Iowa Baptist standard., 1897-05-21
In Soul.

>1f6k IMAM one Thousand
-. years before Christ
seemed to know
about the circulation Of the blood
which Harvey discovered sixteen hun
dred and nineteen years after Christ
Tor when Solomon in Ecclesiastes
describing the human body. speaks ol
lhe pitcher al the fountain. he evil
gently means the three canals leading
from the heart that receive the blood
IKE pitchers. When he speaks in Ec-
clcsiastes OF the silver cord of life, he
evidently means the spinal marrow,
/ apout which, in our day. Doctors Mayo
ana Carpenter and Dalton and Flint
and Brown -Sequard have experiment.
ed. And Solomon recorded in the
Blhlc, thousands of years before sci
entlsts discovered it. that in his time
the spinal cord relaxed in old age.
producing the tremors OF hand and
mead: "Or the silver cord be loosed.
In the text lie reveals the fact that
nc had studied that largest gland Of
tne human system. the liver, not by the
electric light OF the modern dissectinG
room, but BY tie dim light of COM
paratlNely dark age. and vet had seen
It's important functions in the God
nullt castle Of the human body its Sc
iecting and eecrcting power. its curl
Gus cells, its elongated branching
tubes, Divine workmanship in CEN
tral and right and left lobe. and the
ni.fn Ia a tI1o
crimson tides. Oh, this vital organ is
Ike the eye Of God in that il never
sleeps
Solomon knew Of il. and had noticed
elther IN yiviscctiOn o" post-mortem
what awful attacks sin and dissipation
make upon it, until the fiat of Al
mighty God bids the body and soul
separate, one it commcnds to the
grave, and the other it sends to
Judgment. A javeln of retributon.
not glancing off or making a slight
wound. but piercing it from side to
side till dart strike through his
liver" Galon and Hippocrates ascribe
70 the liver the most Of the worlds
moral depression and the word mel
anchcly means black bile.
! preach to you the GOSPEL of Health.
In taking diagnosis of diseases of the
soul you must also take a diagnosis of
diseases Of the body As if to recog-
niZe this, one whole book of the New
Testament was written by physician
Luke was a medical doctor, and he
discourses much of the physical con-
ditlons. and he tells of the good Sa-
marltan's medication of the wounds by
pouring in, oil and wine and recog-
ing the Gospel, so that the five thou
sand were fed; lie also records the
sparse diet Of the prodigal away from
home. and the eXtingushed eyesight |
of the beggar by the wayside, and lets |
us know Of the hemorrhage of the |
wounds Of the dying Christ and the |
miraculous post-mortem resuscitation.
Any estimate Of the spiritual condi- |
ton that does not include also the |
condition is incomplete
When the doorkeeper of congress |
fell dead from excessive joy because
IL - a d.
and Philip the Fifth of Spain dropped |
dead at the news of his country's de-
feat in battle, and Cardinal Wolsev
faded away as the result of Henry the
Eighths anathema. it was demonstrate
ed that the body and soul are Siamese
twins. and when you thrill the one
with Joy or sorrow you thrill the 9th
er We may as we'll recognize the tre-
mendous fact that there are two
mighty fortresses in the human BODY.
the heart and the liver; the heart the
fortress Of the graces, the liver the
fortress of the furies. You may have
the head filed with all intellectuali-
ties, and the ear with all musical ap-
probation, and the mouth with all elo-
1uence. and the hand with all indus
tries, and the heart with all generosi-
lies. and yet "a dart strike through the
liver
MY friend, Rev. DR.. Joseph +. Jones.
,f Philadelphia, a translated spirit
low. wrote book entitled. Man. Nor
Al and Physical" in which he shows
how different the same things NAV
,ppear to different people. He SAYS:
After the great battle on the Mincio
n 1859. between the French and the
Sardinians on the one side and the
.ustrians on the other. SO disastrous to
he latter. the defeated army retreated,
ollowed by the victOrs. description
II the MARCH Of each army is given
~ two correspondents Of the London
Times. one of whom Travelled with the
;uccessful host, the other with the de-
eated. The difference in views and
statements Of the same place, scenes
md events. is remarkable. The for
ncr are said to be marching through
, beautiful and luxuriant country dur
ng the day. and at night encamping
where they are supplied with an abun-
lance Of the best provisions and all
orts Of rural dainties. There is moth
ng nf war about the proceeding except
is stimulus and excitement. On the
,ide OF the poor Austrians ii is just
he reverse In his letter of the same
late, describing the same places ana
march over the same road. the writ
+ can scarcely find words TO set forth
he suffering. impatience and disgust
existing around him. What was pleas
mt TO the former was intolerable to
he latter What made all this dine"-
,nce? asks the author. One condl-
ion only; the French are victorious.
he Austrians have been defeated.
So. my dear brother. the road you
n
been travelling long while, but the