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HOSPITAL OF THE MATER MISERICOTIDIJE. 25...
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Ladies, P Douj3t:Less Many Of Your Reade...
tance from tlie Mountjoy convict prison , towards which so manyphilanthropists turned their stepsa large building well-nigh finished
, , which was pointed out as the north-west , or street front , of the new Hospital of the Mater Misericordise .
To such it may not be uninteresting to mention that , little more than a month later , such progress had been made as to allow of the
opening in all state and solemnity of this truly noble institution . It was pleasant to see at last the fair granite front disincumbered of
scaffolding , the windows fitted in with large squares of plate glass in dark mahogany cases , the double stairs leading to the Ionic
portico cleared of incumbrance , and the doors thrown open alike to those who came to admire the splendor of the structureand to the
, sick and suffering who sought a refuge in calamity in this true house of mercy .
Visitors of all sorts and degree , from the representative of Majesty rolling up in viceregal state down to the humble artisan attired in
his Sunday suit , have been setting like a tide in this direction the last few -weeks , for to one and all it is a joy to see in every detail
the vast resources of science pressed into the service of ' great-hearted charity .
The first stone of this great hospital was laid six years ago by the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin , and the same prelate
has now solemnly dedicated it to the service of God's poor , to whom it will be an enduring blessing from generation to generation . The establishmentas regards its interior and
, domestic economy , is placed _\ mder the direction of a Rev . Mother and assistant Superioress , aided by an efficient section of the
Sisterhood of the Order of Mercy—an order founded in Dublin , about thirty years agoby an Irish ladyand which has since
, , established numerous communities in England and her colonies and in the Northern and Southern States of America . _x
After tlie building was dedicated by the Archbishop in a ceremony of the most imposing descriptionit was formally
, opened to the sick poor of all classes , irrespective of religious distinction ; and when in full operation , it -was visited by his
Excellency the Lord Lieutenant , who takes the greatest interest in the benevolent institutions of Dublin , and is often found privately
_insjDecting their progress or their needs . On this occasion , Lord Carlisle was , however , attended by a party of distinguished friends ,
who were received firstly by the physician and surgeon in ordinary ( Dr . Hughes and Dr . Ellis ) Dr . Hayden , and otlier
gentle-, , men of the medical staff of the institution ; and subsequently by the Rev . Mother ( Mrs . Norris ) and the assistant Superioress
( Mrs . Burke , ) and conducted throughout the various compartments of the institution , including- the splendid lecture theatre , professors *
apartment , board-room , & c , also the culinary and laundry department , chapel , & c . His Excellency remained more than an hour
inspecting the wondrous effects of order , system , and judicious
Hospital Of The Mater Misericotidije. 25...
HOSPITAL OF THE MATER _MISERICOTIDIJE . 255
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Dec. 1, 1861, page 255, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01121861/page/39/
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