The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-12-05

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winter was at hand and the family
needed clothes and she was obliged to
nlav old Santa CLAUS, as usual, and
nroyide some Christmas gifts for the
children end grandchildren. That Is q
GOOD part Of her life and happiness
pleasing the children. She never.aska
for anything for herself. She don't
have to. The girls tell me what she
needs aud I surprise her with it If !
have the money, and if / haven't ]
strain my credit and get it anyhow.
Professor Lowrey called mo here to
talk to bis college girls, for he ia a
noted educator and has 260 girls out
here in the woods and is building up
an institution that is the pride Of
North Mississippi. BE got four other
towns to join him in the call, and 80 I
lectured in Tupelo last Monday night
to large audience in large house
aud found warm welcome. It is
wonderful how these old towns are
looming up and taking on new life.
Twelve years ago I was in Tupelo and
| l thought it was pretty dead. I had
only about 100 people out to hear me
then, and this time there wore near
400. Prosperity has done it. Ten
cent cotton and a cotton mill has done
lit; Mckinley had nothing TO do with
lit. Last night was billed for Ripley
"a nice old courthouse town not far
away. The evening betokened storm
and by night the lightning was fash
ling incessantly all around the horizon
and the thunder pealed heavily.
Country people became alarmed and
hurried home, for everything seemed
ominous Of coming trouble. There
seemed to be something in the ele-
ments that was brooding over us, and
sure enough there was. The court
room was about half full Of people
who had dared to venture out to hear
me. Suddenly the storm came with
Fearful fury. There was an awful
roaring sound from the Southeast that
was like the sound Of many waters. It
Ehushed the audience into solemn ST.
Hence. did not take the platform,
but waited. In a few minutes some
wild, excited messengers came rushing
Eup the steps and called for the doctors
!and other help, for the Cyclone had
come and torn up everything in the
Suburbs and killed men and women
Band children. The night was intense
ly dark, but the men rushed to-. the
|fescue in haste and the lecture pro-
Fgramme was broken up in twinklipg.
Everybody hurried to their homes or
20 the scene Of the disaster.
What al awful thing is cycioneI
RHOw quickly it comes and as quickly
Egoes, leaving swift destruction in it's,
Etrask. Happily itSgives no warning,
|for the terror and apprehension would
Ebe worse than death. This morning
he rejoiced to learn that nobody was
killed, though many were badly
wounded. Some houses were wrecked
Eand blown away and many were un-
Eoofed and some were set on FIRE, One
Enan was lifted up and carried away
|afhrown to the ground in the woods,
Rnth only few bruises. How strange
Rhat so few people are killed by q cy-
El0ne. 1t seems providential, and this
morning the question discussed at the
breakfast table was whether God or
}ae devil was the author Of these ter
Eole visitations. One said that the
|2plrlt Of evil was still on the earth and
PAS ever contending against the spirit.
good, and this spirit brought famine,
|Peslilence, fires, storms and eli, disas-
efs' Another said that aMs these
alDgs came from natural causes, and
nat neither God nor the devil had
|8'y. agency in:thsm, Another, quoted
rom Job where the Lord delivered
81 'm oyer to Satan, who was going TO
3aa FRO upon the earth and walking up.
Soa "a down in it. he afflicted Job aw-
Sally' but was not allowed te take his
le' Another quoted from the Savior's1
0fds when heaaid: Think you that
auOse upon whom the tower Of Sloan.
~ ~ we're wicked above oil people? /
III you nay, but unless 20 repent Sc
aali perish. Professor John Fiske,
E very great and learned man, has
Rf't'eu little book called 1.-THE Mys-s
sfy OF Evil" I have read it twice
aa found but little comfort OF philo-
Vpay In IL. His argument is that
'll Is of divine creation and 'esigned
Illustrate and exalt the good. That
~ 'or sickness We would not appre-
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