Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-07
JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL.
Formally Opened To-day with Appro-
pirate Exercises.

nOspltal at monument street anu Dr0aINay was
formally opened this morning.
1t is one of the finest and most complete in
stitutions in the world, embracing seventeen
buildings, which cover acres of ground and
surrounded by 10 acres more of beautiful
ground which viii afford healthful exercise TO
the patients. Its construction was begun more
than ten years ago, and the total cost was
S2050.ooo. To the munifceuce of one man
Baltimore owes this great institution-the late
Johns Hopkins. II was he who also founded
and provided for the Johns Hopkins university.
Over 1900 invitations 20 attend to-day's cere-
monies were sent TO persons in various parts of
the United States. exclusive of those issued to
Baltimoreans. No one was admitted without
card of invitation.
DISTINGUISHED PERSONS PRESENT.
Among the hundreds present to-day were
the principal state and city officials: Drs
Fordyce Barker. II. NJ Biggs c. S. Bull. VIZ.
Dawson. I. A. Emmett, Frederick Hoffman. f.
Lange, c. c. Lee, S. ]. Meltzer, Charles II.
Nichols, T. L. Satterthwaire. l.. II. Sayne, l..
A. Stimson and r. F. Weir, of New York: c. "
Hoagland and u. L. Kemp. of Brooklyn: Henry
Beates, jr. Robert Boiling; E. \. Brush. r. A.
Cleeman, II. q. Curtin, F. y. Dercum. ]. Dar-
rach, ID. NJ. Easter, NJ. II. Fussell, William
Goodell. l. VI. Hays, II. A. Hare. f. T. Henry
II. II. Harte, j. c. Hall. 0rville Horwitz, p.
Horwitz. J. H. Hutchinson, J. Longstreth,
Benjamin Lee. j. f. Mears, j. II. Musser. Clara
Marshall, A. W. MacCoy. G. b. Nancrede T. J.
Owen. J. II. Packard, Wharton sinkler. Will
liam Thomson, James Tyson, J. NJ. TAYLOR, G.
NJ. Wells and ]. C. Wilson, OF Philadelphia; II.
W. Williams and c. F. Folsom, of Boston;
bridge, Mass; ID. C. MacCallum, and
William Gardner. of Montreal; Charles
OReilly, of Toronto; c. A. Peabody,
OF Worcester. Mass; Francis Bacon, of New
Haven, N. Storrs. of Hartford. Conn: c. p
Coon, of Concord. n. H.; A. Wander veer. of
Albany, \. Y: r. b. Bontecon. of Troy, y. V;
Joseph Ransohoff and p. S. Conner, of Cincin-
natl; i. a. McGraw, of Detroit; g. J. Engel-
man, OF st. Louis; J. S. Stone. L. y. Anderson,
5. X. jackson, and II. NJ Nash, of Virginia; r.
A. kinloch and +. p. Porcher. of South Caro-
lima: Surgeon-General Browne, u. s. N; Sur
geon-General Moore. U. S. A.; Drs Frank
Baker, J. H. Bryan, s. C. Busey, r. t. Edes,
Robert Fletcher, U. $. A; 4. Hoshling,
VIM. Lee. G. l.. Magruder, C. L. Green
leaf. ID. w. Prentiss, and I. Woolverton. Of
Washington; l. n. herlin, Isaac OFT. and r. s.
Sutton OF pennsylvania, and DIR. Stone, OF New
Jersey.
ADDRESSES WE'RE DELIVERED
by Francis I. King, president of the hospital;
DR.. John S. Billings. U. S. A.. and d. c. Gilman,
president of the Johns Hopkins university.
President King said that Johns Hopkins, in
founding his two great trusts-the university
and the hospital-each with an endowment of
nearly three and a half millions of dollals. was
| not actuated by wish to build monument to
his own memory. His motives were higher
and nobler. He remembered that in reply to
a question as to why he had never made will
| (Johns Hopkins had neither wife nor children)
Ar. Hopkins said that he looked upon his
wealth as a gift for which he was not accounta-
| BILE; but he was sure il was given to him for a
| purpose and ne did not believe he wou,d die
before il was revealed to him how he should
| dispose of it. This wealth." he said. 'is nv
stewardship" One of the most interesting parts
OF Mr. Kings address was quotation from a
letter written by Johns Hopkins to his trustees,
which clearly sets forth in a few words the good
/ he proposed to accomplish. 1t is follows:
| You shall receive into the hospital the indi-
| gent sick of the city and its enyirons without
| regard to sex. age. or color who may require
| surgical or medical treatment. and the poor of
this city and state Of ali races who are stricken
down by any casualty"
| DIR. JOHN s. BILLINGS,
| q. s. A., medical adviser to the trustees fol-
| lowed at great length, complimenting the good
| judgment of the late Johns Hopkins in has not
trammeling with specific directions those whom
he had chosen to carry ont his plans The
doctor rehearsed the fact that the men ell
| trusted with the Accomplishment. of the
donors designs had sought adviee, employing
| i've men skilled in hospitals, each to write an
| essay giving his suggestions. These were pub
lished and criticism invited and the plans re-
ylsed. One of the essay writers went abroad.
| finally the general arrangement was settled
upon as it is to-day. The doctor then discussed
| the objects OF the Institution and the various
sanitary arrangements, explaining its merits.
PROF. GILMAS's ADDRESS.
Prof. Daniel c. Gilman, president Of the
Johns Hopkins university, said that thirteen
| years ago, during the centennial celebrations
of Independence Day, the university founded
| by Johns Hopkins began Its work, and nov, as
1
stitutional life, the hospital, gift of the same
| donor, throws open its doors. These buildings
| are henceforth concentrated to the ministry of
mercy and the restoration of life. That large
minded citizen of Maryland found two words
| adequate to his great ideas. University" and
Hospital" were his chosen terms, and he
| linked them together by this significant
| phrase: Bear constantly in mind that it is
my wish and purpose that the hospital shall
ultimately form part of the medical school
OF that university, for which have made am
! pie provision by my will"
He referred to the fact that for fifteen years
the public had had the unpaid services of
! twelve of the most capable citizens of Balti-
| more, who have endeayored under the leader
ship of their president Francis I. King. TO
| ascertain by correspondence, travel, reading,
| and by consultation with experts in medicine.
surgery, nursing. architecture. education. and
administration, the most enlightened views of
the civilized worlds with regard to the con-
have built these seventeen buildings from the
| income of the fund and have even increased
! the principal gift. They have constantly bene-
| fitted by the professional advice of the dstin-
guished surgeon, DR.. Billings. The noise Of
the hammar has ceased, the healing ministry
| begins.
He then referred to the ample equipment of
the hospital and to its objects and aims for the
relief of the sick and wounded in the broadest
| possible sense, and to its value educa-
tional institution and closed as follows: "Upon
| one hill of Baltimore rises a temple whose
guardian crest. the silent cross is an emblem
of the Christian faith; upon another a lofty
column reminds us of the patriots hope; upon
| a third the Hotel Dieu is placed-the house of
| charity. Significant triad. Here abideth faith,
hope, and charity, but the greatest of these is
charity"
Gov. Jackson then declared the hospital open
to the people. The visitors then inspected the
hospital
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