The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-01
A TRULY NOBLE GIRL,
She Will Devote Her Young and
Beautiful Life
NURSING THE HAWAIIAN LEPERS
She is Blessed by Cardinal MANNING. wb,
Said: ny Child, Yoa have had
Special Call

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Dispa-,b !
NEW YORK, Jan 31.-On board the steam
ship Bothnia which arrived Yesterday
afternoon from Liverpool was Sister Rose
Gertrude, noble young girl who is emn-
latlng Father Damien, while in minister.
ing to the spiritual needs of lepers at
Molakai will court disease worse than
death. She is the daughter of an Episcopal
clergyman and her name before she he
came a Catholic sister was Miss A. q
Fowler. She is accompanied by her
mother.
The forthcoming martyr is a young
fresh, beautiful girl with large eyes Of dark
blue, and of fair complexion. In every
movement Of her 1.-THE figure activity and
energy are expressed, Notwithstanding a
occasional dreaminess which comes over
her bright face.
MISS Fowler was interviewed by the En-
Gmtner correspondent and gave an interest
ing account of her life and mission. 81
have had this particular branch in sick
nursing In view," said she simply, 'Iong be-
lore Father Damien's illness and death
drew special attention to the MoIal,ai
y 1
became Roman Catholic, l wished to 90,
ous was too young then. My friends did
not wish me to decide on what T
might perhaps afterwards regret
Now am able to decide for
myself. 1t had always been my wish
ana my desire to do some of Gods work ON
eartn INTO which could throw my whole
Delng, Where there was scope for the full
est self-sacritice, and where | could follow
MN VINO said Greater love hath no man
imam TINS that he lay down his life for his
friends''' -oi i-i'
And tell me, Miss Fowler. have NOT
descriptions of the loathsome disease been
able to shake your resolve gu
mo, not In the least. L have seen lepers
III Gne Parls hospitals, not in a yery adj
Vanced stage OF the disease, it is true. but
sun with such sores and signs as gave me
d good Idea OF what at last l shall have to
race Then the exhibition of last summer
mas Taught me great deal in medical
science. There were several models of
hands and heads of Hawaiian Iepers in a
very advanced stage. 1t was a fearful
turned 1alnt and sick at it. But it did not
affect me at all''
Now, may L ask, Miss Fowler. when
and why you became Roman Catbolic2I,
certainly 1t was when was quite q
child tnat l first thought how much more
beautiful than our Protestant faith was
tne relglon which taught so much about
=. tne angeIs. L prayed to them, adored
Ine!n, and Kept them constantly around us.
as 1t were. Later on 1 inquired deeper
INTO the Roman Catholic religion and
elgnt years ago l was taken into the
cnurcn OF Rome. You can think that il
was not an easy thing to 90, and that nv
la1her, clergyman of the church of
england, and my mother, and none of nv
Int
Sood, and when he saw that [ was deter
mined, ne gave in. 1t is the same now.
My parents are naturally not in favor of
ny gong out, but they do not think il
light to put AMI obstacle in my wav.
lave an elder sister who is lust coming
nome from her work in South Africa and
VINO 1eels my going dreadfully; and | have
-lso younger sister and brother, but 1
eel must leave them. A call has come
o me, as Cardinal Manning said when he
ave me ms blessing before left London.
My child, you have had special call.
'reat TASK has been given you to do. and +
YOU'D not, could not, prevent you from fol-
owing the voice which calls to you.'u
VINO put you into communication with
ne Hawaiian government
Some Hawaiian friends and another
rlend who lives in Paris. When + was
tudylng he gave me typewriting to do for
is nrm IN order to enable me to buy the
ledlcal books l required, and he has been
friend to me in every way he could. The
oVernment at Honolulu accepted me at
nee. and unconditionally.n
Have you had any special training for
our post!" asked the correspondents
Yes; several years of it. have studied
ledlclne at Paris, net to take a medical
egree, put to become an efficient sick
urse, and L hold several certificates.
ave also b-en at the PasUeur institute.
mere L have learned much that L hope
MI be OF great use to me. For instance
ball try and study NJ. Pasteur's theory
nat the same microbe organism is sone
mes found in leprosy which is also fonnd
cases OF tubercular consumption. Per-
APPS the same remedies may STAY the dis
use II applied IN time. / will see what hi
horde of mercury VII 90, which
LIS the mlcrObe better tnan suv
'lef known antiseptic, and is also
selul IN washing ali Instruments
w nat special remedy will you take to
rotect yourself.r
Nothing beyond the usual precautions.
,pned the heroic glrl, (which of course.
IL observe. But it is not of myself have
think, but of them. Nothing will pre-
ent me from rendering the service a sick
arse ought 10 undertake. | am quite
'ady to dle when my work is done. The
lought mas hardly occurred TO me. l have
SoOOu IL 1uGUrS WOrk. NV
1ends IN France have given me some
eautlful statues and others in England de.
clous sweets which the lepers can eat.
hen shall sing to my patients, and later
., IL save enough of my salary, shall buv
piano and brighten their lives by music.s'
From whom do you receive your sal
w"
From the Hawaiian government, who
SO pays the expenses of the trip Atfrst
did not wish to take an annual allowance.
fterward | was persuaded to accept il.
ersonally, shall not require much money.
1T shall use it for the benefit of the
)spital and PATIENTS
The new sister superior of the leper hos
tai will remain in San Francisco onlylonr
Tough to get the steamer for Honolulu.
Rates on Nebraska Corn.
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