The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-09-10

they shouted, Bread give us 6readr'
Aud all through the great harmonies
of musical academy and cathedral 1
hear the pathos, the ground tone. the
tragedy of uncounted multitudes, who,
with streaming eyes and wan cheeks
and broken hearts, in behalf OF them
selves and their families are pleading
for bread.
Let us take another look around TO
see how we may serve our generation.
Let us see, as far as possible, that they
have enough TO wear. God looks upon
the human ace and knows Just how
many inhabitants the world has. The
statistics of the worlds population
carefully taken In civilized lands,
and every few years officers Of govern
ment go through the land and count
how many people there are In the
United States or England, and great
accuracy is reached. But when peo-
pie tell us how many inhabitants there
are in Asia or Africa, at best II 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 II there be fifteen
hundred million, fifteen thousand, If
teen hundred and fifteen people, then
there is enough apparel for fifteen
hundred million, fifteen thousand, If
teen hundred aud fifteen. Not slouchy
apparel, not ragged apparel, not Insult
icient apparel, but appropriate APP
parel. At least two suits for every be-
ing on earth; a summer suit and q win
ter suit A good pair Of shoes for
every living mortal A good coat. a
good bonnet, and q good shawl, and a
complete masculine or feminine out
ft OF apparel. A wardrobe for all ma
lions, adapted 70 all climes, and not
a string or a button or a pin or a hook
or m eye wanting.
, But alasl where are the good clothes
, for th~ree-fourths OF the human race?
; The other one-fourth have appropri-
, ated them The fact is there needs
! to be, and will be, q redistribution.
! Not by auarchistic violence. II out
lawry had its way II would rend and
tear and diminish, until, instead OF
4 three-fourths Of the world not prop,
4 erly attired, our.fourths would be In
a ragA will let you know how the re.
distribution will take place: BY gen.
i crosby on the part Of those who have
a surplus and increased industry on
the partof those suffering from deficit
q Not all, but the large majority OF cases
Of poverty In this country are a result
n of idleness or drunkenness, either or
the part OF the present sufferers OF
IN their ancestors. In most cases tn,
rum Jug is the maelstrom that hal
swallowed down the livelihood OF thos,
IS who are in rags But things will
he change, and by generosity on the par
4. of the crowded wardrobes and indus
al try and sobriety on the part Of thu
" empty w~ardrobes, there will be enough
lis for all 10 wear.
I'd God has done his part toward tn,
k. dressing Of the human race. lie grow
ID a surplus Of wool on the sleeps back
ea and HOcks roam the mountains an,
or valleys with n burden Of warmth in
~ tended for trBnsference TO human com
" fort, when the shuttles OF the factories
lit reaching all the way from Chattahoo
We chez TO the Merrimac, shall have spuI
nb and woven IT. In white letters O
ly snowy fleece God has been writing 10
ar a thousand years His wish that Their
Is might be warmth for all nations
ah While others are discussing thu effec
Of of high or low tariff, or no tariff at all
on wool, you and ! had better see II Il
our wardrobes we lave nothing tina
cd we ear spare for the suffering, or pic
we out some poor lad Of the street an
he take him down 70 q clothing store IN
at him ont for the season. Gospel q
ls shoel Gospel OF hats! Gospel OF clothe
he for the nakedl
ess Again, let us look around and sc
I'D how we may sNrve our generation
Oh What s~hort-sighSed mortals we woul
hs be N we we're anxious TO clothe an
lst feed only the most insignificant PAL
iS Of a man, namely. his body, while "
put forth no effort TO clothe and fee
DOO and save his soul This IL a littl
nol piece broken of a great e%ternit,
tie What are we doing for the souls {
rid this present generation9 Let me ga
he IL is a generation worth saving. Mo,
In magnificent men and women al
eS In IT. We make 4 great I'D
i'm about the improvements 10 nav
Of cation, aud In locomotion, an
nd IL art and machinery. We remar