The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-29
BISHOP SPAULD|NG
MAKES AN ADDRESS
Discusses Hospitals at Monthly
Meeting of st. Marks
Hospital Alumni.
FIRST HOSPITAL WAS
LAUNCHED BY WOMAN
Brief History of Episcopal Hos
pital and Good 1t Has
Accomplished.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
ST. Marks Hospital Alumnac assocla-
ton was held in the chapel of ST,
Mark s hospital Tuesday night. The
meeting was one of unusual interest,
Those present were permitted to listen
TO an instructive and helpful address
By Rt. Rev. F. S. Spaldiug,
Bishop Spalding said that after he
had been apprised that he would be
expected to say something to the
Aumnae on the occasion Of this. their
monthly meeting. he hied himself to
the library TO find book on nursing
to aid him in saying something per
tinent TO the subject, After long
research he found book on nursing
and dosing, and upon reading 1t soon
discovered that it was an elaborate
treatise on the treatment of sick dogs.
That was the only book in the library
he could find on nursing.
''To me-, the bishop said, the
study of the hospital and care Of the
sick is an interesting one There IS
no record of the existence of hospitals
in ancient times, except for slaves.
They were taken care of as horses
are. on account of their intrinsic value
TO their owners. The spirit Of philan-
thropy did not enter into the care
Of the sick and unfortunate in an.
cient times The first hospital in
Rome was founded by n woman. Fa-
biola. The founder was divorced
woman who rcmarried before the
death of the ex-husband. This was in
violation of the rules OF the church.
And by way of penance for this dis
obedience founded a hospital and de-
voted herself to works Of mercy.
"After Contantine''s time, hospitals
developed under the fostering care
OF the Christian churches. In this
&c ,p
for and taking care of the sick
and helpless the Episcopal church
seems to have taken the lead in estab-
fishing and maintaining hospitals all
down the centuries Take the situa-
iion IN Salt Lake. For twenty-five
years Salt Lake was without q hospital
st. Mark s was the first hospital to be
established in tins city. 1t started
without means and with only thirteen
rooms for patients 1t has been nur-
tured and cared for through all the
years, until II is what you see ut to-
day. 1t is tacitly agreed that it is the
Job OF the bishop to look after the
financial side Of the institution When
] came to Salt Lake there was an in
$3S,o00; and tonight, I am happy to
state, that If we can raise $1,000 by the
FIRST of the year the hospital viii
be out of debt Thus far / have
succeeded in raising only $3.50 of the
amount necessary to be raised.
Since the first the church has been
behind the hospital movement. The
growth has been slow, as was that of
the church, for centuries. In 1916
there were only two hospitals-one
used for the care of sick and disabled
sailors, the other, Bellevue, for the care
of paupers. Afterward Dr. Murlanburg,
the great scientist and philanthropist,
started a hospital in New York, the
first subscription list for which
amounted to only $50. This amount,
the doctor said, was good start He
persevered, and today that hospital is
known as ST. Luke's.
nurses was started in Bellevue hospital,
New York. The hospital is in all re-
spects a Christian institution here the
Bishop quoted from Scripture the teach
ings Of Christ in respect to the broth
erhood of man, and the brotherhood in
Christ. Every nurse should absorb in
her life the principles Of Christianity,
nomination, but in the broad sense
that the infinite love of God will ele-
vate the whole thought of woman, and
strengthen her in her noble selfsacri
ficing work in caring for the unfortu-
mates placed under her care.
"The world is getting better said
the Bishop, land in proof of this we
are not. inventing any more SINS, but
we are inyenting new virtues.
"The nurse should be a Christian wo-
man. Her work elevates and purifies
society. The success of the business is
personality. 1t is the personality that
counts. No invention can come up TO
the soothing care of the Christian wo-
man nurse
Spalding said that st. Mark 3 was one
of The most wonderful hospitals in the
United States. 1t is the mother of all
the hospitals in Salt Lake, and here
there is ample room for all and more. 1t
started without any endowment 1t has
none now. The people ought to help
the hospitals. for the reason that we
want the hospital to be the very best
place the sick can 90 TO, and this can
be without money
1t is irritating to hear people criti-
cizc the hospitals If we had $4,000
we would be glad to cxpend it in the
betterment Of conditions But we have
not got it. and hence must do the best
we can with the money available.
A home for trained nurses is being
erected as memorial to Bishop Leon,
ard. at cost OF $l5,000.' The Bishop
tion the hope that they would over
remain LOYAL 20 .heir alma mater,
Miss Winona Jones, daughter of Dr..
Jones, sang pretty solo in n we'll
trained, musical voice. and was followed
by piora nolo By Miss Dehle Among
others o. the audience wore the fellow
ing members II tha Alumni aesociatiop;
Miss y; Eager, Mss Willis. Miss Wine
hold. Miss Peterson, Miss Sorcnso!,, Miss
x. harous. Miss y. Karoue. i,:isg Su,th,
Miss f. Barr. Mrs, a. G, BehIc.
There were also present number of
pupil nurses and nurses graduated from
other hospitals.