Feeding the Hungry, P. C. Hiebert, 1929

ons, as they have existed during the past ten years. A third purpose is to encourage such as have been doing good to continue in their work and faint not. There never has been any thought or intention of making money from the sale of the book for anyone connected with the authorship or publication. Therefore, it was expressly agreed in advance that all returns from its sale above the actual cost of production shall be devoted to the great cause of Christian charity. , We have attempted to present facts as we have in part experienced them ourselves, and in part gleaned them from the reports that were sent in from time to time by our representatives in America and those in the famine districts of Europe. ‘This pertains to the raising of the funds here in this country and to the distribution of the supplies to the needy in foreign lands. We have tried to be entirely frank and open in our statements, and to give a true picture of what really happened. Our intention was to bring out this report several years ago, at the time when the major relief operations 12 FEEDING THE HUNGRY were ended, but various factors beyond our control pre- vented. Among these was the difficulty of collecting and sifting the widely scattered data. Another was the limited time at the disposal of the one entrusted with this important duty. But a third and more important factor was the relief of the famine in Siberia, which came at a time when we were already withdrawing our field-workers from Russia with a view of closing up the work. It also took much more time to liquidate matters, such as seed loans, and credit sales of horses and tractors, than we had expected. We realize that the intense feeling of sympathy and keen interest of the first days in relief work has passed. Nevertheless, we feel justified in publishing this report, because of the intrinsic value of the information printed. Human life is to all men of great interest. This book reports how human lives have been saved on one side of the globe by people on the other side of the globe who gave in the spirit of Christian Charity. The persons who gave and those who received have double reason to be interested in a summary of the work as a whole. Conscious of my indebtedness to my associates and helpers in preparing this report, I cheerfully take this opportunity to acknowledge my obligation to the As- sociate-Editor, Orie O. Miller of Akron, Pa., for his assistance in planning the report, for his contribution of ‘Chapter III, and for reading the manuscript. Many of his valued suggestions have been made a part of this book. Further I am glad to acknowledge the very vital help that I have received from A. W. Slagel, of Chicago, IIL, for his contribution of Chapter V and a part of Chapter LV, and for his services as collaborator in the final revision of the manuscript. C. E. Krehbiel, Newton, Kansas, has contributed the fine chapter on Clothing Distribution