The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-17
.FoR Yg HAVE TIE POOR Al
WAYS WITH YOU

done for the relief q 10000 stary.
Ing JAPANESE" Sunday Rev. weith
of the Firs; Presbyte.ian church col
lected si23s from his oougre cation
Charity should begin at hone. -
Isl true. but we should not Jet it stop
there Charity" said Confucius. the
great Chinese phIlosoDhcr els that "a
uoual and c0nstan, are.u1n which
make l4 sacrifice 0J-esig,s '0 'he
human race. as SO w. were united
t0 90. -1 as 'o form Olo Individual,
p1r,akus equally .n Fs adversely
and prosperity" The swing 20 The
Japanese 10 their present distress
by Americans will neither lessen The
opportunity OF desire 20 assist the
needy 40 home Indeed. as ono writer
has observed. there is a debt of mer.
cy and pity. Of charity and compass
sion. of relief and succor. due % hu
man nature, and payable from one
man 20 another. and such as deny
20 pay Il 20 the distressed In the
time Of their abundance. may justly
expect Il will be denied themselves
In time Of want" The japanese are
termed a heather people but the re.
cent war between that country and
Russia demonstrated that they come
about as near practicing the virtues
Of Christianity as any Of the social.
Cd Christian nations lu proportion
20 their ability. there is perhaps no
nation on the glabc that would be
quicker to respond 10 call for help
from foreign shores. 4 people that
could exhibit such tender solicitudo
Ia succoring conquered Zoe, as the
Japanese did at Port Arthur and 9th
or points where they were victorious,
7 II altogether worthy OF whatever az.
',gstancc the American people cam
| render them In their present cN.
4 tremity
Tho right sort OF religion will not
remain Indifferent to the distress OF
/ 100000 starving men. women and
children. There Is another call upon
tho worlds charity. The great ca.
tastropho which has visited the peo.
pie who live in the vicinity OF yes.
uylus was not so disastrous 10 life
ns was Mount pclcc's eruption OF sCv.
cral years ago. but Large number
of lives have been lost and thousand 3
of people have been rendered home
less For yo have tho poor always
with YOU" said Christ, and this truth
Is constantly being impressed upon
the generous people of the world
With the 100000 famine sufferers
OF Japan, the victims OF Vosuvlus'
wrath. the famine IN Morocco and the
constantly recurring mine disasters,
railroad and steamship accidents, and
the tens OF thousands sick and help
less people throughout the world. a
Constant incentive 20 generosity and
sympathy Is afforded TO more fortu
nato humanity.
SO well organized II the churcA
and other charitable agencies, the
sick and poor in all countries are well
provided for save whore some over
whclming misfortune throws mum.
bcrlcss thousands upon the worlds
sympathy frequently people who
know little Of the Office work Of the
church are disposed to criticize
church members for lack Of gcncrosi.
ty but q IS a fact that nearly every
church rs constantly engaged In al.
ministcr.ng 20 the sick and poor
around Il. In every city this work
goes on 30 constantly and so quietly
that outside people DO not really
know how much good IS being accom-.
plishcd. II would be well, therefore.
for critics 90 withhold judgment mp,
on the church and ascertain the tire.
less, every day charity work Of the
church
II IS true that our churches could
by more thorough conservation &C.
complish moro than they do but Il
i5 not the place Of those who them.
selves never respond 10 tho calls d
the needy 20 crltlcisc those who do
Those who desire to crlticise should
qualify themselves by living mora
generous and sympathetic lives them.
selves.
The great distress IN Japan ana
the homeless people around vesuvlus
afford opportunities for those who
ST In the seat Of the scornful to giyo
example Of Christian generosity or
course, Il may bc said that Italy ~
a rich country and her volcano SUITE,
ers are surrounded by thrifty hun.
dreds Of millions OF French, German'r
and british peoples. That is true, and
perhaps Europe could well undcrta.o @