The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-12-10
AN APPEAL
FOR CHRISTMAS
My Dear Sunday School superintend-
entS:

My Dear Sunday School Superlnteno-
erts:
Il have told our Sunday School that
we MUST raise $50. If we don't, |
will go down in my own pockets ana
give it. We cannot let those people
die. We MUST keep them alive"
So spoke Mr.. B., the superintendent
of a school in our county numbering
less than thirty scholars. The amount
of money is large, to be sure for SO
small a school. But it is not the
amount of money which he pledges
that lis remarkable; it is the impas-
sionate, yes, compassionate, spirit
expressed that arrests US. 1t reminds
one of the slogan used last year,
"They Shall Not Perish"
But do you know, and if you know,
do you really realize that millions OF
human beings, most Of them Lttle
children, the victims of war, WILL
die, either of hunger or of cold, or OF
both hunger and cold, unless we, whom
God has 50 richly blessed, hurry. to
their rescue? Yes, "rescue the perish
ing" leaps to ones lips, as he hears
their pitiful cry for help. Can you
not see them? Do you not hear
them? God help you to so feel their
terrible condition that you cannot
sleep until you and your school nave
done your utmost in snatching them,
these Little Ones" of Christ, from
a Gaping grave! l heard story
the other day of man coming home
on an ocean liner. For diversion ne
roamed over the huge ship engaging
the seamen in conversation. One day
he went down into tho hulk of the
mammoth sea-monster. Here he DIS
covered the deep, discovered is the
word, is it not, a stoker who had
worked ON the Lusitania when she was
sunk by submarine. She was a
palace af1oat, but he spoke not Of her
grandeur. She cost millions, but he
regarded not her immense value.
Nothing remained in that mans
memory of that tragic experience but
a sight and a sound. The last to leave
the ship as the waves swept her decks
were the children. He saw them float
ing in the arms of an angry sea their
golden tresses streaming on the sur
face of the waters. He heard their
heart-rending little voices cry,
"MAMMA! MAMMAL" This hard
ened seaman said, "To my dying day,
L CdIllOI lUTSct IliOSC iCol -oci iSASAi
faces and those soul-cutting cries"
o, my dear superintendent, If you
have eyes that see and ears that hear
pardon me, / am sure you have
have,) you can see and hear hundreds
of thousands of fatherless, mother
less children, with pinched faces and
appealing cries, appealing to you for
help. For Christs sake, for His
"least," come to their help at once,
for tomorrow they die. Gan interrupt
tion-on opening my morning mail
a superintendent, Mr.. T., who hears
and heeds, both last year and this,
sends me a letter informing me Of
an offering of $55 from his school.
Thought you might be interested"
Who wouldn't be? Only he whose
heart is stone.)
The most fitting time to organize
our school to give quickly and
largely is the time when the Christ
MID was born. So in the neighbour
mood of Christmas make your con-
sribution to the Near East Relief.
This agency is the best to send your
offering to the most needy places and
at the least cost. Therefore call your
officers and teachers together at once,
decide on what you MUST do and
organize your school to get the larg-
est possible result. The adoption
Plan is urged, and extensively used.
4 person, a class, group OF per-
IONS or classes, or a school, where
small, may adopt boy or girl, or
ooy and a. girl or several children,
for that matter. Sixty dollars $500
a wear will feed, clothe and educate
a child for a year. You can pledge
hat amount and pay it throughout
che year, if you cannot raise that
much through one appeal. Adopt as
many children as possible. These
members abroad" of your school will
write your letters and keep you IN
formed of their progress. II, now
ever, you cannot afford to do this,
Or do not think it wise to do 1t, then
raise the largest possible contribution
in your own way. If you have already
taken an offering, and you feel now
that you ought to do more, use Christ
mas time for this fragrant service
For help, suggestions, or literature,
write to the "Near East Relief" loo
Market street, Newark, N. j., or to
me personally. May God help you and
bless our efforts to save nations by
saving their children. Not only gifts
are needed, but prayer. Remember,
then. these little ones in your own
and in your school prayers. This IS
no idle request.
A word of caution. Please confine
this appeal to your Sunday School: |
will shortly makesa similar appeal to
the churches of the county through
their pastors, and they, too, will JOIN
us in this project.
Yours in Christ's service,
A. w. SOME, County Chairman,
Pennington, N. j..
nes+rovru 49, ::;,.rIon.