Feeding the Hungry, P. C. Hiebert, 1929

when the hot winds from across hundreds of miles of sunbaked sands swept over the country like the hot breath from a glowing furnace. All vegetation wilted, and by the second morning I was ill from the effects of the heat. Those two days had cost this Siberia community a large part of its grain and other crops; and on that July morning I knew that we would have to distribute food again the next winter. FACTS AND FIGURES OF THE SECRETARY- TREASURER CHAPTER XI Levi Mumaw In the preparation of the following statistics, special care has been exercised and attention given to present a report that is accurate and which gives credit to whom credit is due. The Auditor’s Report as given by the Edward R. Buit and Company, Certified Public Accountants, 1105 Empire Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. reflects the status of the records and books of the Mennonite Central Committee. These records are open to contributors who may be in- terested in making comparisons or who wish to verify any part of the report. The condensed reports of disbursements of the co- operating organizations have been compiled from state- ments furnished by the Treasurers of the several organi- zations and other available sources. It has not been possible to go into greater detail in reporting these figures. The summaries based on these reports show a fairly accurate and complete total of the work done by Menno- nites during the time of great world unrest following the great World War. It will be generally conceded that not all that has been done along these lines of relief is here reported. ‘The estimate has been worked out only with available facts and figures. It is quite probable that more than another half-million dollars was given through organized and individual relief not here reported. 324 FEEDING THE HUNGRY AUDITOR’S REPORT 1105 Empire Building Pittsburgh, Penna. August 8, 1928 Mennonite Central Committee 610 Walnut Ave., Scottdale, Pa. ATTENTION—MR. LEVI MUMAW Secy-Treas. Gentlemen,— Pursuant to authorization, we have made a Cash Audit of the records maintained by the Treasurer for the period from September 3, 1920 to June 30, 1928. All Cash received was traced into the Bank, and all Cash paid out was evi- denced by a cancelled Check properly endorsed. The results of this examination are summarized in the following man- ner :— MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 3, 1920 To JUNE 30, 1928 TREASURER’S CasH REPORT Cash Receipts Canadian Mennonite Central Committee $ 57,101.86 Central Conference of Mennonites 8,366.97 Church of God in Christ, Mennonite 6,509.35 Emergency Relief Commission 217,304.09 Eastern Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities 49,421.34 Individual Donations 23,799.20 Krimmer Mennonite Brethren Church 25,992.06 Mennonite Brethren Church of North America 68,517.87 Mennonite Relief Commission BOL 327237, Personal Accounts 260.00 Pacific Branch of the Relief Commission 1,5