The St. Mary banner., 1915-11-20
NRIST The HEALER
=. Good Physician VINO
''s se,Is the Body as We'll as
the Soul.

!. :. ,he healer Of the body as
/. cfa = the soul. No one Is sur
!; ID q, ,bat ., a physician visits the '. SICK
= rsed 1ua' lsa, : The healthy, and visits
: ''s' ,,s0aently sa the worst cases. Nor
: ''l ''vone n,s dream Of making II a re-
ss sn.Ss .ss, he does not shrink from
, raen '''., 'lt those with maladies OF "a
!, 'a.ns uns and dangerous nature. on
fi'ssr, y ss'trary he would have little re-
De ., ,v ar doctor who refused TO al
aee' .sass ~ in greatest need Now
90. 90 lrpr CHRIST is the Good Physician as
;, 's'' |" the Good Shepherd ana MS
'a air;stry proves that he recog-
/, "a '.s two great enemies OF mankind.
; ~ l's s.,.1sd r with two conditions which
! ; : . ''and S everywhere present, namely
!. ailments Of the SOUL and the all
=. ., the body, sin and disease
s,.s ~. came to save the whole man.
~ M and soul. Salvation means re-
~. ..'., health Mans life is a unity
; =, tvo essential sides; a compound
! n,tte, and spirit, of clay and d.
t,tr, +, perishable body and an i'm
mtsl soul.
!. a. love to linger over the external
;. ,,is,y Of healing which filled the
; md With the name of Jesus. There
,,s o,her healers in Palestine. There
y. LIKE the beloved physician, and
s.ps no doubt who were loved for
: 4. service they could render to the
: s.srpg but of exact science of heal
=, there was none. 1t is an express
su phrase which we find in the story
/ ne woman who came and touched
' stas garment and was healed. She
nd suffered many things of many
trfcisns and spent all that she had.
. nd vas nothing bettered, but rather
d nv worse There was a Jewish
I prerb which said, Even the best of
taas deserves Gehenna," and those
; 4 Us who know anything Of native
pbdne among primitive tribes can
nasstand that saying. Into all this
t,a and crudity and superstition and
|, ufhy came Jesus with a divine
rus flowing from him. Surely there
wT vas more beautiful story than
ki Of the healing ministry of Jesus
Doing christ's Work.
Nt ministry was a revelation and
lFephecy. A well known theologian
an that Jesus healed only in order
b ,tract the crowd for his instruc-
CO.. That Is very shallow inter.
ssiton. To me it is a revelation
= afsts desire to bring salvation
ans body as we'll as to the soul, to
1ESa Gospel that would heal the
nslal conditions of human life. 1t
sas divine prophecy Of medical mis-
hs which have brought hope and
sla 50 many benighted races, for
VII not only doing Christ's work.
Aoing It in his own way. The heal
y ministry Of Jesus should also be
soake TO those who claim that
4R1 pain does not exist Did
aa spend large portion of those
" nsclous years of his ministry
snuus against something that did 1
sn'e any reality?
lae healing ministry Of Jesus ,s
us'nore prophecy of the skill
A'sledge and wisdom given un-
W PHYSICIAN and the surgeon in
,,.'.a auef days When the disciples
E.. 'e0 At his works Jesus said
s1a works than these shall We
!, asas "a c. come to pass. In the per.
. The Christian physician Jesus
- ''as tne earth with his healing
n.,,i. And every doctor ought to be
h ~. lor Jesus Christ has sane
IM,. va. Profession. and upon no
A. ~ VIII. With the possible exception
.sp,s a's'y OF the word, has he
'a 80 great an honor.
'.' .s'sA Of the Physician.
4 "aea M to the medical profess
"a : .a .. always recognize the
an - work Of the physician.
b ,s.,.. : me Christian ministry. I
= 0a ihe ~ .n,! ana its ministry are
"a ,.s,s world the medical pro- +,
sns uus u back Of its materia,
Asg' sr1sslneers. rs and captains Of :
! They have done tbe;r u.
sss s.s - work, but the man Of
h M. uade our cities habit.
, AAyer, :, ,Nastnened human life
NJ ia So n s.t the sixteenth century
Ia Inn .eafs. y He has driven {
assss. he S,Is face Of the 'esssh earth
= lea s..n.'!y many dread diseases.
Aaar n,a.ul ssautlful benedictiop Of
~ b -,a,'t,y taa ~ has fallen upon b
) sae .t,as, ,as olden days only the
Ne A. s. s, soothed their sores e
"a sy ~ .. sl sslsDensaries and in.