Memoir of William Allen by James Sherman (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 Excerpt: ...of them to consist of persons of a very advanced age, who are destitute, and the other half those who are maimed or afflicted with incurable diseases. The second part consists of an hospital, into which fifty poor persons of both sexes and all conditions, with diseases not deemed incurable, are to be received and taken care of gratis. The third part of the charity consists of an annual distribution of twenty thousand roubles to poor families out of the house who may be judged worthy of it--and all this endowed in perpetuity by one individual. Every thing about the house is in a princely style, and it seems impossible that the neatness and cleanliness of the establishment throughout could be exceeded. The charity is not restricted to country or religion, 1819. Prhtce Galitzin's Hospital. 237 for we saw natives of Sweden and other countries settled in this comfortable asylum. All are at free liberty to exercise their own religion, and though there is a large magnificent chapel for the Greek Church in the house, none but the members of that church are required to attend. This liberality might put the High Church of England to the blush." "4A.--Our friend J. Rowand called to accompany us to the Prince Sergey Gralitzin's to dinner. The Prince received lis with much kindness: he is immensely rich, and gives away large sums of money in private charity. Only a short time since he gave two hundred thousand roubles to the Hospital for the Poor; he presides over the charitable institutions of the Empress Dowager in this place. His appearance strongly reminded me of Sir Humphry Davy. We were in the midst of stars and crosses, and a number of ladies, amongst whom were several Princesses; it was plain we were objects of no common curiosity, yet we were uniforml...