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BEVIKNV OF MEDICAL MISSIONARY WORKjlo$16,500 per annum for current expenses. To the school atTsi.nanf!u a grant of Gold $50,000 has been made for building and equipment and Gold $100,000 to cover currentexpenses for five years.*The question naturally arises, What willbe the effect of the work of the China Medical. . . . , ,,Board on the other existing mission schools ;One reply must be that the first effect will be to put furtherand greater emphasis on the plea ol: the China MedicalMissionary Association and the schools themselves for higherstandards and better equipment in men and means. It* thisand the value to the Church in China of Christian physicians, is reali/ed it should bring to their support, more moneyand more men than have been connected with any one mission institution heretofore. For the purpose ol: efficiencyand economy it will doubtless be wise to choose a few schoolsand to consolidate the work in centre* that can be adequatelyequipped, and supported.It would seem unfortunate if the mission -MfiionSchooIs ary D0( ty snolll^ abandon all effort to continuemedical education in the Chinese language.There is surely enough wealth that can be interested inpurely mission institutions to put a few medical schools ona, basis that will enable them to do the best grade workunder the best Christian conditions. This should be wiselyconsidered and only such medical schools continued as canbe adequately equipped and supported. These will be fewin number but they should have the lie arty support olChristian givers at home and will have a unique sphere ofof usefulness and service. Any failure to do good workand to come up to the high standard that will prevail hereafter will, however, react unfavourably 011 the cause ofChristian missions in China and it were better under suchcircumstances that they had not been undertaken.It is very important when a body withwth P CWna 11great nilfincial resources undertakes in China,Medical Board an(l must of necessity be more or less relatedto missionary interests, that there exist astate of mutual understanding and confidence and thatthere be no occasion for opposition or mistrust.A 39