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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Feb 28, 1907

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 84, No. 9.

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Reports from Small Institutions

By W. A. R.

ELDER W. S. HYATT writes from Cape Town, South Africa: “The little sanitarium at Plumstead is doing well, and is full of patients all the time. I am glad to say that Dr. Thomason is gaining the confidence of all in the medical missionary work.”
W. J. Hurdon writes from Ottawa Hygienic Institute, 123 Albert St., Ottawa, Canada: “We have been in Ottawa in this work for a little over a year now, and have reason to thank God for his guidance. Our work has been very satisfactory to the public as we are becoming much better known. Some of the doctors of the city look with favor upon our work, and are sending us patients. Many of them were formerly much prejudiced against the institution, so we feel that the Lord has truly given us favor. From January, 1906, to December, 1906, we have given 1,580 treatments, and 199 so far in January, 1907. I think we shall be able to do more this coming year than we have in the past. We are giving out some papers and tracts; in this work we use the Life and Health.”
The following is quoted from a letter from Dr. Wm. L. Secor, Thornton Villa, LaGrange, Ill.: “Thinking that a report of our little company in medical missionary work here would prove of some interest, I am writing to let you know that in August last we purchased a beautiful building here in La Grange, and now have it completely equipped for all classes of medical and surgical work. We have been having all the patronage that we could well take care of, and everything points toward success. We think we have one of the finest little sanitariums in the country; we have six of our Seventh-day Adventist boys in the Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery, in which I do some teaching. The college officers recognize the fact that a few good earnest Christian students leaven the whole lot, and they will make special arrangements for our boys, so that no work will be required of them on the Sabbath.”
Dr. D. C. Ross writes from Fort Worth Sanitarium, 1008½ Houston St., Fort Worth, Tex.: “The Fort Worth Sanitarium is a private institution, but the work is carried on in harmony with the local church and the State conference. It has been in operation less than a year,—first as treatment rooms,—and only since January 1 have we been in our new quarters. This sanitarium, while small, and unable to care for more than six patients, is equipped to give all treatments given in our larger institutions. Our working force consists of one doctor, who lives in the institution, and one to be called when he is needed, and three graduate nurses. Our two Bible workers also visit any interested patients, and hold meetings with them. Fort Worth is in great need of work, and we are glad to have a part in giving the message in this place. We have many interested ones, and we believe some will accept the whole message. Pray for the work here.”
We are in receipt of the following letter from F. A. Stowe, of Prospect Sanitarium, 5411 Prospect Ave., Cleveland, Ohio: “I am very glad to tell you about our institution. We started here three and a half years ago; the Lord has blessed us, and from small bath-rooms we now have quite a sanitarium, with a family of seventeen. We also have a training-school for nurses. We have graduated one class of three. These are at present taking post-graduate work in the city hospital. We have just bought a place out in the country, where patients can see the works of God. We do not intend to leave the city altogether, but maintain bath-rooms here, and keep the house patients in the country. We look upon every patient who comes as one sent by God, and feel that he must receive the message. We have some good Bible workers here; the sanitarium is supporting one of these. One physician sent a patient here not long ago, and telephoned, saying, ‘Give her some of your religion.’ The patient was in deep sorrow over the loss of her only daughter. I can say that we did point her to the only One who could heal her; she is quite interested. Our trust is in the great God. We do not consider this sanitarium ours, but the Lord’s.”
Dr. W. C. Green, of the Little Rock (Ark.) Sanitarium, writes as follows: “The medical work is progressing rapidly in this union, and we are not letting things drag any more than we can help, but are pushing the work as never before. Our fine new building will soon be completed, when we expect to make heroic efforts to push the work harder than ever. The work in this city is enlarging, and many are interested. We had some wonderful conversions as the result of the sanitarium work here last summer. We are all of good courage, and praise the Lord daily for the results of our imperfect efforts. Our business manager is a young man who came here as a patient, and after four or five months of the most earnest and careful study of the Bible that I have ever witnessed, he accepted the truth, giving up a fine job of over one hundred dollars a month, and came into the family without anything, giving his whole future life to the work. We shall be able to occupy our new building in a few weeks. It is forty by eighty, being three stories high above the basement, and modern in every respect. We are putting up a good building, but with just as little display as possible. It is in the best part of the city. We expect to have the blessing of the Lord with us if we continue faithful to him. We have a class of young people in training here, and if I would give you the names of those I would dislike to give up, I would give you the names of all of them. If I were to give you the names of those who are consecrated Seventh-day Adventists, I would give you the names of all of them, as we do not have any others here very long. My experience has been quite satisfactory in that respect since coming here, as we have found that either they would come up to the standard, or they would find that the place was not congenial to them, and would soon drop out of their own accord. We have always worked hand in hand with the conference here, and have had the most pleasant relations ever since we started, and hope to have nothing else as long as I am in the work. It is all one grand work, and if we spend our time trying to save souls, the work will go more speedily.”
W. A. R.