The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-05-06

chtire population OF the United States. In
the famine In India in the year 1877. about
6,0oo,oOO people starved to death. That is
more than all the people OF Washington, OF
New York, OF Philadelphia, OF Chicago, put
together. But that famine was not a tenth
part rs awful as the one there now raging.
Twenty thousand are dying there of famine
every day. Whole villages and towns have
died-every man, woman and child: none
LETT to bury the dead. The vultures and
,,i Ine Jackals are the only pallbearers.
Though some help has been sent, before
full relief can reach them suppose there
will be at least IL, 900 900 dead Starvation,
even Tor one person, is an awful process
No food, the vitals gnaw upon themselves,
and faintncss and languor and pangs from
head to foot, and horror and despair and
insanity take full possession.
One handful of wheat or corn or nee per
day would keep life going. hut they cannot
get a handful. The crops failed. and the
millions are dying. Oh, it Is hard to be
hungry in world where there are enough
grain and fruit and meat to illl all the hun
cry mouths on the planet: but, alas, that
the sufferer and the supply cannot be-
brought together. There stands India to-
DAY. Look at herl Her face dusky from
the hot suns of many centuries; under her
turpan such achings of brow ~ only dy-
ing nation feels; her eyes hollow with un-
uttorable woe; the tears rolling down her
sunken cheek; her back bent with more
agonics than she knows how TO carry. ber
ovens containing nothing but ashes. Gaunt,
CHASTITY, wasted. the dew OF death upon
her forehead and Il pallor such as the last
hour brings, she stretches forth her trem-
bling hand toward us, aud with hoarse
whisper she SAYS: Il am diving, Give ma
bread. That is what want Bread, Give
it to me quick. Give 1t to me now-bread,
bread! bread!' America has heard the
cry. Many thousands of dollars have al
ready bocn contributed. Ona shin laden
with breadstufs has sailed from San
Francisco for India Our senate and
house OF representatives. In bill signed bv
our sympathetic president, have author
lied the secretary OF the navyto charter u
vessel to carry food to the famine sufferers
and you may help fill that ship. We want
to send at least GOO 900 bushels of corn.
Christian people Of America, | call your
attention to the fact that WE may now, as
never before, by one magnificent stroke
open the widest door for the evangelzation
Oh ASIA stupendors obstacle IN the way
ChristianE'nS Asia has been the difference
OF language, but all those people under
stand the gospel of bread. Another obsta-
cio mas peeh thc law OF ca'te, but in what
better way can We teach them the
nrotherhoou OF MANI Another huge diff
nculty in the way of Chrstianizing
ASIA nna been that those people thought
the r"llSlon we would have them take was
no pe'tef thah their Hindooism or Muham-
mechanism, nus they will now see 10y this
crusade Tor ,hr relief OF people II 900 miles
away that the Christian religion is Of a
hlShcr, better and grander type than any
other religion, for when did the followers
OF Bfahma or Nishnu or BuddhH or Con-
iucius or Mohammed ever demonstrate like
interest IN ppOnlp on DppOSitp Silpg pf hn
word! Having taken the bread OF this lilo
from our hnnds, they Will hc more apt to
ihh' iroh us the breal OF eternal life. The
mi79'onarits OF different denominations in
'ndla at lorly-SiS stations ARE already dis
trIbutinS relief sent through the Christian
Herald. lS 1t not plain that those mission
aries, a.ter, feeding the hunger OF tho body,
WIN DE- az better advantage to feed the
munger OF The soul; When Christ, before
preaching to the 5000 in the wilderness,
broke FOR them the miraculous loayes, lie
Indicated tha; tho bust way TO prepare tho
world FOR spiritul and eternal considera-
lions ~ lir5t to look after temporal inter
osts. On, church OF God in America and
Enropel
rms ~ your opportunity. We have on
occasions OF Christian patriotism cried,
America Tor God! Now lot us add the
battle shout, asia for God" In this move
the rustilhS OF the wing OF the Apocalyptic
angel, ready to hy through the midst of
heaven prorlalmins to nll the Kingdoms
ana people and Tongues the dnscarchablo
riches OF jesus Christ.
And now bethink myself Of something 7
never thought Of before. | had noticed
that the cirr!" Is Gods favOrita figure, and
upon thai subject | addressed you some
time ago, but II did not occur to me until
now that the gospel seems to be moving In
a circle. II started in Asin. Bethlehem, an
Asatir village; Jordan, an ASiatr river.
Calvary, an Niatic mountain. Then this
gospel moved on to Europe. Witness the
rhapols and churches aud rathclras and
Christian universities of that continent.
Then IL crossed To America. IL has prayed
and preached aud sung its way across
our continent. 1t has crossed to Asia.
taking the Sandwich Islands in it,
way, and nov in all the great
citics on the coast of China people ars
singing Rock of Ages and There l. II
Fountain Filled With Blood. for you must
know that not only lave the Scriptures
been translated into those Aeiatic tongurs,
but also the evangelical! hymns. My mis-
siOnary brother, John, translated some OF
hem into Chinese aud MIR Gladstone ,ruvn