Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-08-03
APPEAL TO THE CHURCHES.

The Hospital Trustees Make . ruthsr
Effort ~ Raise Money For the lnstitu.
tion.
The board Of hospital trustees held q
further adjourned meeting yesterday After
noon to consider and discuss plans for rails
Ing money TO supply the needs of the city
hospital. A vast amount of careful and
Intelligent consideration was given the
matter, and 1t was finally resolved to give
the subjoined appeal to the pastors of the
city.
SPRINeFIELD, o., August 8, 1888.
Springfield:
We wish to respectfully call your stten-
tiOn to the needs Of the city hospital, and
10 solicit your cooperation with US In an
endeav0r to provide for the same. The tax
levied this year for the hospital would,
with careful management, be adequate to
maintain 1t II the trustees were not bur
dened with Q considerable debt incurred
In finishing. repairing and furnishing the
buildings, and In improving the grounds.
But the trustees cannot obtain any part of
the hospital fund either to discharge the
debt or to defray current expenses until
December next, when One-half of the taxes
fall due. As any increase Of the indebted
ness is not advisable, the only alternative
seems TO be the support of the hospital by
private contributions or closing 1t until
next December. Several citizens have al
ready made generous donations to avoid
the suspension Of the institution, and we
feel confident that when the situation Ii
thoroughly understood by the good people
Of Springfield they will extend ample aid
to meet the emergency. Contributions In
suitable clothing, linen, muslins, medi-
cines, jellies, ETC., and many other articles
of utility, would be available, q well q
money. A supply OF good reading matter
would also be acceptable. Il is believed
that the work of soliciting such arti-
cles would be most faithfully and success
fully done by committees Of ladies, one such
committee to be appointed by the pastor of
each church from the members of his con-
gregation, all articles described. except
coal, to be left at the room of the Associ-
atsd Charities; and that these committees,
together with committee appointed by the
trustees of the hospital, to solicit contribu-
tiOns In money, would obtain ample means
to keep the hospital in good running order
till next December. We hope that the pas
tors Of the various churches will take the
matter In hand and at once appoint com
mittees a. indicated. In order that the
christian people Of the city may be thor
o lghly acquainted with the pressing needs
Of the hospital and that divine support may
be invoked for the effects TO be made in il
behalf, We hope that there may be . Hos
pital Sunday" on which there shalt be q
sermon and collection taken up in each
church for this cause. The trustees of the
hospital desire to extend cordial invitation
TO the pastors OF all churches In the city tC
conduct religious services In the hospital
from time to time, IS opportunity shall
offer. Hoping to have your constant aid
and prayers In maintaining this charitable
work, we remain,
Very respectfully.
q. 8. KELLY,
+. n. HAGAN,
j. b. LIsLE,
CHAs. RABBITS,
j. 8. ELLIOTT,
Trustees Of City Hospital.