The New York herald., 1870-04-04
MOUNT s MAI HOSPITAL.

Meeting Of Prominent Jews for the
Building Of tho New Hospital-The Cor.
ner stone to be Laid Next Mny-Ap.
peal for More Funds.
Yesterday forenoon, at the ivestry room OF the
Temple shearitn Israel, in Nineteenth street, near
Fifth avenue-the Oldest Hebrew congregation tnthe
cty-another meeting was held OF prominent Israel
ties, 10 confer ana agree upon the best means
to raise the money required to complete the new
hospital building now In course Of erection on Lex
fDgton avenue Sixy-sxth and Sixty seventh streets
The plan is said to be Improvement upon the best
hospital buildings IN this country and Europe, and
from the appearance Of the drawings this seems
correct The new hospital Will cover the entire
front on Lexington avenue between the two
streets named, with a depth OF 212 feet. The
foundation walls are oil up and it is proposed to lay
the corner stone in the early part Of next May as
soon after the Passover holidays as possible. The
contracts have all been concluded for mason work,
iron, marble and carpenter work me en-
been donated by the city ut nominal rent
Will be $25o,0oo. This hospital is entirely
tans to Jews treated being in about the proportion
OF one to four. The treatment is wholly gratutous
and the same to ALL Its non-sectarian character is
shown by the facJ that those sick desiring it can
have religious comforts administered by the clergy
OF their own denomination, whether Protestant,
fdnd received IN cash up to yesterday
were $4,000. There are s2o.v2v more suysSTihed,
which is being gradually paid In. The board Of
dire ctors OF this noble charity consists or the fol-
lowing gentlemen:- President, BENJAMIN Nathan;
Vice President Emanuel .. Hart; Treasurer, Louis
May; Honorary Secretary, s. A. Lewis; Secretary,
julius J. Lyons; Trustees, J. NJ. Lawrence, Ii.
merleh, &. s. Rossabaum. j. ). A6srcassls ana N.
Stadler
LIVELY DEBATg--Is BUSINESS PRosPERoUs9
On calling the meeting TO order yesterday fore
sidents OF the several Hebrew congregations In the
city were present BY this call on the presi-
Operation % cs their conSregations Ss ' to o. o.
tain funds. Money was wanted, and every
Israellte in New York was expected to
contribute his mite, but he sorry to say that OF
the present subscriptions less than half came from
Jews He behcved 1t to be true, as asserted by the
gregations have thus far borne the burden in sup.
port OF this charitable institution, and other more
orthodox congregations should more largely Join In
maintaining from what they VIII receive their equal
Mr. 5. A. LEWIS believed the best way would be to
ask the congregational presidents to call their trus
tees together, and then members Of the board could
go before them and urge action.
per time TO expect large donations. Business Is
dull and the reverse OF prosperous. Nobody Is max
made ITS appeal for donations usually about Rosh
Hashono ana JON Kippur-between september 26
and October 6abut this year the society SO situ-
ated that 1t viii make no collections, and then the
Hospital Society should take It's place. In this view
MIR. May was supported BY Mr.. Davidson.
Mr.. J. NJ. LAWRENCE disagreed. Though indiv-
d1ally he did not make as much money Us before,
Jet business Is not bad This Is
PgNGRESSIvE COUNTRY;
Il Ia better of y than ten and twenty years ago.
nay, even than &J weeks ago. 1t is increasing ia
prosperity every day, and In ten weeks from now II
Will have again grown in strength. They should not
delay In making efforts for money. Trade is ia2-
proving. The progressive
LAW OF THIS COUNTRY
is Improvement. People have money, only they
dont part with II until they are asked to give; ami
II Tue HERALD. III addition to the jewish press,
would assist them there would be such thing as
fail.
Mr. II. AAR0Ns0N differed from the last speaker,
l0r business was down; even In real estate the bot
tom was almost out. Yet they had the contractors
10 pay ana the money must be to do this. After
some lurther de5ultory conversat on, ana lust on
tue eve oi adjourning, lir Dawson proposed and
the meeting adopted the following
RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That tho President and directors Mount
sinai Hospital do call meeting of the merbsrs
OF the Hospital soccy, ard tho ministers OF all the
congregations in this city requested TO give public
nouce theroof from Their pups the time
dlrsctora.