Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-02-06

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 They gave to save life all that they
 had. A grand thrilling, enuobling scene,
 Remarks O Gen. IT. C. Rollins
 At the entertainment given for The
 benefit of the Sisters Hospital at
 Prescott, on Thursday evening, Jan
 uary 27, Gen. H. c. Rollins, member
 of the Territorial Council from Pima,
 spoke as follows:
 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: In this
 world, where human suffering is the inheritance of the human race, where misfortune, awful and dire, is the constant associate cf prosperity and good luck. where Sorrow Is the twin sistc- oC Joy. where tears and laughter are daily cumpau- ions. and where mirth is quickly fol- lowed by grief, and where bloyant lie so soon gives place Go silent death. whatever Is calculated Co alleviate the ills of the race, and tO soften the sad experiences of mankind, mus. com mend itself tO the better par, of our nature, and Co the higher impulses of our manhood.
 He who does not look with au- prOval upon an institution the object of which it is to provide fer jEe sick and care for the destitute, who does not appreciate the labor of those who devote their lives to the care and nurs- ing of the unfortunate, is unworthy the name of man, and should blush at his own hear.lcssness.
 In the busy walks of fife amidst the noise and turmoil of business. iu the struggle for wealth and scramble for power, we often forget the duties we owe tO our brother man. and fail Go be governed by the soft vhispeFings of our hearts, which gentle accents are always on the side of charity and right
 In the headlong career of prosper fly, full of health and hope, you strike ! upon some hidden barrier and from the stunEing shock you arise. wi.l blasted hopes, ruined fortunes, broken | health and shattered nerves; and then | you learn the first two lessons of hfe ! that wisdom is born of suffering and ! light of experience, and that not tl | have had great griefs is not to have ! great manhood. At this point you march out upon a broad vantage ground; you are a wiser and a sadder | man, and yet you would not give the lessons you have learned for the real lzation Of the brightest dream your bOyhOOd ever knew. Then It is that the gentle and tender impulse of the heart hold sway, and that lhc prompt iugs of your better self lead yOu t0 ] hIghcriplanes and broader fields. You look up at Charity, born of Heaven. nursed by the angels-lrom God him self-sister of Faith and Hope, but " the greatest of these is Charity 70
 On this high plane you find the noble field and work of woman. Men are narrow in their hUmanities and charities; but the noble, self-sacri- ficlng. Christian woman includes all within the range of her love and care. Her charities and humanItie- are continental and oceanic.
 What soldier, sick and wounded, stretched on his lonely cot, thinking ! of the mother who folded lIm in her arms, or of the wife he swCre Co love ! and cherish, or of the sweet girl, Go whom he pledged his honor and his hand, has not shed tear as the Sis ter of Charity, with gentle touch and kind word, has implOred upon him the blessing of the Great Father Of Cs all, and has crossed herself in token of the sincerity Oi her act How has he said to himself. as the already feeble pulse of life grew fainter and fainter, If l live l would rather have the love and devotion of one sin cere, true and pure woman than be the commander of armies and the con Queror of bloody fields; and, If die, l would rather go Go my grave fol- lowed and mOurned by one sincere and noble woman than 10 go there with the mOcking music Cf mUtllei drum and all the pOmp and pageautry of military glOry.' l have not over drawn the picture Tn my feeble a,- tempt to place the good woman upon the pedestal Of glory and sanCiity where she belongs
 Then, let the efforts of those who have your hospital ID charge be sec onded by the sympathy and support | of every lady who gracys the occasion ! by her presence and her smile, and !. by the means ani helping hand of ! every gentleman who wishes well Go hls fel,ow-men; and your beautiful 1 town of Prescott, from its pre-emI- ! hence as the Capital of the Territory, 1 VIII furnish an example to ether towns worthy Of emulation in its con care of the sick and the needy.