The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-29

Spouse to this appeal, ladies' in the
hIoom of early womanhood have turned
away from the world and its allure
ments to spend their lives by the bed
of suffering. They have renowned the
world and all the worlds attractions.
The home and the freside-the joys of
home and the joys of fireside-they
have banished from their lives. They
have renounced the worlds riches.
They have despised the worlds pleas
ures. They have. abandoned the worlds
fireries. They have rejected the worlds
comforts. Under the standard of st.
Vincent de Paul they devote themselves
to the care of the suffering They seek
no worldly honor. They crave no world.
ly emolument. BY the bed Of sickness
they live for God, they work for God
and there they are ready to die for God.
Their God-their God alone--is their
only motive, Gods honor and glory are
their only aims.
They ask not whether the sick are
rich or poor. They ask not whether
their stations are high or low. They
ask not their class, their race, their
creed, In the sick they behold the suf-
fering and the sorrow of Gods Great
ures. For the sake of the Creator, they
lovingly alleviate their suffering-they
tenderly assuage their sorrow. For the
Creator they renounce self and in the.
care of the creatures they render honor
and glory to God.
Self remuneration, self mastery, sub
Unity Of motive, ah, there is the secret
of the Sisters of Charity's success.
There is the foundation of their Won
drous attachments. There is the mag
NET that. regardless of race, of color
and Of creed, attracts to them the
worlds reverential respect. There is
the cornerstone of that marvellous pre-
eminence by their nursing skill attain
ed. Their history is the history of sub
llin,est motive, Of noble self-renuncia-
tion. of loftiest heroism. No contagion
with its yirulence, no infection with it's
lfoulness, has ever deferred them. NO
pestilence has ever stayed their nursing
lhand unless they themselves became
| the victim and through the heroine's
death delivered their pure souls to
their God No battlefield has proved
too dangerous or filled their souls with
fear, AS our own dear defenders of
| the flag, ask these grey haired veterans
OF the Grand Army Of the Republic, ask
them If the Sisters of Charity ever fall
tered or ever shirkod, In dangers cir
Giles these heroines, were found. They
cooled the feverish qbrows. They
uuenched the parching thirst. They
stopped the gaping wound. Perhaps
the uniform was blue. Perhaps the uni
form was grey, To the sisters eye
threr was no mark of color. In the suf-
lfering soldier she behelf the creature OF
her God. At times a reereant bullet did
its hostile work. A companion hurried
forward Kneeling beside her sister
dead she continued to care for the liv-
| ing. No wonder then that in the sol
dier's heart the Catholic sister is close
beside the flag, ", q'll
Now dear people of New Haven, rep,
resentatives OF this great society," en-
inent nurses with their efficient train
ing. with their fruitful experience
among the sick, WITH their self renunci'
alton. with their sublime motive, come
to live in your city. st. RaphaerE
hospital will be their home. AS
building, it Will contain all the conven
fences and Improvements which mod
/ ern architecture can suggest and build
er's art can, accomplish, AS hospita
it will possess all the advantages which
the science of hygiene, medicine ant
l surgery can dictate and demand, From
it's very commencement it will take IT
| rank among the best equipped ant
finest hospitals in the land s n
Here the good sisters will ministe,
unto your sick. Here regardless 0
: class and creed all will be welcome
, here in addition to most skilful medica
: and surgical treatment the patients viii
I receive that mastery care for whicl
= the Sisters of Charity are famous. Her
: they will have that superb attention
e that has ever inspired the confdenc
: of physicians and patients.
S Another weighty fact present itself
we are justly proud of our Catholi
! doctors. They are an honor to tn
9 church, to the state, to this city, t.
3 their profession. Their sterling abilit,
t Is known. Their excellent skill /
r acknowledged. They are rich in thos
r qualifications Of which their noble pro
fession is so proud, They are men Q
:, study and men Of research. They hav
8 secured for themselves the confdenc
= and approval of the public. Many ar
: eminent In their selected specialties
| Notwithstanding their splendid capa
bility, Notwithstanding their brillian
9 attachments, the avenues to hospita
= staff and hospital practice in New Ha
: ven have been closed 70 them. Fror
the hospitals they have been excluded
o we shall not at present seek the cause
> 1t Is a day Of brightest Joy. We shai
S not introduce a shade Of sorrow. Thi
s strange exclusion, however, can not b
: ignored.
s In st. Raphaels there will be no clos
e ed doors. Non-Catholics will be admit
ted to it's staff and practice. Surely
r our Catholic doctors will be prominen
|. in both st. Raphael's hospital in
i augurates an era Of fairness.
v Truly then, we congratulate our bish
1 op that another institution has bee
added to the many fountains of bene
violence for which his admintstratio
is splendidly responsible.
s The people Of New Haven by thei
S generous contributions have shown thei
e appreciation Of this new institution, W
r by your presence here to-day, mani
+ fest your interest in this sublime worl