DEDICATION 
OF THE 
Charles E. Coulston Memorial Building 
To provide a SEPARATE OPERATING ROOM for 
The Methodist Episcopal Hospital 
IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA 
SOUTH BROAD AND WOLFE STS. 
Saturday, November 5th, 1892 
AT 2:30 P. M. Programme 
I. Scripture Lesson. 
Rev. Bishop R. 5. Foster, D.D., LL.D. 
II. Hymn 905. l. m. 
For a charitable occasion. 
1 Dear ties of mutual succor bind 
The children of our feeble race, 
And if our brethren were not kind, 
This earth were but a weary place. 
2 We lean on others as we walk 
Life’s twilight path, with pitfalls strewn ; 
And ’twere an idle boast to talk 
Of treading that dim path alone. 
3 Amid the snares misfortune lays, 
Unseen, beneath the steps of all, 
Blest is the love that seeks to raise, 
And stay, and strengthen those who fall : 
4 Till, taught by Him who for our sake 
Bore every form of life’s distress, 
With every passing year we make 
The sum of human sorrow less. 
William c. bryant, 
III. Prayer. 
Rev. Bishop Thomas Bowman, D.D., LL.D, 
IV. Hymn 897. c. »i. 
Ye have the poor always with you.—Matt. 26 : 11. 
1 Lord, lead the way the Saviour went, 
By lane and cell obscure, 
And let love’s treasures still be spent, 
Like His, upon the poor. 
2 Like Him, through scenes of deep distress, 
Who bore the world’s sad weight, 
We, in their crowded loneliness, 
Would seek the desolate. 
3 For Thou hast placed us side by side 
In this wide world of ill; 
that Thy followers may be tried, 
The poor are with us still. 
4 Mean are all offerings we can make; 
Yet thou hast taught us, Lord, 
If given for the Saviour’s sake, 
They lose not their reward. 
William crosswell. 
V. Address. 
Dr. John B. Roberts/ 
VI. Address. 
Bishop E. Q. Andrews, D.D., LL.D. VII. Hymn 577. s. m. 
Victory on the Lord’s side. 
1 Arise, ye saints, arise ! 
The Lord our Leader is; 
The foe before His banner flies, 
And victory is His. 
2 We follow Thee, our Guide, 
Our Saviour, and our King; 
We follow Thee, through grace supplied 
From heaven’s eternal spring. 
3 We soon shall see the day 
When all our toils shall cease; 
When we shall cast our arms away, 
And dwell in endless peace. 
4 This hope supports us here; 
It makes our burdens light; 
’Twill serve our drooping hearts to cheer 
Till faith shall end in sight. 
VIM. Presentation of the Building on behalf of Mrs. Charles E. Coulston. 
Rev. J. A. M. Chapman, D.D. 
IX. Acceptance of the Building. 
Mr. James Gillinder, President of the Board of Trustees. 
X. Dedication. 
Bishop Cyrus D. Foss, D.D., LL.D. 
XI. Hymn 1062. 7, 6, 8, G. 
The armies of the living God. 
1 Ten thousand times ten thousand, 
In sparkling raiment bright, 
The armies of the ransomed saints 
Throng up the steeps of light: 
’Tis finished, all is finished, 
Their fight with death and sin ; 
Fling open wide the golden gates, 
And let the victors in. 
2 What rush of hallelujahs 
Fills all the earth and sky ! 
What ringing of a thousand harps 
Bespeaks the triumph nigh ! 
0 day for which creation 
And all its tribes were made ! 
0 joy, for all its former woes 
A thousand fold repaid ! 
8 0 then what Taptured greetings 
On Canaan’s happy shore, 
What knitting severed friendships up, 
Where partings are no more ! 
Then eyes with joy shall sparkle, 
That brimmed with tears of late, 
Orphans no longer fatherless, 
Nor widows desolate. 
HENRY ALFORD. 
XII. Benediction. President, James Gillinder. 
Vice-Presidents, Stephen Greene, J. H. Hargis, D.D. 
Board of Trustees. 
Treasurer, Peter L,amb. 
Secretary, Rev. Geo. Cummins. 
Solicitor, C. W. McKeehan, Esq. 
Rev. C. W. Bickley, 
Rev. C. W. Buoy, D.D., 
Rev. George Cummins, 
Rev. S. W. Gehrett, 
James Gilliuder, 
Stephen Greeue, 
Rev. J. H. Hargis, D.D., 
George Kessler, 
Peter Lamb, 
James Long, 
Rev. J. S. J. McConnell, D.D., 
M. S. McCullough, 
Rev. Janies Neill, 
Rev. W. S. Pugh, 
Charles Scott, 
John Simmons, 
Rev. W. Swindells, D.D., 
Rev. S. W. Thomas, D.D., 
H. C. Wood, M.D., 
John J. Ziegler. 
Building Committee. 
James Gillinder, Chairman, 
C. W. Buoy, Secretary, 
Stephen Greene, 
John J. Ziegler, 
John Simmons, 
J. H. Hargis. 
John Gillespie. 
Architect, Thomas P. Lonsdale. 
Officers of the Hospital. 
Superintendent, A. Rittenhouse, D.D. 
Directress, Miss Linda Richards. 
Apothecary, Miss Anna Lord. 
Medical Staff. 
Janies Hendrie Lloyd, A.B., M.D. 
Richard C. Norris, A.B., M.D. 
Physicians. 
Frederick A. Packard, A.B., M.D. 
W. C. Hollopeter, A.B., M.D. 
John B. Roberts, A.B., M.D. 
Henry R. Wharton, A.B., M.D. 
Surgeons. 
H. H. Kynett, A.B., M.D. 
George Erety Shoemaker, A.B., M,D. 
R C. Yenny, A.B., M.D. 
Residents. 
Jennie M. Taylor, A.B., M.D. 
A. W. Buck, A. B., M.D.