Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-23
AID TO THE HELPLESS.
Cardinal Gibbons Urges People to
Give According to Means.

! AID TO The HELPLESS.
| Cardinal Gibbons Urges People to
Give According to Means.
| Cardinal Gibbons confirmed a class of chill
| dren at Locust Point. near Baltimore. yes
| terday and at the beginning of sermon
| made special reference to the San Francisco
| earthquake and fire. He said, in part:
| Last week 1 happened to be dining with
| some senators in Washington, and one OF
those distinguished men made this remark
| TO me: Cardinal. is it not difficult to recon-
| Gle with the benevolent providence of God
this awful visitation that has fallen upon
the city of San Francisco? How can we rec
oncile such an awful event with Gods mer-
ciful and fatherly providence?
Il could have answered him In this
strain-and 1t seems to me. perhaps, 1t Is the
most logical answer to give-that Almighty
God, in his inScrutable providence, permits
these terrible calamities to happen to some
that those who are visited may have an OPP
portuntty of exercising Christian patience
and entire submission to the overruling
hand of God while the others of the COM
munity may have the opportunity of prac-
sticing charity and benevoience. Here we
have two opportunities to practice virtue
the one patience: the other, generosity"
Cardinal Gibbons pictured at length the
awful conditions existing in the stricken
city, and said: Il hope, my dear friends,
when your turn comes according to the
measure of your means You will show the
spirit of sympathy. not merely by express
ing your sorrow. but by giving your little
offering. whatever it may be. While those
poor. afflicted people are appalled, at the
disaster that has come upon them how
much must they be cheered today when they
listen to the account of the charity, benev2-
lence and broadha nded generosity that has
responded to their sad plight"
Will Aid Their Comrades.
The Regular Army and Navy Union has
arranged to hold a meeting Thursday even
ing next at Concord!a Hall, when steps will
be taken to send funds to San Francisco
TO aid the distressed members of the Or
gahization there
Colored Church Contributes.
The collections at both services of the
Wesley A. NJ. E. Zion Church were do
mated to the San Francisco relief fund at
the conclusion of fervent appeal by Rev
w. A. Blackwell the pastor. 1t is said
this Is the first colored congregation to
make contribution for the stricken city.
Mr.. Crist Reports His Safety.
The anxiety of the family of Mr. Wiley
p. Crist, formerly of this city, but who
has been resident of San Francisco since
1899. was relieved yesterday upon the re-
ceipt of telegram from him which said:
with some money" Mr. Crist is graduate
OF the law school of Columbia University.
Colored Masons' Appeal
William H. Grimshaw. grand master of
Masons of the District of Columbia (coi-
ored). has forwarded to all the subordinate
lodges an appeal to appropriate such sums
from their treasures they may deem
proper for the relief of the colored Masons
and others made homeless and destitute by
the appalling catastrophe which has befal-
len San francisco. general assembly of
the craft is ordered, when individual con-
trfbutions will be received.
Remlttances and contributions will also
be received by the grand secretary, VIM.
H. Myers, 604 d street northwest
Ellis Isuand Employees Raise Fnud
Among the other contributions to the San
Francisco relief fund that have been noted
in Washington is $1,000 from the employees
Of Ellis Island. Commissioner Sergeant of
the immigration bureau of the Department
of Commerce and Labor has been notified
of the contribution, which viii be added to
the general fund
Action by Churches.
Announcement was made yesterday morn
ing In the Esther Memorial Protestant Epis-
copal Chapel, Congress Heights, that next
Sunday evening the members of the con-
SItSdlioH WOulu De cdjleQ upon to make
contributions to add to the fund being col
lected through Episcopal sources to aid In
the relief movement
Rev. Charles M. Bart. pastor of ST. Ter
esa's Church, Anacostia, called upon the
parishioners yesterday to contribute their
quota to the fund that is being collected
IN aid of the sufferers in the California
disaster. Father Bart made announcement
that next Sunday was the day assigned for
the taking up of a collection for the purpose
In the church. He urged that gener-
Gus response be made, and stated the money
would be transmitted directly to Archbishop
Riordan at San Francisco, together with
the other contributions from the diocese
AT the First Presbyterian Church yester-
day collection was taken for the San
francisco sufferers amounting to SOL Fur
Their. the Sunday school donated s1l. The
pastor. Rev. DIR. Macleod, announced thai
a further collection for the same purpose
would be taken at the Thursday evening
prayer meeting.
VIII Receive Contributions,
The women of All Souls Unitarian Church
VIII be in the church tomorrow Wednesday
and Thursday to receive contributions of
clothing for the famine-stricken popula ton
of San Francisco ANYTHING uy,iab g., eor,.,oa