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title: 'A Sermon on the Moral Responsibility of Physicians'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Joel Parker'
date: 1848-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
- 'Personal Piety'
scriptures:
- 'Luke 4'
- 'Isaiah 61'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/parker-1848-a-sermon-on-the-moral-responsibility-of-physicians
---

# A Sermon on the Moral Responsibility of Physicians

Joel Parker exhorts medical students to moral responsibility: physicians must 'heal themselves' morally, blending professional skill with personal goodness and pastoral care.

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