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PROCEEDINGS 
ON TIIE OCCASION OF 
LAYING THE CORNER-STONE 
OE THE 
NEW HOSPITAL IN BELMONT, 
PHIL A I> E E P H I A, 
INCLUDING THE 
A I) D R ESSES 
OF THE 
Right Rev. ALONZO POTTER, P.D., 
BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF PENNSYLVANIA, 
AND 
Rev. BENJAMIN DORR, D.D., 
RECTOR OF CHRIST CHURCH. 
PHILADELPHIA: 
E. C. AND J. BIDDLE, NO. 8 MINOR STREET. 
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PROCEEDINGS 
ON THE OCCASION OF 
LAYING THE CORNER-STONE 
OF THE 
NEW HOSPITAL IN BELMONT, 
PHILADELPHIA, 
INCLUDING THE 
ADDRESSES 
OF THE 
Right Rev. ALONZO POTTER, D.D., 
BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF PENNSYLVANIA, 
AND 
Rev. BENJAMIN DORR, D.D., 
RECTOR OF CHRIST CHURCH. 
PHILADELPHIA: 
E. C. AND J. BIDDLE, NO. 8 MINOR STREET. 
1 85 6. PROCEEDINGS 
AT THE 
LAYING OF THE CORNER-STONE OF CHRIST CHURCH HOSPITAL. 
Agreeably to an invitation issued by the Board of 
Managers of the Hospital, a large number of the Epis- 
copal clergy of Philadelphia, members of the vestries of 
Christ Church and St. Peter’s, and other persons, assem- 
bled on the site selected for the new hospital, in Bel- 
mont, Philadelphia, about midday on the 18th November, 
1856, to witness the laying of the corner-stone. The 
corner-stone, the first stone of the new building, having 
been laid at the southwest angle of that portion of the 
building designed for the chapel, a leaden box was 
deposited in it, containing the following articles:— 
1. A pamphlet containing—so much of the will of Dr. Kearsley 
as relates to Christ Church Hospital—a notice of the bequest 
of Mr. Joseph Dobbins—Acts of Assembly and other docu- 
ments having reference to the Institution—By-laws of the 
Board of Managers—and Rules and Regulations for the 
Government of the House. 
2. A copy of the “History of Christ Church,” by Rev. Dr. Dorr, 
embracing a short history of the Hospital. 
3. Copies of the Bible and Prayer Book. 4 
4. Copies of the two Church Almanacs for 1856. 
5. Copies of the “Banner of the Cross,” and “Episcopal Recorder” 
of the preceding week. 
6. Some of the current coins of the United States. 
7. A parchment scroll with the following inscription: “In the year 
of our Lord 1856, and on the 18th day of November, this 
corner stone was laid by the Bishop of the Diocese, assisted 
by the Rectors of Christ Church and St. Peter’s Church, in 
the presence of the vestries of said churches and others. 
President of the United States, 
Governor of the State of Pennsylvania, 
Bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, 
Rector of Christ Church, 
Rector of St. Peter's Church, 
Franklin Pierce. 
James Pollock. 
Alonzo Potter, D. D. 
Benjamin Dorr, D. D. 
Wm. H. Odenheimer, D. D 
Vestry of Christ Church— 
Moses Kempton, Accounting Warden, 
C. Campbell Cooper, M. D., 
James C. Booth, 
Samuel Wagner, 
Edmund A. Souder, 
Hon. William M. Meredith, 
Edward L. Clark, 
Peter McCall, 
John C. Da Costa, 
Joseph E. Hover, 
William A. M. Fuller. 
Vestry of St. Peter's Church— 
Hon. Joseph R. Ingersoll, Rector's Warden, 
Francis Gurney Smith, Accounting Warden, 
James S. Smith, 
John Welsh, 
D. Henry Flickwir, 
James S. Inewbold, 
John Donnaldson, 5 
Horace Binney, Jr., 
Charles Willing, M. D., 
William S. Helmuth, M. D., 
Samuel Welsh, 
Alexander E. Outerbridge. 
Managers of Christ Church Hospital— 
James S. Newbold, 
James C. Booth, 
Charles Willing, M. D., 
C. Campbell Cooper, M. D., 
Samuel Welsh, 
Edmund A. Souder. 
Treasurer, 
Superintendent of Property, 
Matron, 
Physician, 
Architect, 
Francis King. 
Moses Kempton. 
Mrs. J. C. Lewis. 
Francis West, M. D. 
John M. Gries. BISHOP POTTER’S ADDRESS. 
The Right Rev. Bishop Potter made the following 
address:— 
Friends and Brethren;— 
We meet this morning to solemnize by religious 
offices the commencement of a building which is to be 
devoted to purposes of Christian beneficence. It is now 
not far from one hundred years since Dr. John Kearsley 
—a distinguished citizen of Philadelphia, and an ear- 
nest member of our communion—appropriated by will 
a large part of his property to the foundation of Christ 
Church Hospital. His example was followed, at no dis- 
tant day, by a citizen of South Carolina, Joseph Dob- 
bins, who devoted to the same object all his estate, real 
and personal. Those properties would now be regarded 
as small; the city itself was small, and so was the com- 
munion to which these gentlemen belonged. In each 
there has been progress, which it becomes us to remem- 
ber to-day. The small town of Philadelphia has risen 
to be a city with half a million of inhabitants; the 
Protestant Episcopal Church in that town has grown 
from two or three congregations to more than forty; and 7 
the humble foundation which was thus laid in faith and 
hope by two followers of Christ—who remain, 1 believe, 
till this time, its only benefactors—has now become, 
through the increased value of real estate and the wise 
stewardship of its trustees, a munificent endowment. 
The building to be erected on this spot will afford a 
quiet and pleasant Christian home for one hundred des- 
titute and desolate women; and we anticipate a day 
when, from its original resources, and without any ex- 
traneous aid, Christ Church Hospital will have room 
for twice that number. Honor, then, to the memory of 
these large-hearted founders. Honor to the vestries of 
Christ and St. Peter’s Churches, under whose careful 
supervision their gifts have gathered such a noble in- 
crease. Honor, above all, to Him whose good spirit 
prompts men to establish charities so full of blessing to 
a distant posterity. 
With what a dignity and glory is not property in- 
vested, when we use it thus! But for the comparatively 
small sums which were devoted to the founding of Christ 
Church Hospital, hundreds of lone and distressed women 
would already have wanted a home. As we look along 
the future, from generation to generation, we see larger 
and still larger numbers rising up to call those founders 
blessed. To every one, then, whom God hath blessed 
with the means of doing good, this occasion seems to 
say: Go and do likewise. The past of Philadelphia is a 
pledge that property consecrated, for all time, to pur- 
poses of charity, will not be wasted, but will serve as a 
perennial fountain of beneficence. Other forms of suf- 
fering claim our sympathy and aid. “ The poor ye have 8 
always with you.” The destitute sick need hospitals; 
and a hospital founded by our communion in Phila- 
delphia still languishes for the want of a more liberal 
endowment. Pious and devoted women have laid a 
foundation for it, but others, of both sexes, are needed 
to build thereon. Where God has given wealth, may 
He give the heart to use it in his fear, and for the relief 
of suffering humanity. May He cause those who hold 
it to remember and understand the words of the Lord 
Jesus, how he said: “It is more blessed to give than 
to receive.” “Charge them that are rich in this world 
that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain 
riches, but in the living God who giveth us richly all 
things to enjoy; that they do good; that they be rich 
in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communi- 
cate, laying up in store a good foundation against the 
time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.” AN ADDRESS 
AT THE 
LAYING OF THE CORNER-STONE OF CHRIST CHURCH HOSPITAL. 
The Rev. Dr. Dorr read the following:— 
We are met together, my friends, this afternoon, to 
assist in an interesting service—the laying the corner- 
stone of a building to be devoted to the most useful 
charity that Christian philanthropy could devise—a home 
for aged indigent women. That ceremony having been 
performed, the corner-stone laid, ready for the super- 
structure, it might seem that our duty was fulfiUed: and 
yet, as we stand upon ground to be consecrated by such 
a monument of large-hearted benevolence, it is but right 
that we should linger awhile, to caU to remembrance the 
virtues of those liberal men who made the managers of 
this institution the almoners of their bounty, and the 
honored instruments of carrying out their wise and 
generous plans. I propose, therefore, at this time, to 
say a few words respecting two individuals, the one the 
founder, and the other the chief benefactor of Christ 
Church Hospital; and to trace, very briefly, the history 
and progress of that institution, from its beginning to 
the present time. Nearly a century and a half ago, 10 
there came to this country, from England, a young man, 
twenty-six years of age, vigorous, active, and enterpris- 
ing, with talents and education which fitted him for 
taking a high rank in society, and with such moral and 
religious principles as would direct his influence for good. 
He chose this city for his home, and soon won his way 
into popular favor, so as to command general confidence, 
not only in his professional skill as a physician, hut in 
his wisdom, prudence, and integrity as a citizen, and his 
piety and charity as a Christian. He took an active 
part in the affairs of the province, and manifested special 
interest in the welfare of his adopted city, and of the 
church of his fathers, which he found already planted 
here. For these he labored through a long life of four- 
score and eight years; and when his useful race was 
run, and he rested from his labors, many hearts mourned 
his loss, and many tongues proclaimed his praise. He 
had proved himself throughout, a true son of Philadel- 
phia—a Pliiladelphos in the highest and best sense—a 
lover of his brethren and sisters everywhere, “ especially 
those of the household of faith.” 
Hear how a contemporary speaks of him at the time 
of his decease. In a newspaper of that day, published in 
this city, The Pennsylvania Packet, dated January 13, 
1772, I find the following record: “On Saturday morn- 
ing last died, in the 88th year of his age, Dr. John 
Kearsley. He was born in England, and came into this 
province about the year 1711. He was much esteemed 
as a man of eminence and skill in his profession, and 
for many years was engaged in the most extensive prac- 
tice, both in the city and country. By his strict temper- 11 
ance, and regular mode of living, he preserved until 
within a few weeks before his death, an uncommon share 
of health and activity, so that he may be said to have 
deserved the good old age he attained to. He had talents 
for public and civil life. He was long one of the repre- 
sentatives for this city in the house of Assembly, and 
distinguished himself so much in every debate where 
the liberty or interest of the province was concerned, 
that he has often been borne from the Assembly to his 
own house on the shoulders of the people. He was well 
acquainted with the principles of Architecture, a monu- 
ment of which we have in Christ Church; a building 
which (in the opinion of strangers), in point of elegance 
and taste, surpasses everything of the kind in America. 
To this church, and to the Christian religion as professed 
in the Church of England, he was warmly attached—so 
much so, that amidst the many busy and active scenes 
he was constantly engaged in, he was seldom absent 
from the public worship of the sanctuary. We hear 
that he has bequeathed several handsome legacies to 
the poor.” 
There are two statements in this obituary notice which 
claim our attention—the fact that Christ Church is his 
monument, and the rumor that he had left some hand- 
some legacies to the poor. I shall consider the fact first, 
and the rumor afterwards. 
Christ Church is his monument; this is the fact. 
For threescore years he was so identified with it that 
the history of the one is the history of the other. That 
beautiful building which some, even now, in this day of 
costly and elegant churches, think almost, if not quite 12 
“equal to anything of the kind in America,” has stood 
for a hundred and thirty years a monument of Dr. 
Kearsley’s skill and taste in architecture. 
It would seem, from the records of the vestry, that 
no such structure would have been begun and carried 
out in all its details, but for him. When he came to 
the city, the first Christ Church, an humble structure, 
was standing in its primitive simplicity, and he had 
the privilege of worshipping in it sixteen years. It 
was twice enlarged and improved in his day. In April, 
1727, the old building, enlarged as it had been, was 
found “too small to accommodate the congregation,” 
and the vestry “ Resolved, that as a beginning for a large 
and costly church, an addition be made to the west end, 
and a foundation be laid for that, and for a tower or 
steeple.” But there were no funds on hand, nor had 
any means been taken to procure them. “ Upon which,” 
so runs the record, “Dr. Kearsley, out of a hearty desire 
to have the said work begun, undertakes to set men a 
digging, in order to lay the foundation, and will disburse 
money for the same, until subscriptions be made and 
collected for the said use.” His offer is accepted; he is 
made chairman of the building committee, and, in that 
same month (April, 1727) the comer-stone of the present 
building was laid, with appropriate ceremonies, by the 
Governor of the Province, assisted by the Mayor of the 
city, the Recorder, the Rector of the church, and others. 
Dr. Kearsley appears to have had the whole superin- 
tendence and charge of the building, from its beginning 
to its completion. After it had been sixteen years in 
progress, he says that he had been “ trustee and overseer 13 
in carrying it on, and that in the compass of full five 
years in that time, he had given daily attendance, with- 
out any relaxation from that service; and. had always 
been in advance large sums of money.” In May, 1747, 
the corporation passed a vote of thanks, and ordered, a 
piece of plate, of the value of forty pounds, to be 
“given, in the name of the vestry and congregation, to 
Dr. John Kearsley,” I quote from the Records, “ for his 
care and trouble in rebuilding and ornamenting the 
church, and as a lasting memorial, and grateful acknow- 
ledgment of his services done for this church and con- 
gregation.” 
Thus was the present Christ Church happily brought 
to a completion under the auspices of Dr. Kearsley. 
He had superintended its building for twenty years, and 
lived to worship in that new structure a quarter of a 
century after it was finished. 
In 1751 a subscription was opened for building a 
steeple and purchasing a chime of bells. Dr. Kearsley’s 
name appears among the first of the subscribers for 
twenty pounds, and he is placed, at the head of the com- 
mittee for superintending the erection of the steeple, 
the foundation of which had been laid by him twenty- 
five years before. The steeple was built by Robert 
Smith; but for its architectural beauty, as well as for that 
of the body of the church, the credit seems due to Dr. 
Kearsley. Seven years after this (June, 1758), that is to 
say, sixty-three years after the building of the first Christ 
Church, and thirty-one years after the present structure 
was begun (during all which period of nearly two-thirds 
of a century Philadelphia had but the one Episcopal 14 
church), subscriptions were opened, “under the manage- 
ment of the minister, church-wardens, and vestry of 
Christ Church,” for erecting another church “ at the south 
end of the city,” and Dr. Kearsley is first named of the 
committee “to receive subscriptions, and to take the 
care and management of the building the same.” This 
was the beginning of St. Peter’s Church, which was 
finished and ready to be opened three years after—Au- 
gust, 1761—and Dr. Kearsley again stands prominent as 
one of “a committee to prepare a plan for regulating 
and opening said church.” It was dedicated September 
4th of that year, by a service prepared for that special 
occasion by the officiating ministers, the Provost of the 
University, Dr. Smith, preaching the sermon. From 
that time until the act of separation in 1832, Christ 
Church and St. Peter’s were under one corporation. 
I have thus hastily noticed Dr. Kearsley’s connection 
with the enlargement, alterations and completion of 
Christ Church, for a period of sixty-one years. His 
name appears in the records as a vestryman in 1719, 
and he continued to hold the office of warden, or ves- 
tryman, for fifty-three years, up to the time of his de- 
cease. 
From the ground on which we now stand, Christ 
Church can be seen, with its graceful spire rising from 
the chief mart of our great city, and pointing heaven- 
ward—a monument not only of Dr. Kearsley’s archi- 
tectural skill,* but of his indefatigable industry, his 
liberality, and his zeal. 
* He was also the architect of the old State House, in this city, 
now better known as Independence Hall 15 
This is what may be seen from the spot where this 
corner-stone is now laid. But whoever shall stand upon 
the tower of Christ Church a year or two from this, and 
turn his eyes in this direction, will see a far nobler 
monument to his memory in that spacious and beautiful 
structure which will then have arisen here, in all its fair 
proportions, with its hundred inmates pouring daily 
blessings on the memory of its founder. 
And now for the rumor. “Wehear,” says the author 
of the above obituary notice, written eighty-four years 
ago, “ that he has bequeathed several handsome legacies 
to the poor.” But neither the subject of that article, 
nor he who penned it, nor any who read it at the time, 
coidd have dreamed of the magnitude of the blessings 
which were to flow from his handsome legacies to the 
poor. 
His will is dated April 29,1769, not quite three years 
before his death. A portion of it is as follows: “I do give 
and devise unto a certain corporation, by charter lately 
created, by the name of ‘ The Hector, Church-Wardens, 
and Vestrymen of the United Episcopal Churches of 
Christ Church and St. Peter’s Church, in the City of 
Philadelphia, in the Province of Pennsylvania,’ and their 
successors, the sum of eight hundred pounds, Pennsyl- 
vania currency, to be paid in cash, or the assignment of 
any bond or bonds, as my executors, or any of them, 
shall think fit. And, moreover, I give and devise unto 
the said corporation, and their successors, all those my 
ground-rents or rent-charges paying not more than five 
pounds ten shillings Pennsylvania currency yearly; and 
all of the said rents paying yearly under that sum, 16 
amounting in the whole to the sum of twenty-four 
pounds eleven shillings and six pence Pennsylvania cur- 
rency yearly, to be sold by my executors, and the moneys 
arising by the sale thereof, together with the above eight 
hundred pounds, I will shall be made use of by the said 
corporation, and their successors, for the purchasing of a 
piece or lot of land, and the building thereon an infirm- 
ary, or almshouse, or almshouses, for ten or more poor or 
distressed women of the communion of the Church of 
England, or such as the said corporation and their suc- 
cessors shall deem such (preferring clergymen’s widows 
before others), and supplying them with meat, and drink, 
and lodging, and the assistance of persons practising 
physic or surgery, by and out of the same moneys, and 
by and out of such sum or sums of money, or revenues, 
as I shall hereafter appoint for that purpose, and by and 
out of such other legacies and donations as any other 
person or persons shall will and appoint for the same 
purpose; and it is my mind and will that the said infirm- 
ary, or almshouse, or almshouses, when erected, shall be 
called Christ Church Hospital, and not otherwise. And 
it is my mind and will that the said corporation, and 
their successors, shall provide a house or houses for the 
reception of the said poor and distressed persons, or some 
convenient lodging or house of entertainment (should 
such house or houses be wanting), till such time as the 
infirmary, or almshouse, or almshouses aforesaid shall be 
erected, pursuant to this my will. And, moreover, I do 
give and devise unto the said corporation, and their suc- 
cessors (after the determination of my said wife Marga- 
ret’s estate aforesaid devised), my said two messuages in 17 
Front Street; my Lsetitia Court messuage; my pasture 
land in the Northern Liberties, which I purchased of 
Levi Budd and Thomas Hart; my two High Street 
messuages or tenements, which Blanch Roberts and 
Samuel Taylor now dwell in; and all my ground-rents 
or rent-charges paying yearly above the sum of five 
pounds ten shillings Pennsylvania currency, amounting 
in the whole to forty-two pounds nineteen shillings and 
six pence, with one other ground-rent or rent-charges 
paying yearly four pounds ten shillings sterling, current 
money of Great Britain, with their and every of their 
appurtenances.” 
As an evidence how much his mind was occupied 
with this subject, and how earnestly he desired to have 
his benevolent intentions carried out as speedily as pos- 
sible, I give an extract from the codicil, dated December 
23, 1769, only eight months after the date of the will: 
“I have purchased of the executors of the last will and 
testament of John Gaul, deceased, a certain messuage 
or tenement, and lot or piece of ground thereunto be- 
longing, situate on the north side of Mulberry Street, 
in the city of Philadelphia, and extending from there 
northward to Cherry Street, which I think a suitable 
place to erect an infirmary or almshouse. All which 
said messuage or tenement, and lot or piece of ground, 
I do give and devise to the corporation aforesaid, over 
and above wThat I have given them by my foregoing 
will. In trust, that the said corporation, and their suc- 
cessors, shall convert the said messuage or tenement into 
an infirmary, or almshouse, to be called Christ Church 
Hospital, for the use and subject to the regulations in 18 
my said last will and testament mentioned, and to no 
other use, intent, or purpose whatsoever.” 
The messuage here named was a two-story house, No. 
Ill Arch Street, opposite the Friends’ Meeting-house. 
This small building, capable of accommodating only 
eight persons, was the first Christ Church Hospital. It 
stood until the year 1785, when it was pulled down, and 
one of considerably larger dimensions—twenty by thirty- 
four feet, and three stories high—was erected on its site. 
This, in the course of time, becoming much too small, 
and the funds of the institution having increased, a spa- 
cious building—sixty feet front, by forty feet deep—was 
erected on Cherry Street, in the rear of the old building, 
partly on ground given by Dr. Kearsley, and was opened 
in March, 1819. The new hospital cost nearly nineteen 
thousand dollars, and has comfortable accommodations 
for about forty inmates. For many years past, it has 
been constantly filled. Several aged widows, now there, 
have found in it a quiet Christian home for more than 
twenty years. Full religious services are performed 
there, and a sermon preached, every Friday afternoon; 
and the communion is administered publicly once a 
month, for the accommodation of such of the inmates 
as are not able to attend the services of the church on 
Sundays. The Rectors of Christ Church and St. Peter’s 
Church officiate there alternately, and always hold them- 
selves in readiness to visit the sick and the afflicted as 
often as their services are required. 
. Seventeen years after Dr. Kearsley’s decease, divine 
Providence raised up another noble benefactor in the 
person of Joseph Dobbins, Esq., of South Carolina, whose 19 
gifts and bequests, though not so valuable at the time 
as Dr. Kearsley’s, have, by the increased value of real 
estate, brought to the treasury much larger revenues. 
On the records of the Vestry, April 16,1789, appears 
the following letter from Mr. Dobbins, announcing his 
benevolent purpose:— 
“Sheriff Hall, on Wappoo, 
“Four miles from Charleston, S. C., January 28, 1189. 
“ To OUR WORTHY BlSHOP, Mr. WHITE, TO THE REV. Mr. BlACK- 
“ WELL, AND MY OLD FRIEND ROBERT TOWERS. 
“I am now sick, but, I believe, not to die at this 
time; and, further, hope to live until I can settle my 
affairs to my mind; and as this is a beginning, and you 
approve of my offer, it may be a part done, which I 
could wish was finished. There is that lot on Fifth 
Street, and that No. 4 from Schuylkill, with somewhere 
about five hundred pounds in possession of my old friend, 
John Drinker. The whole I leave to the use of Dr. 
Kearsley’s bounty to the poor, distressed widows, for a 
continual succession until time shall be no more; paying 
forty S. M * dollars every three months, brought and 
delivered in my hands, and not for me to run after it. 
The titles of the lands are with my friend, John Drinker, 
who I have informed by letter; and, if you approve of 
my offer, the conveyance may be made out and executed 
—the sooner the better. I expect you three to act a 
just part by me; and if I receive that sum every three 
months, I shall be satisfied. I shall conclude, as I am 
weary, and you know my mind; and subscribe myself 
“Your affectionate well-wisher, 
“JOSEPH DOBBINS. 
* “ S. M.” abbreviation for “ Spanish Milled.” 20 
“N. B.—It is my request that the money in the 
hands of my friend may not be taken from him while 
he gives sufficient security and pays the interest. After 
my death, the annuity ceases.” 
The deed confirming this munificent gift of £500 and 
two lots of land is dated September 8, 1789. The lot 
on Fifth Street adjoined Christ Church burial-ground; 
and that which is called “lot No. 4 from Schuylkill,” 
was a whole square of ground, bounded by Spruce, Pine, 
Eighteenth, and Nineteenth Streets, which, after remain- 
ing vacant and unproductive for nearly seventy years, 
has been sold for one hundred and eighty thousand dol- 
lars, and is now covered with first-class dwelling-houses, 
among the most commodious and beautiful in our city. 
Mr. Dobbins lived fifteen years after making this noble 
gift. He died at Columbia, S. C., on the 29th of May, 
1804, at the age of seventy-one, leaving, as his will ex- 
presses it, “all his estate, real and personal, consisting 
of one hundred and twenty-six shares in the Bank of 
South Carolina, together with other property amounting 
to six thousand dollars, or thereabout, to the poor and 
distressed widows supported by the bounty of Dr. Kears- 
ley in Christ Church Hospital.” 
Thus, through the pious munificence of these two 
individuals, one of the most useful and benevolent in- 
stitutions in our country has been amply endowed, and 
the declining years of many a poor and aged widow 
have been rendered comfortable and happy. “Blessed 
is the man that provideth for the sick and needy.” That 
blessedness, we trust, is theirs, now and forever. Asso- 21 
dated with the spirits of the just made perfect, may we 
not believe that their happiness is increased, that an- 
other joy is felt, and still another, as, one by one, the 
recipients of their bounty here go to join their blessed 
company, and to unite with them in singing the praises 
of their common Redeemer \ 
How truly may it be said of each of these benefactors: 
“ The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance. 
He hath dispersed abroad and given to the poor, and his 
righteousness remaineth forever.” 
The edifice to be raised here will help to keep their 
virtues in remembrance, and incite others to emulate 
their good example, through long years to come. Here 
many weary hearts, bowed down with cares and sorrows, 
the pressure of poverty, and the infirmities of age, will 
find an earthly resting-place and a home, where they 
can receive the consolations of religion, and, in quiet- 
ness and peace, can prepare for that better rest on high, 
that home eternal in the heavens. Like that aged widow 
of fourscore and four years, whose praise is in the Gos- 
pel, they can here serve God night and day. And, as 
the shadows on the path of their pilgrimage lengthen, 
they can calmly contemplate the declining sun until the 
night comes, and they lie quietly down to “sleep in 
Jesus,” only to “ awake up after his likeness,” and to be 
“ satisfied therewith,” on the morning of the resurrec- 
tion day. 22 
NOTE. 
In consequence of the increased value of property 
belonging to the Hospital, a proper application of its 
funds demanded increased accommodations for the class 
of persons for whom it was designed, but as this could 
not be accomplished by an extension of the present 
building, because of the value of the adjacent property, 
and was inadvisable on account of the active mercantile 
character of the neighborhood, the Managers, with the 
consent of the vestries of Christ Church and St. Peter’s 
Church, purchased the property in Belmont on which 
to erect a new hospital, larger and better adapted to 
the purpose than the present building. 
Since the new hospital, when completed, will accom- 
modate about 100 inmates—“poor or distressed women 
of the communion” of the Episcopal Church, the Mana- 
gers avail themselves of the present opportunity to give 
information relative to the mode of making applica- 
tion for admission into the Hospital. For this purpose, 
blank forms are, when requested, furnished by the 
Managers, upon which answers to the following points 
are required: Name of the applicant—Birth-place— 
Date of birth—Baptized, where, when, and by whom— 
Confirmed, where, when, and by whom—Communicant, 
in what church—Residence, with name of street and 23 
No. of house—Married or single—Children now living, 
and, if any, their names and residences. There is also 
provided ample space on the forms for recommendations 
of an applicant. It is especially necessary that the 
recommenders should give their own addresses, in order 
that the Managers may make due inquiry into the suita- 
bleness of an applicant. It is proper to state, that the 
will of the founder expressly prefers “ clergymen’s 
widows before others,” among the applicants for admis- 
sion. 
Although the benefits of this charity are intended for 
the church at large, its management is committed to 
six persons, chosen annually, three by the vestry of 
Christ Church, and three by the vestry of St. Peter’s 
Church, but, by act of Assembly, the legal property is 
in Christ Church. Therefore, if any persons should be 
desirous of extending this charity, or of adding to it 
other purposes of a like nature, their gifts or bequests 
must be made to “The Rector, Church Wardens, and 
Vestrymen of Christ Church, in trust for Christ Church 
Hospital.” 
The following are the names and addresses of the 
Managers to whom application for admission should be 
made:— 
James S. Newbold, 
James C. Booth, 
Charles Willing, M. D., 
C. Campbell Cooper, M. D., 
Samuel Welsh, 
Edmund A. Souder, 
No. 433 Spruce Street. 
No. 300 Pine Street. 
No. 9 Portico Square, 
No. 50 North 13th Street. 
No. 262 Spruce Street. 
No. 65 Spruce Street.