Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-07-20

than two years ago, i believe that a.
young, beautiful and promising nurse
in Minneapolis took charge Of a scar
llet fever case and saw the patient
thru successfully, and when all dan
ser was over for the patient, she her
self was taken down with the same
disease and succumbed. This is only
enc instance of this kind. There are
hundreds and venture to say thou
sands if they only We're known to US,
who have stepped into the jaws Of
death, as it were. to administer com
fort and healing to the sick and dying
and given their own lives in the at.
tempt. These are true nurses. They
are true servants and benefactors and
are they that have and can advance
civilization. They have caught up
the true meaning of Christ's life with
whom the caring for the sick and dy-
ing was originated. While ambition
to gain honor and wealth is a very
strong force and have pushed men
and women on to no small accomplish
,nents, there is no power stronger and
surer than love. For If one has love
for certain calling and is otherwise
fairly fitted out, one can gain both
honor and money and at the same
time have true enjoyment in the
knowledge that one is doing the thing
| TO
| Now, as closing word to you,
young ladies. and I deem it of no less
Importance than that which have al
ready said want to say my last
thought Of this speech, that you will
be given opportunities throughout life
for doing eternal good, yea, opportuni-
ties that are rarely given in other pro-
fessions, with one or two exceptions,
and hope that You shall be competent
to make the best Of them when offer
/ ed, so that when the day of reckoning
comes you will hear from the lips of
Him, who sits on the throne of justice,
/ we'll done thou good and faithful SER
want, etc.
In order to take advantage of these
opportunities, you must in the first
place keep in mind that your patient
lis not only flesh and blood, but has
soul that is destined to inhabit eternal
realms And in the second place you
must have some idea of what to say
and do for one whose temporal life is
fast passing away, that the next
world will not be altogether shorn of
Joy and peace. You need not be
minister or graduate of some mis-
sionary school to do this, just word
at some opportune time. that points to
Him who gave His life to save men,
can bring the soul in touch with it's
Lord and Savior and having done this
/. you have done more than if you had
4 made path to Egypt and lectured to
thousands on ancient Thebes or some
other work of like nature.
Your first duty is of course to bring
the patient back to health if possible
and how much good is not done when
this is accomplished. But your second
: duty and privilege is undoubtedly to
try and help your patient to healthy
) condition of the soul, And who will
/. say when this is done that a lesser
. good has been achieved? My friends,
! if God saw fit to give His Son in death
to make salvation possible for man,
are we then wasting time or doing
something beneath our calling when
we tell a poor soul the possibilities OF
. the future life when there is nothing
further that we can do for him here?
This is the last but not the least we
. can do. And let me say that the nurse
! that does not realize the possibilities
i, in this respect has not fully under
J stood her calling and consequently
will not have the same degree of sue
cess, and will not be so useful to hui
q manity as the nurse that has. But be
lieve and fervently hope that you who
;, are now about to offer your service to
), suffering humanity are fully aware of
! the Importance of the work before you
;, and will try to perform it to the. best
Of your ability therefore
t Set out. oh Glass of 1911, on your
e grand and momentous duty. Fear
! not. Look upon life as did Emerson
r when he said:
d I am the owner of the sphere,
J The seven stars and solar year.
e Of Caesars arm and Platos' brain,
J OF Lord Christ's heart and Shake
g speares strain.
/ For the world is yours, and men and
h God will assist you in discharging
' your noble work Never lose sight
r of the requirements and privileges of
b your calling and one day your names