The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-03-16
ST. MARY,s HOSPITAL.
rhe establishment of = BensvoIent In
situation fortle Care of the AT
aieted
Under the Auspices of the franciscan Sis
tiers The Claims of the Eater
prise Upon the People of En-
pOrsa.

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erect in the city OF Emporia large and
leommodioas building to be known I'M
der the name of St. Mary's Hospital In
this city of enterprise the project cannot
but meet with the CO operation and
isympathy of our citizens. That hos
pital is greatly needed tor our growing
population the public wen know but it
may notbe out of place 10 state that al
though organized under the patronage of
a religious order of the Catholic church
1.-THE above Institution. will be benefac-
tionto The entire community, and for
that purpose TO the entire southwestern
country. Under the rules of the order,
the hospital will be open to all irrespec-
tive of creed and race. The poor will
be received as we'll as the RICH
The kindness and charity of the ais
terhood who will manage the institution
are not ignored by the public. The bat
! tleflelds of America in the late civil war
and those of Europe in the hard-fought
borne testimony to the worth of these
angels of earth" whose whisper of mer-
cy, 50 often heard above the din of arms
and the rattle of musketrY; the numer-
GUS institutions of beneyolence and
charity with which they have covered
the land. all proclaim aloud their un-
flinching devotion to duty, even in the
midst of the pestilential diseases which
mankind is heir 10. Suffering humani-
ty needs a soothing word and helping
hand. The good Samaritan lives in the
Sisterhood who now undertake this
work of love in your: midst. The enter,
prise is one of charity on the part
of the builders, and the charity of
our citizens is expected to assist
them in carrying out their most
sanguine desires of benevolepee We
doubt not. but the citizens of this place
and vicinity will be most liberalin their
contributions 10 the building of hos,
pital which, besides being an ornamenti
TO this city. will testify to the future
generations oftheir spirit of enterprise
and charity.
The above engraving is the intended
hospital when completed. The main
building. "a feet long and 80 feet wide,
three stories in height, besides ihe attic,
will beerected this summer. The wings
will be added in course Of time as neces-
sity will require.
The Franciscan sisters will at once
solicit subscriptions In iurtherance of
this laudabie project AS guarantee
that the matter is placed in good hands
the followins physleians, we'll kno~As
in this city, have, promised
their assistance: L. d. Jacobs, w. w
Hibben, ]. ". Trueworthy. j. w Fill
kins, G. A, Biddie, Geo. w. Frost, ] j.
Wright. All of which is respectfully
submitted to those interested in this
charitable enterprise. szT -
- Rev Dominic MEIER. o. ST.
The claims of this beueficent institu-.
ton have been repeatedly set forth IN
THE NEWS, but we take pleasure in
again appealing to our citizens in be.
half of so worthy an enterprise. As is
stated in the communication of Father
Meier. the hospital will be thrown open
to all seeking treatment within its walls
Irrespective. of sect, color or social posi-.
ton. The INDECENT will be cared for
without charge, while those who are able
to pay will be treated for a moderate
sum in support Of the institution. The
cost of the building viii be $1,000, Of
this sum the Catholic congregation Ia.
this city will contribute $1,000. The
sisters pledge themselves to raise So, 500
by. means of a canvass of the state, and
the citizens of the town will be called
upon to make up the balance,
$500. While there have been many
drafts made upon The generosity
of our people, and liberal donations
have been made in aid of the construc-
ton Of several handsome church edi-.
fees during the past two years, we
know enough of the public spirit which
exists in EmpoEia to believe that this
new demand will bemet with a measure
of cheeffulness which win greatly en-
courage the sisters under whose auspices
the hospital is TO be erected = -
| The structure, ss win be seen from,
the above cHt, viii be very Handsome
Improvement, and as EmporIa secures
| its location at this point by donating
but trifie more than third Of the cost
of its construction, we hope to see the
efforts of the sisters in securing funds
for the establishments of the hospital
meet with that hearty measure Of en-
eouragement which their noble work SO
| fully merits. s - S -. 80