Palmer College of Chiropractic - Fountainhead Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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I am a chiropractor. I live and breathe chiropractic. ln one way or another, it consumes my thoughts, waking or sleeping. My wife is also a chiropractor. My children are healthy as a result of chiropractic. I believe that the God within can heal all DIS- EASE Whether physical, mental, or spiritual. My best friends are men who believe as I do that chiropractors should be first in the healing profession, not limited therapists, following meekly in the well- grooved path of the medical profession. My desire is to distribute informa- tion throughout the world about Palmer's Law of Life, to witness its acceptance, and provide service where needed. Through the years coercion and ridicule have intimidated chiro- practors into hiding their lights under a bushel. Man has always sought means to make his life easier, especially if he is led to believe the easiest way is the best way. . . for him. All men want acceptance and recognition. Thus it is easy for material desires, which satisfy the ego, to overshad- ow a more basic need. . .dedica- tion to a higher cause that brings spiritual fulfillment. There are many in our profession who are thirsty for the full message of chiropractic. Unknown to these countless thousands of sincere, ded- icated chiropractors, secret con- spirators control the profession through ridicule and distortion of facts. These conspirators would convince us that the scientific approach to chiropractic is the only approach acceptable to the public community, the profession- als, the legislatures. They would have us sacrifice the very essence and raison d'etre of chiropractic- the knowledge of and faith in the life principle as the firm founda- tion upon which the scientific dis- cipline rests--for the alleged hollow victory of public accep- tance. They are propelling the pro- fession down the path as medical imposters. Their central theme is the cry for 1mity . By unity, they mean a situation in which they want no in- terference with their plans to re- move the Life principle philosophy from the doctrine of the chiroprac- tic profession and consequently amalgamate chiropractic with medicine as a limited member of the medical team. This, of course, is tantamount to removing from the Christian relig- ion the divinity of Christ, reducing the Christian faith to nothing more than a set of rules for sound human relations. What is Judaism without the Law of Moses? Buddhism with- out Buddha's precepts. The Moslem faith without Mohammed? Or our form of government without the Constitution and The Bill of Rights? Every great movement or idea has had its basic principles without which it was nothing. So it is with chiropractic. The Life Principle is the heart of the matter. The story of Christ and His con- frontation with Satan is told in almost every language and serves as an example for all those who are faced with decisions which require self- denial and courage. When Christ was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, He was met by Satan who promised Him all the kingdoms of the world if He would compromise by bowing down to him. In other words, Satan was saying, the world would be Christ's if He would cooperate with the power structure , meet worldly demands and give up His true life purpose--He could obtain the greatest worldly success: public acceptance, prestige, social rec- ognition, financial security. But Christ's principle was to bow only to the will of God. Though all but a few of His followers deserted Him and He was finally crucified, Christ rose again. His ministry spread throughout the world. I-le would not compromise, and we chiropractors dare not compromise. Many times during their careers, the vast majority of chiropractors have met with frustration. There are so many unanswered questions. Why was there never an organized campaign to inform business, political, and professional leaders of the chiropractic doctrine ? Why was a national campaign of true merit never organized to propound to the public facts about chiro- practic's outstanding benefits? Why weren't we chiropractors leading the ecological movement, when we have emphasized for decades the necessity of such action? Why hadn't we, as a profession, made an all-out effort to declare drugs dangerous, both pushed and pre- scribed? What happened to our leadership against massive flouri- QUO VADIS dation of public utilities, mass immunization? The failure of the profession to assert itself in these crucial areas has long been a puzzle to many. The pieces begin to fall into place however, when officials of the various chiropractic organizations and groups issued their infamous Y White Paper in answer to HEW's biased and deliberately distorted image of chiropractic. It became apparent that there was a double standard in the profession and that the desire for personal, social and professional acceptance far over- shadowed dedication to the truth of the chiropractic philosophy and its scientific discipline. The in- activity of the past was suddenly seen in a new light. In the absence of a wel1-formu- lated, all- chiropractic answer to the I-IEW statement, those prepar- ing the White Paper took the most available way out and quietly re- moved the basic and innate ideas of chiropractic which support the discipline of the profession and substituted for them basic and in- nate ideas of medicine. Dissenters were merely swept aside in the tide of events. The work of the conspiracy was now complete. They had accomplished their pur- pose, the profession was now a limited therapy. Furthermore, now that the emasculation of the profession has begun, its practi- tioners become subject to the law of cause and effect, and chiro- practic ideals will topple like dominoes in a row--unless those of us who believe in its principles take a stand--NOW. The potential danger and far-reach- ing ramifications of the position taken in the White Paper have not been debated within the profession for fear of arousing resistance from the sleeping chiropractors. The undercover conspiracy is content, for history is replete with the sur- render of men with ideals who seldom find the opportunity to turn back once the crooked road is taken. Those who approve of the White Paper are certain that chiro- practors will accept partial recogni- tion, partial acceptance, and partial remuneration from govern- ment funds, rather than make the struggle necessary to achieve full recognition, total acceptance, liberation, and ultimate victory for the profession and the people.

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LIFE FELLOWSHIP OF DAVENPORT Certainly, there was doubt in the minds of many of the men who put their stamp of approval on the White Paper. These doubts have been reflected in many private conversations with mem who be- grudgingly participated in this Appomattox of chiropractic. They express great concern about the stipulations of the White Paper. They feel far too much has been surrendered of the truths basic to chiropractic. Unfortunately, the momentum of the conspirator's cry for unity at all costs was too great for any disagreement with the White Paper, Dissenters would have been the victims of wrath and ridicule. The time was ripe for submission. Principled chiropractors had no dependable defenses. Their Maginot line crumbled, and, like France, chiropractors could no longer call their land their own. I am for unity. Who could be against unity on principle? I praise all those who have worked so dili- gently through the years for the advancement of chiropractic--but I am diametrically opposed to this medical unity as stipulated in the White Paper. I am for the immediate adoption of the true, principled concepts of D.D. and BJ. Palmer and the early pioneers whose doctrines should be clearly defined so that all chiroprac- tors can know thyself . I am for the immediate recall of the White Paper and the issuing of a revised edition which contains an all- chiropractic answer to the I-IEW report, leaving no doubt as to the principled position of chiropractic in the field of natural healing. I advocate a national advertising campaign based on our principles as set forth in the revised White Paper designed to educate and motivate the public to the benefits of chiropractic. I am in favor of a national cam- paign against drugs whether pushed or prescribed, against mass immuni- zation without the consent of the individual, and against mass medi- cation of the public water supply. We as chiropractors need apologize to no one. We are licensed by the legislatures of 48 states. We have sufficient training, a heritage which may be pointed to with pride, a wealth of invaluable data, and fifty-million healthy people to at- test the benefits of our profession. We must not conform to what other groups believe our profession to be --we must, rather, instruct them about what we know it to be. Consequently, I am for full finan- cial, professional, legal, and social freedom- -NOW. Shall we be limited medical thera- pists or chiropractors? Quo vadis. . . whither goest thou? fWhen the time is right, all the local, state, and national political leaders must be informed that there is new Wine in the bottle of chiropractic. Throughout the existence of the Life Fellowship of Davenport we have stood for that which the Chiropractic profession has held near and dear since its inception into this world. Our thoughts, hopes, dreams, and aspirations are found in this article by Dr. Sid Williams. This is our reason for being here, this is our purpose. Thanks for everything, Dr. Sid. --members and friends of the Life Fellowship 175