The age-herald., 1900-11-30
SPLENDID HOME FOR
 SUFFERING HUMANITY
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 ---o-~~-~~~-~-~-~-~ -~-~~~~~o~o~~-~-~-o-o-"-" was lifted to begin the great work. the completion of which we are here today to celebrate. Birmingham is in possession of a hospital today of which any community in the world might well be proud. l have visited hospitals in the East and on my trip abroad this summer l have had an opportunity of visiting hospitals in Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, and l dare say that while there are larger institutions as to size and capacity in these world cities there is not hospital anywhere Whlch IS better or more thoroughly equipped with all the modern appointments to conform with the requirements which modern aseptic surgery, advanced medical treat ment and the high plane of nursing of the present day demands.
 Well may Birmingham well may Jeffer- son County, well may the State of Alabama be proud in the possession of St, Vincents s Hospital, which for generations to come will bestow it's Succor and relief on all tnelr suffering sick, regardless of creed or color The noble Sisters, these blessed hand maidens of charity, need no eulogy at my hands. Pages of history of the past and the papers of today are filled with their works of charity, their deeds of heroism. Only this morning 1 read of the departure of three of these angels of mercy to the leper settlements of the Hawaiian Islands to minister to the suffering and dying lepers, knowing full well that they sacrifice their lives in so doing What grander, what more glorious proof can be given Of their love and devotion to all mankfndT wS ~say we'll congratulate ourselves for having them in our midst, and I know l but echo the sentiments of all here present by wishiEg them Godspeed in their noble undertaking"
 In conclusion, MT. Sinnige paid hearty tribute to Father O'Reilly who had labored so faithfully and successfully for the insti- tuition, and introduced as the first speaker the Rt. Rev Bishop.
 Bishop Aliens Remarks.
 Bishop Allen began by expressins Sss great pleasure at being able to be present at the inauguration of the hospital, and speak ing of his appreciation of the Sisters of Charity and those who had assisted them He had high appreciation of the value of their mission and their work. In this beau- tiful, well-equipped hospital We see. the bishop said, a splendid monument to the zeal of those who had 3egun and carried on the work.
 Continuing, the bishop said these Sisters devote themselves, in season and out of season. to suffering huma s'ty. St. Paul travelled 300 leagues to relieve suffering. In the third century the Christians of Alexan- dria devoted themselves to the work of caring for the sick and dying in communi- ties smitten with pestelence. St. John Chry- sostom gave much of his time to the sick and ali through the middle ages Christians had done much in the holy cause of reliev- ing the afflicted. But 1t was in the fifteenth century, when the world had been devas- tated by wars and d social upheaval had taken place, that St. Vincent de Paul ap- peared and organized the sisterhood, whose work has been so largely in evidence ever since. St. Vincent gathered a few noble minded women and formulated for them d rule These women took the three vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, and thus it was that the great work of organized charity began.
 And the work of these Sisters of Charity, said the bishop, should make all citizens re- joice. These noble women ask no questions as to race or creed. They labor for human ity. They are trained to their work and their work is known and appreciated by grateful hearts throughout the world. Let us then rejoice today. the bishop said, and hope that their work will ever prosper, and