Page 280 - Neglected Arabia 1902-1905

A RETROSPECT.

DU. SUAKON J. THOMS.

Our lu^spital at I.ahroin has boon in nimiiw
order just a little more than a year. W hen we
had finished moving our scanty furniture t.roni
our previously crowded c|tiartcrs in the mis-
sion-hcusc. the boxes nt* appliances from Lon­
don. as well as the furnishings for the l)ctls.
with tlio many other things sent by thoughtful
m and loving friends t*rum America. were un-

l)；icked. ami we had time to look around upon
our new surroundings, what a lon*^ breath nt satisfaction and cu-
coura^vment we drew ! \\"c knew there would be lots of liurd work
lo 1k* tlonc before things could bo ex pee toil to move alonj^ in j) roper
li»>spital order: but what a chance tor exijausion. ami of ac-
complisliiu^ some of the things of which we had dreamed! We
another deep breath and started to work in earnest.
riiiiigs move slowly in the Orient. The Arabs cottkl not
ounprclK'iul this l>ig. move for a while. They had often been tokl
l>y us that tliis b.r^e Iiouse was for tlicir own sick ^no5, an<l that
we hoped to do much more than wo had ever been able to do
before. P»ut they persisted in believing that it was a new dwelling
for the missionaries. Some was^gfccl their heads and told their
friends to look out for us, for wo were certainly plamii叩 some
mischief. One who had traveled some (had been to Hombay),
said tliat we had a great cellar under the building, where we
intended burning- patients wlio would not become Cliristians.
\Ve bc^an with about twoiity attending the clisjx'nsary. Manv
came to the wall of the compound, looked over to see what they
could see and then went away. I'ut gradually the number of
patitMits increased, until, in March, the daily attendance reached