The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-02-28


patient ofcem rolls on the trouble and
the doctor n1ds him sleeping sweetly.
Christ came to teach AZ this when He
said, he not anuous.' Trust In nature
and natures God was HIS distinct
teaching.
Second, scan worry be conquered? ?
Jesus came to bring healthy mindedness.
It may not be TIM the last man beholds
the sun pale and wan with age, and
the stars all faded out that the race
win be. entirely free from physical ILL.,
meas. but there are vast potentialities
IN tho gospel yet undreamed Of. Vast
civilizations have lived and rassed
away without the n0wledgs now
available 10 any school boy.
Pssleh for knowledge.
Thousands live in the midst Of hgj1t
today ana perish for want Of knowl-
edge. ain Ii the worst sickness and
the worst Insanity. because It smanatss
from that which controls every part of
. man, the heart, Intsmpsrance, hatred,
last and covetousness are not merely
sins against God but they are giant
graye-diggsgs Of the racs. The gospel
comes TO the heart and no one can
compute the p0wsr Of hope. love,
eheerfumess. an exay conscience 70
promote health and long life. The Cos
pei IL the finest therapeutic on earth
because It goes to the root Of the
trouble and cures the heart. The gos-
pei works In harmony with the laws ii
nature. Often q little trip where one
can hear the voice Of the birds, or the
hum Of the honey bee II an he needs.
The future race WIN look back upon
some Of our death dealing and happi-
nsss-destroying articles and habits as
we look back upon the black arts of
the dark ages. Whtsl1sy and tobacco
viii be looked upon as horrible relics
Of ignorance. There will be universal
pure food laws based upon the legis-
lAtion Of Sinai, and 50 enforced that
man viii live out his allotted time OF q
hundred and twenty years. The gospel
also heals by giving ennoblinx
thoughts. The power OF thought to
affect health II being better understood
now. Homes exist that have learned
the power Of cheerfulness, music aud
love. To elevate q low-born specime,
we have learned to put him where he
can ses only noble countenances.
splendid picturex, and be surrounded
BY Kindness. Given two or three gen.
erations Of such environment and you
can make q gentleman out OF him.
When Jesus said, And x be lifted
ND will draw all men unto myself 1t
was the enunciation Of q tremendous
philos optical truth A new type of
life, q new ideal has been al1uring men.
Jesus came to save the life. He waz
never sick Can one religious teacher
hesl another No more Ihxn 'rutch
! can heal . man. This Great Physician
alone can do this. and the most ef.ca-
cious religious teacher II the one who
knows him best and lives closest to
him. The prayer Of the f;shteons
availeth much.' Come to him who haa
healing in his wings. and at last rest
under the tree Of life with leaves fol
the healing o6 the nations"
The Might Subject.
At night. the theme was. "A Typica.
Case Of Divine Healing and was
based upon the healing Of leper by
Christ.
A picture Of the leper. separated
from home and society. foul with IN
incurable disease makes him fit SYM
boil Of sin. Nothing separates one IRON
his fellows a. sin. The crowd now wa
following Jesus singing hosannas. ana
shrank back from this foul leper
whose touch meant de1lemant
Jesus ignored their ceremonial hw
and az the suppliant fell before him
stretched forth His hand and touched
him. This produced great excitement
Ia the crowd because It upset all thell
traditions and ideas Of propriety.
Jesus saw In the man q saint, they
only saw q leper. They saw in Mag
dalen an outcast, Jesus saw madon
ma; In Matthew they saw . desptset
publican, Jesus saw an apostle. They
did not understand the great heart o
Jesus with sympathy for every man
This was born In the heart Of God ant
came through Jesus. He was reveal
ing . new view of brotherhood. tina
whososver God cleanses no man shout,
cali common or unolean. That tn,
meanest spscimea Of the race II In
cluded IN our mission ~ . church
This was illustrated by q man VIII
dropped . diamond In q sewer. DID b
leave It? No. he got down on hi
knees, rolled up his sleeves and sough
II amid muck and filth. So we mus
do Tor Jewels Of manhood and woman