The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-30

tle~e WNll>' llaNNpVu NHU NNtcneN owe
| hy these dcvout servants of Gol Al
mighty,
MAY thi, institution ever stand a. d
monument to that great church, whicl
teaches morality, purity. charity an,
hrothcrly love, the foundation of al
true religion"
The Most Reverend Alexander Christi,
archbishop OF the Oregon diocese wa'
, then introduced and spoke most feel
| ingly and in the following terms;
Il have profound pleasure in being
,, present on this occasion, when thi,
great building is dedicated thus publicly
Ia the dual agencies that dominate lii,
in the civilized world, religion and
science, These two funamentnl> q
hand in hand everywhere for the com,
mon good OF the race. Minds and
hearts and hands, trained and skilled
and upheld by these two auspiciou- elc'
ments, stand together beneath such
roofs as this, for the good of suffering
humanity; and this fortuitous prcdi-
cate amplited by the devotion aud
gentle nurture of the sisterhood in
charge. and their care for the souls as
well aS the bodies of those entrusted to
their ministmtions, forms II basis from
which the widest and most abundant
success may be looked for
Astoria has, indeed, right to be
proud this day, aud it is never to he
doubted, will uphold the hands OF the
sisters who have brought this enter
prise TO such truition and who must
maintain il through all time by right
of their sole and high initiative. Stand
by them, These women are. in the
main. representatives of the best fami.
lies in the land; gently mrtured and
tcnderly reared and relimquishing all OF
the gracious promises oi life beyond
the regime of the church and the or.
der. chose the hard and narrow path to
gain the one eternal gift Of immortal.
ity by way OF the cross. They are the
one great agency for the mitigation of
human ills; striving everywhere in the
broad earth. to make its paths smooth.
er for the bruised and stumbling feet
of humanity, i'll OF soul and i'll of body,
1T is my prayer founded on my
highest hope. that this hospital may
live through long years. years changed
with an uncca>ing abundance of all that
is holy and good in its history, and
to the infinite fulilment OF its last
promise and prestige. And this hope
shall be attained il it rest uopn the
skilled ability of the professional staff
OF physicians and surgeons assigned to
its wards and laboratories, for lis des-
tiny is closely interviewer with the
splendid adeptne~s OF these men, and in
this particular case, there is no conceiv
able doubt of its success, predicated
upon such an equipment And, thus, it
i, started upon its noble mission with
the threefold ageis of the blessing OF
Almighty God. the devotion of the sis
terhood that directs and controls it,
and the sure and gifted equipment of
those men who are to be responsible.
for the direct heaings of the ills that
find shelter here"
DR.. J. A. Fulton was the next speak.
nr, and he said in part:
There i, certainly no trouble in
filing this hospital | am indeed glad
to see you all in the hospital and
nope you may never have to come on
l less pleasant errand than this.
Hospitals have been known since
ong before the Christian era. And Ger.
.ainly they have fouri,hed since then,
ior religion has dominated and fostered |
them increasingly at all times. The
sarlier institutions had no medical staff
n the later acceptance of that term,
md no trained nurses, yet they were
,ver of value and comfort to the sick
md iniurnd and the sturdy and kindly |