Arizona republican., 1895-02-07
discovery of new principles or the new

discovery of new principles or the new application of old ones in actual prac- tice with beneficial results."
 Of the Medical association he said "One of the objects of your organiza- ton is to elevate the profession. This purpose you will accomplish by closing the doors of your good fellowship against all whom you deem unworthy.
 The time, 1 trust, is past when the individual with a drug store, who is ln- terested only in marketing his goods, will be recognized as physician, or when he who by his daily conduct shall show that he bears lightly the grave responsibilities resting upon him, or he who follows his profession with no higher aim than that of the ordinary worker in the mechanical trades or in the commercial world, or the ordinary breadwinner, or he who so far forgets his duty to his patients as to reveal their communications to him profes- sionally or any knowledge he may &C., quire by reason of his relations to them as their attending physician"
 General Churchill then traced the de- velopment of the profession from the magician, from the practitioner sup posed to be gifted with supernatural powers, who simply sought to cure ills, to it's present high stage in which the prevention of disease is regarded as more worthy than the curing.
 This part of the address betrayed a familiar acquaintance with the history of medicine such as 8 trained lawyer might be expected to possess. A much more than casual acquaintance with the subject, but technical familiarity with it.
 Closing he said 'sI belive the time will come within the lives of those now present when medicine will be reduced to a science so accurate that if the worthy physician shali be called in time the ravages of all the principal diseases now known will be stayed or entirely prevented.
 But in that event I apprehend that new diseases will have appeared which will require all the skill and industry of your successors in your profession to baffle but that with the growth of new diseases will also grow the knowledge which will in turn baff1e them. Life is at best struggle, a contest, and the true physician is the man in armor, armed cap pie to fight our battles and guard mankind against the common enemy.
 Again I say welcome, and God speed to you and your grand profes- sion."
 Dr. P. G. Cotter of Yuma said in
 response:
 "Mr. President and Gentlemen
 Amid SO many representative men and
 upon such an occasion as this, the
 honor conferred upon me is rather en-
 barrassing, feeling as 1 do my great in
 ability to properly respond to the elo-
 quent address ot welcome to which we
 have listened with so much pleasure.
 No man stands higher in the territory
 than the gentleman who has delivered the address. He is pre-eminently a representative of the people. having filled so many places not only of public
 but private trust with honor both to
 the people and himself. We all know
 him and it augurs well for our associa-
 tion to have the pleasure of his con- pany in our midst.
 Again, it is once more a pleasure to be able to respond and render our heartfelt thanks for the cordia ;; reception that we are now hay ing at the hands of the hospitable ladies and gentlemen of the capital of Arizona city that mum bers among her citizens some of the abeet lawyers, orators ! judges and physicians that can be found in any community, men that would grace the banquet halls of any metro :. politan city either in this country ol , Europe"
 "Phenix, who has not heard of her Mention Arizona and at once is heard l the name of her beautiful capitol with her magnificent shady streets witt , cooling water running and rippling by | her pavements. Her elegant and re !. fined ladies and her culture. I neeC say no mOre."
 Dr. Cotter then went on to describ' the history of the medical profession il the territory and it's present condition I and the favora ble character of it's mem 5 bers. He followed the growth of th' = association from it's origin, nearly fv' 6 years ago. After a learned but brie discussion of subjects of recent medica | research, he closed by saying: "Agail 5 on behalf of the Medical Association o Il Arizona, thank the honorable gentle y man and the ladies and gentlemen o T this city for their kind and hearty wei come."
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