, 1881-01-15

Tho Sistorf,oost vylsu NnrAo tho Sick
Without WaXEs.

a NOBLE CHARITY.
Tho sistori,ood WIN Nurse tho sick
without HHAHes
"'Ihe Sistcrho0tl Of tho -Four 1Iantnatls
NJ Jesus Christ" TRULY tic ral1ge Of cl,nr-
int, but not only ~ this State blessed with
sucll an Or.lor, will, III, Important brunch Ii,
ChicNRn, but Tic work tWrfUrme,l l,y nu,n-
hers Ut 1t Is worthy Of tho character That Is
implied by tho tttle-harti. u,utcs., a,lI
nftitnlcs ttniikfess insl;s. but pcrtus,nr,l l,a-
t!entfy, voluntarily, nild always with feelings
Of sweetest cllarEty uld humanity. Tllnu.
sands Ut people. wlsu jayo bren
won back to health md strength
n{ilrscs I can testify Il This. md H. is ut.aiiy
true that tt,e last hours II many others who
sl1cc!l.l'',cu wer. relieved OF much suffering
who ilhrs. l,sen under tho cnre nl thcsn
Sisters probably very few knuw nf tic 1nal-
iler ~ wi!lG!l ttlcsr Frcnt wnrk Is sinnc. IND
tn ciIlRfiteIt tlletl n,l tho subject TninESi:
home Of tli1 ChtrnHn members Of the order:
The "l'Uor liar.llnniAs OF .Icsus Christ"
bcctAliG . regularly orgAtIizetl institution
l. as 'eran Cst6yot ysts Wei %a ss ,Sa5 "{ s5e ssy
charitable incIlua.lons. Although Int ltttlo
over 10 years oil. tho Orler l,ns tiullris!u4l 50
i!iat there nro now ih Germany, WHERE.
s S firissn %"' suvsrl ,a oss'' yssts asd s5
.s sash a rSrt ays Dff i, ~1s md eif't 'sopo
nrc t,ow ltra,!shcs In Chicago, Quincy, Trcn..
i2., Shelnyv'Ile u i,s 6sr!"a.owr. Vfaliom, a,Mi
nnc at Fort Wayne, which ls surt Of llca.l-
QiArtgrs for the whole entlrtry..
liz Cl,lca9o tic It llh,lslmalda first began
their work five years ago. when they rented
SIX iii number. Within year tl,ry wcre
Elvel, enough funds by tho Association ;t,lt
chnrltably Inclined citizens to erect, with
soI'!o little assistance fro'n the old coilntry,
building il called t.lo '' Convent Of Our i.ntly
0f HELP" and Is simply q llomo fnr tile Hand
maids, who ,low humber -. Sister Poly
gagctl III tic work scyel years III t;erlnatly,
aln llas been lnborlng In Aner1cal fields Tor
eight yeals additional.
,, As 70 tils WY II which they, ri IaI'or: T.
cty, AID nj appicatlon Is i,,s'e nd s 1t tho o coli. t
vent BY Il friend 0r rulntiye, Il Sister, pro-
yttted there are n1ly III tho convent liut OH
duty. IL Mt once semitic
NURSE AND CAIsE FoH THE PATIENT
until TINT patient IL we'll or DECEASED. Tho
creed nr sociut condition OF tic patient Il not
wllitu and blnck, Catholic uM Protestant,
ricl alM POOR, arc NIL treated alike ~ tho
Sisters. There ls one rule, however, that Is
observed. II two applications aro received
unEnEetl Sister 10 respond. she goes 10 tho
bedside 0f tho patient villa IL tho poorer
certainly 4 most eolnniotiaAlle rule.
o sppSs.S e% sqes o # fr? nt wFatshs
j. sister ID ut nMeg dispatched It! tho place.
ofton taking with hGr only enough money to
pny her cnr-tnre. Arrtvchat the bedside OF tho
sick ol,e she finds that there Is no foo!l III tho
next duty to start out alld beg food or money
for tho pAtfont. aud when she wants ll,rai
for herself she gets II In the saisle way. 'rhoi!
she nurses ail watches her cll9rge night md
for hcrsplf q plnco to sleep n1ul yet little
either friends or strangers, unless TIE homo
Of tbs s'k i'm ono as. y ncnr nroxts tho ta;n s@n
10 tIie victim. the Sister dresses tle remains,
and tlon her work thero Is ilnLslctl; or, 1t II
finished when the patient is nearly, II not
quite. recovered. III tho family chooses to
cel!ied, bat Sister never nsks for anything.
aid from tlo 6lsterllood rs promptly NJ do
my others, and tho way in w';ch these
such dangers is nobls aid heroic; There is
now III tlln pcst-house ono Ut the "l1alM-
,nnids." She went thoro tirst to nurse nll-
other Of the Order who Ind contracted
snlatl-pox while caring fur q pationt afflicted
with tllH terrible malatIy.
I,esldes doing tiie work described tho
Order has q charity l,ospital ut Fort Wayne
and aM orphan-asyllm Mt ISosehi!I, tlto latler
n homo for fnulltllings ana children Of the
poDr.. Also III connection with tho convent
is 2 charity school Of about 2tU pupils.
During Inst year tho "llandnlnils OF CHI
cngo nursed 313 sick pcopto ind watched by
sick bedsidcs l,t!so :nls1tts. OF course tho
number Of applications far exceeded The
Implications would hayo been refused Il
there had been enough 0f tho Sisters to tnke
cnro OF NIL who asketl for nursing. Tho
1nrger portion OF tho " Handmade" nra. Ger
rlnD indies, but there are few Amer1caMs
included. Whom q Indy desires 10 beconlo 4
member oftho Order, she gOcS first to Fort
Wayne, and there, In tho hospital, Is cnreful-
1y taught tie art OF nursing.