The people of the Philippines, their religious progress and preparation for spiritual leadership in the Far East,

430 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Rev. and Mrs. Frederick Jansen had prayed for many years
that they might be permitted to give their lives to the lepers
in Culion. At last the way was opened-their prayers were
answered-and they went to that Island of misery carrying that
spirit of Christ which emanates from them in such wonderful
measure. This is the marvel of Christianity, that people like
these should find their joy fulfilled in going to the place of all
places most loathsome. Now, with faith, hope, and love stealing among them the people of Culion are gradually coming
to see the world in a different light-and who knows but some
day we may all go to Culion to catch a foreglimpse of the
coming Kingdom of Heaven!
Possibly the greatest contribution of medical missions has
been left until the last-the army of Christian Filipina trained
nurses. Few of the nurses graduate from the hospitals without
having learned a deep abiding friendship for Christ. "Of the
seventy-three girls who have graduated from the Laoag hospital, all but four have come into the church before leaving
the hospital, and one of these came in later." The other hospitals have an even better record. At Mary Chiles, the Disciple Hospital in Manila, "every girl is an active Christian."
These sweet-faced little nurses are missionaries in the truest
sense of the word. Their total influence in forwarding the
kingdom of God cannot be estimated. They are in particular
demand because they have not only efficiency but character
and love. Many of the nurses for the Philippine General
Hospital are deeply consecrated Christians, and deserve the
same commendation as the nurses from the mission hospitals.
Then there must be a tribute for the American nurses who have
come to the Philippines and given their lives best, claiming
and expecting no applause, that the Philippines might have
hundreds of Christian nurses ministering to their stock. Mrs.
Alice Agnew is giving her time to the Mary Chiles Hospital
without remuneration, and it is her "genius in finance which
makes the Hospital able to meet expenses with a very large
charity list." A charity patient a few days before his death
handed Mrs. Agnew his last tribute to his last little friend,