. Christian herald and signs of our times. ndother kindred in the home-land, it came verystrongly- home to my heart that I mightreasonably cherish a strong desire to seemv parents and many other kindred, andhundreds of friends, who have fallen asleepin Jesus, and are forever with him in thebetter country, and to be myself with themin his presence. This, it seems to me. is anormal Christian desire. Therefore. I aska favor of my people. It may happen thatI shall sometimes give expression to thisdesire from the pulpit. At the same time,and alwavs, I would have it known thatall the days of my appo
. Christian herald and signs of our times. ndother kindred in the home-land, it came verystrongly- home to my heart that I mightreasonably cherish a strong desire to seemv parents and many other kindred, andhundreds of friends, who have fallen asleepin Jesus, and are forever with him in thebetter country, and to be myself with themin his presence. This, it seems to me. is anormal Christian desire. Therefore. I aska favor of my people. It may happen thatI shall sometimes give expression to thisdesire from the pulpit. At the same time,and alwavs, I would have it known thatall the days of my appointed time will Iwait till mv change come. Please do notthink that lam becoming morbid and tiredof life. I have much to live for. but thereis much bevond. and above, that I wish toknow, and share with those who havegone before. 6 THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF OUR TIMES. Jan. i, 1896 BUSY RELIEF WORK AT VAN. Miss Kimballs First Report — Good Results Already Achieved — Half a MillionSuffering, Says Dr. Dwight—The Baiburt our cry!hi your ceiled bouseswarm. Safe shut in from sleet and storm,Help the houseless. Clothe the feetThat must freeze in storm and ! sisters! heed our comes, we all must die ! Free America ! afar,Sbo-x the Kaiser and the CzarWhat the heart of Cod can teach-How the band of man can reach !Send the Red Cross ! Murder reigns !Pestilence -walks through our plains !Send your ships with corn and our starving thousands eat. Such is the appeal of Armenia, as voicedby the sympathetic pen of Mrs. CyrusHamlin, the wife of the veteran missionarywho, with her by his side, has spent al-most a lifetime among the Armenians. Itis nc exaggeration to say that the conditionso Muchingly presented in the verses is lit-erally true—indeed, less than the truth;for the winter has already set in, andd lubtless hundreds whom help has failedto reach in time, have already letter has been received from N
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