The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-27

Was there ever sucn another ocuiiStt
That he was particularly sorry for the
blind folks / take from the fact that
the most OF his works were with the
diseased optic nerves. have not time
to count up the number Of blind peo-
pie mentioned who got his cure. TWO
blind men in one house; also one VINO
was born blind; SO that 1t was not re-
moval OF q visual obstruction, but the
creation of the cornea and ciliary mus
Gle and crystalline lens and retina ana
optic nerve and tear gland; also the
blind men OF Bcthsaida, cured by the
saliva which the Surgeon took from
the tip of his own tongue and put upon
the eyelids; also two blind men VINO
sat by the wayside.
UnIoosing the Barred Tongue.
Our surgeon, having unbarred MS
car, will now unloose the shackle Oh
his tongue. The surgeon Will use the
same liniment or salve that he USED
on two occasions for the cure OF blind
people-namely, the moisture OF MS
own mouth. The application is made
and 10, the rigidity of the dumb ton
que is relaxed, and between the tongue
and teeth was born whole vocaDu-
larry and words flew into expression.
lie not only heard, but he talked. one
gate of his body swung in to let sound
enter, and another gate swung out 10
let sound depart. Why is 1t that. while
other surgeons used knives and 1or-
ceps and probes and stethoscopes, this
surgeon used only the ointment OF MS
own lips? To show that all the cura-
tive power we ever feel comes straight
from Christ. And If he touches us not
we shall be deaf as rock and dumb as
tomb. Oh, thou greatest OF all ar
fists, compel us to hear and help US to
speak!
But what were the surgeons fees for
all these cures of eyes and ears and
tongues and withered hands and
crooked backs? The skill and the
painlessness of the operations were
worth hundreds and thousands Oh
dollars. Do not think that the cases
he took were all moneyless. Did ne
not treat the nobleman's son? Did he
not doctor the rulers daughter? DID
he not affect a cure in the house OF q
centurian of great wealth who had out
of his own pocket built a synagogue!
They would have paid him large fees
and there were hundreds OF wealthy
people in Jerusalem and among the
merchant castles along Lake Tiberias
who would have given this surgeon
houses and lands and all they had for
such cures as he could effect. For
critical cases in our time great sur
geons have received $1,000, $4,000 and
in one case know of $4,000, but the
surgeon of whom l speak received not
a shekel, not penny, not farthlng.
In his whole earthly life we know OF
his having had but 621A cents. When
his taxes were due, by his omniscience
he knew of a fish in the sea which mad
swallowed a piece of silver money, as
fish are apt to swallow anything
bright. and he sent Peter with hook
which brought up that fish, and from
its mouth was extracted Roman sta
ter, or 621s cents, the only money he
, | ever udu, anu lndI hC poAN wv 49,
taxes. This greatest surgeon of all the
centuries gave all his services then and
offers all his services now free OF all
charge. without money and without
price" you may spiritually have your
blind eyes opened, and your deaf ears
unbarred, and your dumb tongues
loosened, and your wounds healed and
your soul saved. If Christian people
get hurt of body, mind or soul, let
them remember that surgery is apt
to hurt, but it cures, and you can al
ford present pain for future glory. Be-
sides that, there are powerful anaes-
thetics in the divine promises that
soothe and alleviate. No ether or
chloroform or cocaine ever made one
so superior to distress as a few drops
of that magnificent anodyne: "All
things work together for good to those
who love Cod" Weeping may endure
for a night, but Joy cometh in the
morning"
Healing the Worlds Wounds.
What a grand thing for our poor
human race when this surgeon shall
have completed the treatment of the
worlds wounds! The day will come
when there will be no more hospitals
: for there will be no more sick, and nc
more eye and ear infirmaries, for there
will be no more blind or deaf, and nc
more deserts, for the round earth shall
! be brought under arboriculture, and
| no more billiards or sunstrokes, FOL
the atmosphere will be expurgated Of
, scorch and chill, and no more war, fol
: the swords shall come out of the foun'
J dry bent into pruning hooks, while II
. the heavenly country we shall see the
} victims OF accident or malformatior
3 or hereditary ills on earth become the
/ athletes in Elysian fields. Who is thai
+; man with such brilliant eyes close be
g fore the throne? Why, that is the mar
| who. near Jericho, was blind, and oul
1 surgeon cured his ophthalmia! Whs
! is that erect and graceful and queenll
r woman before the throne? That wal
c the one whom our surgeon found ben
| almost douhla and could in nOwise lif