Medical Mission Work Established in St. John's, Newfoundland
By A. E. Lemon
St. John's,— We are hard at work, with a nice little institution fairly well fitted up. We have about twelve patients who take treatment in the building, besides a number of outside patients. By careful and prayerful planning and hard work, and the assistance and counsel of Brother Farman, we have succeeded in establishing a little plant on a sound financial basis. It is already practically self-supporting, and we have not incurred any debt in fitting it up. Our location is in a new three-story building in the business center of the city, about fifty yards from, and in plain view of, the greatest business street and street-car line. We have the entire building, and are its first occupants. Our rent is two hundred dollars a year.17 We had no great difficulty in registering to practice here, although some of the medical board objected to allowing a lady to register. However, the matter was left to the highest legal authority in the colony,—the minister of justice,—who handed down a decision that as the law made no distinction of persons, she must be admitted to practice. The decision was noted in the daily papers, and gave us free advertising. My wife, being the only lady doctor in the colony, is looked upon as a blessing to the community. Elder Farman and family have moved to Twillingate, one hundred and thirty four miles north of St. John's, to build up a church, and will be gone all summer. We are doing what we can to help on the work here during his absence. We are both well, and have no thought of discouragement. A. E. LEMON.