Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-10

! point he proceeded with his philosophical
| definition and ANALYSIS
Initiating the phrase of the professor / say
I-Gentlemen. think man. 1t is sufficient
~ exact for our present purpose to affirm
that the man whom you have thought pos
sesses dual organization. He is endowed
with body and soul.
The work or the physician is the cure. to-
wit, the care OF the mans body. The work
of the clergyman is the cure, to-wit, the care
of the mans soul
EQUAL RIGHTS.
Gentlemen, think this dual man as sick.
The physician being called engages in MS
duties OF examination, diagnosis and pre-
scription. The needs and claims of the dual
mans soul remain essentially as they We're
before he was attacked by disease. The
clergyInan'may not be excused, nor excluded,
from the discharge of his duties toward the
soul with which the sick body is associated.
Therefore into the presence of the sick man
the physician and the clergyman enter with
equal rights.
CONCURRENCE AND COOPERATION.
But this is not complete statement of the
| case. the connection between she body and
the soul OF this dual man is such that the
condition of each infallibly affects the cOndi-
ton of the other. This reflex and sympa-
| thetlc influence is constant and powerful,
and it is factor which can never be safely
dlsregarded by the physician or by the
clergyman. II logically follows that the
work of the physician in the care of the
sick mans body is directly aided and pro-
NOTED by the work of the clergyman in the
care of his soul, and the proposition is true
vice versa. Assuming the Intelligence and
competency of the physician and the clergy
man, they are colleagues. and their position
! in relation to the sick man is in no sense one
| OF antagonlsnl, but It is wholly one OF con-
currence and cooperation.
BOND OF UNION.
The medical profession and the clerical
profession exist for the welfare of humanity
The physician and the clergyman receive for
their services fees and salary as matter of
justice and right, yet each Of them is in
fluenced by motives entirely apart from
mercenary and pecuniary considerations.
The purpose of the medical profession and the
clerical profession is substantially the same
the relief of suffering, the promotion of
the welfare of men, To one profession are
committed the bodies of men: to the other
are intrusted their souls. A true Iysican,
true clergyman, equally recognizes his high
and sacred trust, and for the faithful dis
charge OF this trust money is neither the
chief motive, nor the sufficient recompense.
Whatever may be the fact as TO some
physicians and some elergymen, man is
unworthy of the name of q physician or a
clergyman whe does rot heed the cry of suf-
fering humanity, and administer care and
help TO the needy, though there be no pros
pect nor expectation OF any pecuniary re-
ward.
This common motive in humanity's in
terest is the bond which united these two
professions. As the physician and the
clergyman, vlgilant and intent, stand side
by side at the bed of the sufferer, they re-
alize that each has his own duties and obi
gations-that both seek the same end, the
welfare of the patient, and that each is helped
by the success of the other.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A CLERGYMAN IN THE
PRESENCE OF TIKI SICK.
Tho qualities exhibited by clergyman in
his treatment of the sick are largely those
that should belong to a physician and sur
geon.
A clergyman should show steadiness and
self-cOAtrOl. Sick persons keenly read and
quickly interpret the tones and looks of those
who have charge of them. Whatever the
tongue may say, the cOuntenance and the
eve are eagerly watched and studied. No
one can control others who does not hold
himself in hand, making it evident that he
has a reserve of force to be used at will
Nowhere are falsehood and cant slore de-
testible than dealing with the sick In his
intercourse with the sick, every word and
act of the Clergyman should bear the unmis-
taxable stamp of sincerity and naturalness.
Candor and truth, always diamonds OF the
first water, shire with peculiar splendor in
the conduct of a clergyman mnistering to
the sick entrusted to his care.
The avoidance of all whispered communi-
cations aud half-cOncealed signs and gestures
the use of low and distinct tones, a natural
voice, a natural manner throughout-these
peculiarities of a clergyman favorably affect
both the patient and his attendants and
friends.
Add to these the quality of cheerfulness
that renders grooming and whining imposs- |
bic, that puts courage and hope in the place |
of dlspondency and glOoT-that cheerfuiuess
which Addison calls the perpetual sunlight !
of the soul-and you have in the clergyman
moral elements that directly and powerfully |
with the remedial agencies en- |
ployed by The physician.
Now and then you meet in the chamber Of !
the sick person whose manner reminds YOU /
of the man of whom it was declared that his |
manner was SO gloomy that his presence cast |
a damper over funeral. Such a case re /
qulreS heroic treatment. Nothing will an |
swer but Dix's famous formula-"Shooth him |
on the spot"
IN WHICH THE CLERGYMAN /
MAY AID THE PHYSICIAN
The clergyman may render valuable ser
vice by assisting in securing the conditions |
favorable TO the sick. For example he NAV
encourage order, quiet and systematic care |
in the chamber OF the sick. In many cases .
the senses of sick persons are specially alert /
and 1t Is often the fact that the most a~sIdu /
Gus efforts of the physician are couutaracted I.
by the disorder and noise that annoy and .
distract the patient. Loud and hoisterous
tones III the presence OF the very
sick are almost a. offensive and injurious
a yl-l lei
In tones which allow the patient to catch al
word that couysyS to him the
cheering information that be is believed to
have sunk powerfully since morning" and
that he will probably mot last longer than
the turn OF the night.
The sick man, though he may lie silent
and with closed eyes, would be thankful To
ANYBODY who would drive from his room the
ravens that perch by the hour aud croak-
the birds of i'll omen that FIX the sick man
with their gittering eye, and entertain him
with detailed and circunstantial reports OF
the deaths and funerals in the ne.ghborhood.
dwelling particularly on certain fstal cases
that presented symptoms precisely like has
own.
Very often the Clergyman may confer a
favor on a sick man by shutting off the tor
rent o. Sunday calls II %Ilts many people
to employ in calls upon the sick the time
that eanuot be devoted To their daily work
THIS cheap kindness l. 10 such an extent Il +
damage 10 those upon whom 1t i inflicted
thai It Is a matter OF common obServa- ZION
IA patieuts are apt To he worse on Monday
than they were on Saturday. think thai
in some instances At the critical stage IN
the history OF the case, / nave perhaps saved
The life OF the sick person by peramptoriiy
'0rbidiin. the intrusion OF Sunday visitors
and gosSips.
The. Clergyman has some special facili5ie,
with their ldlo;ic advice and prescriptions.
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