The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-15
APPEAL MADE FOR
H|LLMAN HOSPITAL
Pastors Urge Their Hearers to
Give Support
REFLECTS ON CHURCHES
Ministers Say That Closing of the In
sttution Now Would be Nothing
Short of Calamity for
Birmingham.
REFLECTS ON CHURCHES

A number of the preachers of Bir-
mingham urged their congregations from
the pulpit yesterday to come to the aid
of the Hillman hospital. They spoke in
strong terms of the good the institution
is doing. and said that 1t would be a
calamity to the people OF Birmingham II
the hospital were closed.
The Rev. DR.. John w. Stage, pastor of
Hillman hospital is an institution that
vitality affects the life of this community.
A city may be rich with material wealth.
but If 1t has not charitable institutions
The poor you have with you always
This being the case, II we fail to provide
for them we fall to DO our duty. Seeing
that we will always have the poor with
us. and there being no way to get rid Of
them, and no one desiring them, is IL not
right for us to provide for them by main
tanning such institutions as the Hillman
hospital7"
DR.. Stage urged all OF his congregation
to attend the meeting held at the First
Methodist church in behalf of the hos
pital.
Would Bring Shame.
The Rev w. r. Hendrix, pastor of the
st. Johns Methodist church, at the morn
Ing service yesterday. spoke very feel
| ingly of the Hillman hospital. He said
| In part: 1T would be a shame on the
Protestant churches Of this city for the
doors of the Hillman hospital to be
closed. The people have abundant means
to support 1t. The institution is doing
some excellent work and we are In duty
bound to assist 1t. We should not only
be willing to aid it but we should con-
slider 1t privilege to give it our liberal
and hearty support. Christ, In his day,
found fault with the church for neglect
ing the poor and the needy. In serving
our fellow man we serve our Lord
The Rev. A. r. Moore. pastor of the
First Christian church, spoke to his con-
gregation at the evening service yester-
day In the interest OF the hospital. He
faid: THE Hillman hospital stands as a
monument erected by the churches OF
this city. Condemnation will fall on Che
churches IL they fail to come to the aid
of the institution" Mr.. Moore said that
the hospital was doing a good and great
work. and urged his congregation TO give
1t liberal support.
Stand by the Citizens.
The Rev. W. Cantel Johnson rector of
ST Mary's. said: Somewhat singular1y l
have called upon you on this Sunday,
known as Charity Sunday, because of the
collection of the day and st. Pauls great
appeal for charity. to stand by the citi-
zens for the continuance of the good work
of the Hillman hospital
The Rev. u d. Mooney. pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church, after he had
completed his sermon at the morning SER
vice yesterday, made an eurnest appeal in
behalf of the hospital. He said: THE
church is to a large extent judged. in
the eyes of the world, by tho good 1t
does. The ideal state would be for every
church to have and maintain its own
hospital, but as this seems to be impos .
sibe they should all then combine and
support one. To discontinue the Hillman
hospital would be a blow between the
eyes of Christianity in this CITY," Mr..
Mooney urged his congregation to come to
the assistance of this institution in its
dire distress.
Would be Dire Calamity.
The Rev. Quincy Ewing. rector of the
Church of the Advent, addressed his con-
gregation at the morning service yester-
day in very feeling manner on the pro-
posed closing of the hospital lie said
ut would be one of the direst calamities
that could befall this city If the doors of
the Hilman hospital had to be closed
within a years time after they had been
opened. It shows that we as Christians
and citizens are failing to do our duties
to God and to man. II the institution is
closed I would want no better proof that
Christianity Is not dominant in this COM
munity."
Mr.. Ewing appealed to his hearers to at
tend the mass meeting and to do their
part in aiding the hospital.
The Rev DIR. A. J. Dickinson, pastor of
the First Baptist church, at the evening
service yesterday mentioned the mass
meeting for the Hillman hospital and
spoke Of the good work of the ladies' of
the First Baptist church in sustaining
this work even when they were SO hard
pressed to build a new church.