The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-07-12
'CHRIsI's CONCERN FOR THE
PHYSICAL WELFARE OF MAN

the parable Of the Good Samaritan rs
a basis He said IN part;
when man fell. he fell IN ms
lthree-fold nature: His soul fell IN
Ia sin. his mind into error aud h's
ibsdy into disease. When the Son &
iGod came to be the Redeemer ana
lssv,or of man. He came with three
fold ministry. He came to save
mans body from disease. his nina
from error and his soul from SIN.
lIt is vain for US To- endeayor 20
Isegregate Him in the spiritual realm
land TO deny Him access to other
spheres OF human life. When Jesus
walked among men He raised no
leuestion as TO whether the needs Oh
humanity were physical, mental or
spiritual. Wherever He found a
need he supplied that need. II eyes
were blind, He opened them; II ears
iwere deaf, He unstopped them; u
Ibrows were feyered, He cooled them;
land IL mouths we're hungry He fei
them. If He found men in ignor-
lance and superstition, He set Him
self TO their enlightenment, and be-
icame their great teacher. III He
found men depraved in sin, under
THE righteous condemnation of God,
/ He redeemed them from condemna-
ition, forgave their sins, and restor-
led them to fellowship with God. he
was, and is, the source of supply for
iall human needs. The ministry Of
His church and His people is to be
paralied with his own ministry: As
I the Father has sent Me, even so
send l you. Christs people do not
represent Him unless they see it
their duty to relieve all of the needs
iol humanity-its sin, its suffering
aid its sorrow.
"In this parable, that fell from the
lips of our Lord. are the great char
acteristics of all christian and HUI
lmanitarian service. The priest and
levite were greatly concerned about
their intellectual and spiritual life
hut had no concern tor the physical
welfare of the poor bruised, bleed
/ ing man by the roadside. We are not
to understand our Lord as condemn
ing them for being thinkers and wor-
shippers. but Ills criticism falls ION
their lack of concern for the physi-
cal welfare OF their fellow. This
fought We to have done and not TO
have left the other undone.
Note the order OF the samari-
tan's service. He gave the wounded
man mis- personal attention; he did
not spare his personal resources: he
did not stop at personal discomfort
he had the other man ride even
though he had to walk: he did not
leave him until he was in a good
place, and until he had made full
provision for his care and comfort.
iTnere is wisdom as we'll as religion
in the samaritan's service.
MY object in bringing this line of
christian truth to your attention ut
this hour is that may speak word
of encouragement and help to those
who have it in their hearts to give
to the people of Waxahachie and
Ellis county sanitarium worthy
nificent thoroughfares for pleasant
travel from all parts of the county,
I've have our good schools; our puD-
lie library and churches; good homes,
and all the comforts of life For
having these no sensible person who
has the interests of humanity at heart
can offer one word of criticism,
but shall we have all of these for
the strong and well and make no
provision for those who are manned,
diseased and suffering. Ii our
christianity and civilization are of
1.-THE worthy sort, our first concern
Twill be TO take care of thoAs whose
need is the greatest and the most
urgent. II ought not to be nece5,
sary for those who toll in our fields
and labor in our city TO he sent away
to the distant city to receive the most
skilful oil medical attention and the
best of nursing. Our doctors, who
are. oft times. subject TO unjust and
lunkind criticism, should have the ia
lcilities and appliances if they are to
come TO their best. II is not fair to
them TO expect of them the best OF
service unless they can have the best
means of giving such service | per
isonally know two of the leading ply
siciaus of a great city, surgeons
whose names stand high among the
linen OF their profession, one of then
lis from Ennis and the other from
lWaxahachie; and these men hay,
said TO me that the one reason Of
their leaving the places where they
had large and remunerative practie,
Twas that they might have the hos