The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-04-08

The attention OF thinking, sympathlzng men
and women is called to the statements below,
copied from recent newspapers, which may
well serve as evidence that Notwithstanding
the ''leaven of unrighteousness'' that workcth
evil i'm the world, there still exists that spirit
which recognizes the brotherhood of man
and goes out to relieve in time of need and
trouble:
ing the border of Mclean county, Kansas,
there left a few days ago II train of twenty.
eight freight ears loaded solid with bags of
shclcd corn, all donated by the generous peo-
Pile of Mclean county, Tor the starving Rus
slams"
The f. Schumacher Milling Company, of
Akron, Ohio, in its statement for February,
says this I'VE have agreed to grind about
fifty carloads Of corn, contributed by liberal
farming communities of Nebraska, for the
famine-stricken millions of Russia, and to kiln
dry the same that it may go through safely
The first nine cars containing from 30 to 90
thousand pounds each, reached us last Friday.
Those who have orders with us will
please pardon unavoidable delays on account
of this mission of mercy, in which, it is hoped,
every one will take u hand to relieve the suf-
fering of that great multitude of poor starving
peasants. We can never dispose of our surplus
to better advantage"
The steamer Connemaugh Will leave Phlla-
dclphia for Russia, April 9th, laden with grain
and other supplies, contributed by the people
1.-The Society of Friends has sent more than
a hundred thousand dollars to the starving
Russians
Such paragraphs meet the eye at short inter-
made of any action on the part of Maryland
She has not freghted a ship nor sent train
loaded with grain. Doubtless many dollars
have been given by the people of our State, but
There should be action by Maryland as an
individual State. Kansas, Ohio, Nebraska,
PENNSYLVANIA have contributed, as States, from
their storchouses and granaries. Boston, Chi
cago, Philadelphia, AS cities, have sent thOus-
not f time f for Maryland to- fall into nei Is It
not time for our fair city, that does SO nobly
for the poor and suffering within her borders,
the stricken and perishing in far off lands?
Hartford county is of our S State s9%d
were bountiful last year. There are bushels
upon bushels of grain, fruits and potatoes still
lying in her barns and granaries. What man
or woman, who raised any crop, would refuse
to give sack, big or little, of wheat, corn,
oats, rye, potatoes, beans, dried fruit, &c, to
c o sP to e 1 the
much as Mclean county, Kansas, but if every
farmer in Hartford would send only one sack
stacked up ON the wharf ready to be carried on
board ship. If we cannot send twenty eight
solid car loads, nor whole ship load, we can
send enough to feed hundreds of perishng TEL
low-creatures and, us Burns beautifully says,
Wen get blessin' wi the love and never
miss it,
1t is time for Hartford to get to work. 1t will
still be months before the famine-stricken dis
tricts can raise any crops.
Starvation and pestilence are marching over
the land and cutting down thousands, while al
frantic famine-crazed people. Each little help
given now goes to make up the great aggre-
gate of help that is so urgently needed.
Come together, friends neighbors and Eel
low citizens. Assemble at all convenient
points. Each person give and subscribe as dis
posed. Decide upon some place to deposit
contributions till transported. Appoint COM
mittees to meet in Bel Air to concert measures
for transporting the grain, &c Hartford Is
well supplied with ways by which ri h. to o. send
the railroads would carry Gods freight free:
That could he their contribution to the general
good. - ,
The writer of this was small child at the
time of the great famine in Ireland and has
vivid recollection of watching out of sight
vessel that sailed from Washington, laden with
food for the starving Irish people. During that
time some pathetic verses were published III
the newspapers telling of starving child who
begged
Give me three grains of corn, mother,
Only three grains of corn"
The writer's father saw on board that vessel
Il small sack of flour upon which was written,
For the little child who begged his mother for 6T
two little girls whose hearts had been touched
by the ptiful story.
would be glad to send food or money to: these
suffering people OF Russia. Let the schools act.
Each scholar might give few pounds of what
ever might be most convenient for him or her,
packed in new cotton bags well sewed instead
of being tied. A number of those little bags
could be packed in strong grain sacks, ready
to go to sea. The good work once begun, all
sorts of easy and ready means and ways would
present themselves for its accomplishment
Hartford is famous for baZars, church fairs,
oyster suppers, and the like. What will she do
| in this matter of helping our furnishing breth-
rem while, literally, all the world is looking on!
All her people join together to help the cause
and the world will see good deeds well DONE
Let not the Master have it to say of us, 81 was
ahungered and athirst and We gave me not
meat nor drink. L.