Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-04-07
DOCTORS I'M COUNCIL.


| soc CouSeucu yc1teAu7y ~ 1900
on Market Square. a y
The meeting was called 10 order by
the president, DR.. e. M. Wight, OF
Chattanooga. DR.. Wight stated that
he had been taken, sudden Ill. so that
he could not attend the meeting, and
requested DR.. B. B. Lenoir, the first
vice president, to take the chair.
The meeting was then opened with
prayer by Rev. DR.. James Park.
DR.. M. NJ. Alexander. Of the COM
mittee OF arrangements, announced
the opening address Of welcome, which
was delivered by DIR. J. Fl. Carriger
president Of the Knox county medica
society. as follows:
GEETLEMEN: In the name of the Kno1
county medical society, allow me to vel
come you to our city and tender to you ou
fraternal greetings with the assurance tina
it will ever be our pleasure and our. highes
am bition to venerate your self-denial anC
zeal in the pursuit of scientific knowledge
By your presence here, at the sacrifice o.
your personal convenience and pecuniary
interest, we have certain assur nee that the
good of your fellow. men Is with you above
selfish considerations. 1t speaks of your
earnest purpose in the pursuit of scientific
knowledge directed to the relief of suffer
high and noble calling of those whose mis-
sion 10 to administer to the afflicted
In the discussions and investigations
| about to te called forth by this meeting,
and in the associations about to begin To-
day, is there not good reason to hope that
there will be much to which, in after years,
we can all iecur with pleasant memories,
| realizing that our meeting was not without
benefit to ourselves and to our fellow-nen.
The friction of mind with mind in an
open and frse discussion are helps to the
elimination of truth.
The truth, in the search after which we
are wagiDg a relentless and ceaseless
warfare against charlatanry, ignorance
and error, demands that we be panoplied
with an srmor better than that of Her
cules. In this warfare we need weapons
keener than the sword of Mercury, studs
swifter than the horses Of Neptune and
bows of greater strength than the bow of
Apollo. .s- 5.,-....
Charlstanry, clad in its nearly invulner.
able armor of ignorance and self conceit,
whilst immolating her unsuspecting VIC
time, is ever the relentless toe CT the true
scientist, and, like the hydra of old, when
one of Der heads to-day has been stricken
of, on the morrow she Is rejuvenated by
the production of o new head.
In vain it is we may invoke The aid oil
the fire brands of an Iolaus in the destruc-
ton of chsrlatanry and ignorance. The
warfare is an endless one and we have need
to renew our strength In fr quent councils
We have need to muster our hosts with cir-
cumspect'on; we have need for wisdom in
cur leaders, and we have need 10 present a
united front to our enemies If we would
battle ior the victory as we are now ba thing
for the right.
After DR.. Csrrlger's address, a coma.
mittee was sppointed to receive the
names OF such as wished to become
members OF the society. Pending the
session of this committee, the follow.
ing invitations were read by DIR. Lind.
sley, of n sshville From DR.. Humes,
to witness o dress parade of the
cadets at the University at o'clock
| on Wednesday. Frora the authorities
at the Deaf aud Dumb Asylum, to
visit that institution at any time the
society might choose. The time set
apart for this purpose was IL O'Clock
on Wednesday. An invitation from
Perez Dickinson, Esq TO visit Island
Home on Thursday afternoon at {
| o'clock.
Also an invitation to the citizens
banquet OF the Lamar House at
o'clock p. m. ON Thursday.
On motion the invitations we're &C
cepted and thanks returned.
Rev. DR.. Park read letter from DIR
J. g. NJ. Ramsey, in which the write
expressed his great regret at not hein
able to attend the session of the &C
/. ciety, owing to infirmities, In this tn
!. Saith year Of his age, that prevente
him from leaving his room.
By motion of one Of the member
the society decided to visit DIR. Ran
| sey, at his residence, In body, an
the hour Immediately after adjourn
msnt was fixed upon for that purpos'
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the beginning of the afternoo
session kilograms were read frOu
d various persons and societies, sendiD
It greetings, and regrets at their insbilit
/. to attend this meeting. Also q tele
gram from the state board of health
saying that that that body will be o.
hand to-day.
The assembly then listened to tn
annual address of the retiring presi
dent. DR.. E. M. Wight, an exceedingl
interesting paper, occupying half a
hour In its delivery. The doctor RI
ferred to the ancient and primitIv
modes of medical practices aud to tn
/. improvements that have been mad
dwelt at some length on the epidemic
of yellow fever. and the discovery b
the Havana com mission Of new cryi
tai found la the infected district, an
It the the possibility of this leading I
!, some preventive means. e.
:, At the close OF the address, n vot
. of-thanks was rendered DR.. Wighl
for the excellent address, and that
q be obtained for publication. .t...
DR.. +. A. Ramsey requested tn
secretary to read from the minutes O
the meeting OF 1873, resolution pro
vidiug for CON mittee of three, OF
the state OF the medical profession II
Tenn essee, to investigate the causes o
existing prfjudices against the profes
s. sion, and to take measures 10 brin,
9 about such medical legislation a
seemed necessary. DR.. Ramsey sai
that, as q ca. committeeman with Dl
I Mitchell, of Memphis aud Dr.Callande
OF Nashville, he had endeavored +
carry out the intent OF the resolution
but, for some reason, nothing had heel
done to attain the desired ends.
On suggestion Of Dr.. McReynolds,
motion was made aud led. reliev
} ing the committee and authofizing tn,
chair to appoint new committee o