Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-05-07
"How could I become a Hindoo?"
"By doing as the Hindooa do. "
L. IL. -. q -. =. LII. ~.

The wise make failure equal 70 success.
Like threads Of silver seen through crystal
beads, let love through good deeds show.
Do not 70 others that which If done 20 thee
would cause thee pain And this is the sum Of
duty.
A man obtains a proper rule Of action by
looking on his neighbors as himself
From that continent Of interesting
folk, from that continent that gave the
Christ, from that continent which has
been endeared by SO many missionary
heroics, there comes a grOan Of eO,OOO,-
600 people in hunger. More people are
in danger of starving to death in India
today than the entire population Of the
United States. In the famine in India
in the year 1871, about 5000, 600 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
tenth part as awful as the one there
now raging. Twenty thousand are dy-
ing there Of famine every day. Whole
villages and towns have dicd-eycry
man, woman aud child; none left 10
bury the dead The vulturos and the
jackals are the only pallbearers. Though
some help has been sent, before full re-
lief can reach them suppose there will
be at least 10000, 900 dead. Starvation,
even for one person, i an awful process.
No food. the yitals gnaw upon them
selves, and faintness and languOr and
pangs from head to foot, and horror and
despair and insanity take full possession.
One handful Of wheat or corn OF rice
per day would keep life going, but they
cannot get a handful The crops failed,
and the millions are dying. Oh, it is
hard to be hungry in a world whore
there are enough grain and fruit and
meat to fill all the hungry mouths on
the planet; but, alas, that the sufferer
and the supply cannot BE brought to-
gether. There stands India today! Look
at herl Her face dusky from the hot
suns of many centuries; under her tur-
ban such achings Of brow as only dy-
ing nation feels; her eyes hollow with
unutterable woe; the tears rolling down
her sunken check; her back bent with
more agonies than she knows how to
carry; her ovens containing nothing
but ashes Gaunt, ghastly, wasted, the
dew of death upon her forehead and
pallor such as the last hour brings, she
stretches forth her trembling hand to-
ward US, and with hoarsc whisper she
says; Il am dying Give me bread!
That is what l want Breadl Give it 10
me quick Give it to me n0w-brcadl
bread! breadr America has heard the
cry. Many thousands Of dollars have
already been contributed. one ship
laden with breadstuffs has sailed from
San Francisco f0r India Our mate and
house Of representatives, ma bi-i-ig
by our sympathetic president. have au-
thoriZed the secretary Of the navy 10
charter vessel 20 carry food to the
famine sufferers, and yen may help I'LL
that ship. We want tC send 40 least
600, 600 bushels Of corn. That viii save
the lives of at least 600, 600 people.
Many will respond in contributions Of
money, and the barns and cornCuLs OF
the entire United States viii pour forth
their treasures Of food When that ship
is laden till it can carry no more we
will ask him who holds the winds IN
his fist and plants his triumphant foot
on stormy waves TO let nothing but
good happen 10 the ship till it anchors
in Bengal or Arabian waters. They who
help By contributions Of money or
breadstuffs toward filling that relief
ship will flavor their own food for their
lifetime with appetizing qualities and
insure their own welfare through the
promise Of him who said. Blessed IS
he that consideroth the poor, the Lord
will deliver him in time OF trouble.
Noble Mission.
Oh. what a relief ship that will be!
IT shall not turn a screw nor hoist a sail
until we have had something to do with
its cargo. Just II years ago from these
Easter times a ship on similar errand
went out from New York harbor-the
old war frigate Constellation. IL had
once carried guns Of death, but there was
famine in Ireland, and the Constellation
was loaded with 500 tons Of food. That
ship. once covered with smoke OF battle,
then covered with Easter hCsannasi that
shin, constructed to battle England, 60
ing forth over the waters 70 carry rellet
10 some Of her starving subjects. Better
than sword into plowshare, better than
spear into pruning hook was tnat ola
war frigate, TUNED into white winged
angel Of resurrection, 10 roll away tie
stone from the mouth Of Iroland's sep
ulchre. On like errand five years ago
the ship Leo put out will many tons OF
food for famine struck Russia. one sat
urday afternoon on the deck Of that
steamer, as she lay at Brooklyn wharf,
q wondrous scene took place. a COM
mittee of the Kings Daughters had dec
grated the ship with streamers and bunt-
ing, American and Russian flags inter-
twining. Thousands Of people on the
wharyes and on the decks joined us IN
invoking Gods blessing on the cargo
and the long meter Doxology IN 'Old
Hundred" sounded grandly up amid the
nasts and ratlines. Having had the JOY
If seeing that ship thus consecrated, we
bad the additional JOY Of standing Oh
the docks Of 81. Petersburg when th
planks Of the relief ship were throw
. out and the representatives OF the mu
inequalities and Of royalty went aboar
her, the long freight train at the sam
time rolling down TO take the food I
the starving, and Oh alternate cars
that train American and Russian mas
floating. But now the hunger IN lndi
is miRhtier than any that Ireland
Russia ever suffered. Quicker ought
be the response, and on so vast sea
that the one ship would become a who
Aotilla-New York sending one, Bosto
y another, philadelphia another, Charlie
ton another, New Orleans another lie
. let them all meet in some harbor OIL y
3 dia. What a peroration Of mercy for Il
L ine.eenth century, l would like
stand on the wharf at Calcutta or Bon
, bay and see such fleet come IN. WI
u what Joy il would be welcomed II
e emaciated would lift their heads
.l-;~oio5 hands and elbOWs and WI