Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-02-17


Let us see as far rs possible that they
have enough 10 wear. God looks on
the human race and knows Just how
many inhabitants the world has. The
statistics of the worlds population are
carefully taken in civilized lands, and
every few years officers Of government
60 through the land and count how
many people there are in the United
States or England and great accuracy
is reached But when people tell us
how many inhabitants there are in
Asia or Africa, at best it must be a
wild guess. Yet God knows the exact
number Of people on our planet and
he has made enough apparel for each,
and If there be fifteen hundred million,
fifteen thousand, fifteen hundred and
fifteen people, then there is enough
apparel for fifteen hundred million,
fifteen thousand, fifteen hundred and
fifteen. Not slouchy apparel, not
ragged apparel, not insufficient APP
parel, but appropriate apparel. At
least two suits for every being ON the
earth. summer suit and a winter
suit. A good pair of shoes for every
living mortal. A good coat, a good
hat or good bonnet and a good shawl,
and complete masculine or feminine
outfit of apparel. A wardrobe for all
nations adapted to all climes, AID not
string or button or a pin or hook
or an eye wanting. But, alas where
are the good clothes for three-fourths
of the human racer The other one
fourth have appropriated them. The
fact is, there needs TO be and wiil be
a redistribution. Not by anarchistic
violence. II outlawry had its way.
it would rend and tear and diminish
until instead of three-fourths of the
world not properly attired, four
fourths would be in rags. let you
know how the redistribution will take
place. BY generosity on the'part of
those who have a surplus and in
creased industry on the part of those
suffering from deficit. Not all, but the
large majority Of cases Of poverty in
this country are a result Of idleness or
drunkenness, either on the part Of the
present sufferers or their ancestors. In
most cases the rum jug is the mael-
strom that has swallowed down the
livelihood of those who are in rags.
But things will change, and by gener-
osity on the part of the crowded ward
robes. and industry and sobriety on
the part Of the empty wardrobes there
will be enough for all TO wear God
has done his part toward the dressing
of the human race. He grows sur
plus OF wool ON the sheep's back,
and 6ocks roam the mountains and
valleys with a burden Of warmth in
tended for transference TO human CON-
fort, when the shuttles OF the factories
reaching all the way from the Chatta-
hoochee 10 the Merrimac shall have
spun and woven it. And here come
forth the Rocky Mountain goat and
the caslmem and the beaver. Here are
the merino sheep. their origin traced
back TO the flocks OF Abrahamic and Da-
vidic times. In white letters Of snowy
fleece, God has been writing for q
thousand years his wish that there
might be warmth for all nations.
While others are discussing the effect
of high or low tariff or no tariff ct all
on wool, you and ! had better see il
in our wardrobes we have nothing that
we can spare for the shivering, or pick
out some poor lad of the street and
take him down TO . clothing stors and
ft him out for the winter. Don't
think that God has forgotten 10 send
ice and snow, because OF this wonder
fully mild January and February.
We shall yet have deep SHOWS and %
much frost on the window pane that IN
the morning you cannot see through
il; and whole hocks Of billiards, for
God long ago declared that winter
as well as summer shall not cease,
and between this and the spring cro-
Gus we may all have reason TO cry out
with the psalmist: "Who can stand
before his coldT"
how MAY WE SERVE OUR oESKRATIoNs
Again, let us look around and see
how we may serve our generation
What short sighted mortals we woul1
be il we were anxious to clothe and
feed only the most insignificant part
Of q man, namely, his body. while we
put forth no effort 10 clothe and feed
and save his soul. Time is little
piece broken off q great eternity:
What are We doing for the souls OF
this present generationi Let me say
it is q generation worth saving. Most
, magnificent men and women are in 4
We mako great ado about the I'M
provements in navigation, and IN loco
: motion, and in art and mschine<y'
} We remark what wonders % ~
1 graph, and telephone, and stetnoecc1
4 What improvement Y eiecu1c -
. over a taflow candlei But all theee
Q improvements are insienificant con
3 pared with The Improvement " ~
4 human noe. In olden timeS onoe 4
: 3 whila q great and good man a
woman would come up and the work
has made Q great fua about Il eve
sinoe, but now they are 20 numeruoa
No scarcely speak about them We
put halo about the people Of ~
pas(, but think II the times demanded
Diem il would be found We have npV
living in this year 1880 ffty Naftir
Lnthcn, fifty George Washingtona
Rfty Lady Hundngtons, hfty Elisl
beth Frys. During cur civil ~
more splendid wAsTion in north -
south were developed in four -
than the whole world developed n ~
previous twenty years. / chAlIsnsd
The -four thousand yesn before f<l
food and The eighteen centurics -
tbe Hood. 10 ahow me tho ocncI z
charity on largV scale Of 0sor'm ~
bo1y. This gcinrnkion of =; ||