The times., 1897-08-08
THE ORDER OF
CHRISTIAN HELPERS.
Makes a specially OF Trained Nurs-
log for the Poor

Makes specially Of 1 Iralneo
log for the Poor
Ncw YORK. Aug. 7.-Thisis sisterhood
.b.t may find place in every community.
,a,,,ies are as imperative as those oil
a sister OF charity But as VOWS d'e 10.
,,-..,-ocatle. These detles are inc 0sI -
a.. sick moor. The order ol IAe IN
e E1el..e-s arose cut OF the e1lSeheies
-s'-,,,,,.giejauanaa a clergyman -br. -Alhoio
- [e+i.,,-,,d Rev. Dr. Darlington Douh Oh
I-.ot.1--n the physician needed tralhed
- r,,r l,is pcorer patlents; lhe aers
- needed trained nurses ior ms poor
panshtoneTs. -, .-;o,os- sister
-. S;st.r .y,lia and Sister AUGUSTA
a. +bev are now called, respohoeu. ~
-. -. .i,.saus Of the soul and OF the
-, ,4ecided that, 10 be successful
,t,.r,ae-h working organization Iiust y
rnair,tained. For six months Tue
- attended IectIres on trained hOrs'
- ri,-en by Dr. Catliu AID other phssl-
T,9rs who volunteered, and by a HOtse
~-.,,,+a Al the end OF tnat time cary
o,e rainy morning last OcuobeF' IN one
,,rasence Of Il few witnesses, DF- Damn : 'Oi-
i-,sur-urated the order Of CHRISTIAN !; =
TIE dress OF tie sisterhood, wiheh IS
,.-or,, On ali occa sions. Is a dark blue seiSe
sLirt. due Norfolk Jacket. White eoHdi
s,,a cuffs white uecEerchief and cap
-, IN. street they wear over this blne
,,irC,,lar coat. made after the style OF the
,.,,4 ,,4-gasnionpd '.shaker coat. When nufS-
,p,, q nrolonged Illness the sanitary re-
orirer,.nts OF the order prescribe thaO
49, shall i,e dressed ali ia white Few
,..o1,tbs aco one of the sisters lost her
father. He bequeaflied her i home, whieh
A,,e generously made over TO the order, and
n now has a home. Iiere they are always
ready. day and night, for call This
comes through the telephone, and rs
s,,r,n,ous is now SO frequent that even
with the addition OF six new memhers uhey
are unable to fulfill all OF its demands
when the summons comes, the sister
whose turn 1t is seizes her emergency
bag" and is off. The emergency bag Is
the gift OF Interested friends. 1t is
leather satcheI similar TO that Of an am
bulamce surgeon. This contains a combl'
nsftan not water bag and syringe with
three different nozzles, forceps, SCISSORS
soap. bandagcs, tablets. OF biehlor1de oi
mercury. vaseline, talclm powder, niedi-
Gated cotton, boracic acid, and an al
cohol lamp Strange rs it may be, In the
homes OF the poor il * often impossi bic 10
get hot water so that the lamp is an I'm
portant item. Over all these is folded
the nursing apron, which is large enough to
envelope the whole figure.
Strange and pathetic are the experiences
or the sisters OF the order OF the Christian
Helpers Brier as is the age Of tie order lit
work has Travelled ar far as Oregon ant
England In the far away State brancl
is in contemplation and Lady Aberdeen /,
in correspondence with them with a view
70 starting d branch in England, in which
case one Of the sisters viii give the neces
sary training. The work appeals TO vomer
who cannot afford TO give up their lives to
any work, vet desire TO spend some tfmeln
working for Others. Women who have sor
lows fin d consolation in philanthropic work
The order of Christian Helpers finds oppor
tunty for sIIch. yet releases them when the,
desire TO retalle Their own lives, eXactinl
only months warning. But year OF
study aud practical work Il required before
sister is considered trained.
The order Is supported in various ways
The school girls OF st Mary's at Garder
City support one sister, aHd the 10 VS. OF st
Paul's Cathedral School support another
Thus this beneficent service shares its re
sponsibiiitieS and its good work