Medical Missionary Convention
By J. E. FROOM
THIS convention, appointed by the General Conference Medical Council in session at Washington last May, and mentioned in the REVIEW of July 27, will be held at College View, Neb., November 21-26. Other departments of our work, that is the educational and Sabbath-school, know by experience the benefits derived by holding annual conventions wholly in the interest of their special work. This is the first convention arranged for by the medical council, but we are pleased with the hearty approval of the plan by the General Conference Committee, together with their assurance to do all they can to make it a profitable occasion. The program will be published later. Efforts are being made to secure a representative attendance of physicians, nurses, and persons interested in any phase of the health work. The general attendance of nurses from the near-by sanitariums will afford them opportunities seldom enjoyed outside of our largest institutions. The convention is to be truly medical and missionary, but neither one to the exclusion of the other. The Lord's plan is beginning to be realized. Educational institutions located at various places throughout the field are being better fitted to train workers and advance the medical missionary work. This is giving a broader mold, and developing individual experience with the Lord, who has given explicit instruction regarding our medical missionary work from its inception. There is every reason to expect God's blessing to attend our efforts to advance the medical work of this cause, not by detracting from or antagonizing other lines of work, but by studying its relation to other lines. The scope of this work is broad, and we need our vision broadened. As a means to this end, let all interested in medical missionary work contribute their influence, their presence, or their views submitted in writing. J. E. FROOM, M. D.,
Secretary Gen. Conf. Med. Council.