St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-18
WITH IMPOSING CEREMONIES
The Corner Stone of St. Luke's
Hospital Is Laid.

The Corner Stone of St. Luke's
Hospital Is Laid.
The corner stone of the new st. Luke's
hos 1ital, at the corner of Smith avenue
and Sherman street, was laid yesterday
afternoon at 8 o'clock. according to the
solemn ritual of the Protestant Ep isco-
pal church. The day was an excep-
tiOnally mild one for Octet Der, and the
crowd that stood or sat for two hours
during the service were not chilled
by frosty winds. Bishop Gilbert,
i'll the somber robe the church pre-
ScribeS for the occasion, read the service,
assisted by other clergymen present.
On the platform were Rev DR.. S. q.
Smith, Rev. DR.. Wright, Rev. Mr. An
dreWS. Rev. Mr.. Pope, Rev. Mr.. Clapp,
Mr.. johnson, the architect of the build
ing. representatives OF the medical
board, the board of trustees, and great
many women and men interested in the
hospital. The service was unusually
impressive, and the corner stone, when
raised to its place, contained the follow
ing articles:
Names of the officers, trustees and medi-
cal board of the hospital from its incorpora.
ton, i'll 1873, to 1891, inclusive.
List of visitors of 1890 and 1891
Memorials of DIR. d. W. Hand. Hon. Henry
Hale, Gen. H. II. Sibley, Mrs d. ". Hand, j
Swanson. Mrs. A. K. Braden, Mrs ) s Breed
and Mrs j. r. McMasters
Annual reports of 1879, 1881 1887 and 1889.
Annual reports of the Milford house, 1888;
NewsDoy Home association, 1859; Protest
ant Orphan asylum. 1SS8-S9; Womans Free
Dispenaary, 1880, and New Century club,
1890.
A copy of the Guild of Christ church. 1891:
a copy of the Churchman programme of the
Rainbow festival at Christ church guild
house.
A list of subscribers to the Hospital Brick
fund" A list of subscribers TO ST. Luke's
hospital, 1878 and 1879.
A copy of the GLOBE, Pioneer Press and
Dispatch of Oct. IT, 1891.
A letter from Bishop Whipple dated Flor
ida, March, 1881.
n list of the different towns from which
patients have been received; also a list of
patients. A notice OF trustees meeting of
Oct %, 1890, to authorize The issuance of
list of the bondhclders with amounts
subscribed. picture of st. Luke's
hospital on Eighth street summary OF
the work done for st. Luke's hospital by st.
Lukes Aid Society of Christ Church Ac-
count of St Luke's Aid Society of ST. Paul
A Bible, book of common prayer and hym-
nal; St Paul city directory, 1891 and %. A
copy of the last will and testament of Hon.
Henry Hale. The designations of Sister
Sarah, Sister Hannah and A. III. CaUheart.
AT the class of the religious exercises
a hymn was sung by the Christ Church
choir, and several addresses delivered.
The first speaker was Hon. IL. F. Ste
phens, of the board of trustees He made
an appeal to the people of st. Paul that
the work begun by st. Luke's may not
be allowed to fail or falter, and hoped
that the time will come when the rooms
of the hospital, soon to become insult
ficent, will be trebled and quadrupled
by the beneficence OF st. Paul citizens.
lie made brief report of the number of
patients admitted to the hospital since
May g. 1873, 2, $50 in all. TO show that
the hospital has not limited its benefit
to members of any one church, or peO-
pie Of any one nationality, he read some
statistics proving the catholicity of the
institution.
Rev.. DR.. Smith. of the Peoples
church, when introduced to the audi
ence, said he felt it an honor and
privilege to be allowed to speak on such
an occasion. He congratulated the
Episcopal church on the work it has
done in this direction. Hospitals he
said, ARE the fruit of Christianity and
the necessity OF civilization" In speak-
ing Of state hospitals, he said he was
glad there was a litany of dollars, so
that people could be compelled to wor-
ship God by paying taxes for the sup
port of such institutions. He advised
the labor organizations and charitable
funds beds in st. Luke shospital.
Rev. DR.. Christie, OF the House of
Hope. was the next speaker. He dweIt
upon the hospital as all enlargement of
the humane spirit of the age. He spoke
of the young men and women away
from their homes to whom ST. Luke's
would be SO great help. The institu-
ton was buttresS III defense or
Christianity, framing an argument the
opponents of the faith could never an
Swer. He congratulated the church
and the community OH the erection of
the new hospital and urged the propri-
ETY. of congregations endowng beds in
the hospital. In closing he spoke OF
the courtesy he had invariably received
from the people in charge OF the old ST.
Luke'S, and prayed for Gods blessing
on the institution for all the years to
come.
Dir. Senkler spoke in behalf of the
medical board OF the hospital. He said
there had been Il misunderstanding
about hospitals. They had been classed
with prisons and reformatorics, whereas
they were home for the sick. He
spoke of the various classes the hospital
has received, among them the utterly
dependent patients, who can pay for
their care only by allowing themselves
to be used for the purpose of teaching
No patient is ever so used without his
own cOnsen t, however. There is no ex-
perimenting. DIR. SenkIer spoke of the
changes i'll the medical board since its
first appointment, and paid glowing
tribute to the matron and steward of
the Institution, to whom so much praise
is due.
Bishop Gilbert was the last speaker.
He told of the great need of such hos
pita here in st. Paul, and hoped that
the people of the city-the rich men
specially-would respond more liberal
ly in future to the support of the inst-
tuition, as large financial responsible
ties have been assumed by the board OF
trustees. The hospital ought to inspire
an enthusiasm for humanity-for hu-
mainly that needs care: that is weak
and suffering and in the condition ii.
which it is possible for US all to be. st.
Luke'S Will be great emblem of the
Master speaking in our midst for hu-
mainly: an argument for Christianity.
than which nothing could be stronger.
In conclusion, he paid fiattering trtb-
ute to the earnest, self-saeriticing and
modest work done by the women, and
said that by their quiet, untiring effort
through great discouragements, the hos
pital had been built
After hymn and the offertory, Bishop
Gilbert closed the exercises by pro-
pOuueirnr the henpdiotiND