The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-23
lamitie. shock the feeling. of a na-

calamittes shock tnc iceHnss or a ha-
 "The heart of Rachael for her chill dren crying. will not be comforted, And yet, however appalling they, may be. we feel sure that they are but bless Eve are are reminded Of the words Of , the Psalmist, fire, hall, snow, Ice, the
 stormy winds 1nlii ars ars W1rd s.Tsnee ahs dns
 shall we In our colossal ignorance ven-
 ture to criticise It's designs? The stu
 dent of nature may trace necessary
 vesuvius and the earthquake on. the
 Pacific coast, but the student of the
 supernatural will view in both the
 power of the Creator Ins hs refiectiGn sn,r,
 ual scientist. from actively interesting
 himself in the alieviation of the suf-
 fering of his afiicted SrotherI d,re,,,o On tn the
 efforts viii be prompted by more
 stimulating Influence than a purely hu-
 manitarian. one; and will, therefore. be
 'ors aThose s efforts are voicing themselves
 today throughout the States and Mont-
 gomery will not be tried and found
 wanting in yery eeTla TSe movemene ist
 hearted response 1t deserves from its
 nature and it's object. Economically
 rendered the sister state. the more
 substantial will be the general re- ward, and though the occasion be re- gretted. the United sta,nes mes VII, WI, as s
 Even the dread artillery, of the
 growing earth. will not paralyze us Divinity bRit that shapes our ends. reaching from end to end nightly. and ordering all things sweetly.
 Rev. w. M. Crawford. Rev. w. M. Crawford of the Cumber- land Presbyterian Church. writes:
 ''The people who are left homeless
 on account of the eartnauaKe r at san srt
 '"aft seems that such things have to
 come before we are aroused n, to n, q and comfortable surroundings. SNo Chicago fire, no New Orleans endemic of yellow fever and no San Francisco earthquake has visited Mont
 "I sni In hearty accord with our mo- ble and big hearted Mayor in his ap- peal to the churches for help TOT the San Francisco sufferers and snail act accordingly"
 Rev. K. M. Stewart. Rev. F. M. Stewart of the southside Raptfst church said.
 dThe San francisco disaster, from | the magnitude of great loss, intense suffering and deep sorrow so quickly repOrted to you ana me lmpresSes ue as the voice of heart broken neighbors | whom each of us can and, believe wants to help.
 "People are homeless, and helpless but for the sympathetic response oi | true men and women; business IS stopped, and there Is no hope Of i'm
 mediate succor from their labors save that which answers the demand of sad and nearly crazed minds and souls hard hearted footing and robbery rag | ing. and officers in the darkened city
 unable to cope with 1t. And yet re, ports can never reveal the distress. but | there is a fellow feeling. .wondrous kind that causes us to refuse to Dc comforted except In comforting them. ', "Some have relatives or friends. Al have neighbors there. Hence all thai
 Is intended in these words, is to pre- sent their appeals and offer the oppor- | tunity for you to render assistance al important as nursing the sick. buryine the dear, or speaking words Of heir
 "Give of your pnorey. that 1t may bs | forwarded at once by our mayor wftn the other portions of Montgomery's Of fering."
 l Rev. J. n. shelton.
 Rev. John Bass Shelton Of the Ad' | ans Street Baptist church writes: