'A meeting, called in support of British medical mission work in China, was held last Friday in the hall of the Royal Asiatic Societ Sir Everard Fraser presided, being supported on the platform by Dr-Duncan Main, of Hangchow, Dr. Davenport, and Dr. R. Fletcher Moorshead of the Baptist Medical Mission Auxiliary.
Sir Everard Fraser briefly introduced Dr. Fletcher Moorshead, simply pointing out that medical missions made an appeal to every Briton in China.
Dr. Moorshead first referred to the formation of an advisory board in Great Britain for medical missions, it being felt that there should be some ce-ordinating medium in regard to the work of the various bodies, One felt the paramount need in China for such an enterprise as medical missions. Every where where one had gone into the great interior, one had been faced with the suffering of humanity. Wherever it had become known that any one happened to be a medical missionary, there it had appeared at once that there were patients needing treatment, and that there was suffering upon which humanity could not look unmoved.
Dr. Moorshead then mentioned the number of hospitals, doctors and nurses under the auspices of British medical missions. On an average they treated 50,000 inpatients and half a million out patients in these institutions. He emphasized that wherever they had a British hospital they had an institution which established a favourable point of contact between the foreigner and the Chinese. The work of these hospitals was reaching the influential classes of society in China, and was of very real value in opening up the country not only to the Christian. reli; but also to commerce and ci tion. Medical missions were seize ing a unique opportunity in the way of medical education. One of the greatest needs was for scientific medical training on the part of the medical men of China. The medical missions, not only representing Great Britain, but also they were glad to say America, were doing excellent service in seeking to train up high souled and well trained medical practitioners.
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