The Democratic advocate., 1917-07-06
THE CONSERVATION
OF FOOD.
AN APPEAL FROM HERBERT HOOVER
AND A PATRIOTIC DUTY OF ALL
TO SAVE THE WASTE AND WIN
THE WAR;"

The following is a part of a letter
-aaniv4d bv Rev. Charles Edward
1h,w nastor of Ascension ChurcR,
Torr- street, from Hon. Herbert
Hoover. Washington:
Nv dear Doctor ShaW:-'"In the
ur,ar National food crisis which con-
fronts us. a crisis so great that the
PRESIDENT himself has taken j. up
ask for your personal interest and
,..f.rance. As minister of God, a
rl4iar Of The people, and lover Of
liberty and your fellOW-man, your
generation is earnestly desired and
greatly needed
I'm 1nch a time as this, the people
turn naturally to the church. 1t will
ba "a calamity to the Nation and to the
churches if their chosen ministers
neglect TO exercise their proper lead
pr,hin i'm the great cause of feeding
n world i'm need.
"Fur The world is in want of food
rn.. wheat crop of 1916 was short.
~n. y.vu of 1911 will be shorter STILL
AHf-a Tie demands of armies and the
waste nj war require enlarged con-
-nnnryn Thus with increased need
and diminished supply, the world
Stock nt food has reached Il point low
p~ than was ever known before in
modern times.
From Canada and the United
states he Allies are asking five hun
dred and fifty million bushels of
wheat this year; yet unless special
measures are taken the prospect is
that both together will be able to give
tn@n only three hundred million.
The present excessive cost Of food
+. hot justified There is no CORES
.=-iiM4 shortage of supply in Amer
Tile waste in food amounts at
beast cu fifty dollars a year for every
family i'm America. The waste of sin
gf4 ounce Of food each day in every
lH.ua means a yearly waste of nearly
-nD million pounds OF food. The waste
n. "a single slice of bread each day
In Every home means the daily waste
0t 70 million lOaves of bread. The thou
-anI million dollars of needless waste
wnt. h thus takes place yearly in the
ryT-nnDIdS OF America can and should
u= stopped,
VIII YOU Join in the good work Of
saving more food for the women and
v"t.Gren OF Belgium, the orphans of
France the men in the trenches who
4~- lighting our battles, and for the
,rurle Of the United States?
The women of America have never
tu. I'D to answer such a call as comes
e." ruem now. The saving of food is
within their sphere Without food con-
-a~"atiOn we cannot win the war. The
woman who cOnSerVes the food supply
cr AmHricA and her Allies renders a
high service to her country and to
@. humanity as we'll.
Again ask for your cooperation.
t.~t us work together in whole
hearted response to the patriotic
G#L. tu which we are called Let Us
make il the purpose and the motto of
every household in America to save
t4a waste and win the war
Rev. Charles E. Shaw in reply
>-v%-
Vie have here a miracle, and it has
49, remarkable distinction Of being the
tn." oMr """ rd=d by all four of the
@v.M&n"'t' A miracle may be rough
/. @"->rit:@i AK IN action OF = larger
scale i'm a more restricted time and
with smaller resources than any with
hich We are accustomed.
Every miracle which relates to
hGmanity has both a Divine and a
human side. God works the miracle
Jat he works it with human instru-
M@Mt4litiaS. 1T has plased God TO
make IL workers together with Him
a aIl labors Of mercy and service
"a behalf of humanity.
The problem of the disciples in
11e lesson before us was identical
with the problem OF the people of God
l914y. viz: to feed hungry men And