Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-02-03
an APPEAL TO THE REFORMED Ass0cIA.
TON OF MEDICINE.
LAFAYETTE, KY, January 10, 1857.

TON OF MEDICINE.
LAFAYETTE, KY, January 10, 1857.
Gentlemen Of the Reformed ProfessioH Ct Medicine:
Again it is made my duty, as it is my pleas
ure, to call upon you to cooperate with US in
the great and enrolling cause of medical re-
form. You are all doubtless aware Of the
fact that the Southern Reformed Medical AS
ISOLATION will convene in the halls of the B. M.
College, in the city eff Memphis, Tenn, on the
ID day OF March next. This Association was
thoroughly organized in the city Of Atlanta,
Ga, in May, 1856.
This meeting was we'll attended, and as you
have doubtless seen from the minutes, a vast
amount Of business Of much importance and in
terest to the profession transacted.
There were many eminent gentlemen Of our
profession present. Seven Of the Southern
States were represented in that meeting, and
peShaps the largest representation Of The re-
formed profession of medicine that has ever
convened in the United States. Now it is hoped
and expected, BY the members Of this Associa-
ton, that a still more thorough organization Of
eur forces will be effected. 1t would be useless
for nc, in this call, to introduce a system Of
augmentation to convince you Of the paramount
importance Of this enterprise. 1t would be I'M
necessary for me TO say to you that much, very
much, good lie the inevitable result of these
meetings. Again, it would be needless for me
to labor to show you that the prosperity and
final triumph Of our cause are dependent upon
a thorough organization and cooperation of
all who are engaged in our ennobling profess
sioa.
These facts are all apparent to you, and
hope require no argument to induce you to act
promptly in the matter. 1t is true that the in
dividual practitioner may succeed in procuring
a competency, and do much good in his respec-
tive sphere but when we shall have done this
we will have only commenced the discharge Of
the many duties that rest upon us as ply s~icians
1t was never designed by the Supreme Archi-
tect of heaven and earth, that we should live
for ourselves alone. We should be laboriou:
in all great and important undertakings. 1t il
our duty, as reform physicians, to labor assid.
uously for the elevation of our profession anC
in the proportion that we do this, we neeessa.
rily elevate ourselves with all intelligent snt
good people. By this, the enemies to our cause
will be forced to respect US, although they
may not like US.
This is a field in which all can labor, and il
we will but CONF together In solid ~phslanx, al
it were, it will result in an amount Of Interest
and general good to our profession that vii
very far surpass the expectations of the mos
oaurrfna and vrhTch could uoF he aoua1laA h
any other direction to which we could give oul
, efforts for a similar length Of time. Then WI
+ say to our colaborers, meet Us in the city o.
Memphis, Tennessee, on the I'd day Of Marcl
+ next. l can assure you, upon the authority o
, many able and eminent medical men, that tn,
meeting will be as interesting and profitable a
they may be capable of making it.
r We have been assured by the Faculty Of tn
Botanico-Medical College, Of Memphis, tina
no time or labor will be spared on their part il
making the occasion all that our profession
may desire.
, Again, we have been assured by the Faculty
Of the Southern Reform Medical College, o
Macon, Ga, that they will do their whole dut,
in this matter, and we can assure you that Their
! are many noble spirits, outside of these insti
%tutiOns, that are actively engaged and feel
lively interest IN this meeting.
We expect several members of the Facult
Of the Southern Reform Medical College, o
Macon, Ca, to be present, as well as the en-
tire Faculty of the Botanico- Medical College
Of Memphis.
! We know many other eminent gentleme
=, who say they will be with US on that occasion
, We had the pleasure of making the acquain
lance Of DR.. R. C. Bryan, of Georgia, at Al
: lanta, last May, who is the regular appointe
OF that meeting to deliver the anniversary ad
dress, and we can assure you that he is a gen
:, tleman of much ability, and will doubles
make the address everything that our pride ma
wish.
Again, there will be readbefore the Associs
ton a very considerable number of essays upO
the various difficult forms Of disease, new al
ticles Of medicine, &C., which will develop a
amount Of substantial knowledge that cannC
be collected in any other way, and cannot ia
to result in much interest and profit to the Pre-
fession.
\ Thoae who have been appointed to this tas
are generally gentlemen of long experience i
the practice of medicine, and are DOUBLE.
fully adequate to the task.
They will have had ample time to mature the
!. subjects well, and cannot fail to make theI
very interesting and highly instructive.
In addition to all this, there will be man
able addresses deliveredby various members
our profession, who are fully adequate to til
task.
y Again, there will be many matters that wi
!, necessarily come up in this meeting whic
will renderi it highly interesting.
In a word we will just say, that it will, b,
=. yond doubt, be the largest, most interesting al
instructive meeting of the kind that has ev,
convened in the United States Of America. W
sincerely hope that none, no not one of our pre-
~fession, will stand aloof from thisg great worl
Let US come together and work as one maj
with an %untiring and indomitable energy an
our efforts will beyond doubt be crowned wit
success. And enlightenment, prosperity and
final triumph will be the inevitable result.
i We hope to see in attendance all who wei
at Atldhtd, anu huhuIeuS WIZ were not lner'
We still intend, as we have heretofore don,
to exert ourself to the fullest extent in beha
of this meeting. In addition to this call "
are now and have been for some time past, az
!. dressing private letters to our profession
x every portion of the Southern States.
Now gentlemen, we have only given you
few of the many facts connected with this al
ticipated meeting, and feeling as do, assure
- Of the professional pride and high standar
of professional dignity that reform phys
clans wish to maintain and farther, feelir
e well assured that you are aware Of the ia,
!. that there is nothing that can contribute s
much to the building up and maintenance {
this pride and dignity, as assemblages Of tn
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