Our Medical Convention by I. H. Evans

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 29, 1916

Our Medical Convention

By I. H. Evans

FOR many months the Medical Department of the North American Division Conference has been looking forward to a convention in which some of our leading doctors, business managers of sanitariums, head nurses, and other medical workers could meet and discuss the work carried on under the Medical Department. This convention convened at the Madison Sanitarium, Madison, Wis., June 5-10. We were pleased to see many of our leading physicians, head nurses, and business managers at this meeting.

From the opening session, a spirit of cooperation and unity prevailed throughout, such as should prevail in a Christian assembly. Many phases of sanitarium work were discussed. Our training schools, the service in a sanitarium, its equipment, and nearly all lines of work carried on by our institutions were freely discussed. Without being in the meeting, one could hardly conceive of the splendid Christian spirit which was manifest throughout the council by every person present. We do not recall a single instance when any speaker uttered an unkind word or spoke in an unchristian manner. The whole delegation entered into the study of our medical work with apparently but one desire,—to see the work unified, and placed on a basis that will commend it to the world, and assure success to the denomination that is trying to support it.

The convention followed in every detail the general policy of the Division Conference, and in no particular did it try in any way to do other than set in operation such plans as will bring a larger measure of success to the cause which we love. As we separate from these workers, knowing to what responsibilities they return, we feel that we have a band of medical workers who are true and loyal to the third angel's message, and who are giving their lives unselfishly and disinterestedly to developing the work in their department in such a way as will insure success and extend the work of the message.

This convention asked our union and local conference executive committees and sanitarium boards to inaugurate such plans in raising special funds for the liquidating of the indebtedness upon our institutions as will soon enable the institutions to use their earning capacity in charitable work, and to extend the work of the Medical Department wherever its influence is needed.

The convention was one that will long be remembered by all who were present. Doctors, business managers, nurses, and workers gave themselves anew to the Lord with a determination to help finish this work. I. H. EVANS.