Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-29

Rev. DR.. Talnago's sermon on Sun
day. In brooklyn, N. r., was on the pro-
iession Of healing. His text wa, Mat
thew XII, 8: THE blind receive their
eight, and tho lsme walk, the lepers arc
cleAnsed ard the deaf hear" He said:
"Doctor," sad TO q distinguished
surgeon, "do you not get worn out with
constantly seeing 60 many wounds ard
broken bones and distortions of the
human body?" ooh, no." he answered,
call that Is overcome by my 10y IN cur
log them" A sublmor or mora merci- |
iui art never came down from heaven |
than the art OF surgery. Catastrophe \
aud disease entered the earth So 81 ry
that one OF the first wants Of the world
was doctor. Our crippled and sagon-
tied human race called for surgeon aud
family physician for many vars before
they came. The nrst surgeons who au-
swered this call were ministers of re.
liglon. namely, the Egyptian priests.
| Aud what grand thing II oil clergy
men were also doctoee, all d. DIS were
ii. d. u, for there are 60 many cases
where body and soul ueed treatment vt
tho same time, consolation and medicine,
theology and therapeutics.
1.-THE world has never zen but one sur
geon who could straig hten tue crooked
limb, cure the blind eye, or reconstruct
the drum OF soundiess ear, or reduce .
dropsy, without any pain at the time. or
any pain after. and that surgeon was
Jesus Christ, the mishtiest, grandest,
gentlest, and most sympathetic surgeon
the world ever saw, OF ever will see. apd
He deserves the confidence and love and
worship and hosannAs Of ell the earth,
aud hallelujAhs Of all heaven.
This Is not applicable SO much to
those who ale only little hurt OF sin,
and only for short time, but to those
prostratsd Of sin twelve years, eighteen
years, thirty eight years. Here 10 q sur
geon able to give I'm mortal health. oh,
you Say. i am 20 completely overthrow
and tramplea down oil stu that cannot
RISE Are you flatter down than this
pationt at the mineral baths? No. Then
rise In the name OF Jesus Of Nazareth,
the surgeon who offers you bis right
hand OF help, bid thee rise. Not cases
who have not prayed Tor thIrty-eighi
years, those who have not been 10 church
for thirty eight years. those who have
!, been gamblers, or libertines, or thieves,
i or outlaws, or blaspbemers, or inddels
\ or athesists, or AL these together, fol
4 thlrty-eight years. A Christ Tor exigen.
= ciesi A Christ for 1ead-liftl A sur
geon who never loses = easel
a "What q grand thing for our poo
ii human race when this surg on shall hav
i. com ,letel the treatment OF all tn
!, worlds woun Isl The day will com
Il when tn re will be no more hospitals
for there will be no more sick, aud Ii
IN more eve aud ear infrmariss, for tier
"a will be no more blind or deaf, and n
"A more deserts, for the round earth shal
h, be brought under aboric ulture, and n
ii more blizzards or sunstrokes, for the u
= mosphere will bs expurgated OF scorc
"A aud chill and no more war for the sword
shall come out of the foundry bent int
10 pruning. hooks.
u "While In the heavenly country "
II shall see those who were the victims {
me- accident or mslformaton, or hereditai
"A ills on earth, become the athletes
"a Elysian fields. Who is that man viii
nv such brilliant eyes close before Il
~ throne? Why, that Is the man VIII
Ia near Jericho, was blind, and our surget
cured his ophthAlmisl Who In til
IN erect aud graceful aud queeuly wom
before the ttronel That was the o
M whom our Surgeon found beut almo
IL double, and luld In no wise lit up he
n sell. and he made her straight.
nj Who Ii that listening with such ra
- ture to the music OF heaven, solo meltiI
!. into chorus, crmbal responding
at trumpet. and then lins,lf joining
aS tho anthem? Why, tuat is the ma
=. whom our Surgeon found deaf and dun
he on the beach OF Galilee. and by tv
-, tonch' opened ear gate and mouth e at
-, Who Is that around whom the crow,
In are gathering with admiring look al
~. Thanksgiving, aad crits OF oh, what
IA did for mel Oh, what Ho did for IN
~ family Oh, what He did tor the world
u That Is the Surgeon of all the crnturie
~. the Ocuiiet, the Aurist, the Emahcipato
:" the Saviour. No pay lie took on cart
ar Come, now, and let all heaven pay Ill
an with worship that shall never end, and
~ love that shall never die. On Els he,
be all the crowns! In His hands be q
,r the aceptres, and at His feet be all Il
ar worldsl"