The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-08-20
HOSPITAL AND ACADEMY.


has it that the sisters hospital and
academy will be located at Whitney in.
stead OF at Sumpter, and some think
that the Catholic church is making a de.
cided mistake in favoring Whitney, etc.
To correct and to pacify minds Of APP
prehension, wish to state that the
sisters hospital and academy will be
built where they are needed and wanted,
not in words but in deeds. They are u
great and continuous expense to the
Most Rev. Archbishop A. Christie, to
the priests and to the sisters in the thin.
ly settled country of the west. Besides
this, their work, their time and their
troubles are without remuneration, other
than oftentimes impudent criticism.
This is not all, and every fair minded
man will not blame the Catholic church
for not building its benefcent institu.
tions to all alike, when she is forced to
pay here or there premium on build.
ing material to individuals who seem to
have u patent on all the natural, the
plentiful, and the gratuitous resources Of
land OF abundance and Of liberty.
Lumber, for instance, in timber coun.
try like this, can be put on the market
for from u to $l5 per thousand feet,
with good business profit. Half Of it's
present cost IL an unnatural premium on
il. The same can be said about other
lines.
The object Of the Catholic church Is
not to enrich certain selfish individuals,
but to help the whole community on
equal terms. It IL charitable enough on
the part Of the church to work for moth.
ing for the public; but when, through
unreasonable prices for natures abund.
ant gifts in some selfish hands, she has
to pay II premium for an opportunity to
work for community, and that for no
returns, such u course does not come
within the line of justice or charity; nor
does anybody help to build II church, a
hospital or an academy by subscribing
$25or $50, il he expects his bait to return
with big fish through an unwarranted
premium on material or goods. The
Catholic church will not make mista ke
by avoiding such bait. Any expecta.
ton for returns other than from larger
and more prosperous community,
through our institutions, is styled rs sell
fish and not liberal, nor will it be sue.
cessful.
II these institutions are worth much
to the community, the community will
do much for them; II they are worth
nothing, the community, by losing them,
will lose nothing, and the Archbishop,
the priests and sisters will have SO much
less sacrifices and troubles OF all kinds
with not less returns. We like to SOW
the seeds ON good ground where it will
grow into an abundant crop for all alike,
and not SOW it on rocks to become the
prey of vultures before II grows.
There are many sincere and good
thinking people in Sumpter, especially
amongst those not Of our belief, and
their charitable support, both moral and
financial, were duly considered by us,
but We will never allow that those peo.
ple's charity, with our own, will go into
the private pockets OF narrow minded
business men for private and selfish pur.
poses, which are entirely opposed to our
plans and methods. The Catholic
church, a sisters hospital and "A sisters
academy have always and will always
build up a favorable community in fav-
orable place. JOSEPH ScHELL.
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