, 1870-06-08
HOMEOPATHY,
TN enty-Thfrd Annual C0nven-
tiOn Of the American
Institute.
Annual Address of the President and
Presentation Of PaperA
Reports of Committees and FIX,
scutivc Officers.

Reports of Committees and Ex.
scutfve Officers.
MORNING SESSION.
The Twenty. third Annual Convention OF the
Amer!cao1nsttnte Of Homeopathy held It's opening
session at crosbJs Music Hall, on yesterday morn
ing. David IhayeF, NJ D., Of Boston, President OF
the association. occupied the chair. Rev, Dr..
Kelly was introduced as Chaplain, and asked to
oner prayer, which he did, after 3 brief eulos1sm
On ne merits OF homeopathy over all known
methods Of cure.
DE- s. v. BEsBK
followed with the address OF welcome 10 tic rupm-
es oels g. Of ne ne. institute Ne said: II has been
tee Of Arrangements, to welcome you here as our
guests and 10 extend to you such hospitalitles as
nave nay been provided bJ the phtsiclans Of this city
your organization was called into existence and.
during those years the conjoncd labors Of its no
for the American Institute OF Honnopathy a
name which is now making its influence felt as far
as scientific medicine fs taught or known. Then
associated efforts TO bring forward the great work
o1 reformation In medicine, which, through the
genius OF Iahnemsnn, had dawned upon the
power IN the land 1t S. II possible OF still greater
Importance that the combined wisdom Of your c.
pe1icnced minds should give direction to that
then, as the representatives Of this new triumph
ant reformation, and, by every means tn our pow
erh we Ho1a give speed 70 your wozk
Twenty-sl1 years would alnost measure the his
Tory o. thls vigorous young city In which you now
assemble; woven into the fabric Of its growth,
arc the golden threads Of experience Of some Of
the pioneers Of Homeopathy, some Ut whom havo
passed on to their reward while others live 10 see
| the golden heritage Of their lahers, ana about
Client 70 hnvo ma.ta the growth OF Hahncmnnnis
| art keeps pace with all material growth and cul-
ture- Then Chicago was frontier post; now the
inland metrupoli9 OF America Is the half-WaY
| house On the broad trans-contnental highway,
Then, and for years subsequent, Chicago had no
fses 1a 81 n9s0n n q r. San
| the East-now a commeiSJal centre, With far-
reaching tributafies sill mnltinlvine' Then W
ea 70 io6nPP pPon sesans m qpo9 m1
own-now wealth has poured her trrasllTes here
aud learning plants her institutions IN onr nIT.f
Then ChicaVp haI no coinmer r, ntNnow II IL
ranked the inst on the pinbe a. intnhcr Snarsef
IS q grain market, as y meat markct. anI as !,
5Wtes @ s na st9 as sssS
come you: aud II, 1run the multiplied demands
Hail. he assured It is none t6c less nesr1y and atn.
cere- II Eou find In our city evidence thai Chicago
is not finished, note as well into wunt shape Of
fashioned, and Nv rs time. "A '''"4' ''s D'"' W
Some Of you were our guests when, thirteen
years ago, the institute honorcd rs wlth s former
visit It Is with special pleasure that We welcome
you again The genial light OF famiilar facess ami
the warm grasp OF frenlly hands ate npt the least
important OF tie features which shOu1d character
tZe oIesc yearly gatherings We trust that many
new friendships nav be formed and old ones
celnentel during youf STAY with ns. Int M wc
strike hands with you all to-day 1t IA with the feel
ing that there Is earnest WORK to be done hy this
institute; that there arc great unestnns afect;n9
the general veal Of our cause, which ought To en-
raCe the profoun1est thoupnt and wEsdSIn xhich
We can exercise, 'N'
Pyppier d<te1ritatem 1ere7aus-We labor ror etnr.
nitv-ls the Watchworj we Toutu inter. anJ hi,
you all thrice welcome, N
ASSrAL ADDRESS
The President proceeded To fipityar t,,a nnu.,
address, EXPLAINING the nbtects NJ fhe tnstjtuto
and what was TO he to.tc fIe tenhere.t hjs fhonra
Tor the high honor Conferred nnnn Sim IN nacjnp
him In the highest position nossle In anv rneicai
organization He coDgratnafeii ai, nrnssnt IN thn
nusplcioua circumstances Of thts meetinp tn the
city OF Chicago the younc and rrnTinf1 canifaj
and commercial centre OF 4 rerion al hHnnd;ess
capacity for wealth and -tmprpyement The West
seemed the prpper home Of this association-
where men bf1ak aTar "a fearIessv frn,n nIG
nrejudlces and where eyeT11hinv ia a. vonnV snI
50 easily uouldetl. He reviewed the nrnprass fhe
assoctaft0n llad made sjnce ia orpsni9atton This
numl,er OF memhcrs was nov "a These wers.
uueaually dis:r1buted throurbout the Stntes hnt
their numbers were largest where they had been
the longest known This ussocIaijon bene-
s,oI Withfn t,a rsnts ,nnt"o, ~ e,np,ta,!o,, pioSs
fnsiere,' tmnrovemrnr Ibe ",n-;, -. aee,s.
esvated me l.nnrsnfer =, exaVv smhe, GPs hup
t.1 mo5e man % me same e. number Worsing singly and