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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 1, 1900

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 77, No. 18.

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SWITZERLAND

By P. A. De Forest

It is now four years since the Institut Sanitaire opened, during which time we have had about two hundred and fifty patients. At present there are twelve indoor patients, and half as many taking treatment, who live in the city.
The encouraging feature of the work is the number of patients who accept present truth, and remain attached to its principles. About one in twelve accepts Christ. Some of the stanchest brethren in our churches have come into the truth through the medium of the health work. We praise the Lord that some good has been accomplished, and we know that a wide field is open before us.
The nurses' training school has graduated nine persons; eight of whom are in the field as missionary nurses. One of our oldest nurses, a German sister, is working with Brother Passebois in Cairo, and is doing well. Brother Hörner, a German, is working with Brother Krum at Joppa, where they are treating great numbers of the sick. An Armenian sister, a relative of Brother Baharian, is working near Constantinople. She reports progress among our people in Turkey. She works at the Armenian hospital in the surgical clinic, and has thus an opportunity of coming in contact with numbers of unfortunate patients. One of our Swiss-French nurses is working at Friedensau, where the new German sanitarium is in process of erection. Two English ladies, who graduated in last year's class, are in London; one goes to Redhill to work with the Drs. Kress.
In Switzerland we have two missionary nurses, working in the children's school and medical mission respectively. Another goes in a few days to take charge of a small summer resort on the mountain behind Bienne. So you see our work is spreading. There are, besides these workers, sixteen young persons who are in training. In a few months there will be eight more ready to respond to calls. We hope to see a harvest of souls from the labors of these young people, and this hope spurs us on to a greater activity in the work of God.
P. A. DE FOREST.