South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-03
CLASSES
Of SICK PEOPLE
Rev. Decker Bases Sermon on
Various Kinds, Including
Morally III.

That sickness and diseases ere con-
tinuaHy increasing in the world re-
gardless of the fact that the number
OF hospitals and doctors is also in
creasing was the assertion by Rev. c.
/ A. Decker, pastor of the First Bap-
fist church sunday morning in mis-
sermon on the subject sick Folks
Cured" He said the progress of sci
( ence does not seem 10 have lessened
the number OF sick. How does II
/ happen that there is so much sick
ness when diseases are becoming
( better known and physicians are be-
coming more skillfuI. was the ques
ton asked by Rev. Decker. In an
swering il he said that there are
more causes for sickness and more
kinds Of sickly people. What we call
I civilization has produced some very
unwholesOme conditions with very
distressing results, he said
Three Classes of Sick.
In a general way we have three
/ classes of sick folks. First there are
the mentally sick l do not mean the
/ feeble minded, but those whose sick
ness is purely a mental condition.
| There is no real trouble but they
think there is There are many such.
J The second class is the physically
sick. The flesh Is heir 10 many ills.
They fasten upon us irrespective Of
the mental or moral condition. Many
right minded people are physically
sick and no amount of denial can
make it otherwise. Some of the
saints Of the earth have suffered in5.
tense and prolonged physical agonya
Paul is an example. He had a thorn
in the flesh which he prayed TO have
removed but this request was denied
Then there are the morally sick.
/ Those who are in a state of sin and
out of harmony with God. This is
sickness Just as surely as any phys
zeal ailment is. And il is the worst
sort. For while it may not affect the
body Immediately it results i'm the
death of the soul.
How to Heal
Mental troubles must be correct
ed by treating the mind. This is be-
ing done constantly. The strength of
the modern healing cults lies IN the
fact that they perform so many
NuA Cd VI AlAAo hAAlAs Rut NNClN III
telligent physician is a doctor of the
mind as well as the body While en-
tirely apart from any religious con-
nectiOns able men are accomplishing
great things along this line.
Physical troubles must be cor
rected by treatment of the physical
organism. 1t is foolish in this day
of progress to despise the skill, of the
| physician and surgeon. 1t is appar-
ent that physical nature responds to
physical treatment. We even have
the tree doctors who are saving the
trees by the thousands every year.
So the surgeons are saving human
| life IL is too late in the day TO dis
count and despise the results Of care
full and scientific research. Wonder
full cures have been reported in which
medical and surgical science have
had no part But it must not be for
gotten that there are miracles of the
operating room as well.
Power of Will
But il may be asked if we must
depend entirely upon the psycholo-
gist and the physician. Are there no
other powers available. Yes. there
are other powers on is in the man
himself. II is the power of will.
Many a helpless invalid has regained
his health because he determined to.
But the other agent is the power Of
the spirit. Man is wonderfully made.
He is divine as we'll as human. And
because he is spirit there is a
chance for the display of the power
of the divine spirit. So we have
cures that is attributed TO God alone.
And why not. This is spiritual
universe. There are spiritual forces
all around us. They are available
for our use. if we know how to use
them, just as the physical forces are
being used more and more. because
they are becoming better under
stood
$50 when / am sick send for the
preacher, if he is a man of faith, and
send for the physician also. Let them
work together. Being both physical
and spiritual there is work for them
both 10 do"