Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-04-20

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q little assistance, and especially d
believe that the bonanza farm
ers would lend a hand, ii they thinl
right about the matter. A matrol
and other help, I believe, can easil,
be obtained in our own county whr
would take upon themselves to serve
the sick in the name of Jesus, an(
wait for their pay until the greet
day, il they are only given food and
clothing, and rs much rs that the
public ought to contribute each year
to keep it going. I have thnneht
that those who we're able might pay
n little Tor their care, but those who
were too poor to do so should haveit
free, with the exception, perhaps, OF
medical attendance and medicine,
but these would be much cheaper
ton for a private person. 1t is q
TACT that there is a great deal OF
sickness in the fa'l among farm Ia
borers working around ut the thresh-
ing machines, and many OF these
live outside the state, and have come
up here to earn Il few dollars. After
working 3 or 4 weeks on a farm they
may get sick, and then they can not
stay on the place for lack OF room
and are brought to the nearest town
and taken to a hotel, although these
have no Accommodations for sick peo-
pie, and can not receive the care
which they need. 4 hotel keeper can
not, though he wanted ever. so much,
give the proper care. It will not do
to keep sick persons among other
guests, and furthermore there is lots
OF trouble for q keeper OF hotel to
have sick persons in his charge
Many OF the sick die without Il single
word OF warning or consolation on
the great Journey to Eternity, exact
~ as il he were beast. 1t Is a fact,
that in most eases dying person
has need OF ia Saviour, though he may
not have had need of one when he
was we'll, and it is awful not to
come to the assistance of such by
reading the Scriptures and praying
with them. consider this the high
est kind of mission work. Even five
are unconcerned about our neighbor
in life we ought not to feel that way
in death and should show him that
we have Il sympathizing heart by
giving to him the best care we can.
And when a person who has lain sick
at hotel after Il few weeks becomes
convalescent, he is, when board,
and the doctors bills are
paid, entirely stripped OF money,
with weak broken down constitu-
ton, hardly able to perform hard la
Dor in order to maintain himself.
Many have no home, Or have LETT it
on the other side of the ocean, or in
some other state, and can not return
Ought we not to give these
our help and q few dollars with
which to meet the hard winter?
Some live in this county and are in
almost similar circumstances. After
sickness they need to have u little
assistance for q few months. It
seems to me that there would be
some satisfaction to both farmers
Ind labOrers to know that there was
I place to bring the sick, as long as
there was room there, ind the ex-
penses would be so small that no one
would feel them. Furthermore, we
would have a chance to prove if our
professions OF sympathy for the poor
aboring man Is sincere or not. Il
1aye now given my main thoughts in
this matter, and ask you all with
out regard to nationality to come
md join in, At least, l would like to
hear the thoughts OF others about
this, either by correspondence or
through the newspapers rs soon as
possible. You who are against, /
wOnld like to hear what reasons Won
have, and You who nrc in favor OF
something being done, l wish you
would talk about it to your neigh
bors and interest them. do not be-
lieve that the few cents that it would
cost each annually to maintain the
hospital ought to be much OF an oh.
stacle. Let us not delay the matter
and wait to u more opportune time.
Ii we shall do anything for one
another, it must be done while we
live, for after that we shall rest from
our labors and our acts follow us
to eternity when each shall be re-
warded according to his deeds.
Whatever is done must be done in a
spirit Of love to God and our neigh
Dor, and the Lord loyeth a glad
giver.
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