Annual of the Northern Baptist Convention Volume 8 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ... Methods of recording treatments and operations are to conform to the government system. Higher grade students are to be sent to union medical mission colleges. It will be noticed that the first aim of medical work in this field is stated to be evangelization. Were it for the sole purpose of bringing relief of physical suffering, the conference believes it would be amply justified, for although the government does much medical work, much remains undone. But the main purpose of our medical work is not primarily to heal people but to open doors for evangelistic work. People of all classes from princes to beggars prefer mission hospitals, and there are many instances in which the treatment given in hospitals has opened doors that previously had been closed to the presentation of the gospel. WORK FOR EUROPEANS There is also in Madras a church fot Europeans, in which services are maintained in English only. Rev. W. R. Manley and Mrs. Manley minister to the work. Seven baptisms are reported for the year, all from the Sunday school, and other young people are seriously considering the matter of openly confessing Christ. Some British soldiers are found in the congregation. In fact the work is more like preaching to a procession than to a permanent congregation, since transfers in government service occur so frequently thereby removing whole families. The church has fulfilled its promise faithfully in regard to its subscription toward the pastor's support. Mrs. Manley underwent a serious surgical operation from which she made a successful recovery. One of their sons is a medical missionary. Another is a student volunteer, hoping to be sent to the field in the fall. THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE Much is done in an advisory way towards administration on the field through the ...