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August, 1938 The Health Bulletin 13 For many years I have taken this position, and wondered how any church or minister today can neglect to take an active part in preventing sickness. The most beneficent contribution made by science to the human race in the past century has been in preventive medicine. Many of the once dreaded diseases have been conquered. Once regarded as scourges sent by the Almighty to punish people for their sins, we now see that in His mercy God has shown us it is His will for us to escape from those diseases. For He has graciously revealed to us in case of some of the most dreadful diseases a means of escape that is almost absolutely certain. The famous physician, Dr. Osier, in summing up the progress of medicine in the 19th century, declared that smallpox, for example, is positively conquered—if only we use the knowledge God has given us. He said the German army, numbering nearly a million at that time, had not permitted a single case of smallpox in many years, and had no idea of ever permitting another case to occur. The military enforcement of periodic vaccination proved an absolute preventive. The serum against typhoid fever is almost absolutely sure. That against diphtheria is only a little less certain. It is slowly seeping into the popular mind that a vast deal of sickness can be prevented. Even that it is a sin and a disgrace to suffer from a disease that can positively be prevented. Intelligent people today revolt against calling it a "mysterious dispensation of Providence" when someone dies of smallpox or typhoid fever. They know that the merciful God put in one's reach an almost absolutely certain means of escape from that particular disease. It is not gracious—nor intelligent—to ascribe to Providence the penalty suffered from one's neglect to use the means of escape. This needs to be added to our religious creed. We all hold that God is not to blame for the spiritual death of any sinner. God offered him the way of escape. Not to accept it is itself a sin. God has positively put in our reach a means of escape from certain diseases. He is not to blame if one suffers and dies from such a disease. He mercifully offered the way of escape. Some day our religion will frankly declare it, that not to escape from a disease God has shown us how to escape is itself a sin. And when the pulpit and the press frankly take this position, preventive medicine will seem as vital a part of our religion as is visiting and praying with the sick. Not to visit and pray with the sick would brand a minister as un-Christian. But he will be a wiser minister, if not more truly Christian, if he so preach and teach as to keep his people from being sick. It is his privilege to do this as regards certain preventable diseases. By using the knowledge God has given us a vast deal of the sickness and suffering and poverty of the community can be prevented. There is such a thing as "the sin of being sick," and we ought to teach it and preach it without apology. Selling the Milk and Butter and Feeding- the Children Biscuit and Coffee Just a day or two before going to press with this issue, the Editor received an intelligent letter, as our readers will note, from an intelligent farm woman. The idea presented is good and we think that our readers will be interested in her point of view. As our correspondent has put the matter in concise and interesting
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-04: The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Document Title | The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh, North Carolina State Board of Health. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1938 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-053 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Volume Number | 53 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
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Fixed Title * | Page 13 |
Document Title | The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh, North Carolina State Board of Health. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1938 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-053-0131 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Page Type | all; report/review; article |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Digital Collection | North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection |
Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 53 |
Issue Number | 8 |
Page Number | 13 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | August, 1938 The Health Bulletin 13 For many years I have taken this position, and wondered how any church or minister today can neglect to take an active part in preventing sickness. The most beneficent contribution made by science to the human race in the past century has been in preventive medicine. Many of the once dreaded diseases have been conquered. Once regarded as scourges sent by the Almighty to punish people for their sins, we now see that in His mercy God has shown us it is His will for us to escape from those diseases. For He has graciously revealed to us in case of some of the most dreadful diseases a means of escape that is almost absolutely certain. The famous physician, Dr. Osier, in summing up the progress of medicine in the 19th century, declared that smallpox, for example, is positively conquered—if only we use the knowledge God has given us. He said the German army, numbering nearly a million at that time, had not permitted a single case of smallpox in many years, and had no idea of ever permitting another case to occur. The military enforcement of periodic vaccination proved an absolute preventive. The serum against typhoid fever is almost absolutely sure. That against diphtheria is only a little less certain. It is slowly seeping into the popular mind that a vast deal of sickness can be prevented. Even that it is a sin and a disgrace to suffer from a disease that can positively be prevented. Intelligent people today revolt against calling it a "mysterious dispensation of Providence" when someone dies of smallpox or typhoid fever. They know that the merciful God put in one's reach an almost absolutely certain means of escape from that particular disease. It is not gracious—nor intelligent—to ascribe to Providence the penalty suffered from one's neglect to use the means of escape. This needs to be added to our religious creed. We all hold that God is not to blame for the spiritual death of any sinner. God offered him the way of escape. Not to accept it is itself a sin. God has positively put in our reach a means of escape from certain diseases. He is not to blame if one suffers and dies from such a disease. He mercifully offered the way of escape. Some day our religion will frankly declare it, that not to escape from a disease God has shown us how to escape is itself a sin. And when the pulpit and the press frankly take this position, preventive medicine will seem as vital a part of our religion as is visiting and praying with the sick. Not to visit and pray with the sick would brand a minister as un-Christian. But he will be a wiser minister, if not more truly Christian, if he so preach and teach as to keep his people from being sick. It is his privilege to do this as regards certain preventable diseases. By using the knowledge God has given us a vast deal of the sickness and suffering and poverty of the community can be prevented. There is such a thing as "the sin of being sick" and we ought to teach it and preach it without apology. Selling the Milk and Butter and Feeding- the Children Biscuit and Coffee Just a day or two before going to press with this issue, the Editor received an intelligent letter, as our readers will note, from an intelligent farm woman. The idea presented is good and we think that our readers will be interested in her point of view. As our correspondent has put the matter in concise and interesting |
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Article Title | The Sin of Being Sick |
Article Author | Morgan, S. L. |
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