Evening star., 1928-10-11
HOSPITAL IN TOXIC
IN NEED OF FUNDS
ST.. Luke's Rebuilding and
EnIarging After Earth
quake Losses in 1923.

st. Luke's International Hospital, at
Toxic, Japan, which is one of the sub
iects to be brought up for discussion at
the Episcopal Convention here, is in the
midst not only of reconstruction but
also of expansion into project which
it's hackers hope to turn into a great
medical center representing an outlay
of approximately $5,000,000.
The founder and director, an Aneri-
can, Dr. Rudolf Boiling Teusler, for
merly Of Virginia, who started the in
stitution q years ago, is here to attend
the convention, and has already pre-
sented an appeal for it's support in an
address before the great gathering at
the Cathedral Close last Sunday after
noon.
In a somewhat more detailed eXpla-
nation of the scope and purpose of the
institution, the American executive COM
mittee for the hospital has made public
statement declaring that the institu-
tion in its new form will be as it is
now, in itself a friend, living, working
friend, which by the constantly widen
ing application of its ministry will tend
to cement ever more firmly the bonds
which unite the nations"
Goal Partly Attained.
1.-THE goal of st. Luke's, already partly
attained" said the committee, lis de-
velopment into an international medical
center an institution equipped not only
to care for the sick but to train nurses
and doctors, to educate the public In
health matters, to watch over the sani-
tation of the city and to act as center
of exchange for medical thought"
DR.. Teusler, the founder, was highly
praised today by Martin Egan of New
York, a member of the American COM
mittee. "Dr. Teusler made the institu-
tion," Mr.. Egan said in a statement.
"Over the years he has contributed his
substantial earnings in private practice
to the hospital and he has raised up a
staff of devoted Japanese doctors who
do the same. This contribution of
many thousands of dollars annually Is
unique in world that has grown gen.
erous. The earthquake and fire de-
Stroyed st. LukeS. But it started over
night In tent hospital given by the
United States Government on the order
of Gen. John j. PerShing, then chief
of staff Gen. Pershing knew the insti-
tuition from his experience as military
attache in the Japanese War a
quarter of century ago.
"Semi-permanent structures replaced
the tents, and now it is prepared to
build permanently with steel and con-
crete and to establish an endowment.
Speaking generally, st. Luke's is going
concern with property and cash totaling
in value about $2,500000, and it is pro-
posed to raise an additional $2,500,000
to round out $5,000,000 project. In
addition to the funds in hand, the EpiS-
copal Church has already pledged
$4,000 a year until the covering en-
dowment Is raised.
Contracts Are Awarded.
with a million cash in hand con-
tracts have been awarded at Toxic for
the first of the permanent buildings.
Former Attorney General George w.
Wickersham, as chairman, and Thomes
w. Lamont of j. P. Morgan & Co. as
treasurer, head a national American
committee organized to secure the ad-
ditional $2,500,000 and they have made
an encouraging start toward that goal.
Necessarily the Episcopal Church is the
background for the hospital and It's
support, but the hospital knows neither
creed nor nationality, and the appeal Is
being made to all our people by a COM
mittee composed of all creeds.
"St. Lukes does great work for the
Japanese people For one thing, 1t is
training Japanese nurses. 1t began this
work and still leads in it. So impress
sive is this service the Rockefeller Or
ganizations have joined substantially in
financing 1t. For another thing, 1t
trains Japanese physicians and surgeons
in modern hospital methods, in public
health, in hygiene and sanitation. Its
maternity work alone is vitality impor-
tant. For this reason 1t is proposed, as
a gesture of good will, to make the new
st. Luke's coronation gift to the jap
anese people"
The institution has been conducted
since its founding in an abandoned
Japanese hospital under direction Of the
National Council of the Protestant
Episcopal Church. All but Of the 40
doctors on its staff are Japanese. and
they include many Of the leaders in the
medical profession Of Japan. All but
of its 135 nurses and technicians are
also Japanese. On its executive COM
mittee and advisory council are to be
found some of the most distinguished
names in both Japan and the United
States.