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Show The Test of Humanity H Wo read that Saturday 1ms boon designated H no Wood Haulers' day, when those who havo teams Hj and opportunity are expected to haul wood for the H boncflt of charity. Inasmuch as the statement has H come from a sourco that is prima facio authen- H tie, to the offoct that The Record is the only H "charity" in town, wo will doubtless havo an H abundance of wood aftor next Saturday. Tho H cashior of tho bank is notified to havo tho wood H unloadod in our back yard; when that is filled, we M will mako further nrrangmota to caro for the rest. 1 Tho biblo says that "pure religion and unde- H filed before God and tho Father is this, To visit M tho fathorlesa and widows in their affliction." H Jan. 1:27. Whilo it is onrnesty to bo. hoped that H thero aro no widows nor orphans in Cedar City M who know not tho fullest measure of happiness M bocauso o! any lack of these material blessing so H gonornlly enjoyed by tho peoplo of this fortunate m domain, yet, it is to bo hoped that if thero be j any thoy may recoivo tho care and attontion H ' which a dutiful communtiy owes thorn, and in m rccoiving tho contributions givon by thoso moro m fortunate and in a better position to givo, may H thoy not feel any rdluctanoo, and wo believe it far M from tho thoughts of any good, deserving widow, M or other porson, to feel any insult at knowing H that othors living in tho community aro so full of B tho milk of human kindness that thoy feel it thoir M duty and sccuro a blessing in lending a helping M hand to those, who, by reason of sickness, acci- M dont, or othor unavoidable cause, aro placed at M tho morcy of a cruel and unsympathizing world, B and who need tho caro and protection of J trongor and abler hands. Ah! what nobler work Hl can ono concoivo of than to relieve tho distress of Hi tho needy, tho sick, the fatherless, tho motherless. B L ------ertittw In Bf any action tnkon with a view to relieving any B 1 distress that might result from a failure to sccuro H ' fuel, food or othor nocessarics. It is the right B way, it is tho just way, it is tho humanly way, M romembering tho needy in their distress. H In this connection let us remember that H Christmas is approaching, tho day of all days B whon tho peoplo of tho christian world try to H mako ono another happy. H Lot us keep in mind tho thought of giving H somothing, not with tho idea moroly of giving, H but with a candid desiro to make somo ono else B happy. Givo to tho needy somothing that will H reliovo thoir misfortunes, to tho sad, good cheor B to tho sick, on courngement. to friends and H relatives, tokens of ostcom or lovo; in a word, H givo according as tho circumstances of each in- B dividual requires. |