Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-01-18
MRS. WARD HARTMAN es.
..saass WRITES ABOUT CHINA.

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Following Is a letter from aIri
Ward Hartman. who with her hus
/ band, formerly pastor OF tho Grac
Reformed church here, are now mia
sionaries in China and are doinI
good work:
We arrived on Monday evening
October 8. We were eacn one
big bunch OF happiness and pals.
as we saw Sheuchowfu coming into
sight. We got to Shanghai on Sept
IA and spent a day there at the
missionary home. which is SORT oil
hotel for the convenience OF mis-
sionaries, At Shanghai we had to
buy pith hats. This hot oriental sun
Is very hard on the constitution.
I These hats extend out further in the
back than In the front, and give a
/ good protection for the back of the
! head and neck. We cannot wear
our ordinary hats as they can not
guard the head sufficiently from the
awful rays Of the sun. Then we
had to buy mosquito nets for in the
Orient they sleep under fine nets
to prevent mosquito bites, as 1t is
known now that malaria and other
diseases are carried by mosquitoes.
Shanghai is largely foreign. 1t took
about four days to travel from Shang
hal to Hankow in large river steam
er. The water of the Yangste is
very muddy. For several days we
passed through vast regions flooded
by the river this year, AS far as
the eye could see on either side
there was water. water, water, UNI
til a hill or mountain hid the view
or hindered the flow OF water Many
homes had been ruined and some
lives lost. Many people were living
in boats. Others had managed to
make their homes on high poles. The
fields were under water and doubt
less nothing to live on except the
fish they were able to catch. At Han
kow we were made Chinese residents
under the protection of dear Uncle
Sam. We took another smaller
steamer at Hankow and in more
than day we arrived at Yochow.
While there the mission was In SEES
sion at It's annual meeting. 1t was
a great inspiration to know our
missionaries at Yochow, DR.. Hoy,
Mr.. Beck and Mr.. Lequear, are at
Lakeside conducting the boys school.
Mr.. Reimert and Mr.. Keller are In
evangelistic work: DR.. Adams and
Miss Traub and the new nurse, Miss
Kroeger, are in the medical depart
ment; Miss Ziemer and Miss Kanne
have charge OF the girls school. Mr..
Kellernis now ON his way to ATneri-
ca on much needed furlough. The
compound at Yochow is just outside
the city WALL and overlooks the
Yangste river. The work, of the
medical department in both our sta
tions Is this: They receive and
treat patients at the hospital. They
have a number OF, opium patients in
the hospital. On certain days or
the week the dispensary is open.
Those who have ailments, bruises,
sores and any trouble, come to be
treated. They wait in a room I'M
til one by one they are called into
the private room where the doctor
and nurse see each one individually.
While they are waiting IN the large
room an evangelist is there and talks
to the people about Jesus. They see
scrolls on the walls which tell them
about Jesus. Before they leave they
are given tract or gospel. They
nav pittance for their medicines
unless they are too poor to do SO.
The eyangelistle. department con-
ducts street chApe1s where meetings
are held every night. They try to
train men that 1s, natives, lot evan
gelistie work. This department fur
thermCre aims to do itinerating work
In nearby towns and villages. AS
Is true OF other departments, this
work in much h1nHered because OF
lack of workers.
The educational department is DO
Ing a great work for the boys and
girls. There are some very young
boys and girls, and then they are
IF an ages probably up to 20. The :
girls are 60 happy In their new
building which is such an improve
nent over their old and crowded /
The boys school is located
It Lakeside, about four miles from
he Yochow compound. It is a most
spot, on high prominence