The tobacco habit: its history and pathology : a study in birth-rates. Smokers compared with non-smokers.

  • Tidswell, Herbert Henry.
Date:
1912
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Credit: The tobacco habit: its history and pathology : a study in birth-rates. Smokers compared with non-smokers. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    An Appeal to Medical Students and all Members of THE Medical Profession who are true Christians, AND zealous in THE CAUSE OF HyGIENE. Brother Chips and Fellow-Labourers, Let us consider for what purpose God has provided and trained a large body of medical practitioners ? Why has He imparted to us knowledge and wisdom to relieve suffering, to prolong life, and even to stamp out or prevent the spread of many terrible diseases which once devastated our land ? I think God's purpose is that we should fulfil the work that Christ commenced, that is, the work of regenerating degenerate mankind. In order that we may fulfil our divine mission, God has bestoAved upon us His Divine Spirit. His gifts of skill and wisdom are given now to His faithful ministers in answer to prayer, as in the days of the early Church. God is the giver of wisdom and knowledge through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. The art of healing the sick and relieving suffering is truly a divine gift, and we should consider ourselves highly honoured by God and the King, who rules by divine right, when we are admitted as members of the medical profession. It is necessary that we should be loyal to our spiritual Head, Christ the Saviour ; we must glorify His name and be faithful witnesses for Him. We are ministers of Christ in the same degree as tlie bishops, clergy, and other ministers of the Gospel, but we do not wish to exalt our office above theirs. Our work is only partly spiritual, their work is, or should be, entirely spiritual. We are