The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-07-27

our Surgeon found a man deaf and dumb.
The patient dwclt In perpetual silence
and was spccchlcss. He could not near "a
note Of music or "a clap OF thunder. iIc
could not call father or'mOtncr OF wife D.
children iy name. What power can "akcn
that dull tyupanum or reach that chain
OF small bones or revive tina, auditory
nerve or open the gate between tho brain
and the outside worldy The Surgeon put
lls fingers In the deaf ears and aItatcd
them, and kept on aWtating them until The
vibration gave vital energy 20 all the dead
parts, and they responded. and when oar
Surgeon Withdrew His fingers from the
cars the two tunnels OF sound wcr" clear
for all sweet voices Oi music and friendship.
For tGr first time in his life ho heard the
dash of the waves of GaliIcc. Through thC
desert 0i painful silence had been built u
kings highway of resonance and acc'gW1-
tIon. ipt yet he was dumb. no word
had ever loapcd from hi- lip. speech was
chained under hig tongue. \ \UcaI1HtIOu
AND accoutudtlon were 10 him an unpD--l-
hilIty. lie could express neither loy" nor
Indignation nor worship. Our surgeon,
having uubarrcd his ear, VIII now u"Ioos"
the shHcEc of his tongue The surgeon
viii use the same linlmcut or sayc that
lie used on two occasions for the cure OF
blind people namely, the moisture of
llis own mouth The application is made,
and Ia. the rigldty OF the dumb tongue i-
RELAXED. aud between the tongue and teeth
was born q whole vocabulary and words
flew into expression. He not only heard.
but hc talked One gate Of his body swung
iu to let sound enter. and the other gate
swung ont 10 let sound depart.
WHY ls 70 that, while otncr surgeons
used knives and iorccps and probes and
stcthoscopcs, this Surgeon used only the
ointment of His own lips? To show that
all the curative power We ever feel comes
straight from Christ. And If He touches
us not We shall bc deaf as q rock and
dumb as tomb. Oh. Thou greatest oi all
artists, compel us 10 hear and help us 90
speak,
But what were the Surgeons fees for all
these cures of eyes and ears and tongues
and withcrcd hands aud crooked backs
The skill aud the palnIossucss of the op.
Grafton. were worth hundreds and thou
sands 0t dollars.
Do not think that the cases lie tool,
were all moucylcss. Did He not treat the
noblcmans SOM Did lie not doctor the
rulers daughter Did He not effect q cur"
IN the house of ccnturian of great wealth
who had out of his own pocket built
synagogue
They would have paid Him large fees.
and there were hundreds of wealthy people
in Jerusalem and among the merchant
castle. along Lake libcrlas who would
nave gwen TINS surgeon ObNN'N tOu Idit'l~
aud all they had for such cures as He could
effect
For critical cases ~ our time great sur
gcous have received $1,000. 5000 and iu
one case | know of $4,000. but the Sur
gcou of whom | speak received not a
shckcl. not a penny, not tarthmg
In His whole earthly life we know of
Ills having had but G2in cents. When Ills
taxes were due, 10y His omulsclCucc lie
knew of a fish in the sea which had swal-
lowed a piece ul silver money as fish are
apt 20 swallow anything bright, and lie
sent Peter with "a hook which brought mp
that fish, and from It's mouth was cN
tractcd a Roman slater or b2ia cents,
the only money lie ever had and that He
paid out for taxes.
This greatest Surgeon ot all the Ccntu-
rlcs gave all His services then and offers
all His services now free OF all charge.
without money aud without price YOU
may spiritually have blind eyes opened
and your dumb ears unharrCd. and your
dumb tongues looscucd, and Your wounds
healed. and your soul saved. II Christian
people get hurt of body, mind or soul l"t
them remember that surgery IL apt 20 hurt.
hut 1t cures, and YOU can afford present
pam for future glory,
Besides that, there are powerful IuaCs-
thCtcs I'M the divine promises that soothC
and alleviate. No ether or Chloroiurm or
CoCoalUC ever made one 50 superior to dis
trcss as few drops of that magnificent
auodynC "All things work together for
good to those who love God. Weeping
may endure for night, but jsy comcth
m the morning
What a grand thing for our poor hu.
man race when this Surgeon shall have
completed the treatment of the worlds
wounds The day viii come when there
viii Oc no more hospitals. for there viii
L. 4 4
lnhrmUuCs, Tor there viii hC no more blind
or deaf. and NO more deserts for the round
earth shall toe brought under arborlCulturc,
and no more hhJ1ardS or suuStrokCs for
the atmosphere will hc CNpurratcd of
sCorch and chill, and no more war for the
swords shall come ont ot the foundry bent
into pruning hooks, while M the heavenly
country we shall see the victims oi acci
dent or maliormatlou or hereditary Ills on
earth become the athletes IN Elysian fields
Who y that man with such brilliant eyes
close before the throne Nhv. that is the
man who. near Jericho. was blind and our
Surgeon cured his ophthalmia Who is
that erect and graceful and Quecnly wom-
an before the throne! That was the one
whom our surgeon found bent almost dou
hc and could m nowiSe lift up herself
and He made her straight Who is that
listening with such rapture to the music
nt heaven. solo melting into chorus. cym-
bal responding to trumpet. aud then him
self Joining IN the anthem? Why. that Is
the man whom our Surgeon found deaf
and dumb ON the beach Of Galilcc. and hy
touches oucnCd ear gate aud mouth gate.
Who ls that around whom the crowds are
gathering with admiripg looks and thanks
giving and cries ot oh what lie did tor
me. oh. what Tie did for my family! oh.
what TIE did 10Y the world" That Is the
Surgeon of all the centuries. ;hc oculist.
the aurist. the emancipator. the Saviour
No pay ", took on earth. Come. now. and
let all lCavCn nay Him with worship that
shall never end and q love that shall never
die. On Ills head be all the crowns. in
His hands bc all the sccptcrs and at HIS
feet bc all the worlds