MEDICAL WORK IN INDIA by W. W. Miller

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Mar 7, 1906

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 32, No. 10.

MEDICAL WORK IN INDIA.

By W. W. Miller

[By W. W. Miller, in Welcome Visitor.]

A POOR native woman was very sick and needed medical attention to save her life. Her cruel husband said, "Let her die; I can get another wife." But the poor old mother, bent and gray, and with a spark of love that comes from above in her heart, replied, "But I can not get another daughter, so I will do all I can to save her life." She had heard about Sister Whiteis and her work for the sick, so she laid her daughter on a rude bed, and four men carried her eight miles to Karmatar. They took shelter in a cow-shed as they had no other place to go.

Dr. Ingersol, our sanitarium physician, was sent for, and, on examination, it was found that an operation was necessary. When all arrangements had been made, we bowed in prayer, and asked God to direct us all in that we had to do. The patient was brought in and laid on a board. Mrs. Miller administered the anesthetic. Dr. Ingersol performed the operation, assisted by Sisters Whiteis, Burroway, Mackey, and myself. Altho the poor soul had only one lung she took the anesthetic well and was soon unconscious.

Government Military School, Canton, China,

As I watched the doctor use the knife, a feeling of responsibility, such as I had never felt before, came over me. I thought, What if she should die in our hands, and be unprepared, would we be responsible? Then I prayed the Lord to spare her life until we could tell her more about Jesus, and my confidence in the Lord grew strong, and my faith looked up. I felt confident that she would come out from the influence of the anesthetic alright, and so she did, for which we all felt thankful to the Lord. She was placed on a bed in Sister Whiteis' room where she remained until she was ready to be taken home.

As I think of this poor woman and her dear old mother, the scripture comes to me, "As oft as ye do it unto the least of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto Me." With much love to all of like precious faith, I remain as ever, your brother in that blessed hope. 6 Royal St., Calcutta, India.