SI ai, Inw 14, A nine year-old Chinese gist died ina fire which, badly damaged a Chinese house at 313 Avenve Edward vit hour yesterday morn-
Machines from Poste Joffre attended Jand it was believed that the child only awoke after her means of escape by way of the staircase, had been completely destroyed.
Work in China A report given at the Adventist Missionary "Conference yesterday morning by Pastor EL. Longway, leader of the denomination's welfare work in China, revealed that the membership of the church dun recent months have been active relief and emergency work. In ad~ nto assisting with the general plans for relief work in the different localities, the Adventist believers are Jendenvouring to help. their church members who are in special need.
'The membership abroad have contributed large supplies of bedding, clothing. bandages and' medical sup lies, aid these have been distributed different parts of China, Pastor Longway urged the imports nce of greater activity along welfare ines and spoke in appreciation of the terest manifested by the member= ship both abroad and in China. in assisting So liberally during this time of need.
Field leaders from various parts of China state that the medica! institutions located in areas affected by the Ihostitities have been active in relief fand emergency work. During the turnover in. Hankow, 15,000 refugees were given food, shelter, and medical taid on the campus of the Wuhan Eonitarium Jocated near that centre.
Mr. B.C. Clark, who recently came from Hankow to attend the confer= fence. brought word that more the 10,000 refugees are still being cared for daily. "The Director of the Ad: ventist missionary. work in West China, Mr. G. L. Wilkinson, reports that the "emergency medical "unit being built in Chungking 4s nearing conipietion, and that the work now being done "in temporary buildings will soon be transferred to the new quarters. The funds for the ce struction of this emergency medical toni were contributed by the. Fesidlents of China's war-time capital. earned that plans are being sat into operation to strengthen the hhurses' training Work' done at. the sanitariums and hospitals located the larger centres, The nurses* tral ting work in this city, which before the opening of hostilities was operated at the Rubicon Road sanitarium and the Range Road clinic. is at present being conducted at. the temporary quarters of the. two institution Yoeated on Bubbling Well Road. Part Jor this work will soon be taken over by the Range Road institution, which fs resuming operations.
According 10 D. EH. Rebok, leader fof the denomination's young people's setivities throughout China, A large umber of Adventist nurses are doing admirable work in base hospitals and fare assisting in many ways in caring for the wounded, sick, and needy.
Mr. W. H. Bronson, leader of the Adventists in China, who is presiding at the missionary conference, is em= hasizing the need of carrying fo1 ward a) balanced missionary programme with due attention' being fiven to evangelism, "At the business sessions each morning reports of the different activities are presented and. plans formulated for carrying on larger work. three Dead, Five
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