Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-10
eastern MedienI Association.

Hall last night, p!lrSr~nt 10 oHhooHOo
ment.
DIR. H. o. Hyatt, the President as
sumed the Chair, and called the asso-
citation to order at 81 o'clock.
The roll was called. and the follow
ing responded, viz.
Drs. 81. o. Hyatt, P. W. Wooley,
n. W. Faison, W. 81. Il, Cobb, V. N.
Seawell, III. E. Robinson, W. l.. Ber5'
8. S. Satchwell, Frank Duffey, w. q.
Murphy and w. T. Emmett.
The address being next in order the
President. introduced to the Asso-
citation DIR. Geo. G. Thomas, the ora
TOR for the occasion who responded as
follows
Gentlemen Of the Eastern North
fsar0Li,,a Conference 1T Is always
pleasure for earnest men, eager III tie
pursuit of an object, worthy or tnelr
highest endeavors and best Thoughts
of those who will and do WORK "''i'
them to attain the great ends tney are
striving for As such allles III our
struggle with the great enemy, oe"'n'
and the cohorts of diseases thnI are are
ever ravagirg the fair fields u hetI]h
under his geLeralshIp, we Gfee0 y"u'
feeling assured that you COM 10 u
laden with experience ana cios3 or
seryation, rich III new idea~ 10 aiu us
IN chr efforts to promote the pest ia
terests of that profession, WHICH Is 81 o
ond in importance to non'' ana y'GIua
to the church and Fer ministers oi''S "
higher claim to sarctiiy-
70 labor is the lot OF man, and II he
accent his lot with Il spirit becoming
his manhood. and as far as III hlm
lies, performs the duties tLaC uaiiy'
even hourly claim his attenti0t, there
ia rest at some time IA necessity. thai
both mind and body may revive ther
spent forces, and III the ne"ne73 ana
fnyInee. of life and vIgor enable him TO
- ort his norton whatever lG may
h. IT is to this rest that we welcome
Won Pit rest is not inertia, that
Ses+h IN life which paraiyses the enef~
80 st7sns the mind III idle useless
thong ,ts, and deprives the BRAIN OF It's
claim 10 being the seat, II not the
source of tIe intellec5. This rest viii
call forth ,our best thoughts-but only
then tn serve as a recreation. You are
assembled here to unburden your
aelves of the facts which have accu-
minated in YOUR practices, to AID, as
far "a each may be able, III bringing TO
life the great mysteries, SO deep md
den in the uncertain workings OF the
human body. If you have wisely and
carefully digested the phenomena Of
disease. as you may have seen them
if Won come with your budgets biled
with new thoughts or facts corrobora-
ton of the settled principles OF our
ecience. or of those many theories,
that as vet are but family set forth; If
Won. old and young are prepared to
help each other, the seniors with the
mature Judgment which long &C
ouaintance with disease. Will give,
and the juniors with the energy and
fire of youth both together, to act and
read for mutual good; if you Will al
WAYS patiently hearing the other
part" giving due consider alton to ey-
ery one, if you will be G nerous with
your knowledge, be it much or little,
If YOU will steadily and perslstently
work here for the good Of our profess
sion. by this general barter OF ideas,
and through this means, beneht the
general public; if you vii! only let
YOUR discussions be on medicine ana
not that very i'll defined thing called
Medical Ethics, the hob Y of men,
whose minds have long since lost the
proper balance as physicians, this Will
be a season of refreshing rest and to
such as we are, do we welcome your
assembly.
Let MS be both teachers and disciples,
and in telling off the lessons learnt IL
the sick-room, let us aim to be Clear
and concise as teachers and attentive
and discriminating as disciples. For
after all, thus is made up the great
whole. which we call medical science.
The accreticn is as slow as that made
by the insect which builds up the coral
work. but it is the snm total, that
measures the expenditure OF force.
It is the many springs aud streamlet is
hidden away IN the hills, that by ac-
cumuIation made the deep and silently
flowing rivers. So do great truths,
flow in gradually from many sources,
until fullness is developed science
moves but slowly, slowly, creeping on
fr. m point to point" The Whole must
consist of parts, and this cons stence re
ouires nice adaptation of components.
You are among the builders, OF great
structure, that many times seems des-
tined to be a Babel. But let it be
among YOU as with those workmen,
whom the great king formed into one
organized body of masons, SO labor
ing that all aid shall be mutual, that
emulation shall be without strife, and
that the work shall be more surely
done. because the more quietly per
formed.
May yours and ours indeed be
ssrhe mission OF Senous earth! 10 up!if5
Purify and confirm by it's own gracious gIft,
The world in despite of the worlds dull ehdur-
To degrade, drag down and oppos3 it forever
The mission OF gspous, to watch and to wait
TO renew, to redeem and to regenerate,
To nurse and to soothe and soLacS, 20 nell GEd
to heal
The SICK world, that leans on you"
I have presumed to offer these
thoughts. which were suggested by
!. the welcome [ was hidden to offer
You.
III apprehended Alright the object
Of these conventions of physicians is
to com pare the observations that may
be given you, by others from their ex-
perience, for your reflection and TO re-
cord CITY those thoughts that will
serve SIS guide posts III this journey to-
wards the goal at which the science
we are striving to promote will even
tuslly lead US.
nave said that under these f2yoring
circumstances this will be seasCn of
rest and and 10 the busy worker. rest
is recreation. The mind tolls not,
when its only task is to draw from
memory's stores such things as are to
benefit others, or by Ii sort OF friction,
Ito indulge in another smiie) draw
forth spark from other minds. The
thinking has been done. the wearY
Watching is over with, the issue ii
many cases has been reached and you
will only be left the duty now to give
results of these hours and days, 1t
may be years, of patient toll. 1t is
for this rest that we heartily receive
you. But this will only aintly tell the
story of welcome. For to the hospital
ity of the profession such welcome
We extend you, as only doctor can
offer his "brother chips" I am as
aured speak the feelings of our ply