The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20

"HERE was a gleani of triumph in
the eyes and an expression of sat
isfaction on the face of the ques-
f:oners. At last they believed they had
found that with which they could accuse
md perseeute.
Cringing in their midst stood the wom-
an. Fear and shame played across her
features: and though not seen nor noted,
there was struggling, surgi~s, fluttering
hope mingling with her emotions. The
figure remained stopped and the finger
continued to write upon the ground. Bye
they continued asking Him and finally
he lifted up Himself. 's1e that is without
sin among you," He said 'let him cast
The first stone at herl" And when all
Lad skunk away silently He again raised
his eyes. ''Woman. where are they? Did
no man condemn thee?" And when she
answered negatively, He said: Neither
do I condemn thee: so thy way; from
henceforth sin no more.
And then again these same publicans
and Pharisees continued their murmur-
ing and ehreats. And seeing another ap-
parent opportunity to embarrass and find
that with which they could accuse, they
said:."Why do We eat and drink with the
publicans and sinners?" And the answer
was. 'T'hey that are in health have no
need of physician; but they that are
sick. / am not come to call the right
eous, but the sinners to repentance"
This is a story of Pisgah Home.
Thousands of years have passed; thous-
ands of ''they that are sick" have lived;
thousands of notifications and isms have
been added to the doctrines of Him who
said that he who was without sin should
cast the first stone. And yet in Birm-
ingham the teachings of Jesus of Naza-
reth, In all their purity, in all their phil
osophy of love, in all their doctrine of
the strong helping the weak and the well
helping the sick are practiced and
preached and followed as nearly as 1t is
possible for human mind and human
hand and human heart to follow that
which comes from God.
The place is Pisgah Home.
What Pisgah Home Means
Pisgah Home means practical help and
practical help is given those of Birming-
ham who need it, by help of practical
Christianity.
Jesus and His teachings had enemies
and SO has Pisgah Home BY adversely
both gained strength. Nothing succeeds
like fighting opposition. Pisgah Home at
first appealed to many. 1t made some
progress then, but little. The Pisgah
Home got into trouble but now it has the
loyal support of hundreds of the best and
most influential citizens of Birmingham
and is growing and developing by leaps
and bounds.
Pisgah Home is place where those
like her whom the Pharisees sought to
stone are given the treatment Jesus
gave; ii is a place where there are no
"ohysicians for those who are in health,
-eout for those who are sick; it is a place
s1ot for the righteous but for the repent
Vance of sinners. Pisgah Home has moth
hing to sell and nothing to gain in this
world. Therefore it has no red tape
system to protect it. 1t has come to do
service to the world, and like every
thing else that deals with the things of
the world it takes the risk of impos-
tion in order to eliminate the risk of in
Justice.
Is Not Asked Why
A hungry man is fed and not asked
why he is hungry. A sick man is given
medicine and bed and is not asked why
1e is sick A fallen woman is sheltered
and counseie1 and helped, and is not
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