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Sunday School Scholars. (M./F.) | |
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Proportion of Sunday School Scholars | |
Baptised in the Year. | |
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Proportion of Scholars Confirmed | |
or Admitted Full Members in the Year. | |
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Remarks and Conclusions. | |
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CHAPTER V.

MEDICAL WORK IN THE STATION DISTRICT.


Thus far of the force in its general aspect. When we turn to closer
consideration of the medical and educational work we meet with a
difficulty. Medical and educational work, as we have already pointed
out, often, if not generally, have a definitely evangelistic character,
but each, nevertheless, appears to be designed to meet a special need of
the Church and people. There is a strong tendency in thought, and often
in speech, to emphasise this special need and to make it a distinct,
separate need. Herein lies a danger. Medical missions are sometimes
urged upon our attention as though they were founded to meet a medical
need of the people, as if it were the recognised and accepted duty of