The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-02

Its Organization 125 patients per an
mum. Not penny has been received
from one of these patients. The In
stitution Is in the strictest sense OF
the term q free hosAital and does not
take patients who can AFFORD to pay
for such service. Perhaps 1T Is the only
institution Of this kind in he South.
1t has but very small endowment and
| Is dependent for Its existence upon
voluntary contributions. While many
persons without regard to creed have
! made generous donations to the Shell
tering Arms, yet 1t Is a fact that must
! be here mentioned. that three-fourths
OF all receipts have been from people
| OF the Episcopal Church. And the
church cannot help. therefore. looking
upon the noble work that this insti7
tuition is doing as coming primarily
/ from her inspiration and her teaching.
There are other institutions In Rich
mond. charitable and generally altru-
jfstic which are doing a splendid work
4for humanity--for the bodies and souls
4 of men, for morals and religion-and
lin these the Episcopal Church has been
4 the prime mover and IL to-day their
4 main support. Space does not permit
our mentioning these In detail. Some
one commenting on one OF our Lords
miracles said: THE greatest wonder OF
4 it Is that every one reading 1t should
Z not catch Its spirit and be bound i'm
i movably to It's Author" The wonder
lis when considering the work the
j church has done and is doing in Rich
mOnd to-day-wllat would be the ir-
lreparable loss. the calamity to morals
and religion. to health, to prosperity,
4 if by any possibility her work should
cease-the wonder Is that all should
not own allegiance to her divine
i founder and stand by her In her pur-
pose and efforts for the uplifting Of
men.
il The church in Richmond has tried
l to realize and has carefully taught
her people. that her one great work
| second only to that of preaching the
/. gospel. and standing indeed as her CON
r stitution, her charter, embracing the
/ very purpose for which she was found
y cd. is that of missions. go ye into
: all the world and preach the gospel
t The church herself has nothing to dc
! with tho utility Of this, nothing what.
!. it is worth while. She Is In the posi-,
9 ton OF regiment of soldiers under
4 orders from the commanding officer
I her place is to obey The story goe;
i that young clergyman once, asked
fjthe Duke of Wellington his opinioi
9 Of foreign missions, The duke asked
il HIM What are your marching or
g ders?" The young clergyman said: I"
= suppose, Go We into all the word ant
$ preach the gospel The Iron Duke'
e iaoonic reply was this, "Obey orders.
Q This the church In Richmond has care
/" fully tried to do. With this purpos
It before her she has kept her eye OF
Is the foreign field. keeping In toucl
1t with the workers there. inviting thor
whenever they come homo to toll o
II their work in their respective sphere
g OF labor, their successes, their hope
4. and prospects. and in tls most sub
v stantlul way the church in Richmon
It has sent and Is sending aid in th
a way, of money through the genera
& board OF missions to every held wher
10 missionary Of the Episcopal Churc
ID In the United states is at work, III,
X sama may be said of what is callc
IS the DOMESTIC Geld, embracing the wor
f. In our far Western States and Terr
le tories, where the comparatively ne
10 and unsettled conditions have made
90 necessary that the church in the East