Evening journal., 1906-11-06
STRONG SERMONB BY
BISHOP COLEMAN
breaches in Baltimore Church
Before Distinguished Gath
ering Of Physicians

Bishop Coleman. Of the Episcopal
Diocese Of Delaware, delivered a SER
mon from the tenth verse OF the fifth
chapter OF Corinthians. "Ye are bought
with a price" before distinguished
gathering Of prominent physicians and
medical students and nurses at Grace
Protestant Episcopal Church. Baltl-
more. on Sunday. The occasion was
a special service which is held annually
on st. Luke's Day, and the proceeds
Of the offertory are devoted to provid-
ing a memorial hospital room for con-
sumptives.
Bishop Coleman alluded TO his duty
Of medicine in q medical school which
has since been Incorporated with
Columbia University, ew York. At his
first clinical lecture he said he was
brought face TO face with a finely made
manilxin. which was perfect imlta-
ton OF man in all respect but one--the
possession OF life The figure, he said.
was the best that man could produce,
but it lacked the vital element, which
God only could give.
He said that God, IN the Garden OF
Eden. formed man "out Of the dust Of
the ground, and breathed into his nos-
trlls the breath Of life
Gods ownership OF man began, he
said, with mans creation, saying.
We all belong to God. We are His
property. He owns us as Creator and
Redeemer. He bought us with a price,
| the value Of his own precious Son.
The Delaware Bishop said that
among all the sermons he had examin-
ed he had never found one devoted to
the combination OF. theology and ipedi-
cine. although they were always and
by necessity. KINDRED professions. They
were caned-lto worls together, one ON
the soul and the other on the body.
The pastor and physician often come
together in the. presence Of disease
pain ana distrosa p Mistakes had been
made sometimes, he said. on the part
Of the priest III his anxiety 20 save
souls and sometimes by the physician
IN his desire 70 heal the body. but IN
many cases the pastor supplied a need
doubly called for by the suffering
patient. II must never be forgotten
that both body and soul We're the
handiwork Of God. and IN need Of cure
lie spoke Of the kindness of physi-
clans. their forbearance under extrem'
provocation from distressed patients
Of their benevoience to the poor from
whom they could expect no reward be.
yond thanks and the gratitude Of faml
lies. Their forbearance sometimes
surpassed that Of the pastors for thei
parish toner's. Continuing he said.
One Of the greatest lessons Of Chris
tianity was its high valuation OF tn
4, human body. The price OF humant.
had risen high since and because tn
Son Of God had exalted human natur
: through and by a glorifed huma
body.
Before Christianity hospitals wer
. unknown, although there may hav
been rude places OF shelter for the un
fortunate. But It was to Chrstianit
that humanity owes the fine hospital
that grace this city To-day. II wa
as tie temple of God that the huma
body became invaluable; because
, was the home of the incarnate Son @
God for go years
In heather countries children ar
! neglected. and the best success q
Christianity was attained when TIA
missionaries carried healing balm 20
(, the body which opened the way fo
, light to the soul.
A great point I'm Christian'ty is 8
its kindness and sympathy with suf
fering Love IS born from the WON
Of pain, distress and despair.
one Of the greatest modern heresie
would now destroy this sympathy b
denying the existence Of pain. II thei
were no pain there would be no chanc
for Christian sympathy for 1t. out q
this sympathy for pain, this ministr
of distress. comes the noblest inspira
tion from Almighty God.
Christian Science, so-calied, bu
which Is neither Christian nor scien
tihc would deny pain and suffering an
all the sympathy they need and call fol
But man is purified, exalted and eter