Item 2023-01-25/481 - P.J. Whitney to Mary Martin

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From Patrick Joseph Whitney, founder of the St. Patricks Society for foreign missions.
He advises that his diocese is in dire need of a medical missionary order as the Protestants have a much larger presence.

AI CLEANED TEXT

Miss Marie Martin, during the last three or four years, collected a group of girls around her, secured for them the very best spiritual training, and is having them also trained to take over medical work in the pagan missions.

Any group of such girls sent out by her to the Vicariate of Calabar will be very welcome, especially for the following reasons:

Each year, thousands of Christian mothers die for want of proper attention;

Thousands of children die;
Protestant medical missions are there in large numbers.

The following statistics show the state of medical missions in our Vicariate at Calabar:

CATHOLICS

Hospital at Anua, two lay nurses, no Doctor.

PROTESTANTS

A Leper Settlement at Itu complete with doctor.
A General Hospital at Itu.
A Maternity Hospital midway between Anua and Oron, with two nurses.
A General Hospital at Etinan (19 miles from Anua).
Maternity Hospital at Oron.
Maternity Hospital at Ikot Ekpene.
A Leper Asylum at Etinan, and they are almost certain to have the Government Hospital at Ikot Ekpene handed over to them.

For the above reasons, the Society of St Patrick will be very glad to welcome these workers into their vineyard.

ORIGINAL OCR

Miss Marie Martip,during the last three or four years,colected a
group of girls around her,secured for them the wery best spiritual trainiRE,
And is having them also trained to take over medical worle ip the pagan missiol
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Ary group of such girls sent out by her to the Vicariate of Calabar
will be very welcome, especially for the foliowing reasons. -
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Hach year,thoudands of Christian methers die for wapt of proner
attention:
rhousands of chiddren die,
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Drotestapt medical miasions are thers in large numberst,
The foldowing statistics show the state of medical missions in our vic.
Ariate at Calabar: s AeDMAMCASE
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CATMOLICS
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A Leper Settlement at Itu xomolete with
Mdoctor.,
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A General Bospital at 1tu. .Me
A materbity Hospital Mimay betmeer ADua and
CCron,with twb nusses. AMedA
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Hospital at Aruo, imo lay
A Seneral Mospital at Mtenan (19 miles from
purses, ao Doctor.
Anua).
Hatormity HosBitAl at Gron.
2
Maternity Hospital at (Kot,Mpene.
A Leper Asylu at Etenan,ard they are almoet
certain to have the Governmept Mospital
At IKot,Ekpene,handed over to them.
For the above reasons, the Society of St Patrick mili be very mad to
Helcome thcse orkere inte their vinevard.