Sharp County record., 1890-05-08


sword slipped and hewaa 4s, as
ear, and our Surgeon tonoS. VI ,aa q
ration and another ear bloa asl h
place of the one that had % Ii
away, But it is not tho Osea s
that hears That is onlv o.N
gathering sound and pouriDs . Il I'''
hidden and more elaborate 81. u y
beach of Lake Galileo o1 vD
found a man deaf and dumb :
tient dwelt in perpetual silen., r y
speeches. He could not bs'. '
of music or clap of thunder r''1 :
not call father OR mother or viii, a'
dren by name. What pove. "u'e :.
that dull tympanum or reach 'aa a.
of small bones or revive tb,. 'u'
nerve or open the gate bst-. % '
brain and the outside worIdS y
geon put His fingers in tbo a., '
and agitated them, and ken, aS'
ing them until the vibration r'Ua W.
energy to all the dead part, ',,,e ~,
responded, and when our Sp,oa,s ma aa
drew His fingers from the ea,, "y' u
tunnels of sound were cla,,
sweet voices of music and lr.',.
For the first time in his IifsI.T
the dash of the waves Of G,s
But what were the Surgeon % i..I
all these cures of eyes and "a,
tongues, and withered hand.
crooked backs? The skill and MI,
ness of the operations were vo,,I r \,
dreds and thousands of dollars nj
think that the cases He took va,
moneyless. Did He not treat tbs NJ
mans son? Did He not effect ,r,
the house of a centurion n =
wealth, who had out Of hi,
pocket built a synagogue? Tbev ?.
have paid Him large fees Il
had demanded them, and 4
were hundreds of wealthy peu,
Jerusalem, and among the mp',
castles along Lake TiberiaS, vbor,
have given this Surgeon houp,
lands and all they had for such cvs
He could effect. For critical csu
our time great surgeons have res
one thousand dollars five fm,, ]
dollars, and, in one case | kDo, /
fifty thousand dollars, but the Sun ,
of whom | speak received not aaA q
not a penny, not a fartbing. hi ]
whole earthly life we know Of Hbj s
ing had but sixty-two and v
cents. When His taxes were J
by His omniscience, He knew "
a fish in the sea which had n
lowed a piece Of silver money a
are apt to swallow any thing bt. .
and he sent Peter with hook vii !
brought up that fish, and from iSnN #.
was extracted a Roman slater, OF mS1 4
two and a half cents, the only mOng =
ever had; and that He paid outfNm 4
This greatest Surgeon Of all thsa a
uries gave all His services Ia 4
and offers all His services ~ '
free of all charges. without na {,
and without price" you may Spinti Ii
have your blind eyes opened, aniT h
deaf ears unbarred, and your iE ii
tongues loosened, and your WON b
healed, and your soul saved, lGsh y
tian people get hurt of body mini
soul, let them remember that SurgT
apt to hurt, but it cures, and y@zf
afford present pain for future gTe 4
Besides that, there are powerful iia
thetics in theDivine promises thatM1
and alleviate. No ether Or chloNiln b
or cocaine ever made one so superb 2
distress as a few drops Of that magT
cent anodyne: 'All things work toget
for good to those who love God" WI
ing may endure for a night but
cometh in tho morning"
What a grand thing for our poor )
man race when this Surgeon shall b
completed the treatment Of all u
worlds wounds! The day will ~
when there will be no more hOSplA
for there will be no sick, and nom
eye and ear infirmaries, for there
be no more blind or deaf, and mona
deserts, for the round EARN w
be brought under arboricllH
and no more Billiards Or "
strokes, for the atmosphere =
be expurgated of ScOlcn
chill, and no more war for the 'Va
shall come out of the foundry benl
pruning-hooks. While in the ngI
emily country we shall see tnoS
were the victims of accident Or man
nation, or hereditary ills on eaF'a \
come the athletes in Elyslan n.. M1
Who is that man with such uir, T1
eyes close before the throne, NJ
that is the man who, near JUN,
was blind, and our Surgeon I'D \
h;s ophthalmia! Who is that eEee' \ \
graceful and queenly woman Dyio,s .ar J
throne? That was the one Wlpn. . y.
Surgeon found bent almost dOuOiN h 4
could in no wise lift up herself all ,l.,,
made her straight. Who is tha' 'i,I ia.I
ing with such rapture to the niu'" -,
Heaven, solo melting into cnOiu, N 4,
bal responding to trumpet an 'o' M
himself joining in the an'neu, cr,,,j
that is the man whom our 'Is ~
found deaf and dumb on 'n' ,.s,, ~,
of Galilee, and by two toucIv' 1 ! AI
ear-gate and mouth-gate' VINO s,., S%
around whom the crowaS are ga g.ir,
with admiring look and thanaIs, INK =, I
and cries of "Oh, what lie uiu ~ ~ d
Oh, what He did for my iamllIl N, St,t