Dedication of the Madison Sanitarium
By Alonzo T. Jones
At Madison, Wis., Sunday afternoon, June 7, there was dedicated the new sanitarium, erected for the making known of God's “saving health among all nations.” This sanitarium is a beautiful, excellently arranged, moderate-sized, four-story structure, on the lake shore opposite the capital city of Madison. The sanitarium grounds are composed of a five-acre plot touching two hundred feet of the waters of the lake, not far from the Chautauqua Assembly grounds. The views from the windows and verandas of the sanitarium, over lake and hills, are so charming as certainly of themselves alone to be strongly conducive to the health of whomsoever shall have the benefit of them. And in truth the house is already nearly full of patients who are having this splendid benefit, with all the others that the institution can bestow. The dedicatory services were held on the broad, high front veranda, the audience of several hundreds of people occupying the lawn and driveway in front of the building. Elder Wm. Covert presided. There were selections of instrumental19music, hymns and songs; a brief history of the Madison Sanitarium, by Brother J. H. Bramhall, who started this work in Madison; dedicatory address by Dr. J. H. Kellogg; short addresses by A. T. Jones and Jesse Arthur; an original poem by Mrs. Olson; the dedicatory prayer by Elder Covert, and benediction by Elder Reed. All passed off pleasantly in a Christian way, and good impressions were made in behalf of the Lord's cause and great message of saving health. Brother C. P. Farnsworth, M. D., and Sister A. B. Farnsworth, M. D., are the physicians in charge. It is they with their helpers who, under God and by his good hand upon them, have brought the medical missionary work to this successful stage at Madison. They have a truly model sanitarium, for the moderate-sized class; they have the hearty co-operation of the whole Wisconsin Conference, and the good will of the city of Madison and the University of Wisconsin, and surely nothing less than the sincere good wishes and Godspeed of every lover of the third angel’s message in all the world. And with all this in their favor, and with the good hand of God still upon them, they can with bright hope and good cheer go on in their present and larger field of usefulness and blessing to suffering mankind. In the Wisconsin Conference the doctrinal work and the practical work of the gospel move on harmoniously, and therefore strongly. The strictly evangelical work, the medical missionary work, and the educational work are all carried on and built up in even lines, in pleasant relations, and in Christian fellowship and mutual helpfulness—“in a brotherly fraternity according to God's law.” Accordingly, brightness, good cheer, and prosperity pervade all, and are apparent everywhere. May it be so, and more also, forever and everywhere!