The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-28

missionary C0IIiHiillSS 1oi eh0 Ae1AA1&AA~
relief:
Shanghai, February 5. 1907.
My Dear Mr.. Thwing. Thanks,
many. for the check for S204.s 4 for the
famine, and I have turned it over to
the North Kiangsu & AnhWuI COM
mittee. Much is being done for the re-
lief of the sufferers. but really It IS
only to touch the fringe of 1t all. It
is SO extensive, and the difficulties or
getting food or money have been SO
great, especially on account OF the IN
difference, il not positive hindrances
of the officials, that it has been rather
uphill work However, matters are
moving, and tonight we hope to send
IN four missionaries, foreign, and four
| Chinese to DR. Woods at Tsingkiang-
pu and Hwai-anfu to help enroll and
distribute.
In spite of all that can be done. a
great many thousands must perish
from hunger, and I fear that the
famine fever will also carry off great
many Mr. w. T. Ellis. of the u. s.,
has just returned from there, and has
fearful tale to tell.
The Central Chinese committee,
Shanghai. is doing much, but is not
capable for all that is asked Of 1t.
We are having daily meetings for
the Chinese Christians this week, con-
Quoted by a Chinese evangelist, and he
Is a wonderful example of what the
spirit of God can do with a. surren-
dered and consecrated Chinese. We
are praying and hoping for great bles-
sings.
The famine viii still call for help for
the next four months at least. Hope
your people can do more.
Yours very truly.
G. T. FITCH.
From this we see that the need will
be great, until the first summer crop
{, can be gathered. Ali who can be kept
alive until the first of June may havs
hope for the future.
| The following from the Missionary
Journal of Shanghai was also received
by yesterdays mail:
s.The eyes of the world are beins
turned to the dreadful famine which
is raging and which will continue to
rage for several months to come in
North Kiangsu and Anhwui provinces.
To cope with such a famine might we'll
tax the energies and resources of the
wealthiest and best organized govern
ment, but China, with her lack of ia
cilities and the proverbial helplessness
of her officials on such an occasion.
whilst doing much In way, does most
of it in a wrong way, and the results
among the famine stricken will be dis.
astrous in the extreme. Two commits
tees have been formed the first of miss
/ sionaries, called the North Kiangsu.
/ Anhwui Famine Relief committee, with
headquarters at Chinkiang; and thu
Iother the Central China Famine Relief
committee. composed of merchants and
missionaries. foreigners and Chinese.
located at Shanghai. Both these conns
rnittees have been and are hard at
work, and will be able to accomplish
much; but where millions are involved,
scattered over SO great an area OF
, country and with such Woefui lack OF
transportation facilities, the difficulties
are well nigh insuperable. and only a
II
be relieve.
urgent appeals have been sent 70
England and the United States. and
a generous response is being met with.
Special cablegrams have also been sent
. to the various Mission Societies and
!. funds have begun to be sent in re,
sponse; one Society having cabled s22e
in gold almost Immediately. The mis-.
| sionaries in the famine districts are
!. deyoting themselves most energeticalls
81 to doing all they can to meet the calls
: more help is needed, q call for vol
| unteers would call forth quite q mum
Der that would gladly go and help.
II A great missionary convention II
| to be held in Shanghai the first par
of May of this year. It commend
rates the hundred years of Prorestan
mission work in China. This nobl
: effort of the missionaries, supported 0.
1.-The generous contributions from Chris
tian lands TO save the starving Chimes
will prove a most fitting testimonia
of what Christian missions stand Toi
And more, perhaps, than years of COS
pei preaching, will this loving servic
for those in great distress bring abou
f. a large increase and upbuilding OF Ii
church in China. It is cause worth
of most hearty support. E w