An appeal on behalf of The Metropolitan Hospital Sunday Fund by the Rev. Archibald Fleming, D.D.
Hospital Sunday, June 3, gives the churches of all denominations a splendid opportunity of showing their interest in the alleviation of suffering in a practical and valuable way, and of testifying to the power of religion as a factor in the battle against human misery. Almost 2,000 congregations contribute to the Hospital Sunday Fund, and it is hoped that this year their urgently needed support will be more liberal than ever.
This appeal affords an opportunity of helping over 220 medical institutions in the Metropolitan area, including some 150 hospitals, 30 dispensaries, and 40 nursing associations, in addition to nearly 30 convalescent homes in the country. Thus the public is not called upon to help only one charity among hundreds, for here it is possible to assist no fewer than 250 of these charities with a single donation.
Founded in 1872, this Fund is one of the oldest general funds in aid of the hospitals. Since that date it has distributed over £3,000,000, not £1 of which is given without the varying needs of participating charities being carefully investigated by a special committee, which makes all its grants within a few weeks of Hospital Sunday.
(From Edinburgh)