BEYOND THE SURGEON'S SKILL

The scientific attainments of medical science have advanced greatly in this generation. The art of the practice of medicine has not kept pace. The kindly spirit, unselfish service, and spiritual uplift which were characteristic of most physicians in the “horse-and-buggy days” are needed more today than they were a generation ago. A combination of medical science and spiritual counseling will do much to relieve the sufferings of mind and body. The personal physician-patient relationship and the building up of the patient''s confidence in his physician are a most important aspect of the physician''s duty. A belief in God and a knowledge of the availability of help from above is of great benefit to both physician and patient.