but they should
| remember that it was religion that made
their prclcrmcnt possible.
After tracing the progress OF the art tic
speaker said there are more intimate relations
briween religion and medicine. Many OF
the diseases of the race are the result oi
Immoral living. 1t is not the only office OF
the physician to cure disc ase, but tho tue
physician will seek TO arrest those causes
which lead to the ailncut. llemnst pre- vent
rs well AS cure. so the worthy physician is
= moral rcformer. There may be Influences
IN my neighHorhood that il uninterrupted
will bring pestience and suffering TO nv
home. Wonld the physician wait until the
pestilenCe has fallen upon my household NO,
the true ply clan would seek to remove the
contagious Influences. IF it were not in his
own power he would seek to arouse public
: ntiment to attain the eud. Now this ap.
plies TO the ills that luman flesh i, heir to on
trc'upt of broken moral laws. lie
must not only seek t. cure ;
he should also tim to prevent.
y II, young men, who expect To enter this
ublc prof ssion. shDuli bear this in mind
When You have been cured and cOmtortrd
nv The Great Physician you will he better
prepared to cure and comfort others.
Then there are still closer relations he
wccn the healing art aud religion. There
are Crrlan coudiions of the mind wbrr" TIVE
,hyscan il called in aud no signs ot discas'
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