Putnam patriot., 1908-09-18
THE PUTNAM pATRIU, September IS 1908
A Missionary's Joyful Service.

nder date Of June II, iasts, Dr. fl. S Kinnear, Medical Missionary, al a hospital in foochow, China, and who is supported by the Putnam tongrega- tional church, writes in joyful strain of his work. Each one who helps sup port the good Doctor K his benei-ent service are entitled 10 s share a. indi- rect participants.
 ..But while 50 many are receiving the seed into more CT less Hel prepared ground, others seem tO be ius pressed bui Iiltle by IL. We can oGIy Keep on sowing, knowing that the convincing and c0nsietiBg power is not of men. BHl we d1 enjoy Il wonderfully. ] have wonde red what our secretaries would think of me if l should write that il k the best Of fun in the world 10 De a me dica missionary Just think what d pleasure Il is to be able to relieve some of these people.
 We often remark that you good peo- pie. who support us here, are more con ecrated than We are, because you give 6us 6f faith while se laSe the pleasure of seeing the results. Me were often asked while in America whether the Chinese were grateful Of mol, whether they appreciated the work that we do for them. They do not appreciate II in the sense Of understanding just what Il has cost or just hoW much better il Is than the native practice, but they are grateful for the relief that we can SO of- ten give them.
 Yesterday Il boy came in to have me see his foot. He had gotten needle in II two months ago. Some one at an- other hospital had made an unsuccess- fal attem pt = remove Il some time ago, and ii was painiug him so that he could scarcely walk. could easily locate the needle, made tiny inci sion. picked the needle out and placed il in his hand before he had time to think what l was doing. When lie saw that the offend. ing body was in his hand the tears commenced 10 rain down his face. Be ing asked by some of the bystanders why he cried now that il was out, and one Of the students paIhetieallye ex- plained thai n. was crying for joy.
 Yes, he said, that was the reason;' and he told Us that his employer had been scolding him 50 much during the last month or so because he could not get around as he used 10 on account of
 
 would not have to be scolded
 Another instance of "the good times we are having Ill the hospital now, r he thus describes.
 "0ne man came from q distant coun- tYi blind. Me made q new pupil back of an area Of clear eornea that remained iH the left eye, and gaze hun good degree of sight The other eye was se had that 1 feared T. might zet up syH- pathetic trouble i'll the eye on which We first operated. and as Ii Nas entire Y blind l ad Eised him To haze Il out. II k severe tcst of T thinuman faith in us to ask him to have an eve rcn0t- ed, for they cannot get rid at the fcei- ing caused bY the oli story about the missionaries taking out eyes to Use in making medicine. He gave his consent however, and the operation was made without difficulty. After the stump was healed cleaned it up nicely one morning, and slipped a glass eye into the socket. Ii WIS a good fiji, and it's Insertion was followed by chorus of eNelamations on the part of both the students and the patients who were in the dispensafy. The best part of this story, though, k the fact that the man Was persuaded of the truth of Christian ity from the first, learned rapidly, and commenced to pay without hesitation, and before he went home he often led in prayer at the morning service al the hos pital. He went home with his mind fully made tip to bring his family to Christ"