January 8th, 1938.
230 London Road, Tientsin, China.My dear Miss Turner:
Your letter dated November 13th [arrived a] few days ago. I was glad to hear of your activities in your peaceful country. Here in China one sees suffering and war insanity everyday. The war has bought [sic] to us three things: 1 chaos in vollages and rural districts for civil system has been ruptured by militarists, second poverty in every walk of life for business is at stand still and lastly hunger, sickness, cold to the mass of our people. This paper clipping [no longer with the letter] will tell you how many students are out of colleges now and how many more students are out of our secondary schools.
January 17th, 1938.
Because of two emergency Ceasarean [sic] sections I have been kept busy for the week. Both mothers got what they want. One mother got a baby girl for her first baby was a boy. This is her section [sic] Caesarean section. The other mother got a baby boy this time and she adopted an unwanted girl from our hospital as she lost her first baby girl. Now all are happy. They are on road to quick recovery. I have been unsually [sic] for six months I have been at my work night and day. The reason is that many doctors would not dare to enter this part of the city for it was a bombed area. Iwish so much that soon we can get some help for my trianed [sic] nurses are doing all normal deliveries at hospital for me now. I only save my time and energy for operative delivery now. I got a letter from Dr. Bertha Van Hoosen in which she asked me to write to American Hospitals at New York City for help. But it is just impossible to get a letter to the head quarter in time or in detail of our need here. I am trying to get a radio message thru but this is also luck at times. You see I am not in myown [sic] land now[.]
I thank you for your books which came to Mary Jean and Abby. They have just finished their term's examinations. They will thank you in writing as I heard them saying the other day. They have not done as well as I wish for we have had too many people in our home. At one time we had ten mothers and ten babies in our home so we had to sleep in our dining room and parlor for one month. They were denied of their desks for study. I think that has something to do with thier [sic] poor work in school. For whole summer they did not have any vacation either. Abby has been having trouble with her eyes. Mary Jean was in bed for ten days with pneumonia. I guess that i have not been able to give them their due time. Now we are better for people are moving to their homes nad patients would go to our hospital. The city is quiet now but too many soldiers to make the city appear normal. From these clippings you would know the real condition we are in. These clippings are from Peiping Tientsin Times. This paper is very good a British paper.
I have recieved [sic] Christmas Greetings from Miss Greene and Miss Purington. I thank them but I cannot write to them now. After you finish reading those clippings kindly pass on to them. I send them much love. One never can tell if all my mails reach my friends. Just now I do not know of friends coming your way.
I got a very fine book this Christmas from a collegue [sic]_ American Medicine. I am enjoying it. We are just begining [sic] to make progress then to have this collapse forced upon us. It is all too pitiful. There is nothing like to have courage and faith in life for the right and the justice must win in the end.
With much love from us all.
Yours lovingly,
Me-iung.