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Baptist Representative Explains
Position On Hospital Transfer
An open letter from Kev.
Gregory Sears Morony, explain
ing the position of the Baptists
in their negotiations for opera
tion of the Griffin Memorial hos
pital, was received by the Mir
ror this week. The complete text
of the letter, which is self-ex
planatory, follows:
Because the decision asto wh >
shall operate the Griffin Memor
ial hospital on a lease basis is
still at this date an open matter,
this open letter is sent you to
clarify certain matters in the
! Baptist position. Several untrue
! statements have been made in
• Kodiak, along with certain in
sinuations which have do basis.
The correct facts are these:
1. At no time has any offer
been made to the Baptists that
they consider operating this hos
1 pita!. Obviously, then, Baptists
could not have refused the op
eration at any time in the past.
2 The proposal to place this
hospital in private hands for
operation was not known to the
Baptists until another organiza
tion had been interested and
given time to act to secure the
hospital.
3. There is absolutely no con
nection between the Children’s
Home and the Community Bap
tist Church and the proposed
operation of the hospital It is
not a matter open for discussion
or decision by the Mission staff
or by the Church membership.
At no time has the question re
garding the operation of the
hospital been discussed in any
Church meeting or by any
Church board, and it will not
be discussed.
4. The American Baptist
Home Mission Society is the
agency which is interested in
undertaking the operation of the
hospital and has asBed Rev. G.
S. Moiony and Rev J. S. Win
ter to act as the Society’s local
representatives.
5. Baptists successfully oper
ate standard hospitals in the
United States, Latin America,
China, Phillippine Islands, Bur
ma, India, Africa, etc.
6. The Baptist Mission board
is prepared to send in an ade
quate nursing staff.
7. In accordance with their
standing practice, the Baptists \
would send a doctor from their j
staffs to administer the h >spital.
He would also be available for
philanthropic ne ds and private
practice.
8. Any doctor licensed by the
Territory of Alaska would be
given all privileges and courtes
ies of the hospital
9. People of all faiths or none
would be shown equal care and
consideration. The clergy of all
faiths would have ready access
to their sick folk.
10. The national Baptist Mis
sion board would assume all ex
penses incurred after taking over
the hospital.
11. Baptists would aim to
operate the hospital upon stand
ard levels which are nationally
established.
12. As a Mission hospital, bo
needy person would be turned
away for financial reasons.
This is only a summary, but
it will serve to correct the mis
statements which have been
made and to clear the Baptist
proposal, the guarantees of
which have been stated for sev
eral months.
Baptists have served Kodiak
and the surrounding area faith
fully and well for over half a
century, asking no assistance
We feel our record justifies pub
lic confidence in any enlarge
ment of our field of service.
The letter is signed by Rev.
Gregory Morony, Represent
ative, The American Baptist
Home Mission Society.
Mrs. Oscar B. Nelson, from
Pineapple Cove Spruce island,
left this week to return to her
home there after spending 10
days in Kodiak. During her visit
here she received medical treat
ment for asthma.
George McKay was a dinner
guest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin Sumerlin Tuesday.
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