Arthur Tappan Pierson, Presbyterian, praises Samuel Fisk Green (1822–1884), missionary to Sri Lanka, who kept medical instruction in Tamil. Green fought cholera with handbills, yet never never lost sight of “greater work” to spread the gospel.
Today, would we see the idea of Christians investing effort in pedantic lectures on hygiene to prevent the spread of a disease as a sign of apostasy?
How can you keep sight of ministry and public health?