The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-05

brings blessed relief But in that
 struggle God has not abandoned
 the creature of His omnipotent
 love. The most High hath
 created medicines out of the
 earth: and a wise man will not
 abhor them The virtue of
 these things is come to the
 knowledge of men; the most High
 hath given knowledge to men,
 that He may be honored il His
 wonders tEccli 38, { 6). So you
 read in the Book of Ecclestiasti-
 GUS; and the inspired writer con
 tinues: My son, in thy sickness
 neglect not myself; .. give place
 to the physician, for the Lord
 hath created him; and let him not
 depart from thee, for his works
 are necessary" (ib. 9. i2).
 Yes, necessary; and mans need
 will be the measure of the doc-
 tors responsibility. How exalted,
 how worthy of all honor is the
 character of your professionl The
 doctor has been appointed by God
 Himself to minister to the needs
 of suffering humanity. He who created that fever-consumed or
 inangled frame, now in your hands, who loves 1t with an eter- nal love, corfldes to you the en- nobling charge of restoring 1t to
 health. You will bring to the
 dck-room and to the operating table something of the charity of God, of the love and tenderness of Christ, the Master Physician of soul and body. That charity is rot a superficial, irresolute sen- timent; 1t does not write a diag- nosis to please or curry favor; 1t is blind as well to the alluring trappings of wealth as to the un- pleasant wretchedneSS of poverty or destitution; 1t is deaf to the appeals of base passion that would seek cooperation in evil- doing. For 1t is love that em- braces the whole man, a fellow human being. whose Sickly body Is still vivified by an immortal sould bonded by every right of creation and redemption to the will of it's divine Master. That will is written clearly for those, who wish, to read, first in the es- Sential scope that nature has manifestiy attributed to the hu- man organs, and then positively in the Ten Commandments. That genuine love will exclude any req. son, however grave, that may be adduced as warrant for a patient or doctor to do or counsel aught that would contravene that su- preme will.
 That is why a doctor. worthy of his profession, rising to the full height of unselfish, fearless devo- ton to his noble mission of heal ing and saving life, will scorn any suggestion made to destroy life. however frail or humanly useless 1t may appear, knowing that unless man Is guilty of some crime deserving the death penalty, God alone, no power on earth, may dispose of his life AS a special minister of the God of nature he will never countenance the deliberate illustration Of na- tures priceless power to gener- ate life. Uncompromisingly loyal to these and to other fundament- al principles of Ethics and Chris tan Morality the medical profess sion will be the truest friend of the individual and the co.amun- ity, the firmest bulwark against enemies from without and within, a vertitable channel of earthly and heavenly blessings to the na- ton which 1t honours. The skill of the physician shall raise him to eminence among men, and in the sight of great men he shall be praised; the gifts of the king shall be reserved for him (dfr. Eccli. 38, 2-3). That the blessing of the King of Kings may descend upon you and all your dear ones and your loved countries and re- main forever. Is the wish and prayer that rise from Our affec- kiAAatA ,Aaka~nal hAart