The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-04-27
MASS MEETING.
Relief Raised for the Famine
Sufferers.
A Largely Attended Meeting at the
Presbyterian Church Sunday Night
Takes Action.

The mass meeting at the Presbyterian
church Sunday for the purpose OF
sending aid to the famine stricken peo-
pie of India was so we'll attended that
some of the people had to sit in the lee
ture room. The pastors of six of the
churches sat on the platform, and sew
eral of them participated in the SER
vices which were in charge of Rev. S.
D. Works, of the Baptist church.
Rev. Lee w. Beattie was the first and
he answered objections raised to sending
relief to India. In referring to the
Boer war, he said that that war is one
of the most wicked of the present CEN
fury. He referred to what England is
doing for the famine stricken of India.
saying that 5000, 600 pounds is being
expended on public works.
Geo. M. Palmer stated that he had a
letter from w E Hopkins, formerly of
this state but now living in India, who
is an eye witness of some of the suffer-
ing The cuts used in the local papers
had been made from pictures sent by
him. Harper's Weekly calls this the
worst famine yet, and estimates that
90, 600, 900 people will die. Some say let
Great Britain stop fighting the Beers
and care for her own starving people.
Would to God that she would do so,
said Mr.. Palmer; But we cannot say
that to the starving natives of India in
stead of relieving their sufferings. We
have responsibility. 1t is up to us to
do something. Five cents worth of
food will support person for one day
in India
Judge Cray said that we can hardly
appreciate the conditions that brought
about the famine, The population of
the United States is 30 to the square
mile, that of the entire world is %, but
in India it is 1870. In the United States
we raise ten bushels of wheat to each
man, woman and child, while in India
they raise less than one. The loss OF
one crop there is the same as the loss Of
ten crops here.
M. G. Willard said that the famine
was due to good government. He has
heard it said that before England took
India there were so many wars there
that the population was cut down. He
endorsed the movement for sending
relief
President G. H. Cooper said that he
was glad that this organized move.
ment had been started.
S. III. Grannis endorsed the move
ment.
Supt. Uline said that he endorsed the
movement and what had been said, and
would be glad to do what he could to-
ward aiding it,
Mayor Currier said that he endorsed
the movement. He knew of no reason
why we should not give of an abund
ance to help the starving millions of
India.
Rev. F. M. Rule, of st. Paul. former
ly of this city, spoke in favor of the
movement.
Rey. s. D. Works gave an outline of
the plan for sending relief.
A collection was taken up and for
warded through whatever church or
ganization the giver indicated on his en-
velope, as his preference. The amount
raised was Sill.
The matter of having relief commit.
tee to receive whatever people who were
not present might desire to give was
talked over, and it was voted to have
such committee. Geo. M. Palmer,
Dr. J. w. Andrews and President G.
I'll Cooper were appointed as the com.
mittee. The committee will arrange a
plan for securing relief funds from the
people of the city and county.
| A business man this morning pre-
sented the committee with $25 to be
| can't RI tba Suffarara