Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-05

terial and spiritual welfare and de-
velopment of this state and nation.
we must be ever watchful, that
with the great strides taken in sci
ence industry and the arts, that
religion shall not lag behind; we
must keep pace with the world
movements; we must not remain
narrow and provincial, we must
move with the times, not only to
meet the onslaughts of those who
would tear down our religious efforts,
but to be of the greatest usefulness.
"St. Peters church will go on, re-
ligion will go on, the world will con-
tinue to grow better, because the
teachings of Christ are true ever
lasting.
"On behalf of the state of New
JERSEY that recognizes no established
religion but in it's constitution says
that mo person shall be deprived
of the inestimable privilege of wor-
Shipping Almighty God in a manner
agreeable to the dictation of his own
conscience" l congratulate st. Pc
ter's church on this anniversary.
"I like to read the preamble to
our New Jersey constitution wherein
it says we, the people of the state
! of New Jersey grateful to Almighty
God for the civil and religious lib
! erty which He hath so long permit
ted us to enjoy and looking to Him
for .. blessing upon our ~endeavors
to secure and transmit the same
unimpaired TO succeeding genera
tons do ordain and establish this
constitution
$50 far this priceless privilege has
been handed down unimpaired; may
God grant us for centuries to come,
these same blessings to US and our
posterity.'
Rev. w. Northey Jones in intro
ducing DIR. Wells =. Eagleton as the
next speaker, declared the service
to be an epoch making one. as not
only was the governor of the state
present, but also members of the
oldest medical society in the United
States. He then spoke of the life
of Rev. DIR. Robert Mexican, who Is
buried in the church yard as n
who held many Offices successfully
He was a doctor a rector and a
school master all at one time. Mr..
Jones pictured the great change
that had taken place since the
time when II man could
hold so many positions. Be
sides being a rector and school
master in this city as a physician
DIR. Mexican covered the territory
extending from New Brunswick to
Perth Amboy, including Wood
bridge and Piscataway.
DIR. Eagleton's address follows:
Robert Mexican, one of the for
mer incumbents of this parish, was
a practitioner of medicine as well as
a pastor, choosing as did many
others OF the English c%olonists. to
study both theology and medicine,
He practiced two of three callings
which may truly be called profess
sions, for, I think, one can only be
said to practice a profession who
not only has learning but when that
learning is applied to the relief OF
humanity and of all the trades and
crafts but three fulfill these re-
MISUNDERSTANDING, theology and
pedagogy.
For today as in the time of Nc
Kean, the clergy are striving to inn
prove the spiritual life of man, the
educators are trying to develop his
mind, and the physicians are trying
to relieve his sufferings and to de-
velop his body, and through it his
spirit.
During the life of Robert Nc
Kean, physicians were generally re
garded as religious because they at
tended church. Today physician
) are regarded as i%rreligious. Phys.
icians are not irreligious. AS a elias
= they are deeply religious because NJ
, one can follow the spirit of medi
l cine without becoming deeply EN-
: bued with the gospel of love. Phys
icians are not irreligious but theil
} education and experience has taught
them hat no single creed contains
within itself all the elements of hu'
mar life.
"But it is not because DIR. Nc.
Kean was q preacher on even be
cause he was a physician, that tn,
physicians of today wish to perpetu,
ate his memory, it because of the
standards which he and his asso-
ciates set for those of us who have
followed. 1t is because of what he
did to put n proper spirit in the or
~ganization of the physicians of this
state.
HE and seventeen others found.
ed the Medical Society of New Jer-
sey in 1866, ten years before the
Declaration of Independence. This
being the first medical organization
and while we are proud our state
society is the Oldest in the United
States to be established on the new
continent, this itself would not war
rant our paying unusual honor tC
Robert Mexican, were it not for the
principles which he and his asso-
ciates laid down for our guidance at
hat time.
1--WE especially honor those of oul
ancestors who looked forward, and
it was because of the practical ideals
enunciated by DR.. Mexican, thai
physicians are gathered here to-
day.
The instrument and constitution
of the Medical Society of New Jer-
sey of 1866 had for its objects, mu-
tual improvement, the Advancement
of the profession and the promotion
of the public good. The call to the
organization meeting read. that they
being DESTROYS of extending as much
as possible, the usefulness of THEN
scheme and the cultivation of ut
most harmony and friendship with
their brethren, request and invite
every gentleman of the profession In
the province that may approve OF
their design to attend the first meet
ing. These then were the principles
that were set before the profession
by DIR. Mexican and his associates
Mutual Improvement, the advance
ment of the profession, the promo
ton Of public good and an invita-
tion to every gentleman of the pro
fession to join them
"See how idealistic their aim
were. In the organization Of thu
Medical Society of New Jersey o
which DIR. Mexican was the frs
) president, there was no suggestion
) Of their asking any protection fot
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