I do not have time to write you a long letter, but am sending you a copy of a letter I havd just sent to Dr. Magsn, and this will tell you something about the funeral. As to ^eathea's plan: I think she plans to remain in China, but I suppose she will wait a letter from her folks before making a final decision. We are hoping, however, that she will stay by over here, for she is tied to this land through the loss of a husband ever devoted to her, and also by the loss of their only child, who was buried in the soil of China. Next Sabbath we are holding a memorial service at Z o1clock here in Shanghai, and shall use much of the same material, which I am enclosing. Leatha will be getting off other items to you that perhaps will add a little more of the details of the doctor's sickness and his funeral. Trusting that God's richest blessing will continue to remain with you, I am Dear Brother Coulston: Sincerely your brother, June 4, 1934 Dr. P. T. Magan, Los Angeles, Calif, % dear Doctor %gan* You will have heard through telegrams reaching you of the recent, sudden illness and death of Dr. Coulston. I have but a few moments go get off a line to you, and I am sending you the obituary and also a copy of my remarks on the occasion of the funeral service, which w s held in that great far distant frontier city of Kalgan, where the doctor so ably served the people. Many have remarked that perhaps there has been no funeral so largely attended and at which the Chinese people so deeply mourned the loss, as that of the funeral held at 3 p. m. on the 30th of May on the hospital grounds at Kalgan. The governor of the province, the chief of the military staff, end many of the other leading military men sent expressions of sympathy and representatives, and many of them were there in person. The mission body located there in Kalgan was present also. The funeral was conducted both in English and in Chinese, and was a very impressive service. It was a great blow to our work. Mrs. Coulston stood up wonderfully, and every one has seemed to rally to the task laid down by the doctor, of making a success of the running of this important hospital. The doctor was laid at rest in a little cemetery where they buried their only child a little over a year before. His sickness covered a period of only a week. It was a virulent type of diphtheria. All the anti-toxin that could be secured in Kalgan was used, they then leaving and going to Peiping, where they used an additional amount, and also performed a tracheotomy, which brought only temporary relief, for the infection was of such severity that he finally succumbed . His courage and faith were strong until the last. He gladly laid down his life, if it were the Master's will. We somehow hope the sacrifice of this life and its usefulness will inspire many to devote their lives to missionary work. We are launching with the Home Board a call for a doctor to take his place. We are also placing with them calls for interns tD come out to the sanitarium. We thought they much of this material that was used on the occasion of the funeral might be desired for the medical evangelist, and I will leave it to you to see -that such material gets to the editor. W© feel indeed sorry for Dr. Coulston s fether who has sacrificed all these years, and has been so enthusiastic about his son's being a missionary, serving here in this great needy land. I haven11 written you for a long time, but it has been in my heart many times to write you. I shall try to be more faithful, but these are days of tremendous pressure upon us. Wjth very kind regards, I am sincerely your brother, Dr. Elmer Floyd Coulston, eldest son of L. C. and Mable Coulston, was born in Los Angeles, California, October 2h, 1905 and died at Peiping, China, May 26, 1934, at the age of 26 years, 7 months and 2 days. His early life was spent in Battle Creek, Michigan, where he attended our denominational church school and academy. Later he attended Emmanual Missionary College, Berrien Springs, Michigan, where he finished his pre-medical course. Having been born of Adventist parentage, there arose early in his life the desire to be a worker in God's cause. With the appeal of the mission field in his mind, and in order that his training might be completed, he enrolled as a student of medicine in the College of Medical Evangelists, class of 192!+. Shortly before completing his year of internship work with the St. Mary's Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, there came the call for him to join the force of workers in the Par East. On August I?, I930 he was united in marriage to Kiss Leatha Wenke of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and on August 30th, the same year they sailed thru the Golden Gate bound for service in needy China. It is interesting to note the early connections of Dr. Coulston1s family with the cause of missions. His grandfather, Elder C Gage, former Mayor of Battle Creek, was one of the first pastors of the Battle Creek Tabernacle. His uncle and aunt, Dr. Paul Roth and wife, who was also a doctor, were our first medical missionaries to France. His Great-uncle, C. H. Jones, operated the first power printing press in our denomination, and later was elected President and General ?^anager of the Pacific Press Publishing AssJn, which position he has held for^over fifty years. In the mind s of those who have been closest in touch with the work of Dr. Coulston, there is no doubt regarding his call to this field of labor. The first year of his term was spent in language study. From the very beginning it was seen that the doctor revealed special talent in the study of this difficult Oriental tongue. He early began the study of the Bible' in Chinese and found in it his daily comfort and inspiration until the very last. After the year of study he and his wife responded to the call of the North China Union Mission to connect with the new hospital then being opened at Kalgan, the gateway into Mongolia. Here together they served the people they learned to love and for whom he so gladly gave"his 1 if e. Our brother will be laid to rest, to await the call of the great life-giver, in the mission cemetery at Kalgan, beside the grave of their only child. We sorrow, but not without hope, "For so he giveth his beloved sleep." In the beautiful language used by Mrs Leatha Coulston, his beloved wife, we believe she has expressed the sentiments of all the relatives and mary friends, "He has left us a life of happy memories to cherish and to bless us.0 r MEMOIRS TO THE LATE DOCTOR COULSTON Address at Funeral in Peiping and Kalgan, May 29, 1934 by Dr. Harry W. Miller Mrs Miller and I have come to bring you our door hmmmA oiefeor Goolitcm ond Mtiw oferiofeim follow oo-wrkoro of tho north China -M&m$ thm hoartfftlt iw^&fear of tha Ohina t^riaioa Gosinittao 00b forth In ttos following roaoltrtlo© that tm hereby formrd to siotor Couloton and tha bor*«f*6 father and othor rolatitroo* ao al&n to tho Sorth China tfeion* mtr profound mm^mthw* BoopSy aoMiitig that in whs®' floo&h our balowod doctor* tfion oottragaotta spirit* ^ors&til# o&fW^iliMfiO* frfeoadfaot parpoaa* imfeirlag labors* yem ma& tiio orstiro aim field mmmimm a loan by •» ffo boliwo tha aio&laal sslaoioKia of Ohitia tilll be o&rlohod by the rnmmtf of a life atfcmdad by girth dwotion to its OtttfMN wo ooiwma you to ate ^ho is not only ablo to oonfort and him® in tihla lifoj but nfco ^iil mufc oortately riohly rosmrd fey on otoroity of happinoas not only our brothorj bat thoao oall^ to part tho bloasadnoas of his crawforting Also mt brtes to yon tho hoartfalt o^pronaioii of apfwtlgr from hi® frionda in Shanghai, tho intoNi naraas and *mtkm® of the Shan#ai» gaaitaritr-: and olinlo «bo Join in nMBMtag tho fgraat loss that w ea^s to yoo and no* tmsb®t Ootilotan* a aallaagaoa at felt alEsaaafcar as ma thaa* *ho aro isosttorod img all tho lando of tho mtth will fe am of hta dopartttra with daapaat sorrow booa&ao of tho high raaf*#t m& aataam roaulfcini; fro® tlia itiflmmie of big lifo itlag tils ilotal ifl^i ^ho Mo kimUll^ WMHi't ^pirit^J^ OTorgotio Mi. ^teirbio mturo# ^tlo fMritaftftn wi tmfootioiia aurKi all o^no within ite radiuo felt Its poror tipm Mo mlnlotrj in diim haa boon #iortt atily a little war tfweo msd oa^t^lf ym*B$ 4 rro»t beritago bus boos k ft Mat Mlosimary twr^wtt thra hio o to the Bsefetle creek wait- arin mat mm fasiliar with ail te*aon<<.tltutcd a aaattopiaa so the Kalfisu hospital had provided ia it, departeds for hydroteerauv, aassa^©, It lit treatments, ail ©f ahieh he aBthaeiaetioally used la tee ear© of the sick, The lalgsn aeaitariun, so wall built osder th© supervision of . astor ®eo. Ap; cl, Wporintondenfc of the Sorte Ohioa Mssion, m ready for service as the doctor completed hfta first year of language study* telle a doctor of unusual capacity able to carry forward a wide fiald of service to the slo?:, he w a natural teeeher. All tea telle larmrting Irietruatlan to nurses, cooks, fcolpers aad patients. In Uxmmm eehool ha «s©©lied »id bid fair to be one of the groatest absent® of the uhir^-ee laapaige of modern time. Pr, rettus, th© resident of the Faiplag Cell-go af Ohlaeee SMtoi, a** is rite us today, with great satisfaction teld n* ssiae tine age teafc ataee the soictenee of the oolite there has hew but tepee ontwtandlap students, and on© of th© three was Be* couleton. He raarsrelled with admiration at his aaaaaplliilwsats atare leap*geat»ip» ame of us who have beer lo»r at th© lanaacs, listonte ! to htm «aplairs te© ea^so and sature of disoaae to his patients and teoir fri^ds, so ©ffeei,ively, wore captivated with is olsvom ss of hia Chines© sp*ate« the. WMld as® iaagpag© ttsat -Had© mm th© stoat imocsath md tstlaanad «at!erstaad teait or^aditioii and tfjafe was their part In cooperation to th© end that they ai^t get well. At t>>s awe tlae he would twtn te his Chinese rauraee and ' •assistants ©sd in smtleal temc nor© techlnieal vould aaplala tee preeoeseo of iiseoso better and clearer then I Jatve heard teftaaae edi.^at©d physiaisna able to do. the doctor and his wife began their sork at the Kalgasi Iweoltal In 1931 >m£ in but a sliort tlaa ptelsots were b©.teg brought frera far distant placet la tee province and ftrran on^lia as wall as all warts of the city to hie alinie. fh«jr had to begin their work with a very nodest a:-:-ropriation teieh later was taksa amy, loavln - tea hapsltal to opsrats m. its mm resonroes ami rrlth its ecyiifw^t to be built ep at tee sua® tlae ont of their receipt*. & pioneer wartc at tela kiad required aa little rot ' !lass mA aalleA forte ability elcn^ all practical llaes, evw th© haaineaa adsdnletretiai! restofl apoa the doctor as also tee doveloj^nt and reparation of nuraos,, Tito latter sighed very heavily taposn doctor and Mrs, Ooulston. fhey had to start irnd for a lone ttee carry on t teeet even «ws© head mwm* As a r 1,;") ] *§ pbyoiolost mhmrti&g hio m&k twm t&m to li^i 1 HM -moK teproseod vt*$h tho lafeoroot and ability ia Ho «Mll 0V0& to hovo tatitition la thin y§*t ha inmi m^hodftofel mm thoiw*ph to H bio tawatlgotlog** feoffor do I tHinfe I haw oo« teho dlORftMfcio Ml . V or iwfamrmt i» bot^or oorriod m in o IMItil stolon tofl^tot* ll# vmo know to liw tutidl «nit ML intonoivo ppo^wwi of tarootswwifc far Mm fmtimtv* ttt§ oorgtool ability mo tth ouoh miooooo tfcoft ^*4«irif w tho oonflAoooo of tho pof*pl*> ontf tt 1 to thtrk of o«# an glflfl olos*?* Ihti 00 m* hoim hoti toRgor tteo %m Milch %# ooitot tho t ffcro of thii groon horotofoto mrnrXmtm mm wimm for hxmit«d» tf illti suoh tiilidl mid to a^ilaSlo* $to hai 0 irioton of & *ott ImlmtsmA moit#aI «*ovfc msi omo oit»l ^^k a % ^ tinf mit^ immty ^ mot ^lfflottl%i#® as lt# wlfa had th«% mmf tm imit I ^ mt fenTO w^or® ^ hiN aturted ^^rk in n to liaiw tbiiigs h«pn« w^uM tmA to Aiooonrog- and diehoartm* ftrrrt %ho teotor had tho hm&\owp of Mis aw i^altfe limlfcmtt^is hmt^lim- with flotirlof ^ fwor ami yot ho nlwmym gut 0f bio etraagth to tte folloot mswt pooo^o to this mark mnmt^mt %ltb fe!i# kmQ&i?. ont of ttf olokfcod hteTOlf* o pfi^nod thrwfh tb^ MfWt^M r^f wA% m teofettntioi^fii lomm throti^h wtet>#rloo ma throoto ttpon fclo wrrorml %Imhn fbe dootor bts pmoooi thru tbo aorriw of t!t# Iom of tbolr mly etelld ofc tho totoroottuft ogo of m %mhf$ HIM swb o-safort siowt 00 M to th^n in tiiolr iooletioit^ w^tmlm ooo^rrod In tlio ho^ltol romtltteg to tho of em aal wr^.miol^ injiirifif tho other of two of hit rmtfe mmniofemfcn md IMI ofttb tHo o^fi- t profel^ of «yof ot^r-inf If tfert to o tlio dtootor In m INwr tf ort fOMNi mar^ tho ^ggr^to of a lifotifto** tr^oMeo apd porpl@«itlo0# mmwt 414 wo fi srotfli of and hfo eajflnn bo donlr^i # ohmm® to a t»ofc%#r ioo&tion or fottoot* tnntly tAo boyioMi of tbo work oad mmmm^rm to It remiltod to bte own low to tbo Ho^ttolf I mm ulaofit ftmr boor oay tbo iaorroool*• to wtdati ho feared hie strength uould not suffuse* at* *m>mlB for assistants W O P S m strong that oter* effort p»t forth to find gosao that *?o«ld ten® to a or ia ft to rsopenaihllltlta finally a auras wae planed nador sppeintoont wto will mrim in #f this -'-sr. his help nod© paroibl* the rote sirinc of -Is® Mitfc the Kalgan tanitart** ffeia grot' Hot* of aaaistonee for the mm*v9i«\m of th© nnrsinr dttortosnt the doctor did not lire to asc rsallesd. ' Ms tartar ted distlo^lshsi him as beinr a rrtl twUdtr Is a mtoisal wiatlenerr prorwm ia fbl«a* «ia*N- '-©Otor dndrewt* Ueve to too htnelend, toetor Soulstoft mr our thief depoKdtRte for a writer and Unreiat to *intaa -Tedtoal terwonelogy* % last words to ths dootor ***** lowtoff Shsnghal were "kesp tip yw Interest and study of the • CM»*ae language, wo need jw to set oar -wditai lit.- retore put into the Cfciaeee laagee^e*" tmt w» needed tike doetor at a doeter, as a ® ml* nr«-t ©f • teaoher, as a preaehor, whlafc toother with his Kteiaal talntt ^miifled Hl»- mnlaartly for enr .«r . ilto lost to the China l lesion In toe detoh of i-r, Coaloto* Is sppwtlin- and this most b tared «aa*a senary will lanr lings* In the hearts of his asooaistee in labor both «nd farsignets, and wUl pra«.- ead to giea «a mm to fill the grest gap is oar work thru hi® deserter*. fit one fsnlt was f.wWn* bt.vuni* Ma strength* Ho was a fearlsss worker, f®t om^iear feh« Hoolth o^ other® tovolted. I rswll haelaf porforwod a» «R3«r«ti«B ttnaa hie sor thinr over a veor ago that of noos»«ity r«fwlf#d that ho rsaln la bad for mar-y da »s, *>«ry err «f aeod thafc o?wo froai other* » aiT«ya faielr s» and. a? thin a f«« davf «ft»r hie operation m sea 9 ease w os lifs d< .-aadod o»ort s ry O«JKO to the bo coital, "e gwro ardors tfce the s v*r and sneoessf ily «&arated on this nafelsite serin -life, fhe sons® -aitii^trv oharaetissd hl» to too. and* •<> took S3 ok on r id^, an« woek before hie death, tot tosistsd to W*M*i§ hit aetinl r«wto?that day. fabbath thmi#i foiasll* he fett tho »as» Wge to to et -f-btoth ohool and Owroh earryim? la aotivo part in .he striae, --'nnd^r to rswndsd t© em emergen^ aail latortof eeer a dvteg sietof nrtlfieial rosntration for tore.- hoars vtil to took -to bis bod l .wndiately foilewtnK ntoh hi, h tw r reacting Wh t*m htm km eoaid not tefr arise* Ho m* tolly rasljpad, thowfh gladly woaid to hae# lived fee to hi® part 'in th» flfrifilling «f th® trork* to the eery to put forth ooop:>ra lee effort to i?ot n oil, and tore hia distressing 11 In so mm a Wi with beoRinr espraeslon of aonftdenoe and trust* fvqro Hin life was an inspiratlen to all vim knew his, and a eati to ert^r ^m mm and wamn to dodinato their life to to® tontor1- nnase, «psrlnp mmimp, to serve In sfeerswsr sad ia «A>ateeer worfe- eaM to then, ' <* " ' "to V • Ife snail part ef th® burdtm of the Sanitarian ha« rooted m his eas#ani®n, : istsr Colston, ifno ha lifc®sie& put her heart and seal into tho fork for it® raeeeas* » survives to a®© ths great work hers bepim W thm rn m In tho ssrelas for whleh they helped he ersato It. io» ae tfMll mt fotrsneh, laaediatol;' tto China ©iwlaiaa Connlttao hati tw»rd of J®* reliof f*r the hasoital, Dr. -:arVrt Liu «d aftffc mi tha f"1 ware irmewi mid fow*d willing to mm to aarry the v*»i* and ahai aall for mohhw phv«ikaa t ^ l ^ ft* y th« Sanitaria*. 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