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Show 10 The Missionary Herald January dence for the matron and Bible-woman, laundry building, rooms for workmen, ice house, etc. Just south of the compound is an inn of twenty rooms, put up and controlled by the hospital, where friends of the patients as well as those who cannot be admitted to the hospital can stay and be under the influence and instruction of the d o c t o r s and nurses. May 21 was the day set apart for o p e n i n g , with men guests invited. Mr. De- Haan, of the mission, m a d e the address, and Mr. Li, representing the governor, expressed the government's feeling that such a work was a " g r e at asset to China." Mr. Li also called the attention of the nurses to the d e s i r a b i l i t y of their p a t i e n ts listening to Christian d o c t r i n e , "since the ills of the heart need help as well as t h o s e of the body." In the afternoon of this day the training school for nurses was opened, the first in Shantung Province, with its 25,000,000 people. Miss Myra L. Sawyer, of the Woman's Board of Missions of the Interior, is in charge of the nursing in the twin hospitals and of the training school. May 22 was women's day, and all floor space everywhere was crowded by the usually bound feet of the visitors. Tea and refreshments were served, but the big mud stove built in TWO OF THE FIRST IN-PATIENTS Miss Sawyer, Superintendent of Nurses, with two babies born in Porter Hospital soon after it was open for patients the yard could hardly heat its half dozen kettles fast enough to keep the tea flowing. The walls of the waiting room were hung with some eightj banners, scrolls, tablets, etc., all delivered in honor of the occasion. Each sentiment, accompanied by the name of the donor, done in gilt, praised the work and aim of the institution. One gorgeous affair of black velvet letters on red silk came from the chief magistrate of the city, and read, "Saving the World by Saving M e n." . On each side of this c e n t r a l device were scrolls saying: "Aid t he good and cause spring to return. Grace upon foreigner and native alike." Another banner, f r o m the military official whose predecessor had given a sum of money to the hospital, read: "By attending the d e d i c a t ion of these buildings and by witnessing these ceremonies of prayer, song, and preaching, we know that these miracles of healing are wrought through faith and trust. That which we have seen we shall not forget in 1,000 years. This large building declares the great virtue and noble intent of America. It is desirable that the four ends of the earth shall follow in her footsteps." By the end of this second day it was estimated that about twelve thousand women and children had passed |
