On the influence of medicine : an oration delivered before the Philadelphia Medical Society, pursuant to appointment. February 9, 1828 / by John Bell.

Date:
1828
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Credit: On the influence of medicine : an oration delivered before the Philadelphia Medical Society, pursuant to appointment. February 9, 1828 / by John Bell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    forward with emulous efforts to contribute to the great cause of philanthropy—the amelioration of our species, by sub- duing physical ills, and preparing the mind for moral culture and religious illumination. With all these resources, and such extensive powers of action, we need but look to the his- tory of the past as a guide for the future. Let us be vigilant at our posts, true to our trusts—united together by pure ethics, as we necessarily are by community of purpose and pursuit; and the world will still continue to acknowledge the beneficial and diffusive influence of medicine.