The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1911-03-30
THE FAMINE IN CHINA

At the last regular meeting of the
Ladies' Aid Society of the First Bap-
tist church, the following letter to
the Texas Baptist Standard was read
"You have perhaps heard something
of the suffering and need among the
famine stricken people of this great
country, but as am right here in the
midst of part OF the great suffering, |
feel that must write and put some OF
the facts before you and appeal to you
in the name of humanity that you give
of your means to help these poor,
starving people.
Il am sure If | could picture to you
the hunger and despair have seen on
| hundreds of faces as they have come
i here and begged that we give them
work to do and save their lives, then
you would not need that | appeal for
help for them, but you would open
your purses and give literally.
my brother has opened up a little
public work, and planned at first to
use only one hundred men, but the
poor. starving people pleaded so he
ihas taken on two hundred and still
they come and get on their knees and
! tell of the large number at home de
pendent and beg to be allowed TO work
We give only one hundred thousand
cash per and that win buy only little
over two pounds of the very cheapest
food there is, and yet in many cases
this is all a family of four and hv6
/ have to live on. We have perhaps
turned away as many as two Thousand
who begged to be allowed to work
Many of these have come here from
distance and have sold or given away
their children, and are in rags as tC
clothing, with no place to sleep a.
night, except as they stop in some cor
ner. One morning last week when the
thermometer Was ten degrees below
freezing. | heard the groans Of such
one from my room upstairs and or
looking out we found q boy ttfteeI
wears old crouched down in a ocrner
He said all his family had already
perished to death and that he had haC
nothing for six days to appease MS
hunger. Within four days | heard OF
the death of that many grown people
right on the streets near us. IheI
had dropped dead on the street from
cold and hunger, and lay there late IL
the day. finally being removed by al
officer. suppose One poor mother
who had only one son had given him
child of year and half, aWay,ano
pleaded for work that she and hel
husband might live.
1T is dreadful now, but the serious
ness of it will increase till wheat haf
| none
cheaper prices, and that only depends
J on the amount of wheat harvested, SC
| beg that you pray that there may OF
an abundant harvest and also that yot
send of your means to help tide over
these hard days till that time. There
is a famine relief committee in Shang
hal that will receive funds, also the
Christian Herald, New York City.
"Send what you can now; 1t may
save many lives, and then later sehC
more, if possible but do not delay
that may mean the death Of many. l
is estimated that a gold dollar VII
sustain the life of one from now unit
wheat harvest.
Inasmuch as We have done it unit
one of the least Of these my brethren
We have done it unto me-.
"ATTIE T. BOSTICK.
'Pochow, Anhwei, China.
After the reading a collection wa
taken and about ten dollars was con
tributed. It was then decided to az
real to the people of Bryan for hel,
lin this relief work. The pastor OF eacl
of the churches is requested to pressn
the matter to their several congrega
lions next Sunday
Every reader of the newspapers
aware of the awful condition OF thos
moor people and that immediate an
generous action is imperative. Remen
her the promise: "He that hath pit
on the poor lendeth unto the Loru
and after many days He Will repa
him" Commenting on thi: p!assas'
Dean Swift said: My friends, yo
hear the terms of the loan; If you In
the security, down with your DUST
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