Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-01-30
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SERMON
By Rev.
FRANK DE WITT TALniRGE. DID,.
Pastor OF Jefferson Park Presny-
terrain Church, Chicago

gestions that must prove helpful and
inspiring to all young people. irrespec-
tive OF sex or calling, who are about to
enter upon Il life career. The text is
Colossians ", ii, Luke. the beloved
physician"
Have you ever explored the east side
OF New York city-that is, where the
Bowery is situated? There many poor
live. There the masses are huddled to-
gether I'm tenements. 1t is the home of
hundreds of thousands OF men and
women who every winter are fighting
the two man eating bloodhounds, cold
and hunger, which are snarliDg and
Swapping at them like famished wolves.
But though the east side of New
York city may be the home OF the poor
and, in many places, of the social out
cast, yet in 1896 there was seen upon
its streets n most remarkable funeral.
That day 1900 human hearts were
nchlng. At least 800 men We're walk
ing I'm line behind that hearse. There
were sixty pallbearers. every one OF
whom to more or less extent was in
debted for his health or life to the man
whose body was then sleeping in the
casket "Who is this man about TO
be buried" asked an eyewitness, "a
king or warrior, statesman, an ora
tor, governor, a city officialT' No.
He was a plain, simple physician. He
was a DR.. Aronson, who had given up
his whole life to work among the poor.
He not only cared for the sick body,
but also for the sick soul. He had IN
herited a small fortune from his fa-
nd xry1an hn no
OF the destitute he would leave here
little and there a little along with his
prescriptions. While he lay sick hun
dreds and thousands of poor people
whom he had befriended came to in
Quire at his door. They knelt by hun
dreds In the street about his house.
praying to God to restore to them their
good physician. When he was dead.
with their own hands the poor carried
him out to his last resting place.
DIR. Aronson was only n beautiful
type OF Luke, "the beloved physician"
Paul would never have written so ten
derby about him unless DR.. Luke had
been that kind of a man. In lima gina
ton I can see Paul coming to his room
at night and saying: "Where is Luke?
Where Is DIR. Luke?" Then some one
would answer: paul. after you had
finished preaching TO that great audi
eDce this evening and Luke had closed
the service with prayer, some one told
Dr. Luke about an old Christian saint
who was sick and could not get out to
the service. Then DIR. Luke immedi-
ately said, why. L will go at once and
see her. So he took along his medi-
cine bag IN one hand and his Bible in
the other. He told me TO tell you not
TO sit up for him. He did not know
when he could get back" eyes. yes"
half disappointedly answers the mis-
sionary; that is Just like DR.. Luke.
never seem to be able to have him mt
all for myself. He is always calling
upon some one that is poor and sick
and IN trouble. My, how tired he must
setF' Then some morning / see Paul
wake up. He looks over to the other
side OF the room, where a bed is all
mussed up and yet without an occu-
pant ''Well," says Paul, ~ guess
Luke IS OF again on one of his calls.
i do hope he will be back I'm time to
tnke ship for Corinth. We certainly
must sail today" Then In imngina ton
4 SEQ the companion OF Paul running
down to the wharf just before the
gangplank Is drawn In. He has been
employing every moment OF the time
TO visit the sickroom, to give last
prescription and TO offer n last prayer.
and us he rushes up 90 the ship can
see scores and scores OF men and wom-
en- whom he has helped reach forth
their hands as they cry: "Goodby. DR..
bless and keep and reward YOU for
what you have done for us! Goodbye
Goodbye Then 1 can see good old DIR.
Luke turn and say: "Goodby, my dear
Christian friends. May Christ. the Di-
vine Physician. heal your diseased
physical bodies and your sin diseased
souisl Farewell until we meet in heay-
emf
A Career OF Usefulness.
have dwelt on the lives of these two
men-Dr. Luke, the beloved physician
or the early days OF Christianity, and
Or. Aronson or our own time-because
i want you to realize how much the
world Is indebted to consecrated med
ical talent. A career of unbounded use
fulness Is open TO the men who are be-
ginning the study OF medicine. Con
WINGED or this, now preach TO the Chi
cago medical students. Over 1000
them are preparing for their chosen pro- |
fession within a few blocks OF this
church. Would that they might GO
forth Into the world not only brilliant
physicians and surgeons, but consecrat- |
ed Christian men! May God help me |
In addressing them to speak the right |
word In the right way. 1t may be that |
or some student within sound OF nv
voice some historian may write half a |
century hence such a tribute of esteem |
az Ian Maclaren wrote OF DR.. Mcclure |
or Drumtochty and as Paul wrote OF |
bis companion. Luke, the beloved ply |
Sician."
The good Christian physician Is today |
one or the most honored OF all men.
This sentence would have been a very
startling one to have been made a CEN
fury ago. DR.. W. b. Davis I'm a late
ADDRESS before great convention of
uoctors ana surgeons declared that in
tne early part OF tho last century physi-
clans were practically social nonenti-
ties. They had virtually no place in
European society" They were looked
upon Ia the same way as playwrtters
and actors were regarded during the
Shakespearean era. But now among
the most honored men are TO be found
the doctors AS Sir Morrell Mckenzie
was honored for prolonging the life of
the Emperor Frederick, so each scroll
or honor and knighthood in every court
or Europe has placed upon 1t the name
or one or more physicians. d The physi-
clans advice In political matters has
often made and unmade cabinets. Who
was the greatest reconstruction OF the
Spanish-American war? General Leon
ard Wood, the governor OF Porto Rico
and Cuba. Yes, but You have not Civ
en- Leonard Wood his best title He
was DR.. Leonard Wood, the family
physician OF William Mckinley. Who
was the greatest rival of Bismarck, the