CHAPTER XVI. THE STUDY OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE—ANATOMY

OF all the subjects in the realm of physical science, that which most concerns man, that which enters most fully and vitally into his own life, is the science of his own body: the knowledge of its construction, of its preservation, and of its functions. This is true also from the fact that man himself is the crown of creation; and from the further fact that of him Inspiration has declared that he is “fearfully and wonderfully made.”PBE 152.1

As a perfect illustration of the principle of the Bible as the text-book in science, and of the teaching and science that is truly Christian, the author is permitted to present an address on “How to Study Anatomy,” by Stephen Smith, M. D. LL. D., of New York City, which was delivered to the students of the Medical Department of the Syracuse University, Oct. 13, 1902. and published in the Medical Record. Jan. 3, 1903. ^{1[Page 152] This address is here printed with the special permission of Dr. Smith and the editor of the Medical Record. It is a splendid illustration not only of the use of the Bible as the text-book in science, but of the idea of this whole book. For this reason, the author gratefully acknowledges the great favor in the permission to embody it in his book.}PBE 152.2