Life and light for woman . room, but we can domuch more for those who arewith us every day. For thisreason I am glad to tell youthat the little hospital, whichwill accommodate eight pa-tients, is nearly done, and Ihope we can move in nextSeptember. About half ofthe money for the land hascome in. This is to come en-tirely from American friends,while the building comes from the Japanese. We need only about eightydollars to make all the payments on the building, and I think it will comeby the time we need it. Early in July a medical student came to call on me, and said he and hisfriend were going
Life and light for woman . room, but we can domuch more for those who arewith us every day. For thisreason I am glad to tell youthat the little hospital, whichwill accommodate eight pa-tients, is nearly done, and Ihope we can move in nextSeptember. About half ofthe money for the land hascome in. This is to come en-tirely from American friends,while the building comes from the Japanese. We need only about eightydollars to make all the payments on the building, and I think it will comeby the time we need it. Early in July a medical student came to call on me, and said he and hisfriend were going out during the summer months to give talks on health,aided by a magic lantern. I had never met either of them, but they wereChristians and asked if I would accept any contributions they might receivefor our medical work. Hei-e was God answering our prayers. Of courseI said yes, and went to one village to help him by telling of the Hanabatakework. At last reports one hundred and thirty-one yens had come in fromtheir SCRUBBING DAY AT HANABATAKE 112 Life and Light [^Marck WOMLN5 CONFLRLNCL IN WL5T AFRICA (The native women gather for a two davs meeting for praver and conference,sometimes walking many miles to the meeting place.) Miss Campbell, telling of the sixth annual meeting of such a conference,says : The native women gain a great deal b} meeting with the Christianwomen from various stations, and talking over the tilings pertaining to thenew life. The photograph shows strong, earnest faces, and one can be surethat such women carry influence for good.
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