The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-10
AT ST. PAUL's.
A Sermon ON Lessons From the Cure o
the Paralytic.

A Sermon ON Lessons From the Cure of
the Paralytic.
Rev. Rollins of the Broadway Methodist
Episcopal church, took as his text yester-
day: And they came unto him bringing
one sick of the palsy who was born of four"
Mark {, ).
The scene of the text is laid in Caper-
mann. The bare mention of some names
is sufficient to call up a variety of historical
reminisc encss. When We speak Of Jerusa-
lem, Ssmaria, Jericho, Bethany. the mind
would fsin linger on the %personages and
great events connected with these places.
When we pronounce the word Jerusalem
we instantly recall such names
AS David and Solomon Samaria suggests
Jereboam, ON ri. Ahab and Jezebel, Caper-
naum has an interest for the Biblical stu
dent altogether original.
We learn, first. that personal contact
with Christ ia a condition of healing. Of
all the miracles of healing effected by
Christ, as recorded by the evangelists, but
two cases alone were performed in the alb
sence of the parties restored. This is surely
significant. If the diseased did not come
to Christ in person or cause themselves to
be brought to him, a cure was not obtained
upon them.
The text presents US with a graphic illus
tration of the true work of the church..
This impotent man could not come to the
Great Healer. His faithful friends were in
competent for his restoration. But there
was one thing they could do and that they
did-they brought him to Jesus. In this
work of bringing men to Christ difficulties
will be experienced. In the case of this
paralytio such was the density of the crowd
around Jesus that he could not come
into his presence. To men of
sra Al ninr{ IN u{nv than N THAR nrro
But these men were not of tnat sort. The
breaking through the roof suggested itself
to them and acting on the suggestion they
soon had their Suffering friend in the pres
ence of the great healer.
+ learn from this incident also that irreg-
ular means In bringing men to Christ are
not always irregular. suppose those
very proper people, the Phatisees, were
shocked, to see those men breaking
up a roof and straining every
nerve to make. way for this poor impotent
one. But n cure was effected and this was
the end sought. Mr.. Moody has been
severely criticized for many of his meth
DDS, but look how God has honored him.
Mr.. Murphy is now beng found fault with
by very proper people-people who are SO
very precise that they would rather see
Il brother go to ruin than do an
cratic thing to save him. There are many
men who will never be saved in the very
orderly methods of our churches, they must
be sought out. Yea, must go into the dens
of vice and pray with them upon the street
corners. We shall make this fair city a
veritable paradise if we will go, out and seek
men and lead them to the savior. Are we
not going to follow thisg glorious movement
up until these foul stains upon
the escutcheon of our o1ty shall be wiped
out. What report will the teachers Of our
land bear of us next year to every city and
hamlet in the union. Will they say that
gambling Is licensed, that hagnios are wiz
tually licensed and that saloons run seven
days in the week. If they can say
such things of US it will bring Il
curse upon US that we shall not
recover from for twenty-five years. What
man wants to bring his children where the
lowest elements in society are III the ascend
ant? Let us follow up this work, so grand
ly begun. until righteousness shall be dom
inant and our citizens sober. intelligent,
religious. Let eveyy one lend Il hand and
God will stand by us in the battle.