The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-09
CHRIST HOSPITAL WORK.
Interesting Anniversary
Services at Grace Epis-
Copal Church.
UNDEN0MINATIONAL RECORD
Charity the Only Thought of the
Managers-Dr. Morgan and
Bishop Starkey's Addresses.


thought home with you; there never was
hospital on earth before Christ came"
These were the words of Bishop Star
key at the exercises commemorative the
eighteenth anniversary of the founding
of Christ Hospital In Grace p. Z. Church
last evening. Whatever else may be
said by those outside the religion Of the
Lord Jesus Christ, they cannot deny the
fact. Throughout the nineteen CEN
turies Of the church she has ever sus-
tanned such charitable institutions.
Every seat in the picturesque church
was crowded during the exercises. The
extract from the report OF Christ Hospit tai
for the year ending December 81, 1891,
read by the Rev. George 5. Bennitt, ID. d.,
was listened to with keen interest, as was
the sermon by the kev. DIR. Parker Nor
gan. ID. D., OF the Church of the Heaven
ly Rest, New York city. OLher ministers
who assisted in the services were the
Rev. M. NJ. Fothergill, of Ienafiy; the
Rev Dr. Warren, of ST. Mary's, and the
Rev. Mr.. Kirshaw, OF st. Marks
YEARS WORK.
Rector Bennitt's reading OF the abstract
OF the annual report was prefaced by
short historical review of the hospital
since it was founded by the Rev. DIR.
Abercombie, of st. Matthew's, in 1878.
Step by step he traced the efforts to build
MP such an institution on down to the
time when the present magnihcently
equipped structure on Pallsade avenue
was erected, at "a total cost, inc ludtng site
and furnishing, of S5l. 900. The Finance
Committee reported that it cos IS about
s., 900 month to maintain the institu-
ton. The bonded debt Of the ospital Is
10000, on which 1t is required TO paw
s., 500 interest annually, payable semi
annually. Tn e floating debt amounts TO
about 81, 800. Ia order to reduce the
Building Fund debt it Is proposed that
the friends and well wishers of the instl-
tuition shall execute in favor OF the coun.
Gil a bond or bonds OF denominations OF
500 or 800, eacn bearing interest at the
rate OF tive Der cent. per aunuI1, payable
semi-annually IN ten annual Install
= ments.
FINANCIAL.
The revenue for current expenses is de-
rived from subscriptions, collections,
offerings in churches and Sunday schools,
donations from guilds and various soci-
cites, bequests and interest on endow-
ment. together with an annual fair ia the
spring aud donation IN autumn since
1888 the Abercrombie Guild had raised
$22 900 for the endoWments of beds most
ly for DAISY Ward'' for children, and
had contributed s., 900 towards the Build
ing Fund ST. Mary's Guild through its
mite chest" had contributed $1,000 tc
the same fund The Sisters of st. Mar
garet had brought the institution 10
hirh degree of excellence. and the Medi-
cal Board had inaugurated training
school for nurses.
The supelintendent's report showed
that during the year 395 patients had
been admitted; 1863 were discharged
cured. There were % births and AZ
deaths The total number of patients
treated was 4l6; out ypatients treated,
1857; patients paying full or part board,
137; treated free, 219. or two-thirds OF the
patients admitted
OF the 4l6 treated, 67 were Episcopal
ians, 121 Roman Catholics. and 22S OF
other denominations.
The cost of each patient per day was
6711 cents. average stay OF patients three
weeks and three days; average number
daily in the hospital, 2S 1-3
In addition to the other work of the
Abercrombie Guild, it had purchased
four lots in tine Hoboken Cemetery for
the burial of the friendless VINO die in
Christ Hospital.
"GLoRIFIED IN THEM"
Mr.. Morgan chose his text from st.
John, xvii. chapter, tenth yer;e:-"And
am glorined in them" IL was portion
of Cnrist's prayer to His Father in Heav-
en- to care Tor His disciples. ''Ail Niue
are Thine and all Thine are Nine" This
was the principal argument upon which
He ground His anxiety for the welfare CT
His disciples. If we are what we should
be, if our lives are given up TO Him. we
glorify Him. We see the foundations of
a building laid We watch the walls rise
inch, by inch till the coping is put on, and
we are filed with admiration. We know,
however, it is the architect who is glori-
fed. So with the pupil whose training is
left in the hands OF tutor. Such should
be our relations to Christ. he is the
master builder. He comes down here and
takes us, like uuhewn stones out OF the
quarry, and fits US aud prepares us for
temples of tine Holy Ghost. One by one
He adds all the Christian virtues until the
whole world, seeing such thoughtless
one growing up child OF Coda noble
man, doing good wherever God is pleased
to place hin-then is He glorited. Then
it Is the world saws there Is something in
the religion of the Lord Jesus Christ.
''But something more than being dis
cipie is required. The confession OF his
name glorines Him. II Christ had never
needed a confession of His name on the
part of His followers there never would
have been Christian martyr. lG Is not
enough to know we are Christians; we
must let the world know we are Chris
tians. Christ is beautlfied in the life of
His followers, in the lovely deeds of
charity that follow in the wake OF Chris
tian's life"
TO illustrate this and to emphasize the
need OF hospitals as one of the agents of
brin zing meu followers to the feet OF
Christ the miuister told an interesting
story. A woman from this section, he
said, was visiting a Western Bishop. To-
gether they started one day to neighbor-
ing city TO visit hospita. On their way
they passed numbering camp. They
talked with the rough lumbermen about
Christ aud passed on seemingly without
making any impression. While they
were in the hospital going from ward to
ward leaving words of Christian cheer
with each of 1.-THE patients suddenly
the sound of heavy steps were heard in
the hallway. Four OF the rough lumber
men had appeared bearing upon an i'm
provised stretcher the body of anoth er
that had been torn and mangled by a
huge circular saw.
"That man." said the minister, "staid
in the hospital three months, until he was
able TO resume work among the logs.
Several times the lady visited the patient
and in vaiu attempted to lead him to
Christ. Well, one evening after he had
returned to camp life ne was sitting
among lot of the rough lnmbermen
playing cards One of the men becoming
excited with horrible oath took the
name Of Jesus in vain. Hold. boys said
the couyslescent Don't mention that
name with disrespect 1t amt sach as ye
be as builds ther hospitals and takes care
on Us when we're cut 10 pieces and sech
like
''Ah, my friends, it's the power of
a a -wmm