the intense heat had necessitated the closing of the hospital proper. Some
of the patients signified their approval of this decision by renting rooms
in the neighbourhood, in order to be able to attend the dispensary on the
open days.

During this first year of work in the Woolston Hospital Dr. Hü had two
medical students in training, who also assisted her in the hospital work,
one of them her younger sister, Hü Seuk Eng. She speaks warmly of their
work among the patients, and of the patients' appreciation of what was done
for them. "Very frequently," she wrote at the close of the year, "I hear
the patients say, 'Truly my own parents, brothers, and sisters could never
be so good, so patient, and do so carefully for us; especially when we are
so filthy and foul in these sore places. Yes, this religion must be better
than ours.'"

Thus, although the work was begun in fear and trembling, and the young
physician had some obstacles to overcome, she treated 2,620 patients during
the first year, and was able to report a most encouraging outlook at its
close.




IV

THE BELOVED PHYSICIAN


As Dr. Hü's work grew it fell into four main divisions; the dispensary
work, the work among the hospital patients, visits to the homes of those