The herald., 1895-03-16

In order to supplement and assist the
efforts of Mesdames Severance and Long
street. committee has been appointed
with William Pridham as chairman for
the purpose of forming and carrying out
a comprehensive plan of action in secur-
ing the cooperation of all philosophical
and charitably disposed people, of no mat
ter what church or denomination.
By this means it is hoped the balance
will be collected that is necessary for
building as much as possible of the struc
ture which is represented in the accom-
panying cut. Plans and Specifications
have already been drawn and accepted by
the trustees. The property on which it is
to be erected lies on the south side of
Seventh street about 300 feet west of Pearl
street. 1t has frontage of l20 feet on
Seventh street and runs south 100 feet.
The contemplated building, when en-
tirely completed, will have sixty-two
rooms. 1t will cover the entire front of
the lot and will run back 40 feet in three
separate wings, and will be q model and
modern hospital in every particular. 1t
is the intention of the trustees to first
have constructed the middle wing, which
Will cost $1,000.
The amount already collected 1925
together with $780, which the Young
ladies of st. Paul's Guild will provide,
will make $5775. This will leave bal
ance of 1925 that it is expected will
come III during next week. The contract
will then be let for the middle wing, and
work will be commenced Immediately.
While the Hospital of the Good Samari-
tan will be conducted under the auspices
OF st. Paul's Church. it will be strictly
non-sectarian. Indeed, one of the by
laws reads, 1T is the expressed intention
OF the hospital to minister to suffering
humanity, without distinction of race,
creed or condition. and to forbid the en-
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temporarily or spiritually, as patients may
desire.
The committee will try to interest all
churches in uniting and establishing some
one Sunday in the year for hospital Sun
day. 1t is custom that is maintained in
all the large cities of the East, and means
that all the aims deposited in all the
churches upon that day be devoted to
hospital purposes.
For the past few years the hospital
hitherto occupied has been so successfully
managed that it has enabled the directors
to maintain from time to time free beds.
1t is designed to follow the same policy
heretofore and to make the profits from
patients support as many charity patients
as possible, in wards.
The young ladies' guild of st. Paul's
Will have the use OF a free bed half
OF each year for the favor of the $500 adj
vanced now.
Mrs. severance is one of the executive
committee. She is interested from a
financial as well as philanthropic stand
point, and will probably endow ward,
as her name is down for $1,000.
The endowments are from 5000, which
permanently endows a free bed, to ST.
which entities the donor to enrolment
in the record of fraternal endowment
fund.
The payment OF $500 entities the donor
to tp frpn nntipnt for
| and it is intended to make one of the
wings of these $500 endowment rooms,
which are also memorial rooms, each one
bearing the name of the donor
This hospital. when com pleted, will cost
| SIS, o00 she middle wing and front will
cost S42, 600, and there is little doubt but
that It will not only be an ornament to
the city, bnt Il blessing and haven of
rest for many an ill, and perhaps friend
less, being, who now has absolutely no
place where he can be nursed and treated
back to health.