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Medical Ministry
A High Aim
Let every medical student aim to reach a high standard. Under
the discipline of the greatest of all teachers our course must ever
tend upward to perfection. All who are connected with the medical
missionary work must be learners. Let no one stop to say, “I cannot
do this.” Let him say instead, “God requires me to be perfect. He
expects me to work away from all commonness and cheapness, and
to strive after that which is of the highest order.”
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There is only one power that can make medical students what
they ought to be, and keep them steadfast—the grace of God and the
power of the truth exerting a saving influence upon life and charac-
ter. These students, who intend to minister to suffering humanity,
will find no graduating place this side of heaven. That knowledge
which is termed science should be acquired, while the seeker daily
acknowledges that the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. Ev-
erything that will strengthen the mind should be cultivated to the
utmost of their power, while at the same time they should seek God
for wisdom; for unless they are guided by the wisdom from above,
they will become an easy prey to the deceptive power of Satan. They
will become large in their own eyes, pompous, and self-sufficient.
Integrity of Students
The teachers in our medical college should encourage the stu-
dents to gain all the knowledge they can in every department. If
they find any students deficient in care-taking, in a comprehension
of their responsibilities, they should lay the matter frankly before
such ones, giving them an opportunity to correct their habits and to
reach a higher standard.
The teachers should not become discouraged because some are
slow to learn. Neither should they discourage the students when
mistakes are made. As errors and defects are kindly pointed out,
the students in turn should feel grateful for any instruction given. A
haughty spirit on the part of the students should not be encouraged.
All should be willing to learn, and the teachers should be willing to
instruct, training the students to be self-reliant, competent, careful,
painstaking. As the students study under wise instructors, and unite