For the last 30 years or more the two American branches of the Presbyterian Church have maintained hospitals along the Shantung-Kiangsu border, and a year ago there were no less than eight Hospitals in the area of recent fighting. Warfare has been almost continuous in this region for a doyen years, but it had been their fortunes for most of the time to under Northern occupation. During all these yenrs the doctors ud their associates remained ae their posts carrying on their work under most dificult conditions, ministering to the wounded of were brought These Northern commanders soldiers were probably as evil fas the Southerners say they are, Dut they protected these hospitals, paid for the medicines and food that their wounded soldiers consumed and frequently made handsome contributions towards the equipment or running expenses of these institutions who were always sorely put to it for funds with which to carry on their work, the foreign gifts being only a fraction of the oral budget. It was not always plain sailings; we often had to dun' the commanders. several times before their bills were paid; not infrequently we had to report rowdy roldiors for misconduct, but Wwe managed to carry on without interruption and maintain cordial relations.
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