The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-11-29
A COUNTY HOSPITAL.

ted most every town in this state and t.
my mind Obion County is the garden
spot of Tennessee and Union City is til,
Dimple of the Universe.
Innumerable factories have contribu
ted to the upbuilding of our town anc
county, both socially and commercially
until we now see beautiful little city
with Ler glittering spires and shining
domes, inhabited by six thousand busy
people in persuit of fortune and pros.
peritY. We see the stars twinkle to the
music of machinery while the smoke
from her factories swing corners with
the moonbeams in the air. We see
beautiful homes, splendid schools and
good churches, together with surround
ing corn and cotton fields stretching
away to the horizon, alive with men of
toll who work from early morn till the
close of day; its pomp and pride, its
splendid manhood; and the dazzling
beauty of its women place it in history
as the high-tide of earthly glory, but
had you ever stopped to think that
Onion City and Obion County with all
their magnificent beauty and prosperi-
ty have not prepared place to take
care of their sick and injured. We
need good hospital here one that will
be credit to our city and county, a.
place to take care of our loved ones and
give them the most efficient service dur
ing their darkest hours. A volume
might be written Oh the advantages ola
hospital over home to take care of the
sick, but this is not necessary, | am
sure our people are awake to the need
of this institution and when the best
ways and means by which we can build
and maintain it are thoroughly worked
out they will contribute literally.
Some Of our people may not be of the
type that reaches its highest manifesto
tions in any ceremonial piety, but 1 be-
iieve they are all of the type that finds
expression in the handclasp; the type
that finds expression in u word of cheer
to discouraged brother; the type that
finds expression in quiet deeds of chart |
by; the type that finds expression in
friendship, the sweetest flower that
fooms along the dusky highway of
6fe; the type that finds expression in
manhood
/ believe we have men in our town |
who would like to have the impress of
their character on this world and
through the medium of their financial
power be able to brighten the lives of
its inhabitants, and l do not believe
there isa better way to accomplish this
than by liberal donation to an up-to-
date modernly equipped hospital, one
that will be prepared to take care of the
old, young, rich and poor. People
with money are better capacitated to
care for their sick and injured, than
the poor and unfortunate. If they de-
sire the advantages of a hospital in one
Of our cities they can obtain them or
he service of IA trained nurse in the
nome, they can have them for the
price. Notwithstanding this, it is
quite an advantage to have our loved |
Epes near us during serious illness, and
borrower hospital in our city would l
nable us to care for the less fortunate.
. Did it ever occur to you that the poor
st, most wretched men and women in
his world to-day are still men and I
Tomen? Did you ever stop to think I
hat if dame fortune has not smiled +
pom them, or even if they had not .
we'd as they should, they are still men {
nd women? A little happiness brought !
ITO their lives means as much to them Il
S happiness brought into the lives of Il
re straight and good. If you can take II
ne ray of sunlight into their dark tt
YES and thereby bring them one single a
our of happiness, believe you are
nblic benefactor. have stood on the "
of an humble home and heard
mother with a tear-stained face and
/ aching heart say, Il haven't any =
oney but God bless you in your work. " 90
/ guess have my share of greed for Vi
is worlds goods, but to my mind the 70
ATS of gratitude and affection sparkle &c
th more radiance than rubies or dia-
onds, and / had rather see the bloom ~
youth return to the paid cheek than ~
watch the June roses put forth bud ~
] blossom. loi
Did you ever stop to think how God 90
$ not put all Of his sunbesms into en-