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MENNONITE LIFE Is an Illustrated Quarterly Mag­ Azine Published in January, April, July, and October by Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas MENNONITE JULY 1963 An Illustrated Quarterly Published by Bethel College, North Newton Kansas EDITOR Cornelius Krahn ASSOCIATE EDITORS John F. Schmidt, Walter Klaassen DESIGN CONSULTANT Robert Regier DEPARTMENT EDITORS Faith and Life Walter Klaassen, Chairman Henry Poettcker (Bible) Leland Harder (Church) Russell Mast (Worship) Heinhold Fast (Theology) John Howard Yoder (Theology') Orlando Waltner (Missions) Esko Loewen (Service) Social and Economic Life J. Winfield Fret/., Chairman J. Howard Kauffman (Family) Calvin Redekop (Community) Eldon Gräber (Education) Howard Raid (Agriculture) John Sawatzky (Industry) Paul Peachey (Sociology-) Jacob Loewen (Anthropology) Fine Arts Paul Friesen, Co-chairman Elaine Rich, Co-chairman Mary Eleanor Bender (Literature) Warren Kliewer (Drama) Walter Jost (Music) Robert Regier (Art) History and Folklifc Melvin Gingerich, Co-chairman John F. Schmidt, Co-chairman Irvin B. Horst (History) N. van der Zijpp (History) Delbert Grätz (Genealogy) Gerhard Wiens (Folklore) Mary Emma Showalter Eby (Foods) ADMINISTRATION Vernon Neufeld, President Albert J. Meyer, Dean Erwin C. Goering, Dir. of Public AfTairs ITartzcl W. Schmidt, Controller MENNONITE July, 1963 Volume XVIII Number 3 LIFE CONTRIBUTORS The Physician in His Church 99 PAUL ERB is best known as the editor of the Gospel Herald at the Mcnnonitc Publishing House, By Paul Erb Scottdalc, Pa. J. WINFIELD FRETZ, for 20 years professor at The Physician in the Community 100 Bethel College is now president of Conrad Grebel College, Waterloo, Ontario. By J. Winfield Fretz WILMER A. HARMS is practicing physician at Hcsston, Kansas. He presented this paper at a Newborn Love , . 106 MMA meeting. By Rixt/Westra J. LLOYD SPAULDING is professor of economics and head of the Social Science division of Bethel Shoofly or Apple? 106 College. WALTER KLAASSEN. professor of Bible at Bethel By Elaine Sommers Rich College, obtained his Pli.D. at Oxford University. IRMGARD THIESSEN holds a Ph.D. degree in The Physician and His Profession 107 psychology and is active in mental health work in Winnipeg. By Wilmer A. Harms ALVIN J. MILLER presents the third article deal­ National Health Service in Britain 110 ing with his experiences while doing relief work in Russia. A Review by J. Lloyd Spaulding RIE HOOGEVEEN is a Dutch Mcntionite relief Medical Services in Britain 113 worker, who visited the Mcnnonitc returnees in Germany. By Walter Klaassen ELMER F. SUDERMAN teaches English at Gus­ tavos Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota. Mental Health and the Mennonites 114 MELVIN GINGERICH is executive Secretary of the By Irmgard Thiessen Historical and Research Committee, Goshen, Indiana. CORNELIUS KRAHN, editor of Mcnnonitc Life, Mennonite Medical Doctors 115 will spend a year abroad in research. Graduates of Four-Year Mennonite Colleges ROBERT FRIEDMANN is spending the summer in research in Austria and Germany. By Robert Schmidt, Delbert Grätz, Emmanuel Martin, JOHN F. SCHMIDT is director of the Kauffman Melvin Gingerich and S. L. Loewen Museum and archh ist of the Bethel College Histor­ ical Library. Clothing the Naked 118 NELSON P. SPRINGER is curator of the Mcnno­ nitc Historical Library of the Goshen College Bib­ By Alvin J. Miller lical Seminary. Latest Mennonite Migrations— HENDRIKA AKKE VAN DORSSEN-RIXT was featured in the January, 1962 issue of Mcnnonitc Life. From Paraguay to Germany 122 ELAINE SOMMERS RICH, North Newton, Kan­ sas, had a novel accepted for publication by Harpers. By Rie Hoogeveen Two Mennonite Pioneers 124 PHOTO CREDITS Page 911, 101; Carl G. Karsch, Presbyterian Life. By Elmer F. Suderrnan Page 104; National Institutes of Health: page 107. back cover; “ The Hundred Guilder Print” by Rem­ Mennonite Research in Progress 127 brandt from Rembrandt Bible, Hugo Schmidt, Munich, 1921: page 117; United Nations: page 119, By Melvin Gingerich and Cornelius Krahn 120; Archives of the Mcnnonitc Church. Mennonite Bibliography, 1962 129 COVER By John F. Schmidt and Nelson P. Springer “The Good Samaritan” by Vincent Van Gogh, courtesy of Rijksmuseum Krollcr-Muellcr. Some New Books on Anabaptism 132 Printing and lay-out by Mcnnonitc Press By Robert Friedmann North Newton, Kansas Books in Review \ 34 MENNONITE LIFE is an illustrated quarterly mag­ azine published in January, April, July, and October by Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas. Second- By Walter Klaassen, Cornelius Krahn, Irvin B. Horst, class postage paid at North Newton, Kansas. Martha F. Gräber, Elaine Sommers Rich, Willard SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year, §3.00; Three years, $7.50; Five years, $12.50. Single issues, 75 cents. H. Smith, Walter H. Hohmann, Russell L. Mast IN THIS This issue is devoted primarily to the art of healing in the Christian ISSUE context. A few decades ago, a Mennonite medical doctor in North America was almost as rare as a Mennonite lawyer. But now the medical profession is on the top of the list of pro­ fessions chosen annually by the ever-increasing number of Mennonite college graduates. To name any single reason for this great change would likely result in our missing the point. Nevertheless, among the reasons would be the appeal that the medical and nursing professions offer, which is the unusual opportunity for Christian service. The ideal of service has been stressed in our churches and communities and is bearing fruit. A world in need calls for Christian service abroad and at home and offers more opportunities today than ever before. Is the idealism which in­ spires our young people today to go into voluntary Chris­ tian service to the utmost corners of the earth maintained at the home front in the various professions such as farm­ ing, industries, business, teaching, nursing, and in the med­ ical service? This issue raises this question pertaining to the latter. fil The first three articles feature problems which a Mennonite physician faces in our day. The fourth and fifth present reports dealing with National Health Service in Britain, while the sixth raises some questions pertaining to mental health and the Mennonites, particu­ larly in Canada. The list of Mennonite medical doctors who have graduated from Mennonite colleges in the U.S., illustrates the trend and the popularity of the medical pro­ fession among contemporary Mennonites. The article, “Clothing the Naked,” by Alvin J. Miller is the third in a series and relates a chapter of early Mennonite sendee out­ reach. “Latest Mennonite Migrations” indicates that Mennonites are still on the move. In “Two Menno­ nite Pioneers,” Elmer F. Suderman gives a review of how Christian Krehbiel and C. Henry Smith in their autobiog­ raphies described pioneer conditions of nearly one hundred years ago. *1 Unusually rich is the belated appearance of “ Mennonite Research in Progress,” “ Mennonite Bibliog­ raphy, 1962,” (otherwise published annually in the April issue) and the book reviews with particular emphasis on Anabaptism-Mennonitism. 98 The Physician in His Church By Paul Erb S ix t y y e a r s a g o the Mennonites of America had few He is honest in his diagnosis and his treatment. It doctors, few hospitals, and only the beginning of nursing has been competently charged that “America is the education. Now there are at least five hundred prac­ most over-medicated, over-operated, and over-inocu- ticing medicine or preparing to do so. There are hun­ Iated country in the world.” The patient must remain dreds of Mennonite nurses. We have scores of hos­ a free man. His consent must be enlightened. The pitals and clinics in a dozen or more countries. We doctor is a teacher (doctits). He must first convince, thank God for this new resource of the church, these then prescribe. persons and facilities which help the church to express The physician is responsible for the adequacy of compassion through the healing arts. the drugs prescribed. Says the New York Academy of The Christian physician is an active participant in Medicine: “If anyone speaks out for improvement of the life of the congregation. His intelligent and firm clinical testing of new drugs, it will have to be the faith is a testimony to the compatibility of science and physicians. After all, testing is ultimately their re­ faith. His dynamic experience of salvation is evidence sponsibility.” They must be satisfied regarding thera­ that Christianity supplies a felt need. He carries re­ peutic efficacy, safety, and any significant untoward sponsibility in the church program, not asking to be reactions. Members of a learned society must lead excused because of occasional calls. He and his fam­ rather than follow. ily express the full brotherhood of the church, assert­ There must be honest reporting to a patient regard­ ing or acting no status superiority. He is careful that ing his condition. A professional lie is as black as any above average income does not justify a standard of other. living that separates him from his brethren. He car­ The Christian physician will charge just fees. Life, ries his full financial share of the church budget. not money, should motivate him. It is difficult to The Christian physician defends and illustrates Chris­ believe that the powerful American Medical Associa­ tian ethics in his profession. He tolerates no schizo­ tion lobby is free from selfish interest in opposing legis­ phrenia of a walk and a talk that do not match. lation on socialized medicine. Dr. Ratner of Loyola, Standing for integrity, he proves himself worthy of says: “The medical profession has the obligation to see trust. that every patient has the medical care he needs.” JULY, 1963 99 Medical advance rather than selfish interests should not an accident. Unselfish service is the ideal about concern the Christian doctor. which he rallies. The Christian physician makes his contribution to Every doctor should give some period of service to an understanding statement of position by his church. his church. He may have a career abroad, either as a The church needs the insights of her medical men and missionary or as self-supported.
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