Show THE FAST DAY TO NG IN EAST cast thy dread bread upon the waters for thou thon find it after my many days tho the great humane movement under way throughout tho the united states for contributions ot of money to relieve the famine stricken people of mid europe and the near east is deserving of the highest commendation men dation clation indeed it Is difficult to conceive of a person being so sordid as not to hao hae his hea heart rt and his purse touched by the piteous appeals of those millions of starving innocent children who are in no wise v ibe responsible for the terrible calamity that has befallen them and who must look to the good benevolent generous hearted people of the united states as their only source of relief in addition to other numerous organizations and societies th the e V various a churches throughout the united states have adopted one plan or another to raise money for this laudable causo cause the first presidency of tho church of jesus christ of latter day clay saints has requested all members of that church to fast next sunday by abstaining f from rm food from Sa saturday v night until sunday evening and to contribute to lo tho the famine fund the equivalent of at least two meals contemplated by the fast novel as 1 this method ot of raising money may seem to so has a twofold two fold purpose in view first by reason of the fast those who observe it feel to a slight extent tho the pangs of hunger all and d are thus brought to sense more clearly the sufferings Buffe rings of 0 those who have to go for or days and weeks either cither without food raz ra I 1 lions second if the fast is conscientiously observed the one fasting will be none the worse off either physically or financially by abstaining from those two mcalpi and contributing the value thereof to the worthy cause calls mentioned but it is not at all probable that those who fast will limit the amount of their contribution to the value of the two meals saved unless a very high value Is placed upon the meals for those who will consider thi this subject seriously enough enoich to fast and pray over the same saine will certainly be imbued with the spirit of making a generous gift of money towards the same as such people are believers in the words of holy writ he that hat to the poor lindeth to the lord and cast thy bread upon the waters for thou find it after many days |