The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-21
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detroit II, Minneap Ills 7.
Buffalo II; Chicago II.
Milwaukee S: indianapolis II.
STARVING MILLIONS.
Aid Wanted for the Poverty stricken
of India.

OF
To the Editor Of The Post
Quitman. Texas, May 19.--The most heart
rendrg cry for bread ever beard In the nine
teenIh century is now coming from the s,arv-
ing millions OF India Thirty millions OF
human beings In that country are starving.
and many OF them now at deaths door, while
many have already died from starvation.
There will be- no harvest In that country TIA
next October, and for ar next iive months
these people must be fed by charity or die
in despair. what is the duty of Christian
America? What Is the duty of Christian
Texas, blessed as we are with storehouses of
plenty2 Shall we say TO these starving mil
lions that religion rs one thing not connected
Will charity? shall we say TO them that our
abundance In Texas "a FOR Texans onlyg
should we not do by these suffering people
as We would have them do by US Il We were
IN their places and they In ours? / ask IA
The name OF our Master that we, the people
or Texas. open our hearts and our pocket
books and bid these starving ones 20 shaTe
with us the blessings OF our Heavenly Fa-
thor. Can we consistently gay 70 them "Ac-
cept our religion al our Christ who said
! was hunsered and ye gave me meat and
by aet deny 10 them food enough 70 keep
them alive? "lnasmuch as ye have done II
unto these ye have done II unto me" ''Iu-
asmuch as ye do 1t not unto the least OF
these ye did II not unto me"
What an opportunity for Christian America I.
What an opportunity for Christian Texasi
BY saving these peoples lives we can do
more IN the next hye months TO bring them
TO Christ than by missionary effort alone IN
a quarter Of a century. Would they not ma
turaly say: christian men aud women
saved our bodies; we VIII accept their Christ
to save our FOULS. Just think OF IL Sc.
rlously thousands OF men. women and chill
dren starved until they are so weak they
can neither walk nor stand, Picture to
yourfelt that look Of despair written In their
r4va 81, 49,
ciaied forms and ask yourself "What shaII I
do? What Is my duty now?" Let the beat
Impulses Of humanity and Christianity send
hack the answer
Two or three cents a day will save life
ia that country How many will you save?
Some may say, II want them saved from
such an awful death, but let the other Eel.
low do H." The command is 10 you and ths
ether fellow. too. HIS obeying viii excuse
him alone. ! wish had space to give you
the heart-rendlng descriptions and appeals
sent TO this country by 1yron, Lawson. New
ton. Abbott. lludson, Hume and others. ali
can TO save these people from death ask
the villages. towns and cities Of Texas every
church and Sunday school, and other or
ganiEations. farmers and business men all
10 join in 10 save the lives Of these starving
millions A little from each one OF YOU
means much 70 them II viii save them and
not hurt YOU Let Us art HDeediy and with.
or delay To wait nnasns cna;h.
have agreed 10 get 10 and seud all I eau
from Texas and shall nope that our people
v no never fail n rho darkest hours OF sore
beresvements. will not be wanting now All
cash contributions can either be sent to me