2 . General Missions Under thi s subie ct in s tructi on is g iYCll to a ll stud ent s in a ll courses-whethe r th ey pl an to ,cr yc in th e ho-me hn d o r en fo r ei~-n sho re s. An intell igent g r asp of the main facts of 11-o rld -ll"idc mi ss ions is essenti al if one \\"Oll ld he cffcc ti ,-c in lead ing o th ers to comprchrnd the signifi cance of \VORLD\rTD E E \ -_-\'\GE L T7, ~\TI OK. "Fac ts a r c the ftt c l on 1Y hi ch :-li ss ionary Fires a r c fed _·· Thi s co ur se a ims at pr esentin g such fact s. \r cckh- lectures 11·i ll dea l ll"ith God's :-fi s, iona r v Pl an as r c,·ca led in th e Bible. The gen e r al as pec ts a nd broad expan se o f Chri st ian \I i'ss ionary Operati on s 11·ill here be pr esent ed_ The frcquc:nt ,·is it to th e I n st itute of outs ta nding mi ss ionary lead er s a ff o rds a r a r e oppor tun ity fo r o ur stud ent s to hea r and meet these :-[odern Apostles of th e Cross a nd to know through th em of t he s uffic iency o f th e Gos pe l to meet the need s of a ll n,ankind today . 3. Phonetics PTIO'\ET fCS- as her e used ref er s to th at sc icuce whi ch dea ls with th e articulate sou nd s o f human s11ccch. _-\ ftc r a n :rnalysis of the sounds of 1::nglish speech- th e speech sound s pec uli ar to mission la nds a r c analyzed a nd the st ud ent is taught ho11- to c lassify unfamili a r speec h sounds so that th ey may be accurate ly r eprodu ced and proper ly r eco rded . '\ o study is of mo r e ,-ita l import ance to th e mi ss iona ry ca ndid ate fo r fore ign scn·icc tha n to ma ste r the cou r se in Ph oneti cs . 4. Non-Christian Religions '\o mi ss ionary ca ndidat e is th oroughly prepared to ca rry the Gosnc l to th e r eg ion s beyo nd wh o docs not thoroughl y un cl c r stancl t he r e li g ious tho ught li fe of those to whom he goes, hence the ,·c r y g r ea t importa nce of th is st udy in a mi ss ionary course . :\n understanding of the cha racte ri s ti c fea tur es of Anim ism li es a t th e ycr y founda ti on o f an adequa te understanding of a ll religi ons; hen ce thi s subject hold s an importa nt pl ace 111 thi s course. T f lE TRU E ORTGI'\ a nd Gro\\"th of r eligi on must a lso be gi,· cn it s rightful pl ace . Empha s is is laid upon th e abso lu te and fund amen tal diff er ence bctll"cc n r c,-ealcd and na tural r el igion . O1\" in o- to the 0 -r ca t ,·ar icty of J'agan bel iefs C!lCOtmtcrcd in the home land. this co ur se is o f g-r ~a t Yalt1c ~101 only to t he mi ss iona ry ab road but to th e pa sto r a!l d Chri sti an wo rke r in the home land . XXIV. Christian Service Medical Course f- o r many yea r s special lectures ha ve been r·iven in Fir st A id , ::'I J:ino r S urge r y, Tropical Diseases a nd D en tist ry to groups of the Los Angeles Bible In s titute student s o f th e second yea r 11-h o were vo lunteers for sen·i ce in fo r eign land s. Th ese lectu r es we re g iven one hour rc r \\" CCk. thro ngho ut th e second semes te r. by phys icia ns wh o understood th e needs in forc i_gn mi ss ion land s. a nd becau se of th eir popul a ri ty th ere wa s an incr eas ing dema nd fo r a full er kno \\"l cdge o f esse ntial a nd practi ca l medi ca l subject s. on th e part o f those int ending to c1wagc in fo r eign mi ssion sc n ·ice. Th e Los Ange les Bib le Tns titute. in t he fall semes t er o f 1926, dec ided to en la rge this co ur se int o a P ost-gr ad ua te third yea r with te n hours per wee k in dida ctic medi ca l subj ect s, t 11-o hours of clinical in st ructi on a nd one ho ur each in Ad van ccd P sycho logy . l~x posito ry S tudi es in t:1 c l\ cw T es tament and Practical Life Prob lems. The medica l subj _-c ts arc taught b)· phys icia ns of hi gh profess ional s tanding, as speciali st s in the branches thcv teac h. Th ese branches in clud e Fir st A id and \[ino r Su rge ry , .-\natomy and P hysiology, Di seases of the E)-c . Ear . '\ osc and Th roat. Obstetrics . Theo ry and Prac tice o f Ku r s ing . Sk in Di seases . \latc r ia :-fedica . Co nstitutiona l Di seases. Di seases o f the H ea r t and J ,ung s. Di seases of the :-,; crvo11s Sys tem. Tropical :-Icdi cin e a nd Di ete ti cs. Through the courtcs)- of Supt. Dr. '\cal \\- ood of the Los Angel es Gener a l H osp ita l, the out-pa ti ent dispensary and ,-ari cd clinics of this g r eat institution have been opened to our stud en ts. There is no hospita l \\" CS\ of Chi cago that offe r s such un sur passed opportuniti es fo r c linical study. The A nita Balch,·in Clin ic fo r ch ildr en in con necti on with t he Ca lif o rni a Luth e r a n I fospita l has giycn splendid ach-antagc in t he st udy of Childr en' s Diseases . Clinical Obst etri cs is arranged for groups of t11·0 among th e ci ty poo r. The pr esent medical course has been plann ed and is supcn· isc d by H. \r . Boni. \f.D .. a medi ca l mi ss ionary of t11-cnty-two year s· sen-i ce. 11-ho fu lly undc r s ta1v1.s th e hea lth needs 27
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