New-York tribune., 1895-01-07

aries among those most needy and deserving
x,yo,k Ian 1896 r. j. MORGAN.
Corresponding Secretary.
The Rev r. J. Morgan. u. u. secretary A Il. H. NJ
Honored Sir and Brother: Having been CONNECTED
with the American Baptist Home Mission So,'rtY
Missionary FOR Nebraska, / desire to present ihc
condition OF state and churches as affected p}
Nebraska is a state OF great extent and rrea'
future awaits her The stat Is ovcT go fTrs les Scs Sn
orally almost level or N!th low lying hills ~ pioAsh
prarG @nd sSr ,is f. .a not krraiy F nierp,e
by either rocks hills. The soil is very yer l'
and with abundancc ~ rain would produce largely
every year Much land IL YET untitled AMI usel A.
ranges upon which usually many ctitlc l'e 50 WH
the STATE might BE- expected % prosl--r
The las, fcw years have. however been years ot
adversely wiih on" exception, In l'' Hr1Ntn '4.e'
people wrre greatly checrc. lss4 presented i4ehi
no,hins. ana I:9a Wa almost total failure
Tho stricken l.,f1t ~ Hni,n - ,o m'' $50 s,e
affects very uuf,vorahly "a" entire state Results
favorable % thc fuiure 81 he So. may Ero" & .r
OF the present hard conditions inf u .S r'l. ,.t wv
opening Of canals ami d'chc-. and IN" huiiing 80
reservoirs FOR irrigation rufIo-"' fsin".. H.
State care for lts own poof. but mus ''f ~
State ail has BEEN made avnlah.". ail many ,lii.
eI On" county ln S9uihs csi"'n N'nit-" ma 49, 49,
the Trpylslpn cpuI. AMI thcu found thai pii"- .i
,ml,et suc.r hunr.r .Dr, soon Eight ihoIsaal
pcople lef county during tho last tNp y',r- Dc
often w. are ask.I WHY 10 the people eo ini'
those srml-arii portions - the country {" NV u
desire - take advantage of th" offer made if fh'
United States give tile to 80 acres ~ M" in,
ana 10 the required work Hard c'nu.u0n~ alw't -
confront the ponr"f u, matter 20 wnai part ~ iNr
ana tho conditions severe. these peopl" prefer 20
leave the osercrowdcd portions - ~" country an J
. n H.. Known a. leaders Of the Nation These rc.-
,.t.. Very .TttfIH fI .
contributions made within the state. tn" R,v. \ "
OF the Nebraska state Convention. has been able 90
AFFORD relief - many. hIt he Il not ahl" - me- 3
nearly ali requests made When requests com" To-
him they are a. once Investigated. and great efforts
made to grant relief 10 the worthy without do
rhe Rev r * Tyson. district missionary Tor
Western Nebraska. presented III" needs OF dronth
oak Lincoln and other places. His presentation me-
win ready response. merchants ami others taN"
new clothing hour meal meat shoes and other
articles so that many pressing wants were relieved
Many liberal have done all In their power.
MANY OF the churches have been compelled to sus-
pend work temporarily account OF the distress
which the drouh has caused The k"y. W NJ
Evans. pastor at Paxton reported To the stat con,
vention In November: 'If had Il few dollars !
could do great good with u now called on d
member Of my church. wife ~ a doctor a IaI
who came from "A good home In The East. refined
educated. She was III; discovered the cause, she
was heartsick DISCOURAGED lacking very i''c"SSari
comfort. I had IL dollar In my pocket. did not
have IT when cam" away but the lady was much
improved. This Is n fair sample ot our destitute
people. They ar" gooi people leading ctiH"ns often
They IN" pubic 10 ASK all 'louHh
they suffer. These need 10 al In a qu!ct CHRIS
tian way
The Rev A ". Campbell. Farnam. writes. "W"
have had neither meat. sugar. tea nor cone" since
the first Of May. but We don't mind these d"iflNa
tIons 80 much seeing the need ~ many so mucn
greater than ours. " we could have " % procur"
fuel and few other neccssaries. We could get
through The winter We don't need clothing
Through the Kindness Of calvary Church. In omaha
"A box OF clothing sent 80 MI Campbell who
Immediately gave IL all to family IN great need.
where the mother hal recently died and the chill
dfrn almost naked.
The wife Of a pioneer missionary writes from
Iudiinola with the sad message that her husband
mas worked himself into Illness because ~ me de-
perate condition Of the field and that having sur
iered various losses from 'hc same cause" they ~"
about 10 be elected from the house they occupy
unless 81 Is forthcoming for rent. and ths while
the barrel Of meal is empty and the cupboard b.
bare. and husband helpless through Illness
\ man in Pierce County having heard OF "a"
desiitutlon. and knowing that there was not suhi
cient feed winter stock In Frontier County. went
there 10 buy. one day as he WAS looking for stock
he apprnachel "a sod hOus" which appeared ns
though Il might be Inhabited though no smoke
issued from the chimney. Rapping upon the door,
IL was slowly opened little way by woman. who
answered his questions When the man returned
home ne declared that he would not complain again
the woman who opened the door To him was "rd"av-
oring 10 hide her nakclncss with a garment made
Of paper -four sacks.
But | fear ! viii weary You. and Yet hope that
you will accept my cXcuse. The cause Is urgent.
Yours most truly j. j. KELLER.