New-York tribune., 1900-05-01

This is the last day of the EcumenicaI Con-
| ference. which began in this city on April 21
Already the delegates have begun to depart
| though. no doubt, many will remain in the city
! till near the end of the week. Nothing but
! satisfaction with the results and the manage
ment of the great gathering is heard Many ex-
press the opinion that more such confer
ence will result in concerted action toward
cooperation in missionary work on the part OF
not few Protestant churches The Conference
devoted considerable attention yesterday 10 dis
cussing medical work in connection with mis-
sions. This subject was considered at Carnegie
Hall in the morning. and at the Central Presby-
terrain Church in the afternoon and evening
Physicians were especially invited Brief ex-
tracts from the speeches follow:
THE REV. DR. GEORGE f. POST. professor of
surgery In the Syrian Protestant COIege-We he
m eVs tnat the first aim Of medical missions should
hood They be planted where no other bTanrh
OF Oh eVansehcaI ~ & cal work Is possible They founded
doctor has immediate and welcome access 10 vast
tercourse with other missionaries' Medical mis-
sLons are the only effective opponents of the aIack-
have little concention of tbe xi, ana lands can
quackery in the unevangeIized world The abiert
fear Of the unknown the side OF the people and
and the medicine men or witch doctors on the other
nave haXe given to the latter incredible power for
DR. c. T. HARFORD-BATTEPSRY Of Living
sbond sfonG Me Medical Goilege Engand-IIome boards
women to the medical posts as are thoronshIT @ irf
fitted fit No more damage could be inflicted upon
Ihe work abroad than by sending out incOmpeten
doctors The doctors should be earnest Chris
tlanS but need not he ordained ministers A man
should not, be compelled to bear the WORRY and
anxiety of both a medical and a mission station
Dr. F. HOWARD TAYLOR Of he China Inland
MlSsiOn-Jesus was the first medical missionary.
and like the Master, the medical missionary must
De a mar or love We must have men of sound
with fads, they had better remain where old fads
pass and new fads appear, for N China have
no fads
DR. o. r. AVISON. of Seoul Corea-Physcians
are sent to the mission fields, first, give med
zeal care to the missionaries; second. to render
thtt practical Christian help TO the sick natives
which always be extended by Christians TO
those In trouble. wherever they happen TO be.
here or there; third as means of advancing
the Gospel to the notice of who but for the
etident benefits TO be gained from the former,
would decline to put themselves within reach OF
the latter. fourth. to train native physicians
and prepare them carry the berefcent
work which the missionaries have inaugurated.
Or. ROBERT c. BEEBE. of Nanking China
AS rule hospitals and dispensaries should be
located at large centres Every patient should be
be poor to do and with the ticket supplied
him there can be given copy of one of the Gospels
some tract that will in brief and clear way
convey the Gospel message In this way the hos
pitfalls at Marking circulate every year a great
many thousand portions. of Scripture. together with
tracts. Christian calendars IL is very desiTa-
ole that there shall be at least one trained nurse
from the homeland in connection with every mis-
sion hospital
other speakers We're the Rev. DR.. r. l. Scudder.
of India; Dr. William H. Thompson. of this city,
president of the New York Academy of Medicine
and DR. John Cross. of China