The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-01
PRESSING NEED OF HELPFOR STARVING
 CHINESE MILLIONS
Millions Are Destitute and Starving-Bishop Lambuth Coming to Tell Conditions
 In Celestial Republic


 Saturday there was begun in Bir- mingham the formation of the neces- sary state organization for function ing for the China famine fund, with Joe c. Hall as state chairman and Will liam Fl. Manly as state treasurer. State headquarters has been opened at 526 Twentieth street, north, with Harry T. McBroom in charge as state director.
 It is planned to have on the central state committee one or more promi- rent ministers and one well known lay man from each church denomination, as we'll as representatives from the Young Women's Christian association, Young Mems Christian association, women's missionary societies womens federated clubs, business women's clubs and rep resentative educators, with local com mittees composed of one person from city of the state.
 MT. Hail gave out for publication the following statement concerning tho sir- nation existing among the inhabitants of northern China today. "Notwith- standing erroneous reports current TO- gently to the effect that improved ana fairly satisfactory conditions, which reports were based on partial data and transformation, authentic word by let ter and cable, which has just arrived from missionary leaders and others in the five famine-stricken provinces of northern China, indicate a situa- tion of hunger, disease, and death in- volving millions of people which is narrowing.
 ONE MONTHS HELP
 The time between this and the latter part of June, when it Is hoped the new harvest will come in, constitutes, according to reliable testimony from missionary government and other sources, the period of greatest need and most acute suffering. Unless our Eelp, In largely increased measure can be continued, these wretched people, in their extreme desperation, will eat the growing crops and thereby project into another year this awful famine condition.
 Tn addition to all that America has already done, several million dollars must go to China in quickly following installments during the next few weeks, otherwise such that has al- ready been done will, after all, be lost.
 "A recent cablegram from the Presi- dent of China confirms the dispatches previously received from the Anne rican committee there, headed by Charles R. Crane, the American minister to China, to the effect that at least 5,000,000 Of these starving peoples are absolutely dependent, until next harvest comes in, upon further help from America.
 MOTHERS HELPLESS 'I know that we have had one cam paign after another and that the av- craze American runs when you men ton the word drive but what are we going to do when helpless little clr.-- dren and famished mothers appeal to us? We must help, andw I have suf- ficient confidence in Alabamians to be- lieve that they will help"
 Bishop w. R. Lambuth of the Meth odist Episcopal church, south, who is touring the United States in the inter- est of this work, will be the principal speaker at mass meeting next Sun day afternoon at the First Methodist church. The bishop was born In China Is is said, and for many years has been in charge of the foreign mission work of his church. His visit here will bs entirely for the purpose of bringing to the people of Alabama an authentic story of conditions in China. it is stat ca by those in charge of the work, an6 no subscription or collection will be taken at the meeting. Bishop Lam buth will also fill the pulpit of the Flrst Methodist church at the hour for morning service.
 The active campaign will begin in Aiapama Sunday, May 29, when the churches and Sunday schools will be asked to take special offering for tho cause It is expected that all churches that have not yet made contributions Will do so on that occasion