The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-12
Yellow Fever and Winchester.

BY referring to an advertisement in
our paper this week it will be seen that a
meeting of the Masonic Lodge, No. l5S, is
called for next Saturday night. We hope
that all members will find it convenient
to attend, as it is proposed to do some
thing tor the yellow-fevcr sufferers down
South, and, not only down South, bur
here in our own State. This ycllow-fcver
scourge is increasing at every point where
it has not made Il general graveyard. rs it
has ut Grenada Atthis writing tMonday
a%iternOon.) the terrible dis, aSe has shown
no sign of abatement. Affairs ut Memphis
are more desperate than ever. Yesterday
there were 232 new cases ut New Orleans
and II deaths. At V~icksburg there were
43 deaths and 200 new cases. Grecnville.
Canton, Brow ~nsville, Hickman. and other
places, are afflicted. At Memphis they
cannot bury the victims as fast IL they die.
Cremation is urged in order to get rid Of
the dead. They ARE fumigatiLg the city
by burning birthstone and turpentine.
building bonlres. &c. The conclusion
test Will be applied rs soon as the artillery
arrives. The noble few who are yet alive
appeal in Gods name for help. Generous
aid is pouring in from every quarter, but
We must remember that it requires over
$4,000 a day for all the strickencities. We
have not words in which to tell the ex-
tent of the distress. 1t seems as il GOD
himself had determined to use his omnip-
otence and cut off the human race in all
that section. a.. j. Wheeler, Secretary of
the Masonic Relief Board. has died. We
know that the Masonic Lodge in Win
chester has no money OH hand. but the
members can do something Individually.
n... .t:,.,, ann do n,ttnb kNn laarp thar
Mrs. A. 5. Marks has given So. The
Good Templars, at their Supper last Fri
day night, realized about $40. The
Churches have raised something, and we
expected Rev. Mr.. Reagan to give us a re-
port for this weeks paper. He will do so
il he can for next weeks issue. There are
also private contributions that we shall
publish. We want Il showing next week.
Let us give the more literally because
here in franklin county we feel that we
need not fear yellow fever. albeit it Is
close to our doors. a clever Dccherd
subscriber-a railroad manifold us last
Friday that he had five dollars which his
wife wanted him to 6ivc for the relief Of
the suffer rs. lie is Il poor a but he
has a rich heart lie will give iL. Now
i the time to try whether there is any
heart In a man or not.-whether religion Is
Il glittcring generality or not.-whether II
christian Il better than an iDfidel or not.
These are plain words. but the necessity
demands them. Actions speak louder
than words and prayers and signs. Let
us do something. 5, mpathy is 4 fraud.
Deeds and aid tlist will help the dying
and bury the dead, Is what we want. IL
must be that God Almighty is severely
testing us. lyon respect God You Will
give 10 the sick and afflicted. If you do
not YOU are worse than infidel. IL tue
truth should ever be fishcd from the bot
tom of the well we expect it will appear
that many of those who sneer at iniidels
are farther from God than the intidel Is.
We shall see. The widows mite will
weigh against the rich mans pound. To
work!