The San Francisco call., 1897-11-25
ANNIVERSARY
OF FABIOLA
Twentieth Birthday of Oak
lands Famous Hos
pital,
Address by Rev. Father Yorke
on the Achievements
of Christ"
Fitting Ceremonies at the Maodonough
Theater to Celebrate the
Event.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRAycIsco CALL. /


sos Dad way. Nov "A +
The twentieth birthday of Fabio.a Ho.
pjtaI was ce brated tonight by a concert
and a lecture By Rev. P. c. Yorke At the
Macdonough Iheater. Hon. W. w. Foote
presided, and al the conclusion of tne
musica. programme introduced the lee
tt-er.
Rev. Father Yorke openel his remarks
w. trioute to Fabiola Hospital, AMI
A si attention to the fact that Oakland 5
popular institution is named after noble
Roman lacy who was converted 10 the
church in the fourth century, and who at
once, to prove the sincerity of her conver-
sion, gave q her wealth to found a great
hospital in the capital OF the greatest en-
pire OF that time. The speaker chose for
his subject "Gesta Christr'-the achieve
ments of Christ.
He said that It would be impossible 10
refer 10 all the achievements OF Chrisy,
bu; he would conins himself 10 The
progress o. the works of benevolenCe and
charity that hat grown out of he prn-
clp.es laid down by the great head OF
Christianity. II the course OF his re-
marks, Father \ orke said:
There are two ways 10 reform man. Oak
land eXempltiies one way. Il is The political
sausage-machIne way. II 5 the method OF
putting all men through process, and OF
turning them ont equal. The Supervisors pass
law 1orbidding ga bang, and 0f course all
gam ing ceases. Or prohibiting drinking
ami everybody becomes tempe Ia e This !,
beginning from he outside. The other way
Is the Way OF the Christ TO begin inwsrdly and
work outYardly, and mis- i, one OF the sreates
achievements ol Christ 10 impress the world
with the value OF the human SOU.
AuO tner achievement o. Chr.st was to teach
laat 900 $ Laws sre uualr1rabe g. We have not
Yet reaChej the fearful SAFE Of -imInora itv
that was prevalent when chr. ttaulty bust
upon the world, but we are fast approa ching
IL Our divorce record, while not 50 bsd "A
thai OF d he Roman wAO was married q thou.
sand times. i Hot Il uch better ana we are
The achievements OF Christ through the
medium Of ms church viii bear comparison
with ether human effort 20 eHread the gospe
mpare AextcO with th.s country. The
Spanish Prlests went 10 Mex CO and taught
the great doctrine OF The b-OInerhoad OF man
ana the fatheruooI OF GCd, and what do we
see The Indians were preserved; they were
tauEat their value; they were told Ihey lad
aS MANY rlEnls aS their masters, and The race
was upiited and not d0wutrOdden, robbed
and killed OF.
Take the Csc OF me Sandwich Islands. The
. puritan New England miss IOnaries went down
ere ami tTied 10 enforce rules as risid and
ar IS the black shores they lett. They
~ we'd for time and there vas resct-ou.
4.- avs were more rigld.y enforced and there
.f- another TeecI ION Iuls kept UD and the
'A.,S-L3i ma les sent 10 TINS country hatterlng
reports q ile great WOrk hey were doing, aud
lo-aaE me sons OF hose missionaries are
hoWting Themselves hoarse for annexation BE-
cause the sons OF the men the clAimed to
have converted are declared 20 be drifting into
degradation and al kinds OF barbarism and
thee missionaries sons declare that olIv an
nexation can save them. The church does
not do business tnat way. It teaches nations
the acts o. peace and how to govern them
selves and be independent as their Creator in
tended they should be.
h. raS - qab HE of
teach mat al men are equal before Coda ID
ali women, too. IN these days women ta K a
great deal about their rights They had none
iii Christianity came. They were mere chat
tells. Now they want 10 vote; some OF them
went 10 wear clothes ike men, and others
have been ordaInei ministers, but whatever
respect and honor and value now attaches to
woman was given her by the church.