New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-22

DESTlTrTION IN THE N'" -" " 70

A. APPEAL FOR AID or SUFFERING CITIZENS
or sorrn pAKoT, AND NEBRASKA.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. A. IL missionary Of the American SUNDAY
school Union laboring In south Dakota ie'i 'n't
have every ghi TO say That kH"" ""'''"'
sneak IN reference to the suffering III th"t 9e'U'.
.,.., IN. te,rl, from want Of food. iu'l am
clothing ard the question may well be- asA''- il
,h.-, ia su0.rinc now what Will u he wneh the
.,.r,v cf winter Gets in?' for up 20 the present
rnrrclfal Providence has been iaNolihs VIZ VIII"
season ~ charming weather. nave h''h III '''
STAT. FOR over year.. ana whil" th'rc h''e "''
failures ~ crory before locally. yet this year u -
,ir,ost r.ncral ana me people that have hitherto
rouehed II throusa now nnd tnemselNe' destitute ot
,o,, IN. cornrnonest Of provisions and no hope OF
ocf,iug them cur Sunday-schools are a''"'"y
closing because tho people have no 'i''h'"h III ~
yy,ar that is even prcscntable, cliue nave nee"
sold for next 70 nothing owing to the almost to'a'
follure Of the hay crop. and reports al" r'-'h'ns
me NJ the settlers killing their horses when they
cannot feed. and In some instances o. '"''i EVEN
using the flesh "a human food
rv.rvvhef. the people are so r'incrd Tor iuei
that thoy are compelled TO use cowchipS 10 purh
with which 10 cook tho lttlr coarse io"h 'l'y nav
and TO warm their cherries homes. but II inns '
had The condition OF things south OF us III Np''SN
Is even worse for have letters from our mission
aries there telling Of the most appalling facts III
,ofercnce 10 this famine prevailing among the
nconle one writes that in ten counties IN ms
northwest part the state the d"stltutlon Is gen
eral and unless help comes soon only "od en-
foresee the result" Another writes w heh the
srov comes those who are livrg on their COWS VIII
have either II KIN them or lot them siarVe ana
what will become OF the people ana so on
S,ircl, more need not be added. for when people arr
actually wishing they we're dead ana OUT OF theU
misery II IL Tim. for those who can 10 htlp lheih
And so knowing that the readers OF Inc lrlouur
,.IIl holm when they know how. have written thls
ietter ANY contributions Of money. food or ciotn-
ing that YOUR generous readers may wish 20 seNl
n they VIII klrdly prepay freight and iddiess 10
INV oiht the following missionaries of the American
unday-Srhoo Union Will be judiciousiy as
Smrs"I n 80 desired these devoted men Will report
thereon 10 the contributors. May God touch me
hearts OF the many who can help. ana so ana tnen
less fortunate brethren In this dire moment OF need
By so doing they Will truly realize what me saviour
meant when He said. 1T H. more blessed 10 give
than 10 receive. - .t,..
The following missionaries whose names ! give
viii gladly distribute whatever may De sent 70 thtHi
Tor tnrse suffering ores: f. A. Carleton. Shelton
G. IT. Frady Neigh; r. \. Moss. Broken BOW ~
r Scotthorn Hebron. Nebraska; 4; G. Hunt, Aper-
deem: Ira Il Dye. Sioux Falls; G. VI feck, Mitcheii'
MnniIns Rogers. vermillion. South Dakota G. H.
Rhoades CiarksvIc; J. j. Wilkinson, Ieebe' tne
rev q H. Stewart. Sayre, Arkansas -
~ ~ The Rev. GEORGE r. q. FISHER
Care OF American sunday -Sctool Union.
10 Bible House, New-iork
New-York Dec. p, 1884