Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 131, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1917 — Missions Do Health-Work. [ARTICLE]

Missions Do Health-Work.

The Christian forces in China are becoming increasingly effective in their efforts to improve social and sanitary conditions in Chinese cities. The Young Men’s Christian association has been conducting a health campaign in Hangchow. The abbot of the large Buddhist temple in central China invited Mr. Turner, the secretary, to repeat his lecture on sanitation in the temple. There were more than 100 priests and about 200 villagers to hear the lantern lecture on sanitation. Mr. Turner distributed tuberculosis story calendars —the story of two brothers; one followed the laws of health and lived to a good old age, the other did not and died of tuberculosis at an early age. A week after the lecture the abbot of the temple camegp the. association bringing with him two priests to become members. These men represent much of superstition and yet have latent power. They are now friendly with the missionaries and may become Christians.