Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-11
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| lity.
The final Joy is that of seeing how all
| truth leads up to God in Christ. When
| he passion for knowledge that has in 1t
| The mysterious vibration of the note Of
| pain becomes, as with Paul, the passion
| 10 know Christ" the joy Is beyond mea-
sure. The highest intellects of the ages
] have bowed at the feet Of Christ, the
| Saviour. When a man does that he fin
shes his education. No man grows good
| by mere intellectual discipline. Let
| Christ be made Of God unto US wisdom,
righteousness, and redemption.
| During the service DR.. Cooper alluded
| to the day as the first anniversary OF the
| funeral of Mrs. James Thomas, Jr., the
strength Of the church, the patron OF Gull
| ture, the friend Of the poor. Captain
Cunningham sang the melody he sang, by
| request, at the funeral one year ago, as
| also at Mr.. James Thomas's funeral six
| teen years ago.
DIR. Starr to Medical Students.
Sunday night Rev. DR.. Starr delivered
| in Broad-Street church a discourse adj
dressed specially to medical students.
The topic was. 'rhe Model Physician
in the Homes of the People"
During the sermon he said: 1.-THE best
physician is the man who tries to reach
the topmost round Of duty with the help
of acquired skill and accumulated in
formation. He is the one who gives the
strength of his body, mind, and charac-
, ter no matter what his native ability
may be to a faithful performance Of
those engagements which invest, with
more than earthly sacredness, the con-
scientious practice of the healing art.
The model physician should be educated
for his work, ready to answer each call,
to contribute advice, or save life, clear in
diagnosis, and exhaustive in his study
Of every difficult case; conscientious In
the distribution of time among patients,
generous in the offer of practice where
no remuneration can be hoped for when
it is shown that the poor are in peril.
courteous to every one, and publicly COM
mitted by all honorable motives to the
best interests Of the community where
he resides.
"Only one perfect man ever lived on
earth, and He was a physician. There
never was a master of the curative art
whose methods have been so vigorously
assailed or so viciously denounced, but
He is still practicing, and He has more
patients to-day than ever before in the
history Of the world. That man whose
life has been dedicated to the science of
medicine can afford 10 await the vindica-
ton OF a righteous claim TO excellence.
and live for higher object than tenn
porary fame"
Sermon to Red Men.
Rev. j. T. Tucker preached special
sermon to Pawnee Tribe of Red Men
Sunday morning, and East-End Baptist
church was filled to It's greatest capacity.
Pawnee Tribe turned out with about
eighty members in line making a fine APP
pearance in their parade regalia. The
discourse was sound and helpful, ard
the singing of the choir and congrega-
ton appropriate and inspiring.
Rev. Mr.. Tucker took as his text the
Seth verse of the Sth chapter of John
IF the Son of Man shall make you free,
then are We free indeed"
In speaking of the order Of Red Men,
the minister said: Il know OF no order
whose cardinal principles and teachings
are more worthy. or which appeal more
strongly TO mankind for recognition and
support. / want to congratulate you on
the glorious work you have done in the
past and what you will do in the future.
am proud to know that you do not admit
TO your order any but those who believe
in the existence of Great Spirit, in
whose hands all power is, and those who
are of good moral character The band
ing Of men together for the relief OF the
needy, the care Of the widow, and the
education and protection OF the orphan;
to care for the sick and afflicted, to watch
at the bedside OF the dying, and to bury
the dead, is work that commends itself
TO all right-thinking men.
you are helpful to the Church and to
society in that you seek to propagate
deeds OF love, charity, and mercy. The
keynotes Of your order-freedoni, friend
ship, and charity-are good and noble
principles, and are worthy of the heartiest
cooperation OF every American citizen.
God intended that men should have free
nwn that they might rise to the highest
sphere of civilizations: friendship and
charity make men akin to God, whose
sweetest work while on earth Vas going
about doing good. There was no freedom
in the world until Christ came, and in
teaching and propagating this principle
you are, to that extent. following the ex-
ample OF your Heavenly Father. Your
devotion to one another is most beautiful, |
and 1t is on record where. In response TO |
the cry Of distress, men have rushed |
through flames to rescue their brothers. |
bid you God-speed In your noble work |
as Red Men, and urge you. one and all, to
make your work on earth as complete as |
possible by uniting yourselves with the |
greatest Of all orders-the Church OF |
God"
At the conclusion of the discourse Mr..
Tucker made an earnest appeal to all |
present who knew not God In the pardon |