Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-02-24

reports A and B Of the committee on hnan- |
eiss affairs, in resari to the Society of the |
Sisters Of Charity Of Lewiston. Mr.. Shaw
Of Portlsnd moved that the report Of the
committee giving the petitioners leave to
Withdraw. be accepted.
Mr. Parker Of Danforth. move ~ =
substitute thst the report OF the committee
that the resolve ought to pass be acceptcd.
The committee were evenly divided on the
,aeasaye. The hospital was established
some wears ago, they have established
buildings there At the cost of Ssa 600 which
| are paid for. II is a non-sectarian nstisu-
tiea. L, has a regular corps of physicians
and surgeons, and any physician In the
State is ut liberty TO take his patients there
ami to a,,e,ri them. This institution Is
narti.aIarls for the poor class of people.
| The EXPENSES far medicine, attendance,
etc, is ousv IS week, one-half Of what
any other hospital ia the State charges. In
| lssa there were received into this institu-
,ion Pay patients. composed of lS5 Canadl-
ans, IS Irish, 10 Americans, 5 English. !
| Germans and ) Arahisas. At the head of
The Institution are the Sisters of Charity.
who hsye gwen their whole lives TO this
work They receive no ply. There is
connected cltillrcn's department, where
mothers can have ,iieiy children while they
| 70 out 10 work for the day. and that with
on, any expense Whatever. The amount
asked for is very small hope that the re-
port gising them Sl2ao may be adopsea.
| Mr.. Bracket OF l.imington As II MEM
Der of the committee wisa to say tina, we
10 not doubt that this is goad institution.
| hut VIE question the assrisahiht> of granting
all 10 twa hospitals in thu same city VIVA;
tt.s - 1nk.
have always paid ,hrir hills, They are en-
.ir,.lv cut of debit, Why should We grant
them "A sum of mnpey unless they are in
ueeig If We encourage this matter other
cities i'll come ia With The same claim, and
/ think that uniil this institution be-
comes embarrassed in its good work ",
should let il go on.
Mr. Belleau OF Lewiston; Ii is true that
this hospital that is now seeking aid from
the State is not pauper institution, and
Ii do not understand tina, II
has been the policy OF this State
to all institutions which were entirely
capable of sustaining themselves. We have
two institutions in the city of Lewiston OF
chat kim, and am not here TO say a word
against the Central Maine Hospital at Lew
ston hut desire TO say that this hospital
of the Sisters of Charity existed PRIOR u
that one, that it had invested consider
able sum of money before the other Insli-
tuition was ever founded, This institution
that is now seeking aid has been 10 this
Legislature before, but those Sisters OF
Charity had no paid attorney, no skilfui
lobbyist to plead their cause, aud they were
. compelled to 60 back 10 Lewiston without
any aid from the State. This institution Is
in no way, shape or manner sectarian in
stitution. If the fact that Is Sis
tiers of Charity, most of them
may be of French extraction
and all of them Catholics in religion---if
that fact makes that institution a
( Catholic institution, then must confess
that it is sectarian. hut we have their
words, we have their deeds, and we have
the testimony of men like Ex-Governor
Garcelon, DIR. Ilorr, DIR. Donovan, Dr..
Dixon, and many more who are not Catho-
lies, who appeared before the committee
, and stated the institution was entirely un-
sectarian.
The city of Lewiston has claim upon
this State. We pay the highest tax with
the exception, | think, of one city. We
pay into the State treasury the sum of S3a-
900. The city of Lewiston asks you to
give to this institution the sum of $3.50
Inc oes' p'opie VI o"
city nave s'ehed uhe petition
praying for the passage OF 'i's resolve.
40 not li'hk 'here Is amy PleJm"'ee III VIZ
House aea'hs, Tue SISTERS Vi Marty ~.
not feei mat there Is any heeu .ha. s"""''
,'anu hene 20 i''ahe "u appeal !" ''e'
hait' me uihe was "lem you ~rre s'a'
10 haye 'hese nis'srS VI ,ia.l's' ~" .'"''
seen 'he,h on 'he ie''. VI o''he .ou nav
KNOWN '''eir .ouiaSe ~ 'i'i'eH y,
ihey need ,his h'''e aiu rom 'hc ''a'r ~
ofuer tiia' 'hey may pst'ef carry on ''e', =
chart"o,e "o'h' anu , "ope ,"e ''o''o" "
'he gentleman ron ''hior,' may pr "n'
Mr. Adams OF bangor slgne" 'te re-
port IN faVof OF the passage Oh t'le resolve
and i simply want 10 STATE IL was prove" u.
the nearing 10 my eitire Sa,isiaeooh t".
th's society was no'hg ho"ie WORK am
t'at the state SHOULD e'.e IL enGourase'heh''
MI Dntlon OF "ihasor l 40 n"' oe-
long TO tha' class Oh economists VINO cannon
see their way clear 10 heip any INSTITUTION
IN the state that Is TOT inc peheht Vi ,pe
stale. remember III the I"s' 'hott'i
ofder peiohg'hg 10 Tue SAINT Se',' wv ''is-
ters OF mercy ie'''eii'o'' ''","E '"'
dark Gays OF me Iepei''on' u, our nosPi'hi'
AROUND ashihe'oh ana Ai'Aahui'n a"u
ffea'f'ks'o's'"n', even "o" ~ at Wv ',o,,''
RENT hipcr We '''e'ef9 VI h'e''9 ana ''e
sisters OF Marty. ih'! c"'"e W "S
as angels OF mercy. Leu US MOI
4 forget 'le Gays VI 'he past ai'' ~ law,
OF No'ihg 'his si,"'i pi.''h.e " ''.s n'Si''''a
NJ Lewiston cohaae'ea ny 'hese ois'ers Vi
thn'i'y.
MI isaacsoh OF Lewiston ani gia" Oh
an opportunity OF cnainpioning ,"e c"use
Oh 'his most worthy ihs''i.ioh. asa ",