The Lambertville record., 1900-05-16
THE GREATEST FAMINE OF THE CEN
TURY,


THE GREATEST FAMINE OF THE CEN
TuRY.
Through the reports in the daily
newspapers and by the articles and
pictures of the magazines our readers
are all aware of the indescribable suf-
ferings of India's millions in the famine
which is now afilicting that unhappy
land. 1t would be needless task for
us to describe the situation even if We
could. The sufferings of millions of
people there are indescribable and the
prospect for the coming months is ap-
palling. The half has not been told in
any article in the newspapers. Every
time the clock strikes the hour, ii tolls
the death knell of at least five hundred
victims in India, who have died for the
want of crust. In view of the fact
that some of our people are deeply in-
terested in this matter and are desirous
of enlisting the sympathy of the com
munity and their contributions, we
earnestly invite the attention of our
readers to the startling appeal of the
India Famine Relief Fund;
MESSAGE FOR YoU.
DEAR FRIEND:
|. Have you heard the heartrending,
agonizing cry for bread that rises from
the parched lips from India's millions
of starving men, women and children2
,. Do yon know that owing to the
scanty rainfall for several years and no
rain Mt all this year, no crop was har-
vested, and that therefore in a section
nearly one-third as large as the United
States fifty millions are starving and
many ofthese actually ut deaths door?
3. Have you read that the Indian
Government now employs five millions
of the sufferers on relief works at an
average pay of two cents day just
enough to sustain life?
4. That all the others are wholly de-
pendent ON private charity, and that
unless their cry is speedily heard and
promptly answered millions must mis-
erably die the lingering, torturous,
horrible death of slow starvation?
Such in brief is the story of the
greatest catastrophe of the closing
century, now being enacted in far of
India, aud it is in behalf of these help
less millions that this urgent appeal is
issued, and with il goes mn earnest
heartfelt prayer that God may gener-
ously move the hearts of our people to
literally and promptly respond to the
appeal of these helpless victims.
Out of our abundance let us eontri-
bnte in generous measure TO the needs
of those whose sad and mournful cry
is, "Giye MS bread Give us bread, or
We perish "
Let every minister of the Gospel,
every Sunday School superintendent,
every Young People 8 Society, whether
Christian Endeavor, Epworth League,
Young Peoples Union, or y. NJ. G. A. J.,
every generous man and every tender
hearted and sympathetic woman
throughout the length and breadth of
this land be true to Him whose life on
earth was ministry of helpfulness to
the down -trodden, the unfortunate and
the desolate; true to themselves and
true to humanity, and lend hand in
this great work of throwing out the
lifeline to the millions of aged men.
defeneeless women and innocent chill
dren of India, and thus effectually
answer their pitiful prayer of absolute
helplessness.
WHAT THOU DoEsT, DO QUICKLY"
Soon will the season of rescne be DER:
Soon will they drift to Eternity's shore;
Haste, then my brother; no time for delay,
But throw ont the lifeline and save them to
day.
now MANY LIVES WILL you SAVE?
Two cents a day will support one life
One dollar will save life for two months.
Two dollars will save life until the harvest.
Five dollars will save a man, wife and child
until the next crop is gathered
Ten dollars will save whole family from
death
All contributions for this cause will
be received by Mr.. James S. Studdi-
ford, and forwarded to the India
Famine Relief Fund.