The Sentinel=record., 1914-02-15
Who Loves the Cripple?

Who loves the cripples? Such is the question that can be best an swered by telling of the activities of the strong toward the weak, for true love is never idle. The basic princi- pie of true love is the irresistible desire and determination to help. Therefore, the answer to this appar- ently cruel or foolish question shall be had when the facts are given as to what help has been provided for the crippled class in contrast with that given all other classes of needy and suffering humanity.
 Because of the great and benefi- cent love of the Christian people for the souls of the heathens in faraway lands. thousands of consecrated and courageous missionaries have suffer ed the terror of untimely death at the hands of savages, who resented the overflow of the native haunts by Christian laborers. The civilized people have loved the uncivilized to the amount of countless millions of dollars and thousands of happy lives.
 Because of the love for the poor, ignorant and mistreated negro slaves, hundreds of thousands of lives have been sacrificed and billions of dollars expended and whole nations devas- tated by the ravages of war in order to liberate them and lessen their troubles.
 Because of the love and broad sympathy that the people have always felt toward the unfortunate blind, deaf and dumb persons, millions or dollars have been expended to erect and perpetuate great educational and industrial institutions, in which these nobly brave ones may obtain men, tai training sufficient to enable them to become self-supporting and hap py citizens. although wanderers in region where neither light nor sound penetrates
 Because of the noble love that every one has in his heart for the little fatherless and motherless child thousands of magnificent orphanages are today in existence, due to the generosity and charity f all the Christian denominations the frater- nal organizations and many private citizens. In these institutions all the little orphan children may find a sub stitute of what is termed as the sweetest place in the world-home The Methodist, the Presbyterian the Baptist and so on have provided num- erless such homes all over the world, and especially in America. The Ma sons, the Odd Fellows and the like have done likewise. Other societies and organizations have Joined the great work and erected scores a"t these heavens of happiness, which they are maintaining to the glory or God and to the perpetuation of love. Each His Brothers Keeper.
 Because of the real thinking per son realizes that he is his brother keeper, scores of refuge homes are to be found in every section of America 1 the doors of the same ready to fly wide open at the slightest touch cf the poor misguided md wayward | girl who has found herself at last helpless and unable to forge forward in her life of sin and shame. Here in these places provided for her, she may hide her blushing face and con ceal her tears from cruel and cold stares of the gossiping and growing world, and open her heart to God in begging for mercy and restored l materilzed love.
 Because of the love for suffering and sick humanity on the part of al most every one. each and every city has hospitals enough to care for every person that finds himself una ble to hold up under the strain Of physical and mental anguish. He has no fear of dying on the street with