The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-25

develop. we will develop. and prove our selves worthy of the soil which gave us birth. "For the successful operation of a pub lie hospital three things are requisite: First, emcient management; secondly. the hearty cooperation on the part of the public; and thirdly, the unstinted sup port on the part of the physicians." He dwelt upon the successful achieve | ment of these requisites and, concluding said:
 And. with the essentials necessary for the successful operation of a hospital so admirably supplied, feel safe in pre- dieting for St. Margarets Hospital ca reer of rare usefulness and exceptional success.
 That these sisters have come among | us and have builded so well. so magnifi- gently. is ample assurance of their con- fdence in us; and I trust that you. as citizens. and we, as physicians. shall not betray this confidence Remarks of Dr. Hill. pr. L. L. Hnl. as a member of the medical fraternity, spoke as follows: Right Reverend Bishop. Mir. Chairman Right Reverend Bishop. Mir. ChairmaT Ladies and Gentlemen:
 There Is a broad and elevated plane of humanity upon which the sympathies of all good and true men and women meet and mingle. and there are enterprises so saturated with the spirit of benevolence that the interest of all by a spontaneous impulse is Localized upon them. "Prejudices. as they should ever be. are drowned in the vast ocean of univer- sal. active. and generous sympathy. and human nature often mantled in clouds rises and seats itself upon a peak of moral grandeur 90 elevated that its brow Is crowned with the wreath of celestial sunbeams.
 We have one of these grand and noble enterprises here this evening. and 1t should appeal to all races and people for encouragement and material aid. It Is midday in science and surgery moves grandly on with equal pace. We are daily performing operations with a mortality of and 10 per cent, that were formally 50 and 75 per cent.
 'To what is this great advancement due? To the observance of the great prin- ciples of asepsis and antisepsis, laid down and enunciated by Lister-the chart and compass of all surgical progress. This great man. at the age of 76. drawn and whitening of an arthritis. stands out to- day the most conspicuous figure of the medical world. By his great generaliza- tions, he has placed every organ of the body under the domain of surgical sway. and diseases like hospital gangrene. whose ravishes closed hospitals. in pre- historic times, live only in history. Le- sions like typhoid perforations were con- sidered beyond the utmost reach of hu- man help.
 ITO the victim. oft fin the morn and liquid dew of youth listlessly looking last goodbye to the loved ones. Lister has given a chance. and glorifed the art of surgery. In the bosom of the kneeling mother, in desolation and despair, of her asphyxiated and dying babe. Behring has raised the star of hope.
 There is not a principle enunciated by Lister nor a modern measure of treat ment that they are not here prepared to carry out. and thta will not be carried out so long as these noble Sisters of Char tty have charge of this hospital. To compare the hospitals of twenty years ago to this one would be like comparing tn Inedian dug-out to the Deutsc hland, or the love warbling of the golden Oriole to the symphonies of Mendelssohn's Wedding March, or to the 'bugier's silver notes that touch and kiss the moonlit waves. and charm lovers wandering mid the vine-cIad hills
 This hospital will be of incalculable benefit to the poor and destitute. Often have I seen them sick and injured, home- less and friendless. suffering, until through the generosity of the Board of Revenue. admitted to the poor house.
 This grand and glorious hospital is launched this evening upon It's noble mis- sion of drying up tears. soothing sorrows, and relieving suffering. It Is a monument to human nature lifted to its highest moral plain, and a memorial to the mag nanimity of the individual men and wo- men who have contributed material aid. and thereby breathed into it the breath of life. and thousands of this and coming generations relieved through it's bene- ffcence with grateful hearts and uplifted hands will rise up and pronounced them blcssed.''
 MT. Loeb Spoke.
 Jacques Loeb. as the representative of the Jewish Society of B'Nai Brith. made an earnest plea for such institutions as St. Margaret's Hospital. and enlarged on the benefits certain to come to this com munity by it's establishment.
 He referred to the philanthropic insti- tutions established by the Order of B Mai B Rith. and the amount of sacrifice and earnest enedavor involved to promote the success of such enterprises.
 His tribute to the noble work achieved by the Sisters of Charity was of a most appreciative character, and indicated tfN esteem in which they are held by all true men of every name and nation.
 Altogether Mir Loeb's address was broad-gauged and inspiring.
 Inspected the Hospital.
 The formal exercises being concluded everybody present was invited to inspece all departments of the hospital and large throng availed themselves of the opportunity.
 Among the rooms which attracted par ticular attention were those furnished by individual or society contributions.
 On the first floor is the Ferrall Room. by J. P. Ferrall, furnished in mahogany and enamel.
 Hebrew Ladies' Benevolent Society in memory of Carolin J. Hausman, furnish cd in bird's-eye maple and enamel.
 Room known as Bishops Apartment. by Colonel Nj. J. O'Brien of New York, furnished in mahogany and brass.
 On the second floor is a room by Order of the Elks. furnished in mahogany. brass and leather.
 Room by Mrs. Robinson. in mahogany brass and leather.
 Room by Loveman. Joseph & Loeb of Birmingham in brass and oak.
 Ancient Order of Hibernians Room in bird s-eye maple and enamel.
 The ward on third floor for ladies, fur nishcd in memory of Margaret Duncan contains four beds and all other furnish