Loma Linda Hospital Day
By Arthur G. Daniells
At the close of the General Conference Council at Mountain View, nearly all the members of the committee went to Loma Linda to attend the spring meeting of the directors of the College of Medical Evangelists. This meeting proved to be a very profitable and encouraging one. We found the sanitarium well filled with a good class of patients, who seemed highly pleased with the service they were receiving. All the departments seemed to be very busy, and every one appeared to be making earnest efforts to make the work a success. It was a great pleasure to form the acquaintance of the medical students. A fine, sturdy lot of young men and women they are. We could not spare the time to visit their classes, but we met them in special meetings in the chapel a number of times. They are earnest Seventh-day Adventists, loving the message God has given us to proclaim to the world, and having the fullest purpose to devote their lives to the finishing of the gospel work in this generation. As we saw the situation as it was, inexpressible gratitude filled our hearts because these young people are able to take their medical training in our own school, under the instruction of Christian medical teachers whose lives are devoted to this cause of God. Full reports of the past year's work were laid before the board by the management. These reports showed that the managers had labored earnestly to carry out the recommendations passed by the board one year ago. A careful investigation of the affairs of the institution convinced all present that encouraging progress is being made with this great enterprise. The great, pressing need just now is a clinical hospital for the medical students. The erection of this hospital was authorized by the board one year ago, and the work was begun, but for lack of funds to put the building up without increasing the indebtedness the work was stopped. After giving the whole situation careful study, the board passed a resolution requesting the General Conference Committee to appoint a day for taking an offering in all our churches in the United States and Canada for the Loma Linda Medical Hospital. This request was taken under consideration by the members of the committee who were present, and was agreed to. We find that there is now due $27,000 from the union conferences on the appropriations they have agreed to make to the medical college. It was decided to appoint Sabbath, March 15, for taking this offering, and to let this cancel all sums now due on apportionments from these unions, including the 1913 apportionment. Now a most earnest effort should be made in behalf of this offering. It should be not less than $20,000. Full information will be sent to all conferences immediately. May we request conference officers and ministers to begin at once the hearty promotion of this worthy undertaking? A. G. DANIELLS.