Ihastennowtooneofthemostsingularstrugglesofmedicalscienceduringmoderntimes。EarlyinthelastcenturyBoyerpresentedinoculationasapreventiveofsmallpoxinFrance，andthoughtfulphysiciansinEngland，inspiredbyLadyMontaguandMaitland，followedhisexample。Ultra-conservativesinmedicinetookfrightatonceonbothsidesoftheChannel，andtheologywassoonfindingprofoundreasonsagainstthenewpractice。TheFrenchtheologiansoftheSorbonnesolemnlycondemnedit；theEnglishtheologiansweremostloudlyrepresentedbytheRev。

　　EdwardMassey，whoin1772preachedandpublishedasermonentitledTheDangerousandSinfulPracticeofInoculation。InthishedeclaredthatJob’sdistemperwasprobablyconfluentsmallpox；thathehadbeeninoculateddoubtlessbythedevil；

　　thatdiseasesaresentbyProvidenceforthepunishmentofsin；

　　andthattheproposedattempttopreventthemis“adiabolicaloperation。”NotlessvigorouswasthesermonoftheRev。Mr。

　　Delafaye，entitledInoculationanIndefensiblePractice。Thisstrugglewentonforthirtyyears。Itisapleasuretonotesomechurchmen——andamongthemMadox，BishopofWorcester——givingbattleonthesideofrightreason；butaslateas1753wehaveanotedrectoratCanterburydenouncinginoculationfromhispulpitintheprimatialcity，andmanyofhisbrethrenfollowinghisexample。

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