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Ben Harrison: “It is most appropriate that a people whose storehouses have been so lavishly filled with all the fruits of the earth by…”

On the recordJanuary 4, 1892
It is most appropriate that a people whose storehouses have been so lavishly filled with all the fruits of the earth by the gracious favor of God should manifest their gratitude by large gifts to His suffering children in other lands.
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Message to Congress Requesting Aid to Relieve the Famine in Russia

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