The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-03

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The yaedictoTy address was delivered by
Henry Noah Martin, Nj. L.; Professerol Olln,cai SSn
Medicine in the College; From ms araorsynSs N1,y
Your nigh hopes present an unclouded SKY,
and a boundless future is spread out before you'
and There seems absolutely nothing TO mar the
gIoriOus view; but as you direct your tnougn,s
m0re nayes 70 ee nd much to be
mot OF Gods work. but OF mans 1oiiyEano ss
you proceed with critical ana nisnne 10 cni
down the weeds of error and uneartb, unroot,
and exIerminate the deep growing hbres OF pre-
;udtce Won will find q lite labor in the Work OF
educating the people up 10 those advanced
7 Osls Of medical science 10 which you VIII be
the pioneers. AS you cross the threshold OF a
life devoted to such honorable uses, IL becomes
our duty to lay before you more In detail the
To- periorm. You are TO receive this day the
evidence OF past zeal In the pursuit OF Know
ledge and OF present illness s Zine tne
upon your minds during all your future proies-
sional liS.; let it reflect as from mirror upon
every act that. next to the worship of the Deity.
10 be priest of the holy vital anne Is tue most
sublime vocation of man. To occupy SO exalted
While his is true the maintenance Of your own
dignity should help to sustain that OF the pro-
fee6iOn. Dignified manners and urbane deport.
menf. added to scientific requirements. Will
your enemies. Dignihed. but kind and gentle
manners in the sick room. will win the conh-
dence and esteem OF the patient. With the con-
ndence that you have the power to give back
than ali the wealth OF the Western Continent;
aay, that You may & save his es fie, ne tests rests
uy M MS WATCH nSPes and dapIn saara this tau Is
o holy one; the welfare OF human soul
and body may depend upon your success. Toe
nineteenth century; the ruler of an empire at
tired in his wealth Of bsubl, s; the princely
soldier who has faced the csnnon's mouth. and
who lies bleeding and mangled upon the GRIM
sOned field; poets, artists learned jurists, all,
when sickness comes or death threatens. well
come your presence. and place their hopes In
9a anS S yoaT yab sx veil bns sro e
II not sustained by noble and conscientious in.
tentions. Bound to society by such ties. and
placed in the attitude OF sHcn near relation
ship 10 the Supreme Being, you will, when you
enter the sick room, never forget who you are
the temple OF nature, shattered though It may
be by the inroads Of disease. approach IL with
band, weeping wife or mother. or waiting Gull.
dren, as the case may be, anxiously listening
for your approaching footsteps. greet
and and W Watch i With agonining nMan SsSlSi soliol:
tude every look and every emotion that passes
mantle Of death soon shroud this spiritual
abode? Gentlemen, these are trying moments,
declaration OF a diagnosis and prognosis. You
win nnd 1t the most difficult of questions to
Ssng dnssq aHs TSns sns sok
comes the birthplace of sorrowful memories
70 ns true Of H mas
not all gloomy one II has Its far cheerfnn s;de h
Tns 81 Ss Of
make 1t in many respects delightful one
An and n onr are
noble desires and exalted aspirations. To on
who is imbued with such desires and aspira
against the danger OF degrading his profession
TO money-making purposes. and especially q
Whiie on ali entertain most honorable inten
tions on this subject, be warned against tn
cSayi.y. Si " When the profess ION come to be re
garded as body OF men whose duty II Is Il
money cor sideration, they encourage one 9
the most pernicious Of all vices In q commu
SsssapSs Sy
In every large town dispensaries should b
established, and these should be self sustain
Ing BY this mean that those who are the re
sipients OF the services OF a dispensary SHOULD
pay something towards Its support. and thu
be your duty also TO prompt the people in th
larger towns 10 build hospitals and generousl,
%hefs Is 1SS
phia that you have needed IT. We can onl!
advise you to follow our counsel and not on
exampie In this connection cannot iorbea
giyipg you short history OF our efforts durinI
the psst two years 70 raise money for our dis
people agaiLs Homeopathy had SO far disap
peared tnat those of our citizens who were dis
tinguished for their benevolence would gene
rously aid as In the furtherance G
f1 she naSs hands OF ieiis6le gentlemen tS
names OF such persons, without regard TO thei
medical faith, with directions 20 solicit aid fo
a HON oeopathic Dispensary. Those who wer
AlIopsthic believers spurned him from thei
ssouack :" etc, upon him-names which they n
doubt learned from their Rentlemanly medics
adyiseIs-while those who adhered TO Homo
pathy and were loud In its praises, refused ait
npon the plea that they had given all the
aould afford TO Allopathic instii utions. Out {
their Abundance they contribute large sums {
money 10 aid In educating young men In sya
fem which they confess 10 be murderous; ais
10 support Institutions which send dOctor
amopg the poor to Impose practice upon theI
Whioh they under NO circumstances woul
sniarai in tbeir own families. Ont of all tnes
gyaat incomes, and from the Bympathies {
fhess widely known, benevolent, and generou
hearted Phiisdelphians, only fourteen dollar
and ffIy cents were gathered ss tne result {
fnres montbs' constant ffbrt Those VINO nav
.eeeiv ed the benefits ofthe edispensary and tnef
Are about 80 patients daily, contribute eacn
Seaat penny and 80. unaided Dy any put va
thank itI poor, we have supported an institu
zion which we trust has done mucn soos
What report have we 10 make also OF our nus
pitai stewardahp3 surely have we sp nos purIS ~ ~
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