The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-04-11

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PHYSICIAN AND LAWYER.
ADDRESS oF O. b NILES, ESQ, TO THE
MEDICAL GRADUATES.
The TWO Professions Compared and Con-
j trusted-Essentsnl Eaemorts OF Charae-
ter, IateIlect and Training tho Same In
Both, but tho Arcnn for their Exercise
III ors Case lis Prtyate, In tho other Pub
: siic-Yalue or our Medical Collego-Dcvo-
ton of the Faculty-The University.
The address to the graduating class of
The Medical College of South Carolina BY
Oh. Richardson Miles, Esq, one of the
board of trustees, delivered on Tuesday
evening, March 8, at Hibernian hall, on
s the occasion of the annual commence
Inent, commanded the marked attention
of the large audience present; and to
oblige many who heard it, and also to
,rrnfIfv those who could not attend, it is.
s,ar nubi;shed in fulI. Mt. Miles said:
1t Is with unfeigned selfdistrust that
st,ndsrtske ths- performance of the tash:
: ,sb;cb ne snsrtfsi k;ndnsss Of the Dear
ind Faculty has assigned me.
It is not only that the duties of my
profession are 50 exacting IN their re.
.iJuirements as TO leave but little time t.
s Ssh;ts s,,s,snderea - - I by II ';fs. nracticeg maEi
= - 80 d;sss;cn;t for ma tn tnrn INV mind
;nts othar channels of thoueht.' and te,
are snch ON addressTas NAV be exa
!,sss.,J ~ th;o- occs.;or..N an address;
sSh;cS . ,,,,st ayass j nnrnose; and obs
;.et - =. 5iffsrent from those for which j
AZ, sto,osi, ~ sneat to CONVINCE,
Y. NJ, ;ujss ~ ;nrv in order to induce de.
f.-ss % nrocnr. = verdict.
~ And nerhans, some of our ,detractori
,TS;;sht AID -tSst e reouires fee to IN. 1l,
iocS -, onr nndsrstardinss and an antag.
mist , To- IN male ne exert our faculties: and
thst. ,s;tbo,t tbeses incentives n ,lawyer
4 s..5rns s,,- -,sIs,so s;,e.scb J - - 8.
/ = I,.es - !. ,e,,,,;rsJ of me- onlv tn sneak.
Z 4 fs,y Toris 81 counsel and cheer to those
Who ara sbout; to embark upon : noble
csii;ng sand "a wish thsm God.speed if'
fhe;r Gree. And with NV respect and
admirstion for the profession they have
ohoasn. and INV cordial sympathy with
their sima nnd. motive. the task is So
conranial thas L cannot decline it. :. 50
rs seems to me. TOO. that such counsel
end enconrlrercent IN those about to
sater ,.,, mon yonr nrosession. nav not in.
,n-Sronl;st.iy s,,y he o;yen bv one.of mine.
=. L.j .o,,s ayner;snca of nrofes.
s;ar.I Ia i;s. : Il. ~ r..cr;rspents n, trials and
J.rrer- SIsr., - .;t, tr;S1nhs and defeats. For
there Is so rnnch in common between the,
y,-ofsar;ons of Law and Medicine. thai
ssnsr;sn.e ii ore an thoriZes the giving
of adyice to those about t5 engage IN the
scSher.s fIs'i-i' ~.
Although the spheres of action of the
Physicisn and the Lawyer lare different,
The one dealing with physical, and the
Z other With civil and social laws, yet their
aims laould be tho same-the preserya-
tion OF rights, the redress of wrongs, the
relief Of suHaring, the maintenance and
yindication of Law. Il is to the attain
mont of these noble ends that the ply
.eician and the lawyer, each in his calling,
should address his energies and devote
his Iife. ..7,s5 .s5E
s5 Sosteo should they be guided and gov.
armed by! the saine loty SmotiEes; Duty
md Honor should be alike the govern.
linr uripciples of each. Ia -. . SIS S,
IS ind Wild the special training OF the
professions Is different, the essential re-
souiremcrts of each are the same liberal
preliminary education, self-discipiine,
patient labor. unflsgging industry, close
,obscryst;;on. onick perception, S clear iudg-
ment ara as sSsential to excellence in one
sasin the other. Intheir diferentspheres
of action the LAWYER and physician have
Sn issi With similar souestions ard apply
lie n-;nc;ples demsndinp and cultiyat.
mo the same mental and moral Qualities.
fbe bower of DIAGNOSIS, for example,
t,,b;ch5 I-tafe' tor he the facnltv which