Vigilance in the Interests of The story of a busy year is unfold-the annual report of Si. Luke's Hospital which was circulated on Friday. For the first time the Hospital Couneit has asked the various heads of departments 10 write reports of their own work, and these show in some detail the scope of the activities of the hospital and the place they fil the needs of a great city like Shanghai.
The superintendent remark in his introduction to the report that for the last five years the hospital has made marked progress towards selt-support. This has been forced upon the pital because of reductions in con. tributions from America, and also, because the depression has hit Shang-hal and contributions" from this locality have also decreased, Receipts: from patients over the period have been as tolley Hospital, however, the chaplain's re-ort must be quoted from. The ehap-Jain says in part:
"If the effect of religious teaching hospitals were to be measured by Fesulls that could be tabulated, the writing and the reading of a chaplain's report would be a depressing "The religious background of the Datlents who pass through the hospital varies greatly, from the well-Instructed and faithful follower of Christ down to the few wno in the hospital hear of Him for the first Hime—through all the grades of those who, while Christin in name, are more or less deficient in knowledge oF in faithfulness to what they know, or both, and the many who, while not yet Christian in name, have in varying degrees a knowledge of what Christianity stands for and some sort of faith in God and in the possibility of approach to Him in prayer which may be developed and built on. me' reduction here' was caused: by' the Japanese occupa ton of -Hongieew. uch are the people who pass: through our hands: not the convinced. and ardent Buddhists and Tavists anc Confucianists who loam large in the imagination of Factfinders "and. Re-
These records show that the income from patients has increased from 1929 thinkers and who would be offended if any attempt were made to preach to 1994 by over $41,000.00 a year; but Christ {0 them. by IT. there has been a corresponding de-Mr. S, Sigaut crease from America when the de-Religious Literature crease in the value of the US, dollar The new President of the Shanghai Art Club. "They are with us, same for a few considered. The hospital's charges days only, others for weeks and: have advanced somewhat, but the months. Some we hardly get to know orities still try not to. vefuss at all, others show varying degrees
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