Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-06-12
HH. DR. fALlAGB.


And Asa in the thirty and ninth year Of
his reign vs> diseased In his feet until HE
disease exceeding great, vet in his
disease he sought not 20 the Lord. but IA
the rhysicisns- Ana kss silent with his
tsthcr>-~-u- Chronicles XVI. -. IL.
Al this season ~ the wear. when medical
colleges OF al schools 81 medicine are Civ
inc diplomas 10 young doctors. and AZ the
capital and In many 81 the cities meSticsl 4
associations are assembling - consult I
about the advancement Oft Interests OF \
their profession. feel shis discourse Is ap-
proprisse.
In my text = King ASs vita the cout. \
High living and nc exercise hsve Initiated ,
his Hood aud nv text presents him with
his fnfsnea And oSn5acei fc-t on an otto 4
ran- In defiance - God. whom he hated.
~ s~n6s for certain ccniurorS or CuRcSS-
They come AZ give him AL sorts 81 lotions
and paaRceaS. They hleed him. They
sweat him They manipulate him. They
blister him They 0cuitice him. They
s-A-ify him. Tncv drug him They cut
him. They kin him. He va only young
man Ard had \ disease which. though very
rsinfcl. seldom proves fatal 70 a young
rusn and he ought - hsv@ cot well. but he
81 victim - chAristaory and enpiricisun-
.-Aa6 49, in TIE thirty and ninth YEAR ~
reign WAS diseased IN hts feat until his
ri.-a-e was exceeding great. vet In his dis
-a-- ~ sought not % the Lord. but 20 the
-,h~si-ssnS. And ASS sler; with his Ia
a. X That - the doctors killed him
II this sharp and graphic WAY the Bible
- to-.h The --uth. thai YOU have no right
- shut God o1t from the realm ~
pna-nacv and the-apeutics- I; Ass had
said 20 lo-3. I A- sick Bless the n
e+rn-ne-tsiisV employed Tor nv recover
Now servant. g and ct the best doctor
Nnr rAr Nnr he would have re,orrret
i other words. the world wants tivineiv
directed physicians. There Sre great
-~anv such The df-ic-r A. they received
from the ars denies % medicine were
D7tnin- con Da-et Win The diploma they
resolved from the Head Physician 20 the
universe on the 8-lv Wen they started ou-
AID He ssia p -ha-r eco heal the sick and
,-a~t out the devils - rain and open The
blind eyes s-i ursf'0 the deaf ear COD
hieS~ the doctor al the world over. and le;
AT the hospitals 11i tisr-rSA-1~- and n
r--a-i-S and a~vl--n~ aud domestic circles
90 the earth respond. "Anen-
Men % th- medical profession ~ ofte-
y .et in IT, home ~ distress We shaS'
haaEs a--os- the table 20 A-oniret infancy
We Join ea-h other ia an stte-rr - ~ solar'
where r-- -.arorvs-n % grief demands ~
anctvne a. vel ~ q PRAYER W look INT
each others ~v-l -lst bette fsceS through n
su<k a. the night 90 death t. falling ia -
Xxx room We 10 not have - cliuh ove
env barrier today in order - greet eae
o-her Tor our professions AZ IN tuil sN1
fafhx- You. doctor. are our rr-t ana "a
earthly t-i.sr1 You stand AZ The EAtcs
lie when ~ enter this World and you stan
Al the gate 70 death wnen ~ - out 90 :
Il the closing moments = our EARTHLY Fxi-
enc-. wher the hand 90 the wife or rrothe
Or ~i-ter or tzuEhter. stAh hold cur r1Sl
hand Or wiI give siren 9Th - our rylrc r.
rrerrs II W. can feel the tirs % your rnCe
ssoa.- the --aise q the left wrist We
not me-. today. a. on other days IN heus
os diS,r--s. fu- by the pleasant aitars
Cod and I --urlSe - sem or - he'll fllne
and r7od ch.er. A. la the nur-ery chiltr
souctirr-s r---rart ali the scenes o. Z
sick ron 50 today Won rl1y that you d
the patient and thEI an the physician. a
T. a...
take Zy Tr-@c-l 2 ton .ls' once j. -.
n iC-lr sell-lte. . cietrtlc. dl-l1i-
Art q stimulus and an anolyue az the "a
tine. I. th-r- nct balm ~ 0lea1t
there not physician there
IN the ~ r.lEr- thi1k al the -eci
profession should become Christians
cause 81. the d-t- % gratitude they owe
God f1r the holcr IL has rut upon -
calling. Nc other calling in al tie Wcr
.xcev, IL h. thzt 20 fhe Christian rriri-;
has receiret 90 great az honor a. YOU
Cari-r himself wa LCt only Yrr-che-.
rhrEician sCrEecr. aurl-t. op-tl AIN olQS
and under H. mlSlty r1v-r optic ana
di.orV nerve tLrlli~- WIKI L-1t and sou
anl ra-2l-rsv lru-e fro- - H. aud
etutfoo. VS. -tralrhtrnet. aud Anchyl'
vr--t out q tae sflT-le- f-rton-. ana
<oauirr maniac t--eau. placid a. q cti
and -. streets q Jerusalem became al
ferpor.z-d hospital crowded Win C
vNle-c-nr victims q e1-u ~ and ins4
fsr Al age have woven lie garland
the d0r.or'- t-9w. Hc-er said
A VIE Thysietar. skilled cur woundi
heal.
l. more Than armies 20 the public veal
Clee-o said, -.Therr j. nothing in "
-r@n - approach rhe Eots a. when tAr.
70 give health T. other men" Charles
maze r,rocla-1Afig1 thai al the Protest
in FrErc- sh0-ld - put % death 81
Earrhol0-rews day. tEt made one 81
tfon Ard thai tL- c1-- % Pare. the -
CT Preach surgery. The batfi-1elds 81
lus~-ican Revolution welcomed r. Ne
ant Warren and Eush. When the fr
ar-nw ~as entirely de-noraiizec by .ei
TIE rlA<re the leading surgeon q
arny inocuiEfe3 himself with the plas
fho.< tie soldiers there was 10 conte
81 Il and :t~ir c0ures- rose. and they
O. 70 s1e c03eict- God has honcr~c
rrosession all ~ way through. On
n1rsne-ra-or from the days when II
crsres frsed 20 cure the great Iericles
keljebore and fsxseed pcutiees dow
far later centuries when Heiler sn1o1i
the theory % respiration. and Harye,
eircuIztlCn % the blood. and Ase~ii The
offhe lyrsp hGtic vessels, a,d JenEer =
tie worst disease that ever scour4ec
roDe and FyteIhAm Developed III
cooperative fOrces q the physical OrSA
and ei1chona bark stopfeS the ehis
ag1es - fhe world, and Sir Ashley q