ˈɔːlsoʊ, wˌaɪl ɪn ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt, hiː ɹˈiːəlaɪzd ðə nˈiːd fɚɹə tʃˈæpəl æt mˌæsɐtʃˈuːsɪts dʒˈɛnɚɹəl hˈɑːspɪɾəl ænd ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z, æz ðə wˈaɪt bˈɪldɪŋ wʌz ˌʌndɚ kənstɹˈʌkʃən, kənvˈɪnst ʌvðɪ ɪmpˈoːɹtəns ʌv fˈeɪθ ænd spˈɪɹɪt ɪn hˈiːlɪŋ, hiː sˈɛnt lˈɛɾɚz tə fɹˈɛndz ʌvðə hˈɑːspɪɾəl ˈæskɪŋ fɔːɹ ðɛɹ səpˈoːɹt "ɪn ðɪs bˈɪt ʌv paɪənˈɪɹ hˈɑːspɪɾəl wˈɜːk."
Also, while in retirement, he realized the need for a chapel at Massachusetts General Hospital and in the late 1930s, as the White Building was under construction, convinced of the importance of faith and spirit in healing, he sent letters to friends of the hospital asking for their support "in this bit of pioneer hospital work."