The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-05-11
Quarters Coz Gods Invalid CORPS.

Quarters for Gods Invalid Corps.
Under this heading. Helen Manning,
formerly of our city, makes en- earnest ap.
peal in the Michigan Christian Advocate OF
the 21st ult, which we give below, feeling
that 0wosso has great need of some such
institution. Why may not the churches and
various benevolent societies unite 10 found
an Emergency and Charity Hospital, or a
Home for the Aged or one for Incurables,
for which ever they feel that the need is
most urgent? Concerted action and en-
deavor would make the task easy, and il
would confer untold blessings upon many.
Miss Manning says:
1T is very touching and pathetic to note
all through the gospel record how the ills
and infirmities OF mortal flesh appealed to
the loving heart of Jesus. AT every place
he preached and along the highways we
read that those sick of divers diseases came
to him, and by word or touch he healed
them all AS Kings Daughters and Sons,
what more appropriate work ran we find
than TO continue in the blessed footsteps of
Him who ''came not to be minstered unlo.
but 10 ministers" To this end permit me
to make all appeal to circles old and new. to
provide homes for helpless invaIids OF limit
ed means and for those who can pay nothing
but love and gratitude.
That mighty work can be done by only
a few who are willing and faithful. tod
being their helper. is shown by the found
ing OF the Jennie Cassidy infrmary by the
circles of Kings Daughters in Louisville
In spite of opposition, objections and fears
the work wa undertaken and has been
carried through gloriously. They raised
money by various plans and in little less
than year they were able to make such
payment on suitable cottage in which to
begin their work as gave them possessions
1t was speedily furnished and equipped by
loving hands, formally opened and dedi-
Gated. AS they had no endowment fund. it
was dedicated to receive few private pa
tients by which Il part at least OF the eX-
penses OF those who could not pay wOuld be
met. So well did this plan work that at tie
end of the first year the private department
had not only paid the running expenses,
but over five hundred dollars OF the out
standing debts besides. The cottage has
since been enlarged and the good work
prospers. For a full account OF it see the
Silver Cross for March.
Now in every town OF 4 few thousand in
habtantS there Is room for and need of just
such hospital, and who so well fitted To
inaugurate and supervise the work as the
Kings Daughters ? a great undertaking.
you say, for few weak hands Nothing
is too great to undertake reverently in His
name. The silver and gold are his; faith.
coupled with enthusiastic labor, will fill
your treasury. Ii you are faint-hearted, |
you cannot succeed and If YOU are looking
for only a small blessing. BIZ not surprised
IL that Is all you get. Six circles of ten each |
were enabled TO establish the infirmary lie.
ferred to above.
would plead especially that your hospi-
tai be managed so as To include the class for |
which there is the least public provision. |
that Is, incurabes with nOn-contagious dis
eases, cripples and the like. Some Of these
are friendless and penniless. while others |
have means for only scanty support, Civ |
ing them inadequate care. Receive both |
classes In Christ's name. Hospitals in |
rule them out, sanitarums do not |
want them, the home for aged receive only |
hose who ara able to wait on themselves |
and take none under certain age. Many |
nvalids when properly cared for are able to |
10 great deal Of work of one kind and |
another and all of them can at least show
How sublime thing it is
TO suffer and be strong"
How pitifully inadequate the provision is |
or this class OF sufferers is shown by two of |
hese institutions which the writer has re-
Gently Investigated, one of which had over a |
lnndred applicants ahead of its capacity and |
he other fifty. Surely money and love are
lot lacking, only let them be turned out |
yard--from self to God and humanity"