The Nazarene World Mission Society

90 / Mission to the Worldthe International Holiness Mission at Acornhoek in the Transvaal,R.S.A., had by 1939 blossomed into a 66-bed hospital but had noresident doctor until 10 years later. This became a Nazarene hospitalwhen the IHM joined forces in 1952. The fifth hospital was in PapuaNew Guinea, which was dedicated in March 1967.The Bresee Hospital in China ceased operation when the Japaneseoverran the country in December 1941. In 1975 the EthelLucas Memorial Hospital in Acornhoek was taken over by the governmentand renamed Tintswalo (meaning "Mercy"). But the remainingthree continued a strong and effective ministry.With substantial financial assistance from agencies of the WestGerman and Netherlands governments, in the mid-1970s the RaleighFitkin Memorial Hospital was almost completely rebuilt and enlarged ina million-dollar project that made it the second-largest hospital in thecountry. It had the largest patient load, however, with 55,000 beingtreated there in 1985. A related ministry was the nearby governmentleprosy hospital at Umbuluzi whose operation for many years wasplaced in the hands of the Church of the Nazarene.By 1985 there were 15 clinics operating out of the Swazilandhospital, which served 120,000 patients that year. The hospital inIndia ministered to 36,018 patients in 1985, while the Papua NewGuinea hospital treated 57,071. Eighteen satellite clinics of the latterserved over 10,000 additional patients.Each of these three hospitals had nurses' training colleges in connectionwith them with 121 enrolled in Swaziland, 21 in India, and 60in Papua New Guinea in 1985. Countless stories could be told of howover the years these medical institutions ministered with great compassionin times of personal and national crises. (See Part Two of thisvolume under the countries named for further information on thesehospitals.)Samaritan Hospital, Nampa, IdahoAnother hospital that in its heyday played a significant role inthe missionary program of the church was located in the UnitedStates at Nampa, Idaho. At the time of its official incorporation onFebruary 27, 1929, it was called Nazarene Missionary Sanitarium andInstitute but became more popularly known as Samaritan Hospitaland School of Nursing.The hospital was the product of the concern and determination ofDr. Thomas E. Mangum, who envisioned the establishment of a