1952 Geloof en Wetenschap : Orgaan van de Christelijke vereeniging van natuur- en geneeskundigen in Nederland - pagina 148

44 sich ein Kreis von Aerzten und Medizinstudenten mit christlicher Lebenseinstellung schon früher, sei-t 1923, regelmassig versammelt, gewöhnlich im Heim eines Kollegen, um medizinische und soziale Fragen unter christlichem Gesichtspunkt zu erörtern. Alle treibenden Krafte in diesem Kreise hatten starke Eindrücke in Danemark empfangen. Ein J a h r nach dem nordischen Treffen in Hösbjörg in Norwegen und unter dem Eindrücke der dort gesammelten Erfahrungen kam es dann zur Organisation des Kreises, zur Vereinsbildung. — Abweichend von der organisatorischen Gestaltung in den Nachbarlandern gehören bereits die Medizinstudenten dem Vereine an.

United States of America HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN MEDICAL SOCIETY „I am planning to go to the mission field, but I may never get there. My life work may be going to medical school." Such was the practical philosophy oj a consecrated Christian, Oliver Austin, in the course of preparing himself to be a doctor. He seemed particularly aware that Christians can make every moment of a busy day count for Christ. During his student days at Northwestern Medical School, he took an active part in the Christian Medical Society, a small but dynamic group of young scholars who put the cross before the caduceus. With others, he envisioned the widening of the usefulness and influence of the C.M.S. beyond the sphere of Chicago's universities. But back to the beginning of the Society. Kenneth Gieser, a student at Northwestern Medical School, was pleasantly surprised to see a copy of STREAMS IN THE DESERT in a room occupied by George Peterson. He was delighted to find another Christian at his school. As they discussed the problems confronting the Christian in the materialistic environment of medical school, they decided to meet regularly for prayer. Other students joined them, and they made it their practice to have a time of prayer and fellowship each Saturday afternoon in the Chapel of the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago. This was the informal beginning in 1931 of the organization whose purpose is ,,to aid Christian physicians, medical students and others in the medical profession to gain the mutual strength, encouragement and blessings to be obtained in meeting with one another", and „to present a positive witness of God, our F'ather, and our Savior Jesus Christ to the medical profession". By 1935 the Society had a membership of 15. Christian students from Illinois University College of Medicine joined them, and the work was steadily growing. Not satisfied to remain an unrecognized group of believers, the members began in 1939 to send letters to the incominf; freshmen at the two schools, in which they outlined the aims of C.M.S. and invited the new students to join them. 1941 saw the Society enlarge beyond the limits of the two schools. The Extension Committee looked forward to forming a professional group of members, and invited Christian physicians to meet with them. Coincident with the urge from within to expand the sphere of the Society's usefulness, there came a call for assistance from New York City. George Kollmar, studying at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, wrote that he was meeting with three other Christian students. He wanted guidance in formulating a doctrinal basis to keep the mem-

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