Medical Men in Heathen Lands
By Riley Russell
Desired Prayer Rather than Medicine
OLD Kim, in the village of Sa Tong, was stuck in the abdomen with needles for indigestion; and when he was nearly dead, his friends decided to call the foreign doctor. We had him brought to our dispensary; and after vigorous treatment, he made a good recovery. Last week, his wife became quite sick, and some of the family came for us; but being very busy, we sent our helper, the Korean doctor. A little later, her son, a teacher, came and said that his mother wanted us to please come and see her before she died. I took my wheel, and started for the place, five miles away; but before I had gone a mile, I ran into a ditch full of snow, and broke my wheel. What was my surprise, on reaching the place, to find that what they wanted was not medical attention, but prayer. So after a short season, in which the whole family and a large number of visitors joined, we left for home. The old woman was completely well in a day or so, and now the eldest son is on the point of yielding his life to God.