San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-28
EVOLUTION IS
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State Medical Association
Convention Opens
Monday.
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TELLS OF A DREAM
Says Evolution Is Natural
Law Resulted From
% Gods Will.
TELLS OF A DREAM

Evolution was the topic of an in
teresting address given by DIR. +. X
Karbach of Marion. during the after
noon session of the railway confer
ence, held preliminary to the open
ing of the State Medical Association
convention here Tuesday morning,
More than 500 physicians are in the
city for the meeting.
Sectional conferences were held dur
ing Monday morning.
The paper of DR.. karbach started
with a discussion of the truth or
falsity of the theory of evolution.
stating that evolution is the natural
law resulting from Gods will. and
that true religion must be in harmony
with science. Science was defined as
the understanding of Gods laws"
Comments on the limits of intel
1ectuality and on the impossibility
of comprehending the infinite. follow
ed DR.. Karbach's Introductory re-
marks. The slow progress of the hu.
man race was cited, and the law of
evolution pointed out as the natural
governing progress by which evil is de-
stroyed and the good preserved.
Island Of Illusion.
A dream of the speaker was used to
illustrate the second portion of the
speech. According to this fantasy. a
ship was pictured. The Neurasthe-
nia," which started on its cruise TO
the island of Illusion" located in
the Pacific ocean. Some well-meaning
millionaires had established this
island. and had provided the colony
there with all provisions for comfort,
necessities and luxuries. Perfect lib
erty prevailed, and no services Of any
Kind were required.
The principal troubles Of the island
were degeneration of all physical,
mental and moral attributes. Sterility
followed disease, and finally caused
determination. This. DIR. Karbach
stated. was a concrete example of
natural law causing destruction of
vicious elements.
The captain of the "Neurasthenia"
is represented in the dream as having
no soul, no conscience and no
scruples. He leads multitudes into IL
fusion, causing their natural decay.
Eliminate the Evil.
In the concluding portion of his
address. DIR. Karbach drew general
deductions from his illustration. He
stated that there was never a "fall
of man." but that by a process of
evolution the human race has been
developing through an elimination of
evil and retention of good. Aris-
ing from a lowly condition. he stated
that the human race is slowly rising,
and that it is destined to rise forever
according to the natural God-given
laws.
The process of evolution is in har-
mony with Gods eternal purposes, Z"
DIR. Karbach daclered in concluding
his speech.
DR.. W. r. Knox of Houston. dis
cussed the future of first aid work in
railway systems. and advocated the
adoption of specially made kit con-
tanning only bandages and simple first
aid remedies. Iodine and aromatic
spirits of ammonia were the only two
medicines declared to be safe for use
in first aid dressing of wounds or
treatment of disease.
Discussions Follow Papers.
With DIR. w. II. Moursund, first
vice president. presiding at the meet
ing of the State Pathological Society
of Texas. IN the pink room of the
Gunter Hotel, the meeting was OPEN
ed with. a discussion by DIR. George T.
Caldwell n Dallas. DR.. Caldwells
subject was Some Fundamental
! Principles in Tissue Diagnosis. He
stated in this address that clinical his
tory. pathology and surgery should GO