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PARTMEDICAL AND PHILANTHROPIC WORKVCHAPTER XXVIA REVIEW OF MEDICAL MISSIONARY WORKDURING THE PAST YEARRobert C. BeebeEff c i ^- ns O reviewing the work of the past yearfthe Warthere are a few tilings that may be mentionedo! (outstanding importance. hie has been theinfluence oi! the Kuropean War that has affected medicalmission rork \\ in various ways. The most important liasbeen the depletion oF the ranks. Up to January of thisyear twenty-eight medical men have left the lie-Id of peacefulendeavour for bringing in the reign of righteousness amonga non-Christian people, to engage in the works of mercyand healing among warring brethren of Christian lands.That men have gone to both sides of the conflict, with conscientious devotion to service, testifies to the honesty andearnestness of their Christian character and to the fact thatgood men will differ, not only in their convictions but inthe claims that duty may have on them. The war has alsokept candidates of European societies from coming to theHeld, so the ranks of medical missionaries have remaineddepleted and the need of doctors has been sorely felt in anumber of sections.Cost of DrugsEconomic conditions in Europe andAmerica have greatly increased the cost ofdrugs and hospital supplies and this has brought about aserious situation for hospitals with limited resources to face.The cost of everything has advanced, in some cases morethan doubled. However, the work has gone on and newenterprises have been inaugurated with bright hopes for thefuture.