Ogden Daily Standard | 1900-05-04 | Page 4 | A Time for Deeds of Mercy

A TIME FOR DEEDS OF MERCY the scofield calamity can be placed with the greatest disasters known to mining from present information it seems likely that over dead will be taken from the depths of the earth where the miners of winter quartets teis were accustomed to dally toil tor tho sustenance ot themselves and families this loss will deprive perhaps 1500 women and children of the heads of families and in nearly every case of all means of male support under such circumstances the souls of men should be stirred to deepest compassion and a spirit of charity should take hold of our purse strings that the dollars which will be dropped into the lap of distress in may in admeasure provide the women and against heartaches and that want and poverty can add present sufferings v those who have should give freely and we believe that those who do give will bring to themselves the sweet consciousness ness of a duty performed that will carry with it the prayers of thankfulness of the widows and orphans of winter quarters