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a large charitable fund upon which to draw to keep families from
starvation. Those who need our help are not of the tramp order, but
are men who have earned in prosperous times as high as twenty and
forty dollars per week.... I divided my household stores of provisions
with families of this sort, sometimes going eleven miles to relieve their
necessities.—
Letter 89a, 1894
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Solicitous for a Needy Student—Will you please inquire of
Brother-----in regard to the clothing that he requires, and what he
needs please furnish to him, and charge the same to my account. He
has not received his trunk, and I fear he may suffer for the want of
necessary changes.—
Letter 100, 1893
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Helping a Minister Suffering Illness—Brother and Sister A.
have been laboring in Ormondville, about one hundred miles from
here, with good results.... I met him in Napier, and he told me I was
the one who sent him to school in Healdsburg, paying his expenses
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to obtain an education. I was so thankful to see the result of this
investment.
We sent Brother A.... to the institute at St. Helena.... He is a
great sufferer. I have appropriated three hundred dollars to this case,
although there are many cases where every dollar is needed, but I feel
perfectly clear in helping in this case. It is a case where those who love
and fear God must show their sympathy in a tangible manner and bear
in mind that Christ identified his interest with suffering humanity.—
Letters 79 and 33, 1893.
Mrs. White Meeting the Problems of Depression—Brother M.’s
family are industrious workers if they can only get work to do. We will
not see them go hungry or destitute of clothing or become discouraged.
They are bought, bought by the blood of Christ, and are of value with
God. While in this country we will continue to help the poor and
distressed as far as possible. Brother M. is in debt on his place; I met
the last quarter’s interest, seven pounds, for which I expect nothing, but
I would not, could not, see the family turned into the street.... We pray
most earnestly that the Lord will work in behalf of this dear family.
We are sorely perplexed ourselves to understand our duty to all
these suffering ones. So many families are out of employment, and
that means destitute, hungry, afflicted, and oppressed. I can see no
way but to help these poor souls in their great need, and I shall do this