The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-07-26

guide, II you wish success 10 attend YOU.
: These we know from experience, will effect
the desired object; but when we deyiate
from these, we are erolelling in dark ness
and uncertainty. Your Convention have
been honored with the attendance, during
their deliberations, Of the discoyerer and
father OF our system. From him we have
received much wholesome and beneficial ad-
vice. Although somewhat advanced in
| years, he retains his mental and bodily
strength to remarkable degree, and we
fondly hope that he may yet live many
years, to enjoy the hard earned, and well
deserved title, The great benefactor Of
mankind" Much of the deliberations Of
your Convention have been of an interesting
nature They will, ms soon as possible, be
published in The Recorder in detail We
have resolved by the unanimous voice Of all
the delegates present, to establish Nation
al Thomsonian Infrmary, to be under the
direction of the father OF our system, for the
purpose of preserving Thomsonism in its
simplicity, and to give practical information
to such as wish to be instructed in our sys-
tenn.
Brethren, our cause calls the better feel
'ng OF man into action; it is to do good to
our fellow men to alleviate the miseries of,
the human family What more need we
to urge us onward? We must expect n
bitter and violent opposition from the old
faculty, their ndherents, aud supporters. |
This is natural, their existence depends |
upon keeping our system down in propor-
tion as our system rises in the estimation of
the people, theirs is lowered but trslh is
mighty aud must prevail.
Therefore, our cause must and will sue
ceed, whatever opposition may be arraycd
against it. To effect this, we would re-
commend to you, to form societies in every
part of the Union, where sufficient num-
her can be assembled together. BY this
means, much information may be obtained
from each other, and you may be enabled
To act IN harmony and concert with each
oher. Your Convention have formed
constitution for the government Of the Uni
ted States Botanical Society, n copy of
which will be forwarded To each Society in :
the United States, upon application being o
made. Hoping that you will continue your a
eXortIons to promote the Thomsonlan sys- ,
TEN, and rendering you our best wishes for b
your prosperity, we close our communica- b.
ton. =
The following test resolution was draf- =
ted and signed by all the members of the 4
foregoing Convention, and is to be signed
by the members of all future Conventions,
as The only sure rule of keeping the wolves
IN Sleeps clothing from imposing in our ~
honorable Convention. 10
RCsoiCed, That this Convention feeling oI
n desire to give TO the world our most un- .
oquiv0cal testimony in favor of the Thorn :,
soniun System and practice of Medicine, a,
do, unhestatingiy, declare, that so far a. lie
our experience has extended we have found
the simple Thomsonian plan TO produce ali
the effect toward removing disease that we
could reasonably expect from any. We
know Of no other medicines equal to those
recommended by DR.. SAMUEL THOMSON,
md we firmly believe, taken as n whole,
hat none have yet been discovered. We
hereiorc, consider it TO be "A duty we owe r,
, the whole family of man, to recommend
, them the Ihomsonian system in lis SIM as
licity and purity, and to admonsh them to w'
ok to aud depend thereon, as the snrest ,,,
yet known among men, on jbar
hich they may safely build n confident vii
ope of relief from the various forms of dis Ste
use, or those ills consequent on disease, &c p' ,
at tlesh and blood are heir to. We de- ITO
rmine, therefore, that we will not adm, -
to this Institution, as member, any per-
~ who in practice administers any min
at as medicine, or any vegetable mediciue
dele,erious quality, or goes contrary to II
e principles of the Thomson,nn system, q
: vending and using anti-Thomsonan one one
medies, or effects to conceal from his or J'i
homsonian brethren, any medicu secre, talk
'cpe, or nostrum, or mode of preparing "
: administering any medicine. whereby we 4" ih
light be enabled To alleviate the miseres. ,ho
|. niu2ate the pans, or remove any form hca
disease, with which human beings may
/, afflicted. IAN
THOMAS HERSEY, President. 80, e,
Is. WORK, Secretary. frir
Iuiv I 49,.