The New South., 1893-06-17
TALMAGE's SERMON.
we Gun Not Help others without
Eomo self-Saerieoo.
rssrn Christ Fait tise Issss ~ reser when
the Masaau. ~ Faith. Touched Him
aud uas Healed - Her
Iuatmsas.

Others. taking Tor his trst
who touched ma Marx v S.
a great crowd - eteited people. el-
bowlng each ether ihis way and that,
aud Christ in the midst u the eummo
tinn They were on The war % see
him restore io complete health dying
person. s0ine thought iie could effect
the cure, others that lie could not Al
any rate, Il would b. an interesting eE.
pertinent very sick woman -
twelve yenrs inYalidimm IA ia The
crowd Some na9 her nn1ne was
Martha. othrfs say 4 wns Veronica.
40 not know what her name was bat
This wah certain, she had tried nli
styles ~ cure Every shelf of her
humble home hHa medicines on T. She
had employed many doctors of that
time when medical naienec wah more
rude and rough aud ignorant than We
can imagine 81 this time, WHEN The
words physician and surgeon etand Tor
potent and educated SKILL Prof Light.
foot Rises list ~ whHt he sapppses
may have hcen the remedies she had
applied tupase ahe had been Bills.
tered from bead " foot. and had tried
tbs compress, and had uscd All styles Of
asiflngent herbs, and she had been
mmuled ard hAelsed and cut and laeer.
ntad until life wAs to her plHgue. lip.
sides that. tho Hihle indicates her doc.
torn bills had run 40 frightfnily. and
SHE hnd paid money Tor medicines and
for surgical attendance aud for hy
pjenie apparatus until her purse was
~ exhausted ~ her body
What. poor woman ARE you doing IN
that lostlnR ero,sd9 Better 20 home
and 70 he'd and 10 nnrse your disorders
Nnl Wan and wnAtrd and faint she
stands there. her face disfortrd with
suffering. and over and anon biting her
lip with some acute pain. aud sabbing
nntil har tears fnll from tho hollow eye
upon the faded dresa only abls 10 stand
because the crowd s 70 clpAe 10 her
pushing her this way and that Stand
hack Why do YOU crowd thnt poor
bodg2 Have Ysu no consideration for
dying wemanq Hut just nt that time
the crowd parts, and this invalid eomea
alm6et up to Christ, bat she Is behind
Him and llls human eye does not take
her in. She has heard so much about
AAAN AtBAltAHEf W AffN aAtAF anu Hbt AbAH
feel 80 wretghed, she thinlGs II she can
only touch Him ance II viii do her
good. She viii not touch Him on the
sacrea head, for that might be- lrrcYer
rnt She will not touch lin on the
hand, Tor that might Arem too familiar.
She aaysi win, thinli touch Him on
His caat, not op the top Of it, or on the
bottom of the main fabric, but on the
border. the hinr border, the long
thrcads II the fringe of that blue bar.
dor, there can be no harm In that
don't think ilu will hurt me, ! have
heard 80 much about Him, licsides
that, can stand this no Longer, Twelve
years uf suffering hnye worn me out
This II my last hope And phe presses
through Tho crowd ptii further and
ceaabes for Christ, bus onn not quite
touch Him She pushes etili further
through thrcrowd and lsnecls nnd puts
her finger on The edge Of the blne fringe
of the border She just touches II,
Quick aAan electric shock there thrilled
back into her shattered nerves, aud
shrunixcn vcius aud exhausted arteries,
and painting lungs, and withered mus.
eics. health. beautiful health, rubi-
rund health tad.Riven aud complete
health Tho twelve years march oi
pain, and panf, and suffering over sus.
penslun.bridRe OF nerve aud through
tunnel Of bone instantly halted
Christ recognizes somehow that mag
nstie and healthful influence through
the medium of tho blue fringe Of His
garment had shot out lie turns and
.s.l
startles them with the intcrrogatory of
my text. "Mho touched me2" The
tusolent crowd IA substance replied,
How do we know You get in . crowd
like this, and you must expect 70 be
jostlcd. You ask us question you
know we can not answer" hut the
roseatc and rejuvennted woman came
np and lSnelt ia front of Christ, aud
told of the touch, and told Of the res.
torntion, and Jesus said: Daughter,
they faith hath made thee whole. Go
In peace" So Mark gives Us = drama
tixation OF ihe Gospel, Oh, what 4
doctor Christ isl Ia everyone Of oui
households may lie be the family physi
cian
Notice that there IL no addition oi
help 70 others without subtraction q
mower from ourselves The contcxi
SAYS that as soon rs this woman WA
healed. Jesus felt that virtue oi
strength he'd gonc ont OF Him. No ad
dition Of help Go others without sub
traction of strength from ourselves
Did YOU never gct tired for others
Have you never riSlsed your health foi
athersg Have you never preached ,
sermon. or delivered an exhortation, o
offered burning prayer, and then Eel
afterWard that strength had gone on
OF youq Then you have never initiate,
Christ
Are you curious tn know how the gar
ment 81 Christ should have wrongh
such Is cure for this suppliant invalid
suppose that Christ was snrchargc,
with vitality Yon know that disease
may hc conveyed from city 10 city h
garments ID case Of epidemic and 50
suppose thar garments may I've sur
charged with health, | suppose tina
Christ had such physical magnetism
that 1t permeated all His robe down 4
the last thread on the border of blu
fringe. hut Ia addition To that ther
was Divine thrill. there was mi
racnlous potency, there was an omnipc
tent therapeutics without which thi
twelve years invalid would not hav
been instantly restored.
Now, If 0mnipotcnce can not hel
others without depletion, how can "
expect 10 bless the world without sell
sacrifics9 A man who gives TO som
Christian object until he feels il, u ma
who in his occupation or professio
works that ne may educate his chi