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WHAT Is OUR DUTY TO CUBA
APPEAL FOR AID FOR THE UNFOR-
M TUNATE NON-COMBATANTS.

APPEAL FOR AID FOR THE UNFOR-
N TUNATE NON-COMBATANTS.
Abstract of Discourse at First Baptist
Church Last Evening by Rev. Addison
Moore.
At the First Baptist church last
evening the pastor, Rev. Addison
Moore, delivered to large and inter-
ested congregation an excellent sermon
on the subject, "Have We Any Chris
tian Duty to Cuba?' The choir sang
an excellent service. The following is
an abstract of the sermon:
"All joy is darkened; the mirth OF
the land Is gone. In the city is DESC
lation and the gate is smitten with de-
struction. xiv, IL:
These words of the prophet concern
Ing Israel have most sorrowful appl1-
cation to-day in Cuba, in the gem of
the Antilles, lying stricken so near our
southern shores that we can not even
If we would close our ears to the. voices
of distress. For three years a reign
of misery and misrule has run it's hor-
rib1e course, dominating the inhabi-
tants and destroying the harvests of
Cuba. Half a million lives have been
cruelty sacrificed under Spanish OPP
preston, and the burials form one long
and continuous procession. According
to statistics furnished by the bishop of
Havana, 100000 persons have been bur
led in Cuba since February 1895, large
1y because of starvation or disease due
TO privation. And there are to-day
half a million more, men, women and
children on the verge Of starvation,
whose pitiable condition cries out to
us, their neighbor by situation and by
the ties of human brotherhood, for
speedy relief.
We are far from desiring the horrors
of war to be brought home to us by
any declaration of 11ostilities on our
part, and the sober sense of our nation
al life abides by the stand of Captain
Sigsbee in his famous dispatch the
might Of the Maine disaster, and stands
by the president in his determination
to await the report of the court of in
curry, before offering Spain the kindly
offices Of the United States to put an
end to the conflict that is wasting
Spain's resources, depopulating Cuba
and arousing the indignation of the
civilized world. That the investigation
will be thoroughly conducted is posi-
tive and on its results our future ac-
ton must depend. In any case the sit
uation Is most distressing, and while
we wait with what patience we can fol
a report that will clear UP the mystery
now surrounding the deplorable disas-
ter, we need not longer delay discharg-
Ing our duty to Cuba If the Maine
was foully assassinated we can rely or
our government to impose upon Spair
both chastisement and indemnity--but
the disaster to the Maine has not in
duced the conviction that the time has
come for intervention in Cuba, it has
only focused our intention to no long
err stand idly permitting suffering that
long since became insufferab1e. Wal
in Cuba must be ended, peacefully il
possible; forcibly ended if Spain per.
sists in her cruelties. And 1t is just be
cause this latter resort is a possibility
that this government Of ours must pre-
pare for war
But whether by peaceful means
Spanish oppression shall be checked, o.
whether God uses us as an arm Of al
mighty justice to protect the oppressed
and punish the oppressor, our duty to
ward the prosecuted people remains thu
same AS we fed starving Russians
and succored stricken Armenians ant
sent wheat to famished millions in In
dia, SO surely Cuba shall not plead fol
bread in vain.
1t is surely our Christian duty to re
1ieve so much of famine and misery al
we can; and there is SO much to be re
lieved that every one must lend hant
to hand, remembering that old Latil
saying that he gives twice who give
quickly. In Cuba there are broken
hearted mothers helpless to save chill
dren from starvation; there are franti
fathers unable to find food for famish
ed families; there are thousands o
once strong sons slowly starving, thou
sands of devoted daughters dying, dy
ing of hunger. Fathers, mothers, sons
daughters, let us give largely an
quickly Send such money or supple
as you can directly to Consul Genera
Lee at Havana, via the Ward Line 0
steamers, and let us act speedily.
Act upon your hearts suggestion;
Give; give now, and ''In His Name"
'Tis no time for idle question
Asking who may be to blame.
Can we sleep on peaceful pillows
When the light Of day has fled,
When, hand-space DER the billow
Cuba's thousands starve for bread?
Plying hearts that throb with sorrow,
BY your deeds We shall be known;
Give to-day, and ere tomorrow
Twill be carved on Gods white throne.
A NEW LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER.
Frank c. Hall Succeeds Capital
Thompson To-Day
Captain Henry c.. Thompson, keept
of the lighthouse at Southwest Ledg
New Haven harbor who has been