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When and When Not to be a Doctor 2 The Rational Relation of Religion and Medicine 3 Physical Healing, True and False, as Related to Character Building Shanghai Sanitarium Nurses Training School Graduation 8 Our Work at Home and Abroad 9 Lake Titicaca Mission 9 Posta de Tecours, France 9 Medical Work in Africa 9 Manacas, Cuba 10 A Day in the Kalyan, India, Dispensary 11 Divine Healing 13 Louis Pasteur 15 A Warning to Us 18 What Shall We Do About Cancer? 19 Frederick H. Bulpitt, M, D., In Memorium 20 Editorial 21 Drugs Are Going 21 News Notes 23 F YOUR ideas in life are money, ease, fame, 1 praise of your fellow men; if you want to have good time, if you want to be in society, if you war to marry a woman and make her happy instead cT uncomfortable and miserable keep out of medicine. If yo want to live the ideal life, if you have that in your soi which fixes your eyes upon the stars, if you have in min the great Man of Nazareth, than whom no greater ha lived in the history of the world, who caught the inspiratio of the Golden Rule, who placed service above self, who gav up His job and wandered through all of that country teacl ing His ideals, who said to His disciples, ©If you would be thT) inrtar greatest of all be servant of all,© if you have these ideals an |j do not care for the accumulation of money, do not care wha people say about you, then the practice of medicine is wortleven while. If you want a home, you cannot have it without son pose real woman. If you can find such a woman, present tli a m matter fairly and squarely to her, tell her what she mon men have to endure at your hands, that she must go through lif prep without the silks, satins, and furs of other women, that must do without social life and the many other things thainto are attractive to her. If she is then willing to stand you and be a helpmeet, marry her. There is no man oi , earth who stands so close to Almighty God as the hones . doctor who has the inspiration of souls to heal as well a wni, bodies to heal. Ours is a double office. People lie to every the body but to the doctor, and sometimes to him. But w figh get nearer to the truth, we know more about the skeleton snt)1 in closets and about the inner history of the man, womai*jom and child in a family. We ought to know; it is the seci-et o; ^ our heart, and that gives us power. ^rhi "If, in addition to all the labor, self-sacrifice, self-denial niti loss of fame, and everything of that kind, you are still will inst ing to take the abuse that comes to you and yours, then thf S1C? practice of medicine is worth while. Will you be abused! Undoubtedly. You all know it. You will be misrepresentet resi and lied about and, like the Great Physician of Nazareth and after you have done your best you will be crucified. But il equ is worth while. Wouldn©t you rather today be the Man oi the Nazareth than all the Alexanders, Ceasars, and Napoleons! J, f In the history of the world, where are they now compared ^er to Jesus of Nazareth, the Great Physician, who went aboul tha doing good without a home indeed, without a place to laj for His head and without a meal arranged for in advance? If Dr, these are your ideals, to serve constantly to the best of yom I ability, to sacrifice everything sometimes even your healti in and life if you have before you the opportunity to be of j some good in this world and to make the world a little better, a little more fit for others, then what matters everything else?© wo SPENCER M. FREE, PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAL JOURNAL. en< Ka Page Two ist; The Rational Relation of Religion to Medicine GEORGE T. HARDING, JR., M. D. Dedicatory Address Delivered at Wichita, Kansas, Sanitarium, July 24, 1921 EFORE taking up a strictly medical their time and means and talented young discussion, it seems fitting to say men and women in support of your efforts B something of the friendship that has to carry forward a great evangelistic cam brought me into relation with this paign, broadly aimed at the upbuilding of vent. It is a study of the correct pur character, neglecting neither the spiritual pose and of the proper education to help nature of man, nor his physical health and ;i man to understand that it is the "Har strength. monious development of the physical, the In spite of the fact that the history of mental, and the spiritual powers" that medicine shows that from early antiquity, prepares the character for the world to and among the most primitive peoples, come; and that "True religion brings men among heathen nations as well as among into harmony with the laws of God, phy the worshippers of God who created the sical, mental, and moral." It is a story of heavens and earth, religion and medicine a purpose and an education that have en have been closely united, some may sneer- abled an evangelist to realize so well that ingly ask, Where is the consistency in an "The body is the only medium through evangelist©s intense interest in a medical which the mind and soul are developed for work devoted to the prevention and cure the upbuilding of character," that in his of a disease, to health culture and the pro fight against spiritual wickedness, he must mulgation of men©s lives upon this earth, show a real, practical interest in all that when supposedly a preacher©s chief interest combats whatever tends to enfeeble and centers in getting folks into heaven? In degrade the physical man. this particular case he might plead his When I consider the circumstances under desire to shorten the "sleep of the soul," which we have gathered to-day the recog or he might say that it was up to him to nition of the South west©s need of better keep folks fit to preach to; but neither he institutional service for the relief of phy nor any other person interested in the sical suffering and for making plain the eternal welfare of men, need lack for an natural law, and for teaching the import excuse for his interest in truly scientinc ance of obedience to it, and the generous medical service. response of the people with their money Of Christ we learn that when He healed and labor and moral support to build and diseases, He warned many of the afflicted ©quip and man this handsome addition to ones, "Sin no more, least a worse thing the Kansas Sanitarium I am reminded come unto thee," (John 5:14), thus teach that it was in Ann Arbor many years ago ing that some had brought disease upon that I saw laid the foundation for the un- themselves by transgressing the laws of ;erstanding and trustworthy leadership God, and that health can be preserved only lhat has made all this possible, that fitted by obedience. Sickness and working for for this great work my very dear friend, the sick ought to bring us to realize that !)r. Benjamin G. Wilkinson. disease is the result of disobeying the laws i am sure that all who have had a -part of nature, and that such laws are as divine in erecting this monument to their spirit of as are the precepts of the decalogue. When unselfishness, will feel that there has been the principle is grasped that only in obed ! blessing in it for them. Surely, such a ience to nature©s laws can health be recov 4©monstration of interest in the enlarging ered and maintained, one can not be far vurk of the Kansas Sanitarium ought to from understanding in a spiritual sense the ncourage you and the members of the importance of faith, trust, and obedience. Kansas Conference of Seventh-day Advent- Christ©s admonition to His disciples to ists, and cause them to give liberally of - manifest loving service toward their fellow- Page Three men, is alone enough to justify the Chris medicine, but in their capacity to cooper tian©s interest in everything that is good with you in your effort to do all thiii in medicine. How closely the interests of tending to restore the image of God the evangelist are allied with those of the man, which is perfection of character, v-roui physician, becomes obvious whenever one If further justification were needed, gome considers the relative importance in the appeal to history would establish for Christian©s life of faith, love, and service. ligion priority claims upon medicine. i+o Christian service calls for the highest qual deed, but little prejudice in favor of Bit ease - ities of mind and soul, both of which are religion is required to acknowledge her © implicated with the physical life; and ef the mother of truly scientific medicine, ficient service requires physical energy While primitive peoples were borii and endurance. holes with stones in the skulls of That rugged old missionary, Paul, grasp sick to let out the evil spirits, and ed the relationship between the spiritual the Egyptians and Babylonians and Gree ne and the physical, and urged, "Glorify God were trying to cure disease by vario in your body and in your spirit, which methods of exercism, or by devotion to are God©s (1 Cor. 6:20), for "Know ye tain false gods specified by healing not that your body is the temple of the the descendants of Abraham were beii Holy Ghost?" (1 Cor. 6:19). Recalling taught by the inspired Moses and his s« care© the simple diet of the Hebrew worthies, cessors to associate closely health, hapj jj held captive by the Babylonian king, and ness, and heaven. In his effort to sai^^, .tii-j inspired instructions concerning the Israel from evil and to lead them to do goo + © e raising of John the Baptist upon a strictly it was taught that the way of God©s coi temperate regimen, we are reminded that mandments is the way of life, and that tl nothing which affects a child©s well-being- laws of nature are His laws. After i: r can be safely neglected. structing them in regard to their habits Since Heaven regarded right physical living, and after making known to them tl training for the great work committed to laws relating to both physical and spiritu John the Baptist so important that the high well-being, He assured them, "If ye hear! est angel of Heaven was sent with a mes en to these judgments and keep and d sage of instruction to the parents of the them (Deut. 7 :12) , the Lord will tali can child; and since spiritual agencies then away from thee all sickness.© (Deut. 7:15)^^ recognized the relation between temperate The idea of disease resulting from traiii ^ jrg living and spiritual excellence, and sensed gression of the laws of our being, tli ^e the importance of avoiding intoxicating teaching of hygienic principles and the pit j drinks as a physical and moral preparation vention of disease, were first impresse apc for a divine mission, then those Christians upon the Hebrew nation ; and so deeply ca] who feel burdened with a message for those that Jewish physicians ranked first in thei ka> "Upon whom the ends of the world are profession for centuries before and afte cug come" (1 Cor. 10:11), are perfectly con Christ. The influence of their teaching gc£ sistent, in view of modern physiologic and led to a period of supremacy of Arabia! ^ni hygienic facts, in stressing the value of medicine in medieval times. In those year, Qf those methods of living that prevent auto of intellectual and spiritual darkness, whet ^ intoxication or any other kind of poisoning, the hated Jew was suppressed and perse cja from hampering- honest-hearted seekers cuted throughout Europe, many a roya s^ after truth and righteousness in their pur household retained its own Jewish physi suit of their goal. cian because of the superiority of theii Of I am sure "The love of Christ constrain- class. \QI eth" you to labor and to sacrifice to make It is probable that no other factor has sjc available to the sick an institution com had more influence upon the development ol ]0i fortably furnished and well equipped for the science and art of medicine than tht ja( their care, where in the midst of sunlight, stimulation of observation and study af- wj fresh air, and cleanliness, and surrounded forded by the collection of large number! by an atmosphere of faith and love and of the sick for treatment and care; and gc peace, they may be given wholesome food to Christianity must be given the credit ol jc; and the technical services of physicians and establishing and maintaining the first and js( nurses, whose sense of Christian responsi only hospitals that for centuries were re bility impels them to reach the highest ef known. th ficiency in their respective lines, not only in As the Arab learned his medicine from gj the science of their particular field of Hebrew physicians, so the Mohammedans a Page Four copied after t©he early Christians in the es scientific mind, which like the mind of the tablishing of hospitals for the sick. Let genuine Christian, possesses a becoming it be acknowledged that the Babylonians humility. It is out of place for true science brought their sick into public places, that to arrogate to itself infallibility, to assume someone, perchance, who had been similarly that things are so because it reasons them r afflicted might pass by and point the victim to be so. I to the means of ridding himself of his dis History reveals many blunders made by Jib ease; and let it be remembered, too, that so-called scientific interpretation of a too r out of the Greek custom of bringing the limited array of associated facts. The in .e. sick to healing temples, where priests crease of knowledge of these latter days, riii specialized in directing the sick to specific he foretold by the prophets of old, has fre hi! forms of worship for the cure of disease, quently upset strongly entrenched theories, there developed the Greek school of medi accepted and approved by scientists. Con cine, noted for its description of the symp sider how the discovery of the emanations toms and course of many common maladies. of radium, and the recent acquired knowl But it was the Christian hospital that first edge of the subtle influence of vitamines aimed at gathering in the orphans, the upon nutrition, are changing scientific sick, and the infirm, to comfort and to thought as to chemical processes and as to 311 care for them and to cure their diseases. the nature of matter, and challenging the OP However, -do we need to consult ancient boasts of those scientists who thought them history to show how Christianity has fos selves able to produce synthetically from 30(1 tered medicine, real science, and material the elements in their laboratories a satis am improvement? Can anyone name a country th factory substitute for the food that, accord where one can have a broken bone carefully ing to Moses, God prescribed for the sus in mended, where a woman in extraordinary tenance and growth of animal life. . o travail can obtain efficient help, where th In the present era of medicine one en failing vision may secure the aid of spec counters many people engaged in the .ua tacles or the treatment of diseased eyes, ,rk sciences allied with that art, and many where the weak and the feeble and unfor whose attention is completely centered on di tunate are shown consideration ? I say, ak gross structural changes in the body, that can anyone name a country where these become so very materialistic as to show a 5) things are done, that has not been entered strong distaste for or an utter contempt ns first by the missionary and the Bible and for religion. Many of these intellectuals thi then the medical missionary? re succeed in living in harmony with their It may be that to most of you, all this fellows, in making good citizens and hon 3« apology for a religionist©s activity in medi orable members of the profession. What a cal matters is wholly unnecessary; but per eir pity it is for them to fail to recognize haps many of you are wondering what ex- and acknowledge the beneficent influence ter .cuse a man who pretends to be devoted to igs of ancestral faith and Christian character, scientific medicine can offer for his en through heredity, psychic contagion, early an thusiastic cooperation with the preachers irs training, and Christian education, which of the Word. How can Christian physicians accounts for their showing in their lives en be so harmonious with evangelists and yet se some of the fruits of that Spirit by which claim to think in such a way as to be con some Christian parent among their immed sidered scientific? iate antecedents was guided. A spirit of To discuss fully this phase of the subject scientific fairness and frankness, anyway, of religion and medicine would take too ought to cause such beneficiaries of Chris long; but I assure you no Christian phy tianity who want to do good things for sician with a love for true science and others and to do them well, to give credit logical and consistent reasoning, need ever where it belongs; for let them try to con lack for a "reason for the hope that is duct an ideal medical institution where a within him." pure moral atmosphere and unselfish heart When one is confronted by an alleged service are as essential as intelligence and scientist who questions his capacity for log technical skill, and they soon cry out- for ical reasoning because he bases his prom matrons and helpers and nurses who are ises upon known facts in harmony with avowed and honest-to-goodness Christians. revealed truth, and draws his conclusions A wide experience in the practise of med that are still in keeping with his faith, it icine, coupled with the ability to analyze gives comfort to question the right of such what one sees, and associated with a be- a critic to pose as the possessor of a truly Continued on page 21 Page Five bet w eei their t jnust b Physical Healing, False and True OBED1

It if As Related to Character Building lence upon 1 PASTOR J. G. WHITE tion o They MIRACLES NOT AN EVIDENCE OF THE TRUTH obedience to the divine laws of the Great and e Neither are miracles to be accepted as In this dosing work, gifts of healing a message is an^ kind of miracles are not to beca«nd < an evidence that a work or * divine. Nineteen hundred years ago many 8l9ns that our work is of God. miracles were done as evidence that God©s wondrous works are not manifested mirac Christ was the Son of God and that His gratify the curiosity of any. Christ, the Smi that ^ God, refused to give Satan any proof of I will message was the message of God and that power. He made no effort to remove Satan©w " Exodi His work was the work of God. See such by showing a miracle. The disciples of Christ f the li texts as Luke 7:11-23 and John 20:30-31, he brought into similar positions. Unbelievers v found and also such statements as these: require them to do some miracle, if they belli The God©s special power is in the church, and t: tingu Jesus bad shown them a sign. In flashing light they are the chosen people of God. Unbclim ment. into their hearts and in doing before them the who are afflicted with infirmities, will require tl, and works which the Messiah was to do, He had given to work a miracle upon them. Christ©s fullim- euro convincing evidence of His character. "Desire of. should imitate the example of their Lord. Jc? by 11 Ages," page 164. with His divine power, did not do any mij;; ial. ; Had He restored him from illness to health, works for Satan©s diversion. Neither ran ; issue (Lazarus), the miracle that is the most positive servants of Christ. They should refer the t i«to evidence of His divine character, would not have believing to the written inspired testimony for i mam been performed. "Desire of Ages," page 528. dence of their being the loyal people of God. n Every miracle that Christ performed was a sign heirs of salvation. "Facts of Faith," by Mrs. E, "Tes of Ages," page 406. of His divinity. "Desire White, page 150. T While it was in harmony with His plan Satan©s agents still claim to cure disease. Tl stai then to introduce miracles as evidence profess to employ electricity, magnetism, or the; that His work was of divine origin, yet, called "sympathetic remedies," but in truth, at that time magnetic power of which tlu>y boast is dirn such miracles were not even attributable tit the sorceries of Satan. By L as the greatest evidence He gave. means he casts bis spell over the bodies and jjfi1 That evidence which led the Jews to reject the of men. The sick, the bereaved, the curious, i the Saviour©s work was the highest evidence of His communicating with evil spirits. All who vrnn divine character. The greatest significance of His here are on dangerous ground. . . . The visit C01" miracles is seen in the fact that they were for and invisible worlds are in close contact. Con the blessing of humanity. The highest evidence the veil be lifted, we would see evil angels that He came from God is that His life revealed ploying all their arts to deceive. "Sketches of the character of God. He did the works and spoke Life of Paul," pages 139, 140. the words of God. Such a life is the greatest of You know that Satan will come in to deceive all miracles. possible the very elect. He claims to be Christ, ai 11" The change in human hearts, the transformation he is coming in. pretending to be the great medic \v"( of human characters is a miracle that reveals an missionary. "Special Testimonies," Series B, No. W( ever-living Saviour, working to rescue souls. A page 33. © ng consistent life in Christ is a great miracle. business i ag In the preaching of the word of God, the sign Satan is to be in the healing that should be manifest now and always, is the a competitor against the healing work i fa presence of the Holy Spirit, to make the word a remnant church. re regenerating power to those wluj hear. This is he God©s witness before the world to the divine mis The time is at band when Satan will work in! that he sion of His Son. "Desire of Ages," pages 406, 407. acles to confirm minds in the belief ot God. All the people of God are now to stand i at This quotation points plainly to the trans the platform of truth as it has been given in tl formation of character, obedience, as the third angel©s message. All the pleasant pictwn greatest sign that a work is of God. The all the miracles wrought, will be presented in onl P© world is looking, and there is a danger that that, if possible, the very elect -shall be deceivt The only hope for any one is to hold fast the ei we .will look for a work of miraculous heal deuces that have confirmed the truth in righted ing to be done, as a sign, that is not in ness. Let these be proclaimed over and over agai God©s order in these days of preparation until the close of earth©s history. Mrs. E. i for translation. In connection with this White, "Review and Herald," Aug. 9, 1006. The last great delusion is soon to op?n hefo: matter there is coming one of the greatest us. Antichrist is to perform his marvelous worl deceptions of the closing days, and it is in our sight. So closely will the counterfeit re©Semtt inseparably connected with the question of the true, that it will be impossible to (listinguif Page Six between them except by the holy scriptures. By Sabbath, and therefore his last "overmas tliuir testimony every statement and every miracle tering delusion" will be a stroke against must he tested. "Great Controversy," page 593. the Sabbath; and the healing of the sick OBEDIENCE AND THE SABBATH ARE THE will be the evidence he gives that his mes EVIDENCE sage concerning the change of the Sabbath It is impossible to give any idea of the exper is divine. Note the following: who shall be alive ience of the people of God heal celestial glory and a repeti They will perform wonderful miracles of upon the earth when revelations from the persecutions of the past are blended. ing, and will profess to have tion of testimony of the scriptures. They will walk in the light proceeding from the heaven contradicting the the angels there As the crowning act in the great drama of decep throne of God. By means of The communication between heaven tion, Satan himself will impersonate Christ. will bo constant that Christ has And Satan surrounded by evil angels great deceiver will make it appear and earth. triumph rings out upon the and claiming to he God. will work miracles of come. . , . The shout of the very elect. air, "Christ has come ©. Christ has come!" . . . all kinds to deceive if possible in his find their safety in working He heals the diseases of the people, and then, God©s people will not claims to have for Satan will counterfeit the miracles assumed character of Christ, he tried ami tested people changed the Sabbath to Sunday, and commands all will he wrought. God©s . . . This power in the sign spoken of in to hallow the day which he has blessed. find their delusion.. "Great Con :odus 31:12-18. They are to take their stand on is the stroTig overmastering living word, "it is written." This is the only troversy," . page 62-4. randation upon which they can stand securely. This "strong overmastering delusion" Tlie worshippers of God will be especially dis- relation to our healing iguished by their regard for the fourth command- will come in direct >nt, since this is the sign of God©s creative power work because the healing work of Satan id the tvitness to His claim upon man©s rever- will be done in competition with the heal ice and homage. The wicked will be distinguished ing work we will be doing, and will be their efforts to tear down the creator©s memor- will present as evidence that , and to exalt the institution of Home. In the the thing he me of the conflict all Christendom will lie divided he is the Christ; that what he teaches ,o two great classes, those who keep the com- is truth; and that he has authority to lamlments of God and the faith the Jesus, and change the Sabbath. But his healing work who worship the beast and receive his mark, be false because it is ©estimouy," Vol. 9. -- will be known to void of the evidence of divinity, being void The significance of this "sign" is that it while our healing work will those who of obedience; btarids as a mark distinguishing contain that evidence being based upon and practice obedience to the Creator, of which the Sabbath is the Satan©s work obedience phis same relation exists in "sign," and is a part of the work of grace is God©s usurper. He counterfeits God©s hearts and characters His "sign" is transforming human aethods all along the way. so that men in the lives render the obed counterfeit Sabbath. Satan©s teaching ience which the "law and the testimony" [concerning his "sign" leads men to ignore helps to make plain why it God as the require. This lor rebel against recognizing is that "God©s people will not find their [Creator, and so would lead to ignoring and miracles," and how it moral and safety in working [rebelling against the laws, both is that their "safety" and "power" will [physical, which arise from the Creatorshlp. stands to obedience healing be in the "sign" that [Therefore, Satan, in his competative to the laws of the Creator. last days will perform tnat in the studied vork on the basis of ignoring spiritual and Thus it may be seen that Satan©s [natural law and leading the people to rebel plan is to use the physical realm in which both, in contradistinction to to lay his snares concerning the spiritual against them that the the people of God who are teaching the realm. And let us take note laws, and basing their "elect" are the ones for whom he is pre [recognition of those is [healing work upon such recognition and paring his most clever devices. Satan Therefore the Sabbath not willing that the chief thing in all the [obedience thereto. thing. | as the "sign" of all this, stands as the health work shall be made the chief i "safety" and the "power" of the remnant He invents manifold ways to keep us either prevents their being deceived from seeing this, or else to be so much en [people, and or scien iby these deceptive miracles. The falsity gaged in the mechanical, financial, is detected by discerning tific duties that we do not get to the real [of his miracles that [that they are void of obedience; and the thing in it all. It is easy to forget fSabbath is the "sign" of all obedience. any line of science is useful only as it leads finds that he cannot deceive to a more perfect knowledge of the will of ; Therefore he thereto, i as he would while people cling to the "sign" God and a more perfect obedience >which is their "safety" and their "power." and that the science of making all our work Therefore his vigilent warfare against the contribute to the development of character Page Seven is greater than the mere science contained in any of our lines of work. How important it is that we know these things, and that we in our experience and in our work be rooted and grounded in ana (iiraouatmg (Klass these principles, and prepared for such an issue. All our work of restoration, moral of trje and physical, is to be tested, and the true known from the false, by the test of obed ience. "To the law and to the testimony." 3*Citracs If those who are doing- the "restoring" and request ilie Ijancr uf your presence at ilwr those who are being "restored" are teach Orl ers and keepers of the laws of God, the Olommenrcmejit ^ixerctses ing t work is genuine; but if not, then it is false. Let it be especially noted that nothing on UUiumiatJ eoetuug,eoetunq, (August^\u«ust IS,IH, 1921iyzi ^JJ has been said in this article which would at eigfyt o©clock has t eliminate miraculous healing. The purpose ta. in that which has been said is to discover ^Sanitarium befoi what place God intends miraculous healing 371 1 to fill in the closing work and what place are a He does not intend it shall fill. The emphasis has been placed upon the natural over the miraculous because the natural does more to develop character. ti Sanitarium But further. If men do all they can to from heal by correcting the life, and by methods Cross eitBraI Paris of treatment and surgery, as God directs, land© such a course opens the way for miracul 263 ^Aficnuc 3Haig ous healing if it is needed and if it is His jS>{]angl]ai, Cijina are 1 will to give it. VvOOC two I saw that the reason why God did not hear a sh< the prayers of His servants for the sick among us we I more fully was, that He could not be glorified in so CLASS ROLL case; doing while they are violating the laws of health. Liu Roong Kong .we i And I also saw that He designed the health reform in a and the Health Institute to prepare the way for Chen Loh Shen othe the prayer of faith to be fully answered. Faith Wong Kwei Seng and" good works should go hand in hand in relieving the the sick and afflicted among us, and in fitting them Mrs. Grace Lee old. two to glorify God here, and to be saved at the coming Miss Gladys Goo of Christ. "Testimony," Vol. 1. page 561. gain We live in the days when the long con ^ sorm troversy is to be finished; and the great Commencement Address, 8 p.m., Aug. 18 el ./ quitt question is, Will we obey God in all things? Dr. A. C. Selmon, M. D. Will we perfect character and be trans no ^ the lated ? The entire work of God in the earth Baccalaureate Sermon, 10:30 a.m., Aug. 20 , is being done to accomplish that end. Ev teacl erything is to be focused on that one M. G. Conger, B. A. tQ 0. achievement. Every part of the message dren and every part of the work has the same pie goal. Let us make sure that all parts of jP the message are operating harmoniously in - iss h each of our hearts for the developing of and our characters, and that we are conducting (The above is a fac simile of an invitation just received from Shan all parts of the work harmoniously for the hai. This greatly rejoices our hearts, as these are our first Kradui development of characters in others, and ing- nurses in China. We pray that these five may harbinger a ho that we hasten our steps and finish the whom God shall use to teach the observance of the laws of life ai f -.1 perfecting of character in the little time health He has set in the body. His temple, and so develop the "rigl , that remains. arm" of the message. J. G. WHITE. " f Page Eight help (ortea at If omr anfc Abroab Conducted by Newton Evans, M. D., President College of Medical Evangelists

LAKE TITICACA MISSION MEDICAL WORK IN AFRICA Orley Ford, in a personal letter concern On our arrival at Malamulu Mission in Ny- ing the work in Pomata, in the "Lake Titi- assaland, Mrs. Pond was put in charge of the caca Mission" says: "We have treated over hospital. This is a substantial brick building, 1000 patients so far this year. The Lord having a ward for men, one for women, a has blessed us wonderfully while at Poma "wet room" for hydrotherapy treatments, ta. With the last baptism the Sabbath and a dispensary. before leaving there, we have a total of Soon after we were settled in our new •111 baptized believers at that place. There surroundings, an epidemic of severe malaria are also© over 100 in a new baptismal class." broke out among the students, so that our wards were soon full. Some of the pa tients© temperatures ran very high, but we POSTA DE TECOURS, FRANCE are glad to report the recovery of every one. C. Wittlinger, writing a personal letter Immediately following the malaria came from Posta de Tecours, Guiseard, near an epidemic of light influenza. How thank Paris, says: "I am in the real ©no man©s ful we are that it was not of the malignant land© and doing reconstruction work. We type which ravaged this country as well are two nurses living in a little improvised as others in 1918. wooden house of five rooms consisting of The patients which claim most of our two bed-rooms, a kitchen and office and time are those having tropical ulcers. Some a shed. Along with operating a small store of these are very large, almost girdling the we have the sick to visit and unexpected limb. They are usually, on the leg or foot. cases to treat, as this is a First Aid Post; We found some cases which had been here we are also visiting the schools here, and for months, suffering severe pain. Others in about twelve other communities. An were of very recent origin, having grown other part of the Rockefeller work is for from a thorn scratch or other trivial wound the babies from birth to eighteen months to a wound four inches in diameter in a take place every few weeks. old. These consultations a weeks, weighing them and noting the Fortunately for us, we had secured two copy of the prescription for the new Da- gain or- loss in weight, and extending- to kin©s Solution, which was so helpful on some of the most needy mothers a gift of the battlefields during the war. We have either milk or meat for the month. It is made good use of this for wet dressings, quite interesting, and so far we have had and the results we have seen are marvelous no time to feel lonesome. We also had all in some cases. the official visits to make upon the school Some of the patients are students who teachers and the sisters. We are supposed attend the mission school. Others are boys to give physical culture to the school chil or women who come from neighboring tea dren. I do miss communion with our peo or tobacco plantations. They are sent here ple so much, for it is about 100 kilm. to by their employers, who pay a flat rate for Paris where the nearest members are. It the care we give them. is hard, but we know this precious truth, Three cases of bad burns have come to and it is a comfort where ever we are; for us, all being children. They have recov God is everywhere, and often when alone ered quite satisfactorily. Of course, we one comes closer to God. It is not always have some teeth to extract, but the natives preaching that does the most good, but never come to have decayed teeth drawn faithfulness in living it, and to grow every till they are almost too far gone to be day and become victors, and strong by the extracted. help qf One who has overcome." There was one boy in the hospital when we arrived who was said to have leprosy. .needed are Epsom salts, castor oil. a.of th He was brought here to have a bad ulcer quinine. The natives love medicine, 1 this treated. As the bone was affected, he did the "flavors" of these three standby.s ithat not recover, but his relatives took him back too much for even their strong stomac: Trul; to his village. If he had leprosy it was However, if word should get out that that not of a pronounced type. were dispensing a sweet cough mixtu.1 sa^ At one time we had a run of eye pa there would be an epidemic of coughs ttand tients. Conjunctivitis of a contagious na would dismay anyone but a "quack," a was ture will sweep through a village, attack would empty anything but a wholesale dnthe i ing almost all the children and many of gist©s store, in a very short time. The there the adults. The "flu" brought us some people are very fond of heat, and of a as it suffering with ear ache, but hydrotherapy personal attention, so that the hydrothtle t soon helps them over that. apy room is a very popular place. 1 a lai Our April report shows 1,790 dressings have some difficulty in distinguishing 1 villa; of wounds, 587 treatments given, and 742 tween those who really need attenti the doses of medicine administered. This was and shams. If we suspect a boy of usii mine all done free of charge except in cases sent the hospital as a rest parlor, we give hi pens in by planters. However, we find that we a bitter dose that causes him to discov man are exceeding our appropriation for hos that there is important business to be , very pital work, so that for the month of May tended to elsewhere. watc we are making a small charge. Occasionally we are deceived, and disci ii~lCh It will probably surprise you to know er the fact. One man had been receivi: that our hospital owns but two beds, and attention for a swollen foot. He was ve only one blanket. When a patient arrives, faithful in taking his place in the pet; perf he is given a sleeping mat made of split can row. One day he was missing. I1 my bamboo or of plaited grass. He must bring heard later that he had applied at the r ^ay his own blanket or do without. Some of fice for the job of carrying sixty poun som< these villagers have never known such a of merchandise from Blantyre, forty mi. Up i luxury. If we had blankets to lend, we away. He was refused the privilege, had should have our wards full all the time. he returned next day for his hot foot bai villa The ward equipment consists of four brick He was informed that he did not need o: teac walls, a brick floor, and an open chimney but that he might report to the farm ma fron for a fireplace. Each one who comes witn- ager for work. He still complained gtat out a letter from a planter must bring pain in his foot, but he went to work ji tion a supply of food, which he©must prepare the same. schc for himself. This food is usually maize There is one thing we wish for eve; schc and some vegetables. Those who are able, day of our lives, and that is a screeiii uar; go to the forest nearby and gather fire porch where we could sun the wounds v( wood to burn. They also gather the leaves patients without the flies carrying infe fift; of the sweet potato, which they use as tion from one wound to another. We sh; jt ii greens. The maize they parch and eat have to wait for this till times becon rea( whole, or make into a thick porridge. They better, I am afraid. stre eat with their fingers, often several out We are glad we came to this place, fi Of i of one dish. "Fingers were made before there is a great work to be done. Will 01 rail forks." friends pray for the work here, and a; the Five-gallon oil or petrol cans are very swer the call if God says "Go"? mat useful in a hospital. They make excellent = sent fomentation cans and foot baths. We also MANACAS, CUBA and use them as containers for sterile water, two From a personal letter from F. W. Miller and for sterilizers for our instruments. US Hot foot baths are very beneficial to these My wife and I arrived in Havana, Cub tropical ulcers, so that it is a regular thing July 15, 1920, and remained a few weet peo for us to have a line of men on the veranda there studying the Spanish language. 0 nee, of the hospital with their feet in paraffin September 6 we left Havana and wei * tins. nearly to the east end of the island to ,^ ; For economy©s sake we use veterinary small village called Bartle. There we r .. vaselin for our ointments, while our cam mained for nearly four months. p phorated oil is made with paraffin instead A few days after arriving at Bartle, «© of sweet oil. We have a good assortment visited a large sawmill. While I wi *^ of medicines, but those most frequently standing near the large circular saw, or |. Pago Tt-ii a the laborers caught his arm underneath My wife and I are very busy giving simple blis fast revolving saw. The result was hydrotherapy treatments. aAat his arm was mangled below his elbow. The Lord is blessing us. There are near nachlmly we believe that the Lord led me to ly seventy-five Spanish people attending at iat mill at that special time, because when Sabbath school regularly. Several of the xturlsaw the man fall and his mangled hand men have stopped using tobacco and I am thind wrist dangle from his body, I at once giving them treatments. This is resurrect anfras on the job. We lived a few rods from ing the devil in the hearts of others. mill, so I took him to our home, and Theftere I performed my first operation such A DAY IN THE KALYAN, INDIA, anls it was.© The mill fireman blew the whis- DISPENSARY >thepe because of the accident, and this drew large crowd of people. Bartle is only a HAT is all that noise I hear? Only .llage of 500, so it was noticeable. In five A. M., and who is calling, he meantime the training I received in W "Mamsahib, Mamsahib!" We listen usiii ninor surgery at- the White Memorial Dis- and hear that some one wants the hii iensary came in very handy. The injured Medical Missionary at once. A note is cov« nan stood the procedure of the operation handed to us from the Hindu Assistant very bravely. Without hardly a moan, he Surgeon of the Civil Hospital. He writes atehing me, I cut his arm off about six he has been called to a case in the town. ches below his elbow, and dressed the The patient is a Mohammendan woman, ound for a trip of eighteen miles to the and as such he cannot see her, but only al veit ioctor. Truly this operation which was lowed to direct the midwife, after she has etra performed on the front porch, advertised given the details of the case. The midwife ray wife and me very much. From that is an ignorant, unlettered Hindu woman, - oj Jay on, young and old came to the house with only a practical experience to recom some limping, some with their heads tied mend her. The patient has been in labor up and everything imaginable. Every day over thirty-six hours. He could not ex !» sihad its new medical experience for us. The amine her, but leaves three powders of ->ath| village trustees asked us to remain and quinine to be given her at regular inter onel teach school. After receiving permission vals. At four A. M. she is still not deliver naMrom our superintendent who was in the ed, so he asks us to take the case. I nictates at that time, we accepted the invita- We hastily dress, get our obstetrical bag .H©S|tion. They built us a nice two-roomed and reach the home about 6:30. We find r school house in which we conducted a church the woman dying, and what is done must school until our annual conference in Jan- be done quickly. The position of the child - i uaiy. is normal, although the head is unusually 3 oi While we were at Bartle, I found a nice large. The os is fully dilated. By this ©"© © fifty-acre tract of land with two-thirds of time the woman is sinking fast. All the it in heavy woods the other third is clear, members of that family had slept well all oind ready to farm. This tract has a nice night, believing their loved one was doing stream of water running across one corner well. Only a sister and the old nurse had of it. The north end of the tract joins the kept watch beside the suffering one, wait railroad and is about one-half mile from ing for nature and fate, cruel fate, to de aiH the depot. The mission committee took the cide her case. matter in hand, and has decided to build a We retired to the living room and told school. Building material is free of charge, her father that his daughter was dying, and two American brothers are operating but we could take the child in a few min two saw mills in Bartle. One Brother gives utes. He replied, "If she is dying, do not us special low prices if we build our school touch her." Ah, such a wail went up from •0« there. Truly this is a good opening for our the inmates of that house, crying out that eksl here in Cuba, for our young people r\.T people fate was against them. (Fate so-called.) need a school very much. It is the custom among the people of In At our annual conference it was decided dia for the parents of the young wife to that my wife and I were to labor with Bro look after her when the first baby comes, ther and Sister Livingston, graduates of and bear the expenses of the same; so P. II. C. Sister Livingston is teaching us this explained the husband©s absence. Spanish. We have formed a medical evan Twelve hours before, one dose of pititurin gelistic company, Cuba, at least, has her would have saved the life of both mother first Seventh-day Adventist treatment room. and child, humanly speaking. She had been Page Eleven manipulated by the old nurse in their lage?" he replied, "We turn off hen "Ye I heathen way for over twenty-four hours. "But," we said, "You told us it was a go Wh She was too far gone to make a careful road, and how can our team go throu Ye ki examination, and they were making too fields and over rocks, like oxen?" He < Wh much noise to get a history of her case. A sured us the road was alright and to pu Ye 1< case of "sorrowing without hope." Many ahead. For a short distance all was \vt Th< women die like this. Ah, the need, cruel then we came to a steep hill. Mr. Wo need of medical workers! was wise enough to walk down the hi Dies, At about eight o©clock, we were home while I sat still to see what would happ Of ready for our breakfast and family pray next, and I soon found out/ Over roc Dies, ers. Before nine, we were called to the we went, in holes, one after another, a To dispensary. We allow the patients to gather 1 sitting tight, praying as hard as I coul Dies, on the front veranda, and then we read a Near the bottom of the hill, we tunn few verses of Scripture, explain it and and faced a river. This we must ford ai = pray for the sick of our district, and es climb a steep hill on the other side. 0. pecially for those in waiting. We had horses crossed through the river, then su twenty-three for the women©s clinic. Others denly decided they had gone far enough, suffering from the ordinary, simple dis whip could not persuade them another sti eases we have daily. One little boy, about farther. What were we to do? Again a six years of age, showed us his ankle. We Job comforters assured us, the village w found on the outside of his ankle-bone, a just on the top of the hill. The men to: movable, ball-shape growth, the size of an our medical supplies and marched up t egg. There was no tenderness on pressure; hill. I followed in rather a warm state it could be moved over the bone and around mind. We walked one mile then saw t T it. There was no inflamation, not the village in the distance only. Mr. Wood \v; slightest tint of red. Now for the history of good courage and tried to make his spii "div of the case. Eleven months before he had contagious. com a guinea-worm in that region. When the When we reached the village we four thei usual watery pimple appeared they broke they had had an epidemic of small-pi thei it, and found the head of the worm; they there, and some of its victims had die in i succeeded in getting out about an inch others scaling. Our patient was one i ent which they wound around a piece of bam the latter, but poor fellow, as a compile one boo stick close to the sore, then dressed it tion he had an abscess extending from tt insi with banana leaves. They say they remov top of the illium to the coccyx. I foui wil. ed about ten inches in this way. After it could not drain as it had been punctui Chi this they noticed a small lump growing, so ed at the top of the cavity. My direct! dis© decided to bring him to us for treatment. was too short to reach to the bottom i I We opened the "tumor" as they called it, the abscess. We opened the lower poi int and took about three ounces of pus and tion of the cavity, washed it thorough!;© as_ blood, also three guinea-worms. We filled then put in a drainage and dressed it. \\ spi it with iodine packing and used a wet left definite instruction how to dress tt sh( dressing. He was dressed daily and made wound and to bring the man to the ho; mi a good recovery. pital the next morning. We were soo thi As we finished with him, we were called ready for our one mile walk back to on ly to admit two new patients; one a Hindu tonga. fr( woman ill with pneumonia, and the other about 8 :30 in the ever ^e in We arrived home a girl of fifteen years, who had been ing, ready for supper. Before we coul to labor three days. That day we prescribed go to the hospital and se i as retire we must for forty-one patients. At three P. M. if our patients were all right for the nigh we were weighing our new baby (5 Ibs.) especially our little mother and tiny bab; as we were called out to a village about "three w< to speak." We will explain We retired about 10:30 P. M. and wer miles away, so spend our strongti m what "three miles, so to speak" means. very thankful we could in helping the poor sick and teaching thei ^ We left two women to look after our Jesus is our Grea M and I by word and deed that fourteen in-patients, and Mr. Wood Physician for body, soul and spirit. *? started in our Mission tonga and two village. We drove five Kipling©s quotation from the "Song of th ^ horses for this our case of th . miles on a good Government road, before Women" vividly explains our guide said a word, then only after we morning, and the conditions in the town; ±\ had asked repeatedly, "Where is the vil- and villages around us: P;ige Twelve j"Ye know the hundred danger time Parched by the Birth Fire©s breath When gay with paint and flowers, ©Fordoomed,© ye say, let anguish lack fe know the worn and rotten mat To haunt her home in death." Whereon our daughter lies. Ye know the Sootak-room, unclean, The cell wherein she dies. Four-fold heated,—Iron pans of fire are placed in the room during confinements. Dies, with the babble in her ears Sootak-room,—A place set aside for ac- Of mid-wife©s muttered charm, couchments, as such a patient is unclean Dies, spite young life that strains for forty days. Nothing of any value is To stay, the suckling on her arm. rsed during her labor or convalescence, >ies, in the four-fold heated room, also is a place for the dead.

Divine Healing A. O. TAIT

HERE is much being said these days even cause fire to come down from heaven upon the subject of "divine healing." to earth in the sight of men. We should T In at least two of the large cities on bear in mind such warnings as given the Pacific Coast, there are reputed through the Apostle Paul in his letter to "divine healers" to whom thousands are the Thessalonians wherein he shows us coming for the purpose of being cured of that the coming of Christ is to be immed their bodily ailments. Every little while, iately preceded by the mighty working of there is an outbreak of this sort of thing, Satan with all power and signs and lying in first one city and then another in differ wonders. ent parts of the country. The question at It is very inconvenient to be sick, and we once arises, Are these manifestations true all rejoice to know that our heavenly Father instances of divine healing, and is the Lord inspired the Apostle John to say: willing in these days as in the time of "Beloved, I wish above all things that Christ, to heal individuals of their bodily thou mayest prosper and be in health, even diseases by His miraculous power? as thy soul prospereth." 3 John 2. In his first letter to the church at Cor It is clear in this verse, however, that inth, Paul mentions "the gift of healing" the apostle desires that our prospering in as among the "manifestations of the physical health shall be accompanied by spirit." I Corinthians 12:7, 9. The record prosperity of the soul. The primary object shows that the healing of disease in a of the gospel of Jesus Christ is not to heal mighty manner was one of the conspicuous men from physical disease, but to cleanse things done by the apostles who immediate them from sin and all its terrible conse ly followed Christ; and this text just quoted quences. Hence we need not be surprised, from 1 Corinthians, shows that the gift of when ancient Israel murmured and com healing is one of the blessings that comes plained at the bitter waters of Marah, that to the Christian church through the Spirit the Lord should have sent them the follow of God. ing instruction: But while recognizing the gift of healing "If thou wilt diligently hearken to the as among the blessings that come from God, voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do we should, nevertheless, bear in mind the that which is right in His sight, and wilt mighty warnings given by Christ in such give ear to His commandments, and keep all scriptures as the twenty-fourth chapter of His statutes, I will put none of these dis Matthew, against the false christs and the eases upon thee which I have brought upon false prophets that would perform great the Egyptians; for I am the Lord that signs and wonders to deceive the very elect. healeth thee." Exodus 15:26. We should bear in mind the mighty warn The Lord here most strikingly and en ings given by the same Guide in the couragingly, informs His people that, "I will thirteenth chapter of Revelation against put none of these diseases upon thee." But those who will do such mighty deeds as to observe that this blessed promise is pre- 1©iige Thirteen ceded by the statement that they should that he had committed and the disease fron "diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord which the Saviour had restored him. Bu1 their God." And not only were they to on the other hand it does not follow tha diligently hearken, but they were to do that every individual who may be diseased i which was right in His sight by giving ear suffering affliction because of his persona to His commandments. Hence the keeping sin. For in the ninth chapter of John \vi of God©s commandments, and the giving read the story of the blind man who wa diligent heed to what God says, is a very brought to Jesus, and the disciples aska close preface to the divine blessing of good Him, "Master, who did sin, this man or his health. parents, that he was born blind?" John 9:2 Upon Mount Gerizim, a portion of the Jesus© direct reply to this was, "Neithe: ancient Israel were to assemble to announce: hath this man sinned, nor his parents, "all these blessings shall come on thee, and but that the works of God should be maclt overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto manifest in him." John 9:3. the voice of the Lord thy God." Deut. As we learn through Hebrews 5:2, om 28:2. And over against Gerizim on Mount great high Priest "can have compassion ot Ebel, another portion of Israel were to the ignorant," but it is not His plan, how assemble to answer back the curses in the ever, that we should remain in ignorance way of diseases and the many other evil and become diseased through the violation* things that would come upon the people, of physical and spiritual "if thou law, and then thin! wilt not hearken to the voice of that we may be able through "divine heal the Lord thy God, to observe to do all His ing" to receive restoration commandments and and health whet His statutes." Deut. our disease has been brought upon u> 28:15. through the sins that we have committed This whole twenty-eighth chapter of In these days of enlightenment, when God©s Deuteronomy is worthy of the most care word has been placed in nearly every lan ful study. It will be seen that God©s guage and dialect on the face of the earth, blessing attends the careful obedience to and when it is made so very clear in that God©s word, and on the other hand, His Word that power to keep God©s command curse rests upon those who lightly esteem ments in every detail, is the very essentia© the divine utterance of the God of heaven. of conversion itself, we may be assured that So then, it is very clear that God has any genuine manifestations of divine heal established physical laws as well as spirit ing will be strongly accompanied by a ual laws, and we are to study His word to mighty teaching of the commandments oi know how to obey Him. No one can study God and the faith of Jesus. More than ever, the regulations given to ancient Israel, in are we to study closely and rely complete!} regard to cleanliness and care in what they and fully upon the divine instruction that should eat and drink, without being im an all-wise heavenly Father has given to pressed that God expects us to learn to guide us in these very times of turbulence know His law both physical and spiritual, and strife through which we are passing. and then to obey that law if we would pros "To the law and to the testimony; if they per and be in health even as our soul pros speak not according pers. to this word, it is be cause there is no light in them." Isaiah There is a close connection between dis 8:20. ease and sin, especially so in that sin mani fests itself in the violation of physical law; God©s word is very plain and specific. indeed, it is quite impossible to violate any There should be no halting or uncertainty physical law without at the same time on the part of Christian people who are violating the spiritual or moral law of Je carefully following God©s word as to what hovah. constitutes divine healing. Study as never This relation between sin and disease is before the definite instruction of our heav shown by the admonition given by the enly Father. Seek as never before to un Saviour to the impotent man that he healed derstand the spirit and power of that in beside the pool of Bethesda. Jesus "said struction as God will manifest it to us unto him, Behold thou art made whole; sin through our daily life. If we stand on the no more lest a worse thing come unto thee." solid foundation of eternity, the terrible de-. John 5:14, In this way, the Master kind lusions that are prepared for these last ly, but very positively, showed the man that days, be they ever so great and miraculous, there was a direct relation between the sin will not sweep us away. I*ii«e Fourteen LOUIS PASTEUR semination of the gospel and His special Alfred R. Roos, M. D. message to the world for this time. He used men to give to the world the marvel- OD has always used men in carrying ous series of inventions which has changed out His plan in every great move its entire history in this generation. G ment in the world©s history. Some of But God©s message for this time includes these have been very prominent fig the gospel of health. Therefore He raised ures in the world, others were but little up men to dispel the dense darkness of the known outside their own small sphere of ac times and bring to light means of combat tion, but God©s hand was over them all. Noah ing and preventing disease. Foremost among as the commanding figure in the antedi these was a man named Louis Pasteur, who luvian crisis and the widow who fed the was born December 27, 1822, in Dole, prophet during that critical period of the France. Kingdom of Israel, both served as God©s Louis© father had been a sergeant major human instruments fulfilling His plan of in Napoleon©s army, but he now conducted redeeming the human race from sin. In a small tannery. All the family joined in many cases God placed men in such, situ making enough to support themselves and ations that they might develop along lines provide for their education. Although in which would eminently fit them for the very humble surroundings, the great love crowning events of a movement in a nation and affection shown by the parents and the or in the world. At the same time He was regard Louis and his two sisters had for shaping and preparing circumstances so their wise counsel, made their home life cially, politically, economically and other most beautiful and established a degree of wise, so that His men could develop His affection for his father and mother which cause to the fullest extent at the right was extraordinary. Till death separated time. Moses, Joseph, David, Daniel and them they shared their joys and sorrows Paul are examples of this. Sometimes God and interests most intimately. uses men such as Cyrus, Alexander and As a student Pasteur was not brilliant. Ahasuerus in the preparation of events He was only an average student in the and the furthering of His plans. elementary schools. By hard and conscien Not only were these things true in Bible tious work he was eligible for the entrance times, but we see the same divine hand examinations for the Ecole Normale in clown through history raising up men like 1842. But as he was fifteenth on the list John Huss, Martin Luther, Count Zinzen- of twenty-two candidates, he resolved to dorf, David Livingstone, Abraham Lincoln wait a year and try again. This time he and a host of others, as humble instruments attained fourth place. Previous to this doing a mighty work for God in their own he had taught mathematics, but now he was lifetime and exerting an influence upon in a school which trained young professors future events which will only be complete and gave him great opportunity to develop when the annals of heaven are closed. Often along certain lines which interested him these men were unrecognized, misunder very much. An illustration of his bent of stood, mistreated and some never lived to mind is seen in the following quotation: see the success of their mission, but in "Pasteur was chiefly interested in the trans God©s sight how truly great they were! formations of matter and was practicing "It is a sign of genius if the work of in order to become capable of assisting a man©s life obeys and fulfils a plan which in experiments; difficulties only stimulat seems to have been made not by him, but ed him. At the chemistry class that he at for him; if all the good in him is orderly tended the process of obtaining phosphorus brought out, as a conductor brings out was merely explained, on account of the every instrument in the orchestra; if we length of time necessary to obtain the ele cannot so much as look at him without an mentary substance; Pasteur with his pa immediate and irresistable sense that he tience and desire for proven knowledge, was all of him design, none of him chance; was not satisfied. He therefore bought that he was an idea worked out, a program some bones, burnt them, reduced them to got through." a very fine ash, treated this ash with sul When the dark days of papal supremacy phuric acid and carefully brought the pro had passed and God was setting in motion cess to its close. What a triumph it seemed mighty agencies to bring full civil and re to him when he had in his possession sixty ligious liberty to men and nations, He was grammes of phosphorus, extracted from also preparing the way for a rapid dis bones, which he could put in a phial labeled Page Fifteen ©phosphorus.© This was his first scientific he could not look at the apparatus again joy. ©Onward© was his motto, not from a he rushed out of the laboratory, not unlik desire for a diploma, but from an insatiable Richimedes. Never was there greater o: thirst for knowledge." more exuberant joy on a young man©s lips It was while studying here that Pasteur He foresaw all the consequences of thi; became interested in the science of crystal discovery. The hitherto incomprehensiblf lography. His scrupulous accuracy, his constitution of paratartaric or racemit painstaking efforts and keen powers of ob acid was explained." servation, with the ability to analyze the Soon after Pasteur became professor o! results of his work are seen even in this chemistry at the University of Strassburg earliest work. "He noticed that the crystals His great interest in his study of crystals of tartaric acid and the tartrates had little led him to try to find the source of the& faces which had escaped even the profound forms of tartaric acid. His search led hin. observation of Mitscherlich and La Proves- to the factories in various places in Gei tage. These faces, which only existed on many, Bohemia and Austria and he en one-half of the edges or similar angles, deavored to get samples from many othe: constituted what is called a hemihedral places. A newspaper reported in an ac form. When the crystal was placed before count of this journey, "Never was treasure a glass the image that appeared could not sought, never adored beauty pursued over be superposed to the crystal; the compari hill and vale with greater ardour." son of the two hands was applicable to it. In his experiments with dextro-tartarit Pasteur thought that this aspect of the acid he noticed that it would fermen; crystal might be an index of what existed while the other did not. About this time within the molecules, dissymmetry of form he was made professor and dean of the corresponding with molecular dissymmetry. New Faculte des Sciences at Lille. Hen Mitscherlich had not perceived that his tar- he became much interested in lactic acic. trate presented these little faces, this dis fermentation and the fermentation of beer symmetry, whilst his paratartrate was yeast on account of the large distilleries without them, was in fact not hemihedral. and breweries near Lille. His careful wort Therefore, reasoned Pasteur, the deviation with this subject led him into experiment to the right of the plane of polarization ation concerning spontaneous generation, produced by tartrate and the optical neu The papers he presented at this time made trality of paratartrates would be explained a great impression. Lister©s work whicli by a structural law. The first part of has meant so much for modern surgery re these conclusions was confirmed, all the ceived its start from Pasteur©s work crystals and tartrate proved to be hemi fermentation. hedral. But when Pasteur came to examine Pasteur did not become exalted in his the crystals of paratartrate, hoping to find own estimation by his rapid rise to fame none of them hemihedral, he experienced a He maintained a humbleness that was in keen disappointment. The paratartrate was spiring. In speaking of the future results also hemihedral but the faces of some of made possible by these discoveries he said the crystals were inclined to the right and "I have dared to say so, for at these heights those of others to the left. It then occurred all sense of personality disappears and. to Pasteur to take up these crystals one there only remains that sense of dignity by one and sort them carefully, putting on which is ever inspired by true love of one side those which turned to the left and ec©ence. God grant that by my persevering: on the other those which turned to the labor I may bring a little stone to the frail right. He thought that by observing their and illassured edifice of our knowledge of respective solutions in the polarzing ap those deep mysteries of Life and Death; paratus, the two contrary hemihedral forms where all our intellects have so lamentably! would give two contrary deviations; and failed." : then, by mixing together an equal number Pasteur©s work on spontaneous genera of each kind, as no doubt Mitscherlich had tion continued for a long time and provoked done, the resulting solution would have no much debate and intense opposition. By action upon light, the two equal and di ©long and ingenious experimentation he rectly opposite deviations exactly neutral definitely proved that all life depends upon izing each other. With anxious and beating and comes from a similar pre-existing life heart he proceeded to this experiment with The battle raged for years but his experi the polarizing apparatus and exclaimed. mental work was so carefully done and so ©I have it!© His excitement was such that thoroughly verified that it was unanswer- Page Sixteen able. Thus was opened a wide door to a the fowl-cholera which was causing much new world. havoc at the time. His remarkable work Pasteur©s work on fermentation had led in the discovery of a method of treatment him now into the study of diseases of wine by an attenuated virus in both of these produced by action of various ferments diseases has been the means of saving and also similar studies on beer. In a the lives of millions of animals in all parts masterly way he demonstrated the causes of the world, and adding millions of dollars and suggested heating the liquid to a de- in wealth, as well as saving thousands of gree which would not destroy the flavor, human beings from infection and death but would kill the ferments or organisms from this disease. causing the trouble. This was the beginning During this time of experimentation and of our valuable method called pasteuriza- also afterward when working with rabies, tion. . Pasteur, as well as other great scientists Now all of this work had to be laid aside received "numberless letters" from England for a period of about five years for the gov- and other places, "letters full of threats, ernment asked Pasteur to try to solve the insults, maledictions, devoting him to eter- problem of a terrible epidemic among silk- nal torment for having multiplied his crimes worms which was ruining the industry in on the hens, guinea-pigs, dogs and sheep of France and practically all the other coun- the laboratory. Love of animals carries tries. His great love for his country made some women to inch lengths." All the him willing to turn aside and take up this wonderful results of Pasteur©s work for new problem. With most painstaking and both animals and men counted nothing as persevering work he was at last able to compared with a few animals used for solve it and save this valuable industry, inoculation purposes chiefly. This great Not only this, but he had won for himself man was a lover of animals. He would insight into the facts of wound infection, never shoot or trap birds or other animals. All of his exacting work up till this time He rejoiced to see them recover from had given him a wonderful experience in sickness. He dreaded to cause them any proper technic and laboratory methods and pain. Anything more than the pinprick of ; r; was leading him on to the idea of specific inoculation was done with the animal under M; ~ causes of disease. anesthesia. And yet how much valuable "© Shortly before the War of 1890 Pasteur time was lost and anguish and vexation of i suffered from a stroke of paralysis, but spirit caused by some misguided people lli made a remarkable recovery, only a slight directing their arrows of hate against him. "" lameness and a stiffness of the left hand Hydrophobia or rabies was a much remaining. The war affected him pro- dreaded scourge in the world for many cen- foundly for he was every inch a patriotic turies. Once bitten by a mad dog or other Frenchman and his great love for human- animal death was almost certain. Pasteur ity made him suffer keenly as he saw studied this fearful disease most carefully thousands dying where there was no just an(j carried on hundreds of thoroughly cause for it. But it did direct his mind to checked and tabulated experiments to dis- ©;© surgery and the hospitals where the mortal- C0ver the cause. Although he did not suc- ]{ '~ ity was appalling. ceed in this he did discover a way of sav- .©© (1 . In 1873 Pasteur was elected a member j ng the lives of both animals and human il>f I of the Academy of Medicine even though beings after they had been bitten by a rabid otr he was not a graduate physician or surgeon. animai. The great joy he had when he Little did his colleagues suspect "that this saved the life of the little Alsatian boy by quiet and unassuming new member would the use of the same method he had devised "; become the greatest revolutionary ever for his animals, cannot be described. When ©, M known in medicine." The time was indeed he was able to save his second case, that hh ripe for a change from pompous oratory of a shepherd boy, he knew that his" suc- and ignorant and empirical medication and cess was assured. His greatest joy was "©; a kind of surgery which had a mortality to impart joy and blessings upon others ! fl rate of from sixty to one hundred per cent. an(j he knew that now many lives would be Pasteur was now also called upon to save{j from a horrible death. study a disease of cattle and sheep called France and the whole world were now charbon or splenic fever or what is now showering honors upon him and soon a commonly called anthrax. By masterly work large institute for treatment of people bit- he proved that the disease was caused by ten by mad dogs was erected. Now such a germ and he also found the germ for continued on pa,re 22 Page Seventeen A WARNING TO US students every year to study medicine wii whc as J. G. White the intention of consecrating themselves ; the work of God in foreign lands as me notp EN denominations have undertaken ical missionaries, but before the five yeai the establishment of a medical de which must be devoted to this scientii sam T partment in the Union Evangelical preparation, are past, they have lost the ical University of the City of Mexico for religious zeal and fire, and prefer to sett F the training of what they call Medico-Evan down at home to practice medicine on t: ed gelists. Those who are promoting this en commercialized basis which they have lear. Nat terprise recognize that the only institution ed from their teachers. Yoi now established to do this kind of work is "A wide publicity has been given to tl aft* the College of Medical Evangelists at Loma proposition to make this medical scho Chi Linda and Los Angeles. netly Christian, just as we©are making o; the July 1, 1921, in the city of Chihuahua, Union Theological Seminary in connectit for Mexico, there was in session "A National with the same University. In order t Me: Evangelical Convention" to which Levi B. surely avoid the fatal errors of the pa tial Salmans, B. D., M. D., read an essay or in the matter of medical education in tt call appeal for the training of medico-evange hands of the Church, it has been urged tht the lists. In this essay we find the following this new medical school in the hands t sibl most important statements which are full missions should be dedicated solely

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