Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-03
Tho Emmanuel Hospital.

To the Editor of THE BEE-Dear SIR
Please allow me through your paper to give
to the public some statements concerning
the Emmanuel Hospital and Deaconess in
tute.
First. We are glad to state that IN spite
of all obstacles, this work of charity is max
ing steady progress. Before we commenced
this work, we were prepared to meet all
kinds of difficulties. We never expected
that work of this kind could be done with
out meeting trials and troubles, and we have
already experienced the truth of this After
we had let the contract for the building last
fall, our health failed and "hard times"
came, so it was almost impossible to get in
the necessary money. But yet we have
struggled through all right. OF the sum of
nearly sci, 900 required over Sl6 900 is paid
and the present debt of 81, 900 we hope will
soon be paid. For this ald many other rea-
sons, we are more than ever convinced of
success in the future.
The decision to locate the institution on
the beautiful hill in Monmouth park, every
one will now concede was wise one. 1t is
the very best location that could be found
anywhere.
The reorganization of the association has
been done with general satisfaction The
Hon. j. M. WoolwOrth wrote an admirable
| charter, entirely unsectariau. The trustees
selected are some of Omahas most repre-
sentative and responsible citizens. The
building now enclosed and the general plan
adopted for the buildings Of the whole insti-
tuition will compare favorably with any other
hospital buildings of this country. Thus the
work already accomplished has been done
with an eye toward the future. We have
| laid broad and solid foundation, on which
| can be built great institution.
But the most important of all is the fact
] that we have. will, and must have real per-
sonal sacrifice of labor in connection with
this work of charity. After years Of earnest
inquiry, we are thoroughly convinced that
! it is real personal sacrihce, devotion ana
| labor In the cause of charity that this great
| country of America needs most of all
In many o-called charities the element of
charity is not to be found at all. In most of
| the great hospitals and other good insJitu-
| tlons in the east. the money expended could
| go twice and some cases three or four times
| as far to relieve the suffering masses of hu-
manity, if they had more genuine personal
sacrifice in connection with their work.
Real, earnest, concentrated labor, without
| salary, in the cause of charity, is above
! everything else that this country needs. To
in some degree meet this want is the
| great aim Of Emmanuel hospital and Deacon
| ness institute. The five Omaha ladies that
| we now have in the Philad delphia Mothers
House OF DeacOnneSS are being trained on
| this very principle. With this little force TO
begin with, we are assured that as soon as
we can commence work in Omaha many
| other devoted ladies will turn in and 20 with
| us. In fact, we have had already applications
from different parts of this broap land We
know that among the descendants of emf
| grants from northern Europe particularly the
| Scandinayians, we have the best material for
workers OF this kind. And we also know
| that hundreds OF such ladies stand ready to
| give their lives to the work of God and hu-
manity without the least regard to salary or
| other compensation of this earthly life. Ii,
| therefore. this work is worth some peoples
lives, why, then, should 1T not be worth
nt nar
That Omaha Is just the right place in
| which TO begin work of this kind, no we'll
| informed person will deny. Five hundred
| miles on all sides of Omaha we have the
| largest number of the best Scandinavians.
| A Mother House OF Deaconesses we'll es-
| tabished in this geographical center will, no
! doubt, like In Germany and Scandinavia,
| soon branch out and send small companies
| Of trained. seIf-sacrifcing ladies to do great
| work of true charity oil around. Such work
| ers are in great need in all kinds Of charit-
| able institutions. In Germany there are
| now over six thousand deaconesses divided
among, and doing the good work from, about
| sixteen hundred stations, all over the en-.
I pire and some in Egypt and Asia Should
| not both The east and the west contribute to
work of this kind in the very heart of
eastern capital which develops the business
| interests of the west! And do not the east
ern churches and individual Christians send
their money to the mission fields of the
| westl Why then should not the philaDthropic
and humanitarian principle work the same
| wayl We are thoroughly convinced that an
| earnest, patriotic and philanthropic view OF
the condition Of things in this country will
| demand an answer in our favor IL Omaha
| will continue to show true liberality in this
| work, we are also convinced that philan-
thropc people in the east and elsewhere will
now take a good part in IL. And ON the
| other side, If some friends east would soon
send US substantial aid, we know that Omaha
| will do her part.
AS we are going to conduct the finances OF
this institution on the strictest business prin-
| ciples, aud will not allow IL TO be much in
| debt the work will at present have to stop
| where it is, until the debt is paid and money
| is In hand for further developments. May
| the necessary sum Of about 100000 come in
soon.
| Ladies' never have any dyspepsia after