St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-26
HOsPITAL FINANCE.
The Lutheran Synod Discusses
the Needs of the New
Bethesda.
st. Paul Ladies Prepare an Enter
tainment for the Confer
ence.

A session of the thirty-ffth annual
convention of the Minnesota conference
of the Lutheran AuguStana Synod OF
the United States was held yesterday In
Market hall in this city. The confer
ence has been in session several days III
Minneapolis, and came over to 81. raul
to attend a baZar and entertainments
being held to raise funds for Bethesda
hospital of this city. There were about
$50 delegates from all parts of the state
present. Rev. j. Fremline presided, IN
the absence of Rev. E. Norlius,the pres
dent of the conference. Rev. A. h. ErlcK-
son was in the secretary's chair. Inc
conference listened to report OF the
work of the hospital during the fourteen
months of Its existence. The report
shows that large numbero OF patients
had been treated at Bethesda, and that
it had been found necessary to build an
addition to their building that Will cost
about $4,000. The receipts OF the year
were stated by Treasurer j. Bodln to
have been $40, 1884, of which all mas
been expended except $40. lhen 1ol-
lowed discussion as to the deDt or the
hospital society and the disposition 10
be made of ten acres OF land owned at
Lake Como. 1t was advised by some
that this land should be sold at once. Ii
was believed that $4,000 could be thus
realized, out OF which mortgage OF
$4,000 thereon might be paid and the
balance applied on the $1,000 mortgage
on the hospital. This would leave
comparatively small incumbranc6 ON
property worth $50, 900.
Rev. g. j. Petrl advocated that the
records of the conference be kept IN
English, and OH his motion Rev. >. Z.
FranZen, OF MankatO was named as as
sistant secretary to keep record OF tne
proceedings in the English language. =,
Rev. A. E. Erickson was reelected
chief secretary of the convention Tor the
ensuing yeA, and u. BOdln was re-
elected treasurer.
At noon the convention adjourned
until o'clock tomorrow morning at
Minneapolis. After adjournment the
delegates were entertained at lunch by
the st. Paul ladies. The tables were
decorated with profuslon of MOWERS,
and the appetites of the delegates were
satisfied with a substantial supply OF
edibles.
Some of the facts relative to Bethesda
hospital, and the need of an addition 10
the building, as furnished by kew. y. "A.
Hultkrons, its manager, are as follows:
The hospital as it now stands has a
capacity of thirty beds, and the new al
dition will make room for fifty more.
During the past year 80 patients have
been treated, So per cent of whom came
from Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin or
the Dakotas. The patients come largely
from the country, aud it is estimated
that when the new annex is completed
the out-of-town patients will spend
| from SIS, 900 to 500, 600 annually here. Or
the patients treated last year 2O4 were
| Swedes, 81 Norwegians, 80 Americans
and IL of other nationalities; 254 re-
ceived surgical care and 81 medical; 800
| operations have been performed, and OF
those treated 2O6 were fully cured, "a
partially cured, 10 were incurable and
26 died. Over 200 persons were refused
admittance owing to lack of accommo-
dations. The running expenses OF the
year. including the purchase OF the
building, were 100000. This is the third
| institution of the kind IN the synod,
which has a membership of 100000.