The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-04-16
The Church and Health

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Many are the members OF the var
ious churches of today that believe
that all of their Affections are due to
the pleasure Of God, and that II prayer
had been yesorted to more frequently
that typhoid fever would not have en-,
tered the home and stole tharefrom
one OF the brightest members Of the
family, and that dysentery would not
have been the cause Of much suffering
by Mothers Precious Baby"
II is good to pray, and to pray Of
ten, and to have faith in God and be
lieve that He is able to answer prayer
but the man who wears out the knees
Of his pants, need not be surprised
at any time to entertain the Death
Angel" when he maintains a surface
prlvy within few yards of his dining
table, where he has the privilege OF
associating with the same flies he met
in the morning out at the back
house"
Deuteronomy 23;12-13 tells us how
that many of us, even our ministers
who are supposed to be our best stu
dents of the Holy Bible, have over
looked this and many other portions
of this Great book" which relates to
the preservation of the temple where
in the Holy Spirit should dwell
1t is easily within the possibilities
of every minister of the gospel to tell
the church people something of how
they should institute a health cam
paign in each community, invite their
county health officer or a representa-
tive of the State Board of Health to
instruct them how to eradicate ty
phoid fever, dysentery, tuberculosis
hookworm disease, malaria, venereal
diseases, and all other preventable
maladies.
1t would be a most fortunate affair
should each church institute a health
day, and the pastor preach a sermon
on the preservation of health and the
prOtectlon or lIe.
1t would also be good plan for our
church papers to carry articles on
health from time to time. This would
be much more compatible with the
things for which Christianity stands
than the selling of space for adver
tisement Of cure alls" and "quacB
DOCTORS" which some church papers
deal so extensively in.
To keep ones body strong and fiji
to fight the battles of life and to win
victory for right is righteous, but
to lose possession of health or life
because OF neglect is wicked.
From the monthly bulletin of the
Illinois Health News the following is
quoted: "a certain man went down
from Springfield to Cairo, and fell
among disease germs. And the bac
terra fell upon him and made him
sick, and they took from him all his
money, and departed leaving him hall
dead.
And by chance there came down 6
certain priest that way, and when he
saw him he passed by on the Other
side, for he said: My work pertainett
only to the soul, and I cannot waste
my time with earthly matters.
And likewise certain doctor came
that way, and he paused to give hin
professional care (hoping that some
time he might be paid for his services)
and he picked the poor man up and
took him to hospital
But certain sanitarian, as hs
1ourneyed, came to the place. And II,
CHANGED that the community cared moi
for the sanitarian and would not make
a home for him there. But the SAM
tartan went forth and gave battle tt
the germs and to the friends of the
germs. He sought thereby to make
the road to Cairo safe for people to
travel by.
Which now of these three. think.
est thou, was neighbor to him tina,
fell among theives?" And he said
THE sanitarian."
Then said Jesus unto him, Go, an6
do thou likewise"
GA. STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.