Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-08

lected? These children, these orphans
must be fed and clothed, and above all
educated in the ways Of the Christian
living, If degeneracy is not to be the
lot of India. Neglect these waits now
these innocent victims Of famine, and
in a decade or two it will be noticed
TIT India has retrograded, instead ol
going forward.
All the agencies for collection Of re.
lief funds in this country are planning
to care for these helpless youngsters
But the plans in this direction, Of al
save one agency, are Informed, clum-
sy in detail, from lack Of experience
This. single exception is the agency
known as The Christian Herald Famine
Relief Work. This agency has had pre-.
vious experience in caring for orphans
The other agencies and committees
lack the benefit Of such experience.
Right after the last famine, DR.. Louis
Klopsch, owner Of The Christian Her.
aid, established a special Orphan De-
partnient Of the Famine Relief Work
Sincesthen, all through the three inter
veninE Years, he has supported and ed
ucated thousands of orphans, saved
thousands of children from a worthless
career, helped them toward life OF
usefulness as men and women.
During the three years DR.. Klopsct
has sent to India promptly, each quar-
ter, checks for many thousands of dol
lars, for the care Of the wards Of his
paper The, money for the purpose, s1E
beingsall that is required to support a
famine child for a whole year, has been
sent to him by friends Of his paper
generous hearted Americans all, and
through him sent to the missionaries In
India who shelter and educate the lit
tie ones.
Thus this philanthropist, the leader
of alIe charitable enterprise in foreign
countries, has organized system that
takes care Of the greatest number Of or
phans for the least money. Contribu-
tions are invited and earnestly solicited,
from all whose kind hearts are touch
ed by the helpless story Of the waits of
the great famine. Give what you can,
If 1t Is, only a one cent stamp, and send
it to The Christian Herald, Bible
House, New York. The mite, as well
as the largest contribution will be
promptly acknowledged in the pages OF
this religious weekly.
Meanwhile measures for assisting
cultivators to resume their occupation,
and for helping the larger occupants to
employ laborers, are being adopted on a
greater scale than has ever before been
contemplated. Already nearly $3O,00O,-
900 have been allotted for assistance In
the purchase Of cattle and seed for sub
sistence while agricultural operations
are proceeding.
These advances are made free Of in
terest; no recovery will be made for IL
months after they are given out, and
in the cases in which recovery cannot
be made without hardship, remissions
will be granted. Many Of the poorer
cultivators are being assisted from
charitable funds. The dependents of
cultivators who have only the means
Of maintaining themselves while culti-
waiting, will receive gratuitous relief.
and such relief will also be given to
such cultivators as cannot obtain
means of full subsistence while engag-
ed on agricultural operations. 1t is
believed that, by these efforts, almost
all who are in need of relief will be
provided for in their villages during
the cultivating season.
The shelves Of the British Museum
contain no account of a famine greater
than this one which has sent over a
million victims to the funeral pyre,
this year in India. Lord Curzon him
self, admits that he has struggled with
a famine greater in intensity than the
famine of 1897, greater than any prev1-
Gus visitation in any country. Last
March, the viceroy and Lady Curzon,
Miss Letter, of Chicago, that was,
started on a tour Of inspection Of the
breadless area. The second day on
the field Lady Curzon shuddered, shed
tears and retreated, hastened back to
Calcutta. The young American sover-
eign had seen more human misery In
a single day than she had expected to
see in a lifetime. Besides, the famine
authorities were not able to burn or
bury the dead fast enough just then,
and the vicereine's nostrils were Of
Tended. She heard the awful groan for
bread, the groan Of millions that was
heard around the world. The tragedy
of the century was and is here to be
seen, a spectacle Of human misery on
the mightiest scale. Never before have
10, ,OO0 900 people at one time been abso-
lutely without a crumb to eat. More
people have starved to death In India
this year than were killed on the battle
fields Of this century.
The great hope of India, of course,
is in security from famine, which
means security from drought. The gov
ernment is now considering most elab-
crate protective measures, such as the
building Of huge granaries, building ir-
rigation works, driving artesian wells,
extending the railway system, and en-
couraging new industries. And DR..
Klopsch has in view the establishment
of numerous laundries in connection
with the missions Of various denomina-
tions. The most important protective
measure is, Of course, irrigation. The
vast bulk of the people are agricultu-
rists. To make them feel secure Of
their land, to ensure their prosperity,