The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-01-07
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The following is the substance Of SER
mon preached at the Shearll Me1hoaist
church last sunday night by the Rev.
G. G. Rankin:
The text was the healing Of the man
among the tonlbs, found In the Attn chap
Ter Of Mark
Jesus Christ wrought may miracles
during the three years of his earthiy MIN
;stry These have for their object the
demonstration OF his divine power and
the healing Of the maladies Of the afflicted
That lniracuions power Ia all of Its fui-
hess was only transmitted 10 the apos-
tolic church, II was best for the world
tilatit Should be continued no longer than
that period Christianity possessed latent
forces in the natural and spiritual de-
velopment OF which better results n the
long ran would come to the race, as =
whole, than through miracles. y 10 bet
Ter for tho world that the hulnan lnteleef
be trained TO discover the Jaws of nature
and apply them 10 The relief Of the un-
fortunate than 10 have these laNs known
only to God and applied through divine
1nterposition Christian civilization IS
conducive 10 this end 4 high degree Of
medical knowledge and slslil for the heal
ing Of the body, asyiuns for the blind
the deaf the insane are doing moro for
humanity than an occasional miracle
could do Christ IS blessing the World
through these methods today more than he
did through his miracles Ia the days OF his
flesh. Latge mental development, the ad-
vancement Of science the discovery or
the dormant forces OF nature, the eNpnn-
sion OF henevoie1Ice i5l1d the estabiisi-
men' Of hoHpitals and inilrmarIes are IN
diglnous only TO a healthy Christian ciyii-
zation. They can not be found today
undar any other form OF civilization. Any
thirg tlierefore, that benefits the race.
physically, fnrrtally, morally or rels-
n
TEN Of truth given 70 the world through
the word OF God, Whencver1 find any
thing Of this sort ] take II by the hand
and pull 1t close 70 my heart ~ one Of
the helpful agents or the gospel The
church Is one great medium. through which
God iA lifting up the world. brit Il Is not
the only medium outside Of the church.
He has many instrnmcntaiities ~ work,
The ordained clergyinan Is not the only
minister 70 the race. Every deyput man y
ms toward the reliff .Qt the suffering ones
Z 81 the world III Col & saartpaiy J want
% stand III ciose8t touch With al such
men ard all sicH institutions. Tlleg are
al my coiaborers ID the great Wofk Of
uplifting humanity One Of the LATEST nc
IS tho Keeiey cure for alcoholism rf-i
gard Il MS an inspired dlseoeeryr.a God
given institution to the world. II u
peritHble latter day revelation, comes
as a priceless boon 70 q large clnsH %
unfortunate human beings. w.sse ore oiler-
wise without hope and without God n the
world. They have itachod n point 70 where
vice takes on HE form Of malignant dis
ease. "a where they have BECOME help
less victims Of an awfli habit They haye
40 power of resistance and they continue
70 indulge their appetite for drink hneai.ae
they can not help H. Whatever may have
been their preyioua moral condition they
are now no more responsible for drinking
than man ~ resnonaihle for coiiEhinR
who ~ IN the last stage or consumption,
OF for having fever When his system IS
full ~ malarin. / am not speaking now OF
the eNc6ptinnal caEe, but Of these uiifor-
tunnte people as a class Moral snpRion
can not reach them, and the church.
Through the Gospel. can not reach hut
few. n any, OF them because they are
physically in such condition MS 10 prpc-
ticaily make them dead 10 high moral ana
RELIGIOUS Influences In fact. II IS very
rare TINT YOU Gun get snrii people TO cc4sie
TO our churches and nine times ont Of
ten you can do ihem no good when they
% come, How can sou sef good relisv
ious impression on d mans heart when
MS blood and flesh are thoronghly pols-
oned with alcoholic haze taken scores Of
these people INTO the church ana they
We're honest when fhev took upon them
heiHea The vows 81 religion. but In most
every Instance they went back 20 their
cups hecanse the fearful disease d alco-
neuFln haa eonipl1seIy suDiuKated thelr
powers pr Yolilion.
1helr whole rlysicni organism was al
normal and the niitsd WIS necessarily in
We ZANE condition. You need not nhlSe
t''Rh pnppie any more than ypu notld lo
abuse man Tor having the yellow lsyc,.
A'iffe VAS Time IL their Hives when talk