Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1891-03-06
HOSPITAL.

HOSPITAL.
To b.. Built This Year. and Con.
Quoted BY Frai.circall
r. ~. ~, Sisters. ~ "a
Many u meeting has been held In
this promising town In order to
promote it's material growth, hut
the one held yesterday at the resi-
dcnce of Rev. A. Raster surpassed
all the above mentioned assemblies
both in regard to the holiness Of the
subject and tue dignity and promi-
aan.:e Of the psrSoas engaged. The
Ri. Rev. Otto Zardetti, D. D. Bishop
of st. Cloud, who had come to Little
Falls on March End to approve the
constitution Of the Franciscan Sisters,
and to formally receive them into
his diocese, remained until thefollow-
ing day and received a visit from
Mai. VI brill, one OF the most success
full prom oters of Little Falls material
interests. Mr.. Morrill, was accom-
panied by Mr.. John Kerich. to whose
influence and activity it must be
chiefly ascribed, that Mr.. Morrill's
benevolence was directed towards
the poor sisters, who were waiting
only for an cessation to carry out
their sacred design on u larger and
broader scale than they were able to
to do hitherto. Mr.. Morrill,. moved
by his benevOlence and the demand
vi the young and rapidly developing
lily, of his own accord donated to
the 1t. Rev. Bishop ON behalf of the
franciscan sisters for the above
mentioned philanthropic purpose,
live acres Of his valuable addition In
East Little Falls south, representing
1t present at least $1,000, value
which within three years from now
will be raised ut least $4,000 regardless
IT improvements. This donation
was made by Mr.. Morrill, orally and
formally to Bishop Zardetti in pres
ence of thefoilowing witnesses: Rev.
Alais Raster, pastor OF the Sacred
Heart church, MIR. John Kertch and
Mr.. Peter Medved. These Ave acres,
covering two blocks, and about one
flock and a half southeast Of Ger
mania Hall. They are given with
che express understanding that they
are to be used for the purpose for
which they are granted. Little Falls
''eing destined to become manu-
featuring city, it will he an equally
natural and pressing demand to
have a hospital where the "Angels oi
the battlefield" as they were once
'tyled by Germany's greatest strate-
sest, Won Molkte, dress the wounds
If those injured in the daily battle Of
lie. This institution will not only be
LII honor and an ornament to our
promising city, but it will moreover
re an altar built by and for christian
charity from which the sweet odOr
If self sacrifice will rise continually
Unseen by the surrounding world
md calling down upon the generous
supporters of SO noble an institution,
rods blessing andfavOr. The sisters
will not once ask Of what
" of what creed or religious denom-
ation the person il. who is to be
'laccd under their care, for whose
yer is In bodily distress is thereby
III object Of their all-embracing
'hurity. Their constitution, upon
which the sisters took a solemn oath
It the hands of their Rt. Rev. Bishop
'nly two days ago in section 8, 2,
. nanifests at once both motive and
purpose OF their self sacrifice. Regu-
ating the activity OF the nurses. in
:are of the sick and the poor, the
constitution says in sections s, ?, the
following: THAT the sisters may
:ulfil their duties with zeal, they must
represent to their mind in the person
II the suffering man the person Of
their Lord and Redeemer, remember
ing the words Of their divine spouse.
saying: What soever you have done
to one Of the least vi my bretheren
you have doae it to me- Strength
ened by this thought they must
Wait on the sick with charity great
md untiring. and readily bring in
every sacrifice in order to ALLEVIATE
heir misery and to sooth their pain,
and nurse, with equal charity,
.)unctuality, reverence and cheerful
,ess, every misery stricken creature,
for the love Of God, however Disagree
able and loathesome 1t may prove to
their natures" Certainly the city
Of Little Falls has all reason to pub
ically express most heart felt thanks
to the generous donator, Maj. Morrill,,
and also to Mr.. Kerich whose Jealous
and untiring efforts led the attention
of the Majors charity to such
i sublime and practical subject.