. Missionary Visitor, The (1916) . thisplace, too, while there was some demandfor medical treatment, it was not nearlyso great as at other villages. But thegiving of treatments was by no meansmade our prime purpose. It is used asthe channel to lead them to the Gospel,and there was a great demand for Gos-pels and tracts as well as for the teach-ing done by Bro. Yin at various pointsalong the way, all of which we trustmay bring forth fruit for the Master inHis own good time. Here the beauties of nature reachedtheir climax. Great was our surprisewhen we saw one of the most beautifulriver and moun
. Missionary Visitor, The (1916) . thisplace, too, while there was some demandfor medical treatment, it was not nearlyso great as at other villages. But thegiving of treatments was by no meansmade our prime purpose. It is used asthe channel to lead them to the Gospel,and there was a great demand for Gos-pels and tracts as well as for the teach-ing done by Bro. Yin at various pointsalong the way, all of which we trustmay bring forth fruit for the Master inHis own good time. Here the beauties of nature reachedtheir climax. Great was our surprisewhen we saw one of the most beautifulriver and mountain scenes it has everbeen our privilege to witness. After spending two nights and oneday at this place we started on ourhomeward journey by another route,again stopping at a number of villageswhere treatments were given and theGospel Message as well. The medical phase of the work af-fords an excellent opportunity tobring to these people the Gospel Mes-sage. While some are at first suspiciousand entertain fears of the foreigners,. In a Sedan Chair. they are gradually made to change theirattitude as they realize our motive tobe that of love and helpfulness; andcould our dear ones in the homelandhave seen the crowds about us in thevarious villages, though prompted chief-ly by curiosity, they would have beenmoved with compassion, as was ourSavior when He beheld the multitude,and would truly agree that China is ripeand ready for the Gospel. It was en-couraging to see how ready they wereto buy Gospels, and while we felt thatwe had a goodly supply—one hundredand sixty—they were all gone before wewere halfway on the journey. You askwhy we sell Gospels instead of givingthem away free of charge? For thesimple reason that if people pay forthem, even though it be but a paltrysum, we may be more sure of their beingread than if given away. The Lord very graciously blessed thework. In all one hundred and twenty-three cases were treated by the doctor onthe journey. A few of the patientsh
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