National Christian Council listened two addresses on the outlook of (Christian medicine and education.
Dr. E. H. Hume spoke on "Christe Jan Medicine in. the New Day in JChina."" ie had found, he said, that national and provincial government Organizations regard the 390. Christ-an hospitals and medical institutions seatered li over China s wholly indispensable. They all say, cannot do. without the 'Christan hospitals, let" them plan to work. with us" "As an instance of this ce-operation Hunan was cited, wherein the provincial Health Commissioner has approached the Christian ltoepitals as found in sixteen of the 76 districts, with' the proposal that they relate themselves to' the provineial health programme. Christian hospitals in this connection will be entirely free to carry on their own work but will work in close cooperation with " the government health forces. The Commissioner of Civil Affairs in will Guthorize the District Magistrates to. allot from $200 to $300 a month to the hospital budget concerned, Another instance of ce-operation between "government and. Christian medical health forces is seen in Lintsing, Shantung, where eleven districts have agreed to take an annul appropriation to the hospital order to Keep it open, Considerable progress has also veen made in getting up hospital boards whereon members of the community, og well as the Church, Dr. Hume urged that the Church needs to think of the Christian hospital as a Christian agency fully ae Henuine and effective as the pulpit Christian Education Dr. ¥. P. Mel, a professor in Yenching University, then spoke on the Outlook for Christian Education." Christian education is making progress. Christian colleges and middle [schools have increased their enrollment. There are probably sbout 300 middle schools with an enrollment of about $0,000. There are. 13 Christian colleges and universities, seven professional schools of theo logy, and three schools of medicine, which together enroll 6,400. students and have faculties numbering #0.
Nearly all middle schools and colleyes are registered. Nevertheless, inthe junior middle schools 80 per cent, of the students take courses in religion and 67 per cent. in the senior middle schools. It was noted, however, that Christian colleges are [becoming so expensive that students }from Christian homes can no longer Jatlend them.
On Sunday afternoon, April 28, at the New Asia Hotel, Dr John R.
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