The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-15
Does The World Grow Worse.

81 We see the question. Does the world
4Fow worsc:"' 50 often asked OF late, and
% inquiry is prompted by the constant
coFdS OF crime. one cannot take up n
- .,,s,,.- ira. meets the eye-oiten crimes
rfh-. mad best Ice kept out Of the paper.
Murder IS an every day oceurrence-iheh
n OF down IN our public streets; our own
ctv. beautiful Atlanta, with her numerous
c,urcnes and church going people, was
ahocsed Just few weeks ago 10y such
nur.ier; and now another. a younS BOY
@..cIfssI oil coId-b,coIed murder, a broken
hearted father anu mother, home ruined.
MsuI 50 day bv day crime goes on. bEt
&c that any reason Cor Supposins the world
ar rs worse We do not believe = does.
&The world grow larger aud the iaciiitl"s
TO- spreading news Increases. and where
fsrn YEARS ago wc would hear OF one muir
der weeks after il had occurred. we would
he of several now in iust So many hours.
sim our Erst parents wege driven from the
.rar,lcn of Is..eu ANA cain killed Abel Grim"
& as been 1ving ou: hat Il coun,ern2lance
tn. evil tina, exists there is constant ana
combined effort among Christian people 10
d. good ami t. eiievt suffering humanity.
Nou II the worll were really -rowins worse
m state oil affairs would nos exist.
Several SahlatES ago there appeared an
article in our paper calling attention 10
II sad condition 81 small children who
~. in cur 5aslS and ch2iugang for crimes
Committed ana Tile necessity for trying 20
rsform and save them and not throw Them
anoDE hardened criminals. II was
sf,lenditlIy written article and touched The
h.a-ts ut hundreds. ami at once there we're
r. -ponscs ari cTe-s of aid to 10 sorn"-
Am Cor th.-. miserable litt.e waits.
IeoDle do NOT ..alizc these things,
bit as so5a shtir attention
J. called 10 it the are willing - lend thair
Ii n En- charitable works: ii the world were
owing wars. t'e heart of the majority
j ouid be clll0ws and such appeals would be
D. vain.
NJ w have only u look abroad and the
Question is answered. in various ways. There
A. never q time when - many homes waro
8spcflr FOR the unfortunate. Homes f9r the
fEIeudle$S. homes Tor fallen women. orphan
fnmes and hospitals Tor waite aud black-in
d il "a cur IareH cities there is systematic
e."rh o this Kind among ali CLASSES. in
tur hospitals AND Iails every sunday taer'
3 held prayer meetings fer the sick an1
thuse in trouble. revol-s! bands OF men and
n omen 30 n anu udt among them. trying
in every way 70 help them. and there Is a
B. present time more concerted effort 4
Rhristianize the world than 81 any previous
period 80 its history, and We believe VIII
reater success.
"rime eo,s On bat the great facility viii
II hieh news Is carried accounts in a Ste.i
31eaSure for the sUpposilion that ire WORE
II rows w0~st-v .eR IL. reality IL IS growing
etrer. W. look abroad a. our mission tel'
- W. fli4 Il increasing ANA the goSpe
eng casriej 10 the ''utterEaost parts % IN
srth..' - We VIII not listen 10 croaeker.i
I - believe. that Christianity is spreadin2
u nj wherever the light 81 the divine wor'
Il asis abroad It's rays The world must sroV
1.tter I'll. record % cFime should oni.
lit is the more to is.Dor for ,hc good .
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