The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-04-23
Value of Modern Newspaper.

every other city, Just as everybody needs
almost everybody.
Value of Modern Newspaper.
In former ages the distress of this suf-
for weeks or for months, and even then,
would not have been known by all who
gifts fHia c nTP n Mor S even If known
save from the Immediate neighborhood
within any reasonable time Now, not
only is the news sent to the whole broth
erhood of charitable men, but by its
promptness and vividness such news stirs
up and directs needed sympathy. We are
so used to our modern means of commu-
nicatlon by telegraph and railway. and to
modern enterprise In diffusing news by
recognize what boon these agencies are
to cities or communities which need res
cuing aid from without
Another of the messages spoken bv the
sun small voice which comes after the
earthquake and the fire makes emphatic
comment on the comparative value OF
people and things. Men and women who
were thinking on Tuesday of their houses
their spring trade by Wednesday evening
| were glad if they could only be alive with
| those they loved alive and safe about
! item. We are not therefore surprised
| to read in the papers that after the first
| terror OF the shock had passed the mass
| OF the people seemed to look upon such
| little things with indifference. with com
Earat1Ve equanimity- One is reminded of
the story of a rather prominent French
man who, after the revolution, was asked:
| And what did you do during those dread
! ful days? he replied. L came through
| them with my head on So many Of the
| San Francisco people undoubtedly con
slider that they have great reason for
| their days of terror with only life IF we
add love and hope and courage we really
have given the man or woman who has
begin on.
VIsitations of Providence.
I'VE speak of such exceptional expert
ences as vistations of providence We
/ think of God as visiting us by earthquake
and fire. Is it not truer to our Ordinary
/ experience that he visits US also as he
walks upon the steadfast earth and smiles
/ upon us from serene and sunny skies?
| on this disposition of ours to confine
! Gods visits to calamities. If man
| the strength of his own constitution; if
Rsi fIGPs o of Cod fhey say he died by the
blade of grass grows by the visitation of
God l tell you that every healthy
| breath you ever drew, every cheerful hour
you ever spent. every good crop you ever
| housed safely, came to you by the visi-
| tation of Cod I tell you that every sen
| sibie thought or plan that ever came into
your heads. every loving, honest, manly
feeling that ever rose in your hearts, God
| visited you to put it there. If Gods spirit
| had not given it you. you would never
| have gotten il of yourselves
The message Elijah found in the still
small voice which came after the earth,
quake ana flre was exceedingly pracu-
| cal 1t virtually amounted to this: God
| still reigns; pluck up courage; go back to
your work, you will find others waiting
and willing to help you. Like all scrip
| tural messages. this word to Elijah was
spoken for all time. Men who have heed
ed it have again and again pIucked vic
hope. faith and courage were what he
needed This has been true in the history
of hard hit men and cities. do not recall
any modern city which. having responded
| to this inspiration has not been rebuilt
Chicago have all virtually effaced the re-
suits of disaster San Francisco will more
surely be rebuilt and continue her life
for better or for worse than has the very
much more sOrely shattered city of Lis
| bon The question is to whether the
! people of the city will be the better or
! the worse for their terrible experience.
During these days of excitement it has
has assun1aS tIeese5 doTIir zee
others seifishnesS has prevailed: some
| have sprung TO their feet like heroes:
others, very few. 1 believe. have prowled
about among the ruins like jackaIs It
speaks well for human nature that self
nant tone to the events of this terrible
week.
Earthquakes and Great Events.
Professor Shaler of Harvard calls at
tention to the rather notable fact that the
two events which have probably infIu-
events in its history, are connected by the
scriptures with earthquakes. The first
was the giving or the law by Moses at
Sinai After the earthquake came the
Irving of the decalOgue; after the reign
. - terror came the new reign of divine
: aW. To this the earthquake which Swal-
! lowed up kOrah and his troop a sim
! pie coTollary.
The other notable event was the cruel
! fiXion and resurrection of Jesus. This
also connected with an earthquake.
AS after the earthquake came the law,
| so after the earthquake came the Sacri-
/ fetal death and the conqUering risen life
of the Master After the reign of terror
came the reign of sacrificing love and
Astounding life, To this CONFUSION the
earthquake which resulted in the release
| and enlargement of Paul and Silas was
/ simple corollary. They were not only
| obedient to the law of love. but they were
| loyal disciples of the risen Christ.
! There may be these in San Francisco
/ who will be swallowed up by the disaster.