The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-10-21
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SATURDAY. OCT. 81. 1871.

SATURDAY. OCT. q. 1871.
CH1c AGO FIRs.-On Sunday
light last, We listened to a dis
course from Rev. Hughes, Of the
Fret Prssbyterian Church, on the
that has swept away the
best and most valuable part Of
Chicago. We accord with him in
most OF hts deductions regarding
tho lessons Of prudence, careful-
mess and forsthoughs, to be learned
by calamities thai occasionally
come 10 the shape Of IRE, food,
etc, but that the Almighty, to
reach the sinners in . city, would
90 order His punishments that hun
dreds Of guiltless human beings
should be roasted In q literal fire,
and the innocent survivors deprived
Of everything but life, Is . doctrine
that IL simply ridiculous, absurd,
and, IL We were not . big sinner
ourseli, We would say blasphemous.
We have no objections, in fact We
think it 10 peculiarly the province
Of the pulpit 10 seize upon passing
and s&arding events like the one
under confederation. to ''point .
--~.-,." II IN aoiug 90 Il Keeps
love and compassion towards lis
children.
We Commend the following
treatment Of the swfui calamity, to
those Of the clerical profession who
are disposed to take narrow views
Of Code mysterious ways to the
appended practical remarks from
Henry Ward Beecher, in his Chris
tian Union:
"Frcm every quarter help has
poured in upon the afflicted city
The buoy capitals Of commerce
that to careless sight seem mere
whirlpools Of SELF seeking, hav,
thrown their highest activity int
the work Of charity. Chambers o
Commerce and Boards of Trad,
have wed with churches. Rail.
road corporations have suddenl,
disclosed souls. The whole ma.
ohinery Of business has been len
to the work OF benevclence. Befor
the flames had ceased raging, sup
plies were pouring in upon tn
sufferers. The newspaper lists O
benefactions from every quartz
and in every form have been tn
most cheering reading We hay
seen for many day. Altogethe
the magnitude OF the cslamity
not more unparalleled than the dis
play Of the best qualities of In
man nature it hes called out
Against q host of CHARACTERISED
sins Of the time, Of evil tendencie
and discourag;ng symptoms. "
may put this spontaneous outburl
of brotherly love. and rejoice an
thank God. Hisrkingiom Is com
ing, and this is . heart ch eerin
token of it.
And We cannot refrain from az
miring almost a. much the gallan,
ry with which the Chicago poop
have met their misfortune. The
have bufeted disaster with chez,
hardihood. The, work of restora
ton was begun almost before tn
& Of devastation was finished. Nj
cay that Chicago is gone, but Il
real Chicago-not the wood 81
stone that we're it's shell, but Il
true men and women that were
heart-tbat Chicago stands fair
and moro admirable to day tn:
ever before. ia
But the demand on the patien
and faith and love.of the comm
nifty is, after all, only beginpinf
The worst shock is over, but the
remains . heavy burden of lab
and endurance. Nor does it RI
upon Chicago aaone. To q gre
extent it will be divided among
all. The most hopeful view
affairs cannot conceal that q Va
amounto value has been entire
destroyed. By the nature Of thing
the loss must be dis:ribut
through the whole communi.
making itself felt in ways al
places where Il Was least expec
ed. There wll be need of paticn
and cheerfulness and trust ia Go
There will be need, too of gre
fUrbearance and unselfshness
the part of men toward each 9th,
Creditor and debtor must "p
themselves in the place" of ca
other. In the desolsto city the
viii naturally he distress beyo
what even the generous respou
+ these first days can relieve, q
s SooG q good while to come b
nevolence must be ready to N.
the need. Already it lie appart
that much mast be done for
smaller towns that have been SEQ
eed by tho fires, and whose pr
sing need is in seme danger
~ haisg overlooked in the excitem,
of athe more striking case
Chicago.
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