Evening star., 1927-05-18

ganized charities and our private ben
efactors are all giving generous sup
port to this most important purpose.
This Is an enormous contribution
that has been made to human well
fare. It Is one of the undeniable evil
dences of the soundness and success
of American institutions. The fact
that our attainments and our bless
ines have become common is no rea-
son why they should be ignored. Con-
structive criticism is always proper
and ought to be helpful. Mere fault
finding has no value except to reveal
the poverty of the intellect which con-
stantly engages in it. Our country,
our Government, our state OF society
are a long way from being perfect, but
the fact that our structure Is not COM
plete is no reason for refusing to
assess at their proper value the use.
fulness and the beauty of those parts
which are nearing completion or with
holding our approval from the gen
eral plan Of construction and neglect
ing to join in the common effort to
carry on the work.
Appreciation Universal.
"The human race is by no means
young. 1t has reached state of ma
turity. 1t is the inheritor of a very
wide experience. 1t has located a
great many fixed stars in the tirma.
ment of truth. No doubt a multitude
of others await the revelation of
more extended research. But because
we realize that we have not yet 10.
Gated them all Is no reason for doubt
ing the existence of those already
observed or disregarding the records
which reveal their position. TO en-
gage in such a course would lead to
nothing but disaster. One Of the diff
ficulties in the world 1t not that we
are lacking in sufficient knowledge,
but that we are unwilling to live in
accordance with the knowledge which
we have. Appreciation of the Ten
Commandments Is almost universal
The principles they declare are sane
toned by the common consent of
mankind. We do not lack in knowl-
edge of them. We lack in ability to
live by them.
Somewhere in human nature there
Is still a structural weakness. We
do not do as well as we know. We
make many constitutions, we enact
many laws. laying out a course of
action and providing a method Of re-
lationship one with another which are
theoretically above criticism, but they
do not come into full observance and
effect. Society Is still afflicted with
crime, and among the nations there
are still wars and rumors Of wars.
In spite of all our progress and all
our success, no one doubts that much
yet remains to be done.
What part the physician will play
in the future advancement OF the we'll
being of the world is an interesting
speculation. IT is a we'll known
proverb that Cleanliness Is next to
godliness." No one can doubt that if
humanity could be brought to a state
of physical well-being, many of our
social problems would disappear. II
we could effectively rid our systems
of poison, not only would our bodily
vigor be strengthened, but our vision
would be clearer, our judgment more
accurate and our moral power in
creased. We should come TO a more
perfect appreciation of the truth. 1t
Is TO your profession in its brcadest
sense, untrammeled by the conten-
tons of different schools, that the
world may look for large contribu-
tions toward it's regeneration physi-
cally, mentally and spiritually, when
not force but reason will hold universal
sway. As human beings gain in indi-
vidual perfection. so the world will
gain in social perfection. and we may
hope to come into an era of right llv-
ing and right thinking, OF good will
and Of peace, In accordance with the
teachings OK the Great Physician"