Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-22
WORD OF THE LORD
D. Talmses Discusses o" Orc
Of Chnsts Miracles
stfoaE AN IMMENSE CROWD
ExpssAias the Deep Sixnsnraasc,e Ut the
rsxs. Marx .. 3i--1he stOas New
or iOo busy so tio Good

90, sslsy caoss fsr Ne ssh3scs q III
&scouse :hs inquiry asidrsss~i ~ tbs
Saviour 90 those who sarrount<d kin
Vtssn- heinv2hd woman having touchrsi
hss gsrs.rnf. 10 sske3. WHO toschsd
Ne tMArk v. Sir
4 gF~as crowd % ezrssed psupbssAhuw-
hg each Oshss thu way cd u,sS end
CARiA Ia ths midst of ths eousnseiuu.
Thy vess oa tas Wy - $50 hzn susAsrs
10 eoapasss hsAlfhs dying p<ssa. 8oss
sho~sks h could den III cusss oshsss
thss hscoald nos. AT ssy rte. u w0ald
- a interesting sxpsEimeut. 4 vssy
ack vosnAa u - ysAsS invalidtoa - m
The crowd socss ny her NAME vas
&.rthAs oshnS s~y b va vssoa>eA !
% nos know what her nArne ssss. bos
eh1s h o<wsnsn. aha bad tr,sd al s9yls OF
eur1 Every she1 1t her humble hons
AA41 usrsiicfnes On IL. Sos bad anpaoyvd
many q ths doctors Of shAs time, when
me11,Al srscIre wsn mere rude ard rough
and iyn0saas than We can iu>sSins IN
this tims when tbs wvrd ph yseiAn %
surgeon stands Tor potent and educated
skill Professor Lizhtfoos givn . lss Vt
what hs s1pp,ss may have ten tho
seuaeiies sis bad spphel- Isurposs she
had tesn btz;erui from bod ~ :ooS and
hsd txs-d tho compss>s and bad ussd all
styles of astrinr-ns herbs. and shc had
hpen ussulsd and hacked aud ,,us and
iaG-rss-i until life % her WA plague.
B-~a,is that tho Bible Indicates her doc
tors hlls bal run up frighsful!y. and she
bad paid money for medicines and fog
surgical ATTENDANCE. and for hyGenic sp-
psratns until her purse va o. exhausted
- tler body
What. poor woman. are you dpans IN
that jcsflins crowd, Better SD h1me
md Ia bcj and nurse your disNierA
No. Wan add wasted and faint. shs
stands there. her face distorted with suf-
fS1ins. and ever and anon biting her lip
with sosne acute pain and sobb,nS until
her tears fall from the hollow eye upon
the faded dress. only able 10 st;Aud BE-
cause tho crowd b 20 close 20 hH. push
ing hsr this way and that. Stand back:
Why do you crOwd that peer body?
Have y0u no consideration for dyinx
woman? But tuss - sha. time tlse crowd
psrts. sod shis Invalid comes almost mp
% Christ Bat she Is beAind htm, and
bis human eye does NOT take her IN. She
has hsard ID much sbOus his Kindness TO
tho och. and she doss feel - wrstched:
shs thiaks u shs can only jsss to1ch
him once 10 yin do hsr good She gill
noe touch him on tho sacrsd hsnd, fue
that might b irrcvereuA 6hs VII nos
touch hun on tho hand, foe that raight
sezn too familiar.
She says: ~ wtn. think. eyuch him
On his coss. no On tho top Of IL. CO on
the bottom q ths main fshric, but On
the bordsr. IL blus border. tho long
thrss<as of 10 fFinUp q thAs haus boeavr;
there can DO no harm In THAI I dooV
think - VII huss ma. hav0 hoard 20
mnrh about him. Bustdss shae. I enn
stand thSs No longer. Twelve years Of
suffering have worn mo out. Tlds h my
Last hope." And Shs presses through tho
crowd still fArth1 and rsssches Tor
Christ, but cannot quito tooch him Sae
puskss st:l farther through shs crowd
snd Saeels and puts Der finger g the
edge II tho blue fringe Of the bCrder
She fuss tooches Il. Quick a. IN elscfric
shock tbsrs thrilled back iuso her shat
ter~i nerves, and shrunksn vctns. AMI OK
hausisi arteries. and painting lungs. and
wtthsr-d mnsclss. health. beautiful
heAith. ruSicaad hsaifh. God oven AID
eonpS<<c ksAs:h Tho - yusss' march
Of pain and pang and suffering over sns-
psu<,on bridge oS nerve and tar,oa IN ,un-
rel Of bone instantly haltoi.
TIE rtasfIxo Tpvcli.
Christ recognizes Somehow that mag
nsese and hsAlthful infucno, through
TIA Medium u the blus fringe II his gar-
fusu. had shoe cot. Hs turns and looks
upoa thai excited crowd and st2rtls-s
thrn with en-. inscrrogatory CT my texs.
who touched nser' The inSoe ns crowd
m rabstaDc. replied; How do W. how,
You gee IN q crowd Ike this ard you
rrus. erp-rs IN - josslcd. Yo- ask ~ q
question you know ws cannot Ansvev'
But shs ros.ate and rejcvrnafci vrsnan
caraeup. snd knels n IRON. II thirst. and
toll Il tie tosirh. and toii Of ths, r.xtora-
tior. and Jesus said: ''Dsnyhtsv. thy
faith hath made tho whole Go In
pssoa- - Mark gives IA irsm~siss-
.ro |" ''s srI on: whsl o."st
OF ga! ''1'ss'oo'as
my ~ ., '.s .N'n'iy pnys,sn-
So's' 'nA' '"'e no suai'"n or ne'p
~ oshrvs without sabtrscetsrl II power
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