Shall We Tarry Longer ? by Mrs. S. N. Haskell

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 7, 1916

Shall We Tarry Longer ?

By Mrs. S. N. Haskell

(Concluded from page 2)

“The light given me is, We must provide that which is essential to qualify our youth who desire to be physicians, so that they may intelligently fit themselves to be able to stand the examinations essential to prove their efficiency as physicians. They are to be prepared to stand the essential tests required by law, and to treat understandingly the cases of those who are diseased, so that the door will be closed for any sensible physician to fear that we are not giving in our school the instruction essential for the proper qualification of a physician.”— Id., pp. 30, 31.

God designs that we shall have our medical school so thoroughly equipped that no sensible physician can point to it as a place where inferior instruction is given.

Joshua had good success in the degree that he adhered strictly to the instruction given by Moses. We should be strong and courageous in carrying out the instruction of the servant of the Lord; and in proportion as we do this, success will attend our efforts.

We need an army of medical soul-winners for both home and foreign fields. We cannot hope to receive them from worldly schools. During the last score of years an army of our young people have desired to become medical missionaries, but instead of surrounding them by a Christian influence while obtaining their education, as we have those desiring to become ministers, teachers, or Bible workers, we have sent them out into the world, and the world has wooed them away from their faith. Instead of the army of faithful medical missionaries that we hoped for and greatly need, we have only a few godly medical soul-winners. Alas! many of our noble youth are lost to the cause.

As a denomination, do we not stand guilty before God for being so slow in carrying out the instruction given in regard to equipping our own medical school, “so that our youth need not go to these worldly schools”?

MRS. S. N. HASKELL.