Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-04-02

after the time Of Hippocrates, the Greek
doctor, where his theories were not
known, the Bible speaks Of fatal med
ical treatment when it says, SIN his
disease he sought not tAse Lord, but
to the physicians, and asa slept with
his fathers" And we read in the New
Testament Of the poor woman who had
been treated by incompetent doctors,
who asked large fees, where it says,
"She had suffered many things Of many
physicians and had spent all that she
had and was nothing better, but rather
grew worse. " For our glorious science
of medicine and surgery-more sublime
than astronomy, for we have more TO do
with disease than with the stars; more
beautiful than botany, for bloom OF
health in the cheek Of wife and child is
worth more TO us than all the roses Of
the garden-for this grandest Of all
sciences. the science Of healing, every
pillow Of recovered invalid, every ward
Of American and European hospital, may
well cry out: Thank Gcd for old Dr.
Hippocratesl /, like Paul, am indebted
to the Greeks.
For Liberty and Right.
Furthermore, all the world is obi.
gated to Hellas more than it can ever
paw for its heroics in the cause Of liter-
ty and right United Europe today had
not better think that the Greeks will
not fight. There may be fallings back
and vacillations and temporary defeat
but if Greece is right all Europe cannot
put her down. The other nations before
they open the portfolios Of their menof-
war against that small kingdom had
better read Of the battle Of Marathon,
where 10, 600 Athenians, led on by Mil
tiades, triumphed over 100, 600 of their
enemies. At that time, in Greek council
Of war, five generals were for beginning
the battle and five were against it. Cal
limachus presided at the council ot
war, had the deciding vote, and Mil
tiades addressed him, saying:
1T now rests with you, Callimachus,
either 70 enslave Athens, ~. ny insurine
her freedom. 10 nin yourself an immor-
tall, u tame, for never since the
Athenians were people were they III
such danger as they are in at this mo-
ment. If they bow the knee to these
Medes, they are to be given up 70 Hip
pias, and you know what they Will then
have 10 suffer, but if Athens comes VIC
torious out Of this contest she has II IN
her power to become the first city Of
Greece. Your vote is to decide whether
we are to join battle or not II we do
not bring on a battle presently some
factious intrigue will disunite the
Athenians, and the city will be betrayed
to the Medes, but if we fight before
there is anything rotten in the state OF
Athens l believe that, provided the
gods will give fair field and no favor
We are able to get the lest Of 1t IN tie
engagement
That won the vote cf Callimachus,
and soon the battle opened, and IN full
run the men Of Miltiades fell uIon the
Persian hosts, shouting: "On, SONS Of
/ Greece! Strike for the freedom Of your
country Strike for the freedom Ct your
children and your wives, for the shIines
Of your fathers gods and for the sepul-
chers of your sires! All, all axe now
staked on the strife" While only 1872
Greeks fell, 6, 400 Persians lay dead
upon the field, and many Of the AsiaJio
hosts who took to the war vessels III the
harbor were consumed in the shipping.
Persian oppression was rebuked, Grecian
liberty was achieved, the cause Of civil
lization was advanced, and the western
world and all nations have felt the he
roles. Had there been no Miltlades
there might have been no Washington.
Strong In the Right.
Also at Thermopyle 800 Greeks,
along a road only wide enough for
wheel track between a mountain and
marsh, died rather than surrender Had
there been no TheTmopyla there might
have been no Bunker Hill. The echo OF
Athenian and Spartan heroics was heard
at the gates of Lucknow, and Sebasto-
pol, and Bannockburn, and Lexington,
and Gettysburg English Magma Charta
and Declaration Of American Independ'
ence and the song Of Robert Burns, en-
titled "a Mans a Man For a That "
were only the long continued reverbcra-
ton Of what was said and done 20 cen-
turies before in that little kingdom that
the powers Of Europe are now imposing
upon. Greece having again and again
shown that 10 men in the right are
stronger than 100 men IN the wrong
the heroics of Leonidas and Aristldes
and Themistocles will not cease their
mission until the last man on earth IS
as free as God made him. There Is not
ON either side Of the Atlantic today a
republic that cannot truthfully employ
the words Of the text and say, Il am
debtor to the Greeks.
But now comes the practical question,
How can we pay that debt or part OF
! it? For we cannot pay more than 10 per
: sent Of that debt in which Paul ac-
! lnowledged himself a bankrupt. by
g praying Almighty God that he will help
Greece in its present war with Moham-
! mechanism and the concerted empires Of
Europe. l know her queen, a noble,
Christian woman, her face the throne Of
! all benehcence and loveliness, her life
an example Of noble wifehood and
motherhood. God help those palaces in
: these days Of awful exigencyl On
American senate did well the other da.
: when in that capitol building whicl
owes TO Greece its columnar impressive
D ness they passed hearty resolution o
sympathy for that nation. Would tina
= all who have potent words that can b
; heard in Europe would utter them now
9 when they are so much needed Let u
repeat to them in English what the
1 centuries ago declared to the world j
, Greek, blessed are those who are pei
secuted for righteousness sake, fc
J, theirs is the kingdom Of heaven.
y An Infinite obligation.
|. Another way of partly paying on
debt to the Greeks is by higher apprec
ntion Of the learning and self sacrihC
2 Of the men who in our own land stan
= !, for all that the ancient Greeks stood