Visit to Hospital Aided by Union presentatives of the different bodies which go to make up the Community Church. The sermon was preached by the Rev, E. MeNeill Poteat, Jr, who is nota stranger to this cone the summer months past year, Charge the. Pastor Afel dent in the service was the charge to the pastor delivered by the Rev, E. F. Horst Smith, pastor of the Union Church of Shanghai, Mr, Horst-Smith happily alluded to the pleasure it gave as pastor of the parent church to participate in the service of the daughter church. The charge to the nevely inducted pastor was in part as follows:
"We preach Clint crucified, unto the Jews @ stumbling block, and unto the Greeks foolishness; but auto them which are called, both Jews and Creeks, Chie the power of Ged, fom of Gods. eve termined wot ta know anyo thing among you, save Jesus Chrish, and Him crucified".
1 Corinthiuna 13 22 & 243 41
Brother Luceock, T shall not be guilty of the utter impertinence of supposing that T can teach you to do your job. My only qualification for delivering this charge is that T fam the pastor of Union Chur which is the parent church of Community Church, and itis fitting: that wwe should be associated with you on uch an occasion as this. I shall be speaking to myself as mach ax to you; or rather let us stand side by side' while the great Apostle Paul speaks tous both. For when he ined his attack on Corinth he task somewhat re-inge your and mine. frother Tasecoek, with all heart T commend {9 you that mex sage, and if this solemn occasion Justifier the use of the word it is, in the words of "T charge thee the Lord Jesus shall Judge the quick and the dead at Mis appearing, and kingdom, preach the which Paul himself found to be so powerful and so wise.
The Charge to the People The charge to the people was riven by the Rev. Paul G. Hayes of the Methodist Mission of Chinkiang.
Mr, Hayes was associated with Mr. Luccock in his student days. charging the people Mr. Hayes spoke as follows: jereating etter, has been here by Mes, M, Nimmo, Secretary of the Shanghai Ladies Union Church Society, from Ars. G. B. Fryer, who is now in England with" her husband and wrighter, "Mrs. Fryee has written her" letter that it might reach hanyhui Just before the Annual Sale of the Society, and in it she tells of her visits to the two hose pitals to which the proceeds of the sales are sent, the Roehampton Hospital for "Limbless Sailors Soldiers, and Airmen in London, fand the Princess Louise Hospital in Glasgow.
Up to the present over £4,000 hi een sent to each of these hospitals from the proceeds of these sales, but the need is still very great and the work becomes increasingly dificult as the years go by. The Society, therefore, hopes that the sale this year will be even more successful than in previous years, and this letter is published {0 en" courage those Interested to greater Your da of sale ly fast nearing, writes Mis," Fryer, and we hope that this hurriedly written no! ranches you in time to encourage you in your efforts to make the sum realized ax large as possible.
We went out to Queen Mary's Hospital at Roehampton this morne ing to find out just what the needs for this year are, Tam not going' to take any time' to tell details of all we saw and learned in the two hours we were visiting wards, ete—that will make a most interesting, talk some afternoon, The main point is to let you all and the other Shanghai friends know that help is needed more and more, and then some more, for some the smaller hospitals have been Shut down and those patients have been sent to Queen Mary's, time "goes en many of the old normal ete, are breaking down ind_terrible complications. settinse Perhaps the following: notes will help you to understand conditions:
The Hospital has 500 beds for soliiers and at the moment only four beds are empty. 200 of the Patients at present are confined to beds, The 200 others are part-time in eds and all there are struggling to have help.
'A Inrge medical ward has been opened to handle the heart and lunge cates, ax a result of wounds, ete, received during the war.
now ward is being built with 40 bells to take care of tuberevlar T congratulate you, men and women of the Community Church, on your unparallelled opportunity to veal this love which is essential Christianity, Your pastor will present to you from Sunday to Sunday, this one essential, in glowing words that trip from his tongue and drop from his lips in magnificent figures and with compelling power. But his ministry, which is also your ministry, so intimately are pastor and people related, will not be sue cessful unless you live this life of love in every word and action.
an opportunity you have!
love knows no distinction of race, and you are never absent from inter-racial contacts. It knows no compl T will take no further time now to write, for T do want this to to you and do hope it reaches in time to help the fands swell, The Shanghai Union Church Tadies Society's name stands high on the list in the reception hall of this wonderful institution, T only wish T could see Princess Louise Hospital also, for conditions rust be the same there.
With very hest wishes for the day of sale, in which Mr. Fryer and Yours sincerely,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.