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Show Page three. Friday evening the Tuckers Invited the foreign members of the staff over to their house to supper in honor of Dr. Parsons. We were afraid for awhile that the trains would not resume so that he could be here at all before the Tuckers left, but he arrived three hours before the graduation exercises. We had a pleasant time, and at the close of the meal a few words of prayer, after1 Dr. Francis had made remarks and had turned over the masterkeys of Hospital to Dr. Parsons. The rest,spent some time in visiting, but I had to come home to lock after the baby. Saturday was THE great day to Emery and me, for we were to start to Lintsing for the fortieth anniversary celebration at Lintsing. The auto came up to the compund for those of us who*were going, and we were in and off at seven-thirty. We had a lovely day - cool, no dust, and the best car in the company's garage. We stopped twice for water to give the chauffers time to eat, and Emery time to go to chapels with messages. We had dinner and a rest and then went to the Hospital to the dedication of the nurses' court, two or three rooms, and the hanging of name plates over beds in these wards. The nurses' court was so nice. Each nurse has her own room. There is a small heating plant that takes the chill off the rooms In the winter and gives them one warm room for a sitting.room. It is no wonder that the number of applications for entrance to training schools is increasing. Tea and cakes, visiting, supper, and then we went to the church when the bell rang (Preston's bell) to the anniversary meeting. Reminiscing is a special joy to older people, but every one seemed to enjoy the history and speeches that were made that evening. It made one more patient, and gave a bright outlook to the years ahead to think that so much could be done in forty years, I read somewhere that one must walk, work or worry to keep in good trim physically. I refuse to worry. Most of my work is done for ma, so I have to walk. I got up early and slipped down to the Fruit Market and attended a meeting led hj a blind preacher on the meaning of the Lord's supper. He talked about the physical and the spiritual bread and of our physical and spiritual lives* and I for one received a message. The morning meeting gave us a good sermon by the travelling secretary, Mr. Chang and then the reception of members, both on probation, and by baptism. The church has been redecorated since we were there and Its acoustic properties greatly improved, the organ (bought with the early proceeds of tatting money) put in a better place, an altar and a guilt cross introduced, and the whole service and atmosphere was very impressive. The afternoon brought the ordination of a pastor, a man whom we remember as a schoolboy seventeen years ago. He is the head of the Ellis Bible School, and is much loved by everyone. The missionaries and Mr. Chang all had supper together at the West House where the unmarried ladles live. During the conversation, Mr. Chang told us of his decision to enter the ministry. It was a very real religious experience to him and to his brother who made his decision, and reminded me of my own experience in deciding to be a missionary. "And hath made one of all nations - " Emery had the service that evening, and so the long full day closed. One of the happy features of it had been the visiting with friends whom we had not seen since we came back to |