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The Medical Student
While seeking a preparation for his lifework, the medical student
should be encouraged to attain the highest possible development
of all his powers. His studies, taxing though they are, need not
necessarily undermine his physical health or lessen his enjoyment of
spiritual things. Throughout his course of study he may continually
grow in grace and in a knowledge of truth, while at the same time he
may be constantly adding to the store of knowledge that will make
him a wise practitioner.
To medical students I would say, Enter upon your course of study
with a determination to do right and to maintain Christian principles.
Flee temptation, and avoid every influence for evil. Preserve your
integrity of soul. Maintain a conscientious regard for truth and
righteousness. Be faithful in the smaller responsibilities, and show
yourselves to be close, critical thinkers, having soundness of heart
and uprightness, being loyal to God, and true to mankind.
Opportunities are before you; if studious and upright, you may
obtain an education of the highest value. Make the most of your
privileges. Be not satisfied with ordinary attainments; seek to qual-
ify yourself to fill positions of trust in connection with the Lord’s
work in the earth. United with the God of wisdom and power, you
may become intellectually strong and increasingly capable as soul
winners. You may become men and women of responsibility and
influence if, by the power of your will, coupled with divine strength,
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you earnestly engage in the work of securing a proper training.
Exercise the mental powers, and in no case neglect the physi-
cal. Let not intellectual slothfulness close up your path to greater
knowledge. Learn to reflect as well as to study, that your minds may
expand, strengthen, and develop. Never think that you have learned
enough and that you may now relax your efforts. The cultivated
mind is the measure of the man. Your education should continue
during your lifetime; every day you should be learning and putting
to practical use the knowledge gained.
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