Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-10

(Resd by B. z. Morse, on behalf Of
the patients OF Providence Hospital.
at Seattle, W. T., Jaiy LIST. lse4. on the
occasion Of Q presentation, and the OBJ
sefvance Of the Feast of her Patron
saint.
To Sist<r Peter Of Aleaafara, Saps-
ySorsss If PrcEsdeses Hospssal, Seattle
IL Is said that life is short and full of
Gaze and pain. which none can hope
to escape, nor being truly grateful.
woald they 50 desire, when they re-
member Him who suffered all for U.s.
Il il, however, not strictly destiny
We regret We must experience dark
ness that We may enjoy better the
alorioas light of day. IL IL the April
showers that bring forth May flowers.
And. so IL -, there are occasions when
ones heart throbs with Joy; the seri-
BUSINESS of life is for the time forgotten.
and tue verdant GASES of life ara reached:
where the pilgrim OF this existence may
rest amid the cooling shades, and 10
hale the fragrance Of Flora's fairest Of
feEing. and qaench his thirst by
draaghts from the sparkling fountains
that play forth miniature rainbovs OF
cheerfulness IN the waste expanse, and
lend = charm TO the weary soul; a
sprightlInoss to the young. and an elixir
| to the old.
The poet says:
Il know that love is never wasted,
Nor truth, nor the breath of a prayer;
And the thought that goes forth as a
blessing,
Must live as joy in the air"
And so it must be on this occasion.
Well knowing the uncertainties Of the
future, and dreadIng separation prlor
TO the Feast, some months hence, OF
your Patron Saint, We have anticipated
this occasion as of proper nsomeHt for
| giving forth our love and gratitude, and
| the acknowledgment of yonr many
deeds of mercy and words of kindness
to Us, as patients of this hospital. We
know that in obedience to your calling
you have journ yed far and wide; that
/ in other countries, and we might say In
| another continent, are those who will
remember with veDeration your noble
presence once among them /; and be
| they livinQ or dead, we cannot but feel
that they would gladly second us on this
occasion, for, indeed. it is the sick
and manned that can most truly appre-
ciate.
Under your able administration. this
institution has grown from a nucleus to
a practical, self sustaining establish
ment. Under your able supervision, q
handsome edifice has been erected, a
monument of your nrtiring efforts in
behalf of others: aEording a comfort
able home to the old and helpless, and a
cheerful retreat for the ailing. And, it
is a benefit not only to Seattle but to
Western Washington.
| Though ailing yourself, you present
more eloquent sermon than words can
describe, of your self denial; of your
seeming forgetfulness of Natures first
law In looking to the comforts OF
others.
The Sisters cling around you. and
lick to you as they would mother
and so do we all. your charges. They
imbibs from you lessons of all that is
grand and noble in woman: and we are
not uumindful-transmitte by them
from yOu-of the sympathy and kindly
consideration, and of the cheerfulness
that seems to psrvade the very atmos-
phere surrounding your ailing bat
otherwise happy family.
Your patients, absent and present,
have the honor and pleasure of present.
ing you these pieces of furniture, rs tes-
timonials of their kind regard, hop
ing that you will graciously accept, aud
that they may prove worthy instru-
ments in the furtherance of your noble
work.
In conclusion we sincerely trust that
you will be spared t, us, and to this
community for many years to come.
With great respect and veneration,
We are very truly.
YoUR PATIENTS.