The Irish standard., 1902-05-10
THE IRISH STANDARD, SATURDAY,
ST. JosEpH'S HOSPITAL.
The Laying of Its Corner Stone al
Bratn.rd.


stone of the new st. Josephs Hospi-
tai of Brainerd. now in course of con-
struction by the Sisters of st. Bene-
diet. WAS laid by Rev. ID. w. Lynch in
the presence of 5000 people. The cdi-
flee when completed will cost about
$30,GC0. 1t will be solid brick struc-
ture with all modern equipments of
which the city has reason to be proud.
After the ceremony the Marine band
discourSed an appropriate selection
and then addresses We're delivered by
Mayor y. J. lIalstea. Father Lynch
and DIR. Courtney.
In the course of his address Mayor
HalSted said:
1t is source of much qualification
to the people of Braincrd that the
worthy Sisters of st. Benedict. in the
short time they have been with us.
have met with such encouragement
that they have decided to erect this
fine building. The ceremonies attend
ing the laying of the cornerstone of
this structure are therefore interesting
to all and the event is one of more
than passing moment to the com.
munity as Il whole. | ann sure that |
but voice the sentiments of all our cti-
ems when | wish the good Sisters
God-spced in their noble work. and
wish to assure them. on behalf of
the citizens OF Rlainc,al whom | have
The honor to represent ON this Occ:l-
sion. that We are glad that they have
com" among us, and we are pleased to
know that they will remain with MS
their presence. the work and the in
t1""nce of these black-robcd sweet
faced angels of mercy. whnsc good
deeds are an inspiration and Il blessing
to all mankind. and il is our wish.
our desire. to aid and encourage them
to our utmost ability in these noble
efforts to relieve suffering humanity
Father Lynch delivered an interest
ing address and said in part:
Previous to the days of Christianity.
tarium. hospital or charitable illstitu-
tion in the whole Pagan literature
At that time. the poor. sick and needy
died for want of caro- aud nolriSE-
ment. But ut the present time we have
our hospitals where the sick and needy
are cared for. Charity is to Chris
tian what wings are to bird: it bears
: us up against adversely and enables us
to soar above all things 1t swcctcns
the austerities of modification. makes
the yoke of Christ pleasant and his
burden easy. 1t teaches us the COM
mon brotherhood of humanity; that we
are sisters and brothers of the same
Relecmer. and children of the same
/ Heavenly Father.
The welfare of civil society requires
the application of cmlrity and phi
lanthropy, monumentalizcd in doing
good-bascd upon the principle that
. what is done for one is done for all.
| On behalf of the Sisters who are de-
: voting their lives to Il good work,
am requested to thank the speakers
, who have addressed us, the people of
: Brainerd in general for their moral
and financial support, and doctors of
the city and sanitarium for their words
of encouragement, the Marine band
for their services, the city council for
vacating this street upon which this
hospital is being erected, and most es-
pecially, the management of the
Braincrd Lumber company, the N. r.
Foundry and the NJ. & l. r. II. for the
many favors conferred upon the Sis
ters. One and all l thank you for
DIR. w. Courtney gave historical
sketch of hospitals from the earliest
times and said in part:
Prior to the last quarter of Il century
hospitals were mainly. in fact almost
exclusively. devoted to the poor. They
wnr" not supposed to offer any great
advantages over comfortable homes
for the treatment of disease or the
performance of surgery; they were
none too clean: there was not the care
full separation of inmates into classes
according to their ailments, that we
have now; the nursing was made
qlEtc. often being done by GONZALES
cent patients or ignorant or unframed
men and women. who alone could be
found to do the work; the food was
often mragrc and poorly prepared.
and the lack of system and orderly
methods tended to disorder. confusion
and even despair. All these and many
other things besides resulted in pro
ducng a public feeling that it was al
most as unfortunate to he compelled
to go to !. hospital as it was to be sent
to the WOrkiOuSc.
What cataclysmic causes arc rcSlDOn-
siblc for the change in popular feeling
towards the hospitals of to-day and