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title: 'Inaugural Address to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'John Redman'
date: 1887-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Medicine and Health'
- 'Temperance'
- 'Theism'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 3'
- 'Psalms 127'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/redman-1887-inaugural-address-to-the-college-of-physicians-of-philadelphia
---

# Inaugural Address to the College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Dr. John Redman's 1787 inaugural address to the College of Physicians invokes God's guidance (Proverbs 3) and presents a memorial warning Pennsylvania legislators about the medical harms of distilled spirits.

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