New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-13
Annual iicciiae o. tie hassnchusess
I .:cctic ~ edicai Society.
Correspondence ofThe NY. Tribune.

Annual heciae o. tie h;ssuchWeVs
. ,:cctic r-edicai Society.
Ccrre.pouderce ofTie y. !. Tribune.
RosTov June o 1866.
The Eth annual meeting Of he Massachusetts
Eclectic Medical Soclety lela the Parker House.
Boston on Wednesday Jure :. at 10 a. n. H. W. i'u.
tom VI D. cf Worcester, President in tbe chali; L.
w Allen VI. u. Of Taunton, Recording Secretary.
The meeting as very !l.y attended sLd Is 'sais,u
as lac most successful one ~ III annals Of the society
The -eco,ds o. the meetings o. the past year were
.ead ty the Secretary and cppr0Ned ~. ": =
Virgin Treasure and DR.. Joseph JACKSON blmo'
ran. made their annual reports which indicate r Z
prosprIous condition Of the society The ConIDi'fre
on Publications and on Medical Literature AMI go
Audtiug Committee also reported. an each Of the
The ftiowire Gentlemen were elected officers Of tho
Society Tor the eDsring year. viz: = Am-s NJ; D''
Bcsoi Preside ~; " ..liau Bass NJ. n Lowell Vice
President; C.. Edwin Miles N. H., Ro4ydIy, Corits'
| nondinc Soc-etslv: Paul Y Allen, " D.. Taunton,
Recording Secretary; W. 7. wight, ": cemhr age
port Treasurer; Joseph jackson. ". ~, IL sion
! Iimarirn; W. l. Unicrwco'. VI. D., Boston, ). y.
DIcsprs. NJ d Ncwtur,pNt. H. G. Newton VI: H..
| Portland, Ne. L. & BOsvrfth. ". d.. Ne1s.er John
Stowe II r.. Lawrence, Counselorsi II. W bu1ion'
! =. D., Worcester, Orator; nj w. H. Ihd'i No'D'
NJ L.. tnnversary Chairman.
| pa. Underwood. Au,s. and IT, g. Newton were
appointed Delegates TO TIC NcV-York Eclectic Medical
Society.
! nrs N'rich, Bosvorth auG p.ctens we're appointed
Deleyntc 10 the penAsy lyaia Eclectic Medical 80
cstv.
I I
W II H,dley of BROOKLYN, Delegates from the New.
You Eel cite Ncdicai society ead Drs Joseph SITES
ara JonH Buchanan VI Philadelphia. Delegates rom
the Ponu.y vania Eclectic Medical Society were liz
r. II. Brigham NJ y. ofFitchturc read an ciato-
rs'e and critical essay tine synnoms and treatment
! Cf corebro spine'-menlnHte
the annual address His theme professional In
tr1.iasw us L ses and Effects and wa production
repleie "A learning elo4ueLce and enihusia No. and
| D nj, a ~. gFntp i4 IN
| At2p. ln the society se: Aown to sumptlcus re-
nas prepared by Mess-s. Parker and Mills TIE Divine
bless ng beng mpiored by The Kew. >. W. DedIam OF
ITO dinner over. Dr. c. Il. Miles Anniversary Chair
man delivered an adderss welcoming the members "a
ne annual fe, viies of the hOur AID conCrdtuG,ory OF
medicine throughout the country and also congratulate
ing ne Society on II" present and fature NJ our 'cun
ny ana ls>ag ilgh tr5ga.t TO the character ana
Fcowing tins address was a pitly poem. hv H. G..
5auons oi i',t9n AID e laehi rspons.s we're made 10
sentiments u.s. Rev j. ". Dalmun. aud Di. W. J.. Tn
dcrwood Il Boston, Professors SITES and Huc nan OF
Ph'la9o hil gave very encouraging account Of The
| Progress 90 Ecccficisms in their Cify and STATE.
Holert = Newton NJ y. OF Few York City being
called upon 10 respond 10 the following "lno Pho
ncers Of Eclectic Medicine. natures closest students
independent IN thought and tch . NAV we never
cease - emulate their l!usifious example. slo: ina
loren ~ The p~esenf day willie have ecicct
cal college, on- extensive literature. our Thousands u
Practitioners and our school men filing then iespec
tons many re asking what is Medical Eclectcism
We answer this inquiry by sayir that the name tse
should be q sufficient response.
When PatdmOn the FOUNDER Of Erioctf PHILOSOPHY
was asked + lie intended 10 renOunce hs old teacher
Plate and establish ~, sect be replied, No revere
the teaci ngs OF iiv Old metfr Al. hold Win Urn
Grasp az tla' Is ,Tne reJect1R OILY "Dai am co J.
vnced hy ID souga nYestCation is false, ana 50 ihi
from creating sect ONLY pronose 90 connect Qua
Improve tie old PLATO no. thc only philosopher OF
his dav nor did his sysfer, y II might be called snch
o.. - az
i.ouirv There were philosophers before hn. ana
co-c,r poIary with I'm. whose ys'ems Ike his own
rb,acod more or ess - the trlth with admixure. OF
error IL vas from these sOlTcrs Of information con
necei with inderendci' thorgat and criticism that
hs own ~ N wSs founded that Plato. himself to
f.;,ll - gntes waP o. mnch 90 Eclectic ~ his
disciple and fully entitled 10 the name. Indeed
ovcry progress made IA the various apartments 81
science htcrstsre the ats, Theology, hw ana medi
cine Is from tho very roccf-iy oil he case ecectc and
NAV very properly he ran4ed undei the bead :" hcec
! iici n.
Ire science I'd lteralre q the "s"nt day are bat
The onieroWth and development . Tie science an,
literature q the early ages ard lust the trees anc
plants sell II then propr smcnt rom We SOILS and tn'
AIR the Nater ann the tight, 50 have science abt
H. ature the Eclectic law ldyaIc, 10 then
nreeeut tif. WHIT IL tho science Of definite proper
lions, ' le grcaf LeiecNc Ia" p.rsacng VIC un'eTs'
| II matte
| We Ind the sane law pervading the theological
world What is he origin ~ sects but ne struggle OF
the human mind in is investigation ~ truth TO throw
aide error or in apostolic words, 20 prore all things
! and hold fast That which is p0od.' When Che Grea
| Teacher hurled his analieInss sgains, The Jewisf
'hurch il was not 20 abolish he laws Of religion
upon which that Church was founded bu
| 40 abolish The error and correct ana reform
.he Church. :" Ne camo not TO destroy, but Il
fulfil IL. law when Luther, after he had VISITED
Rome and found The mnddy fountain OF Popery AM
nailed his tencts of Reformation upon the doors Of 'h
| & hurci, At was not 10 DESTROY the Roman Catholic
Church but 10 reform its errors md correct It's abuses
There was good 10 conserve, there Vas esI 10 REJECT
he was convinced mos. thoroughly, that Antiquity OF
the one nd or universally or Che otneT. could no
give san iy ana GgfAoiy 20 thai which false AM
| wro.g. Inc motto Of the Ca nO.o CLuicb, baIones
abroad saDr ead ~ u6iqn. may CT. be very well wher
there is IN end 10 progress bnt minds like Luther
Calvin Wesley Hpss Wickifie and otgers Viii fine
errors to correct ana changes 40 be made.
| What is the Reformation bat the g;andeS ecect
movement OF he tue triumph ~ truth over error
the emancipation Of .dth from ,Ddu-stotji dominate
| and the herald of progress 10 the void
! Fclectcism n medicine Ike e(lcctcisn IN othe
branches Of science, literature theology aud al
,ther departments OF knowledge, il coaterg. opro
Aessive. II g al cmDTaeiug IN its sweep lAe ID
Gospel net cas- INTO the sea and while u saves III
' good 1t casts he bad away.
Ii does rot propose 10 break Gown tie science O
aedicinc which hos been progressing Tor centuries
but to ada mt On to thai which ~ already valuable an
discard its Ilauy errors and dcgmas ~ practice.
aboijghes general blood-lclting mercur J. arsenicJ
agent IN vsc by other schools o! medicine These al
Substituted by what are demonstrated to be better
.nler and al the tine more efficient agents 80
rlans Of t-eatrient which il is encouraging 20 know
are being in many instances adopted by the bern
and rroeressiye practitioners protessrs ,he faith
the Alipltlic school
Mr.. Horton Of The BsIon Press made happy re-
Spouse &c the sentiment Of 1.-THE Press of that City
Prof. Walter Burnham o. Lowell. who has been In th