on. abscess, for instance, the bacilli from the abscess itself. And so The homeopaths will exclaim at once that this is the principle they have always worked under. Well, what of it? [Our italics. Ed.] If the cure is effected, any one may claim the glory." "Well-what of it?" This, and to the honor of the rapidly uniting medical profession be it said: The profession is practically realizing at last that truth belongs to no one medical sect, nor did truth originate in, nor can it be the exclusive property of any one medical sect. Let truth be born in any one incarnation where she will, in a king's house or a manger, in the counsels of the scientific laboratory, or in the brain of the solitary mystic-"well, what of it?" She must be recognized and reverently saluted and eagerly hearkened to by honest seekers after truth. "This is truth"-the honest allopathist says-"and I admit you recognized her firstwell, what of it?" "This is Truth"-the honest homeopathist says -“and recognized by you she is as really your truth as she ever was mine. She is not yours nor mine-she is the Truth, so-what of it? Let us follow the Truth together!" THE FORTHCOMING INSTITUTE SESSION. There is no college cry that more stirs the heart than that raised by a few lads in some general assemblage, "Harvard, this way!" or "Yale, this way!" And "this way"-for whatever purpose, even occasionally, it must be admitted, for rather regrettable ones!-Yale or Harvard, at that rallying cry, throngs. The occasion is often most trivial, but the terse, pregnant call, and the stalwart, instant, eager response, have in them a something to quicken the pulse and thicken the throat. One remembers, in the laughing moment, that the cry, "This way," flung out to Harvard or Princeton, or Yale, brought more than once a gallant response, in dark and grim hours, on Southern battle-fields. Each cause must have its rallying cry. "Men are only boys grown tall." There is power in a familiar shout, in the waving of a flag, that has no equal in logic or eloquence. It might be well if to every summons to our national gathering of workers under the law of similars, could be appended the cry of "homeopathists-this way!" For the meeting of the American Institute of Homeopathy is the rallying hour of the cause so dear to us all, and its kindled camp-fire should call every follower of homeopathy "this way." It is the Hour of the Cause; the hour to renew vows of loyalty; the hour to unitedly rejoice in honorable progress; the hour in which to bring for solution, puzzling individual problems to the tribunal of larger wisdom; the hour in which to share helpful experience or newly-formulated theory; the hour in which to quicken the pulse of brotherhood. The appeal to the homeopathic profession lately issued by the Its earnest Secretary of the Institute should fall on willing ears. The Institute opens her door on June 17th! OBITUARY. JAMES UTLEY, M. D. The subject of this sketch was born at New Marlboro, Mass., July 13, 1840, and passed beyond, March 15, 1907. His early education was obtained at Williston Seminary and Hudson Academy. A few of his early years were spent in the practice of dentistry. Wishing for a wider field of professional work, and having a particular love for surgery, he studied medicine, graduating from the medical department of Bowdoin College in 1874, and from the Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia in 1875. He located in Newton in 1876, and lived there until his death. He was one of the first members of the surgical staff of the Newton Hospital, and performed the first laparotomy in the history of that institution. He served on the staff for thirteen years, when his large private practice demanded all his attention. Dr. Utley was a successful practitioner, both as a physician and surgeon. He possessed the genial disposition, happy smile, loving countenance, the warm hearty grasp of the hand, accompanied by the inborn faculty of investigating disease, and applying the necessary remedial agent, whether this might be the indicated remedy, surgery, hygiene or good honest advice. In his early home life he received religious training, which grounded his faith in the Christian Church, and his convictions were strengthened in the mature years of manhood, and made him a thorough Christian gentleman. He was a member and strong supporter of the Eliot Church at Newton. Dr. Utley was a member of several Masonic bodies, first becoming a member of United Lodge of Brunswick, Me., in 1861, Montgomery Chapter in 1862, Medford Council in 1869, St. John Commandery in 1864. He was a charter member and first master of Ionic Lodge of Taunton, and District Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts for three years. Dr. Utley was married in 1861 to Miss Martha Dunlop, of Brunswick, Me., who survives him with one son, Dr. Edward R. Utley of Newton. Dr. Utley passed from this earth whispering the prayer learned at his mother's knee, "Now I lay me down to sleep." BOSTON HOMEOPATHIC MEDICAL SOCIETY. April 4, 1907. The regular meeting of the Boston Homeopathic Medical Society was held in the Natural History rooms on Thursday evening, April 4, 1907. The meeting was called to order at 8.10 by the President, Dr. S. H. Calderwood. The reading of the records was waived. Dr. I. C. R. Amesbury was proposed for membership. Dr. Frank R. Sedgley and Dr. Grace G. Savage were elected to membership. The annual reports of the treasurer and auditor were read and accepted. Scientific Session. Program. Differential Diagnosis of the Chronic Arthritides.-Alonzo G. Howard, M.D. The Surgical Aspects of Chronic Rheumatoid Arthritis.-C. F. Painter, An unanimous vote of thanks was extended to Dr. Painter. O. R. Chadwell, General Secretary. MASSACHUSETTS HOMEOPATHIC MEDICAL SOCIETY. Wednesday, April 10, 1907. The meeting was called to order by the President, John H. Sherman, M.D. Committees reporting were those on Clinical Medicine, Obstetrics, Diseases of Children, and Insanity and Nervous Diseases. The following program was followed: 1. The Sanatorium Treatment of Mental and Nervous Diseases.-Dana F. Downing, M.D. 2. Heredity and Insanity.-William W. Coles, M.D. 3. Business Session. (a) Reports of Treasurer and Auditor. (b) Reports of Committees. Fund.-Herbert C. Clapp, M.D. Westboro Insane and Rutland Hospitals.-Edward P. Colby, By-Laws.-N. Emmons Paine, M.D. Legislation.-John H. Sherman, M.D. Registration and Statistics.-Wesley T. Lee, M.D. To Investigate the Matter of Closer Affiliation of the State For the Relief of the Physicians of San Francisco and Vicinity. (c) Report of Necrologist.-Nathaniel R. Perkins, M.D. Hollis G. Batchelder, M.D., Forest Hills. (e) Upon motion by Dr. A. E. Cross, representing the Worcester County Homeopathic Medical Society, it was voted to hold the next meeting in Worcester. 4. The Pathological Disturbances of Metabolism Resulting from Faulty Feeding.-C. S. Raue, M.D., Philadelphia. 5. 6. 7. The Percentage Method of Infant Feeding.-J. Herbert Moore, M.D. Luncheon. An Unusual Case of Meningitis with Recovery.-Frederick P. Batchelder, M.D. 8. Something New in Auto-Intoxication.-Stephen H. Blodgett, M.D., and Amber A. Starbuck, M.D. 9. Report of Two Cases of Septicaemia Following Labor.-Ralph C. Wiggin, M.D. At 6.30 P.M. the members and guests assembled at Young's Hotel, to the number of nearly three hundred, for the annual banquet. After dinner the following program was presented President's Address.-John H. Sherman, M.D. Address, "What Homeopathy has Done for Pediatrics."-C. S. Raue, M.D., Philadelphia. Introduction of President-Elect. Introduction of Dr. Edith Neild of Tunbridge Wells, England, representing the British Homeopathic Medical Society, and at present a post-graduate student at Boston University. Resolutions of regret were introduced by Dr. Sutherland, and unanimously passed at the absence, enforced by sickness, of Dr. E. B. Hooker, B.U.S.M., President of the American Institute of Homeopathy, who was to address the Society. The newly-elected officers are: President, J. P. Rand, Worcester; VicePresidents, F. W. Halsey, Boston; N. R. Perkins, Dorchester; Recording Secretary, Thomas E. Chandler, Boston; Corresponding Secretary, Charles T. Howard, Boston; Treasurer, T. M. Strong, Boston; Librarian, Mary A. Leavitt, Somerville. Censors: James B. Bell, Boston; E. H. Copeland, Northampton; F. W. Patch, Framingham; J. H. Sherman, South Boston, and J. K. Warren, Worcester. REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR AFFILIATION. The Committee appointed by your President one year ago to investigate the question of closer affiliation between this and the various local Homeopathic Medical Societies throughout the State, beg leave to submit their findings, conclusions and recommendations in the following report: We realized at the start that the question was a most important one involving fundamental changes in the government of all of our medical societies if anything of value was to be accomplished. We realized also that nothing could be done without the hearty co-operation and approval of all our homeopathic physicians throughout the State and in order to get some idea of their feelings in regard to the matter an informal Conference of representative physicians from the Boston Homeopathic Medical Society, The Essex and Worcester County Societies and the Homeopathic Medical Society of Western Massachusetts, was held at Copley Square Hotel in Boston, Dec. 12. 1906. Each Society was represented by two members (one of whom did not belong to our State Society), except that of Western Massachusetts of which only one member was present. All seemed unanimous in the opinion that a closer affiliation between our State and local societies would advance the cause of Homeopathy and benefit the entire profession. Various suggestions were made as to how this could be brought about, and the plan which seemed to all most feasible was a modification of the methods adopted by the Massachusetts (Old School) Medical Society which are now in vogue. The plan in brief was this: For the Massachusetts Homeopathic Medical Society to absorb the entire membership of the various local societies so that each member of the local society would by virtue of that membership become a member of the State Society. The advantages of such an affiliation would be: (1) An increase of members in the State Society representatives of which would be found in every part of the State to aid in securing necessary legislation for the protection and building up of our School. (2) It would unify our professional interests by supplying every member of our local societies with the annual publications of the State Society and giving him a voice and vote in its management. (3) It would encourage physicians to attend the meetings of the State Society and thus become better acquainted with each other. (4) It would make each member of our local societies eligible to membership in the American Institute of Homeopathy which now they are not. In a word, without interfering in any officious way with the existence or time-honored customs of our local societies, it would centralize our interests and activities for more effective work. The objections to the plan are (1) A slight loss of revenue to the State Society. (2) The dropping out of a few physicians from our local societies, and all societies, for financial reasons. (3) The giving up of a cerain feeling of independence by both State and local societies, for the common good. So much for the general plan of affiliation provided it is desired by all parties concerned, now for a few facts regarding our State and local societies which have a bearing upon the case: The present membership of our State Society is 375. If each paid his dues of $5.00 we should have an income of $1,875.00 a vear, but as a matter of fact some do not, and the report of the treasurer last year showed only $1,433.00 from that source. This, however, was $313.73 over the ordinary current expense for the year and does not include the interest from our "Reserve Fund" which has been set aside for original work or from our working balance of nearly $1,200.00, which ought to make about $50.00 per year more. The ordinary expenses the present year were $1,065.00. It does not seem wise, by vour Committee, to have the State Society attempt affiliation with any subordinate society of less than 25 members or with any two societies in the same locality. This leaves us but four societies for consideration at this time: The Bosten Homeopathic Medical Society which has 230 members, 39 of whom do not belong to the State Society; The Essex County Society, which has 37 members, 18 of whom do not belong to the State Society; The Worcester County Society which has 62 members, 28 of whom do not belong to the State Society, and the Homeopathic Medical Society of Western Massachusetts with its 67 members, 34 of whom do not belong to the State Society. Several physicians in the State belong to more than one of these local societies and hence are counted more than once. The absolute numerical membership of these four societies is 348 physicians, 109 of whom do not belong to the State Society. Your Committee ran through this last list very carefully and estimated that 75 would join the State Society if affiliation was carried out and that 34 would drop out. This would increase the membership of our State Society at once to 450 and put us on a better standing at once in comparison with the State Society of the Old School. It would also net the Society about $300.00 each year to help offset the reduction in its revenues of which we shall speak later on. From the foregoing observations we have made up our minds that affiliation between the State and four subordinate societies mentioned is possible and that the combination can be run satisfactorily for about four-fifths what it costs now. The plan which we have formulated to accomplish this will require some sacrifices and concessions from all |