Holy Humanitarians: American Evangelicals & Global Aid
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an>n the sunny afternoon of May 10, 1900, a crowd gathered at Pier 1 in Brooklyn, New York, to offer prayers and blessings for the maiden voyage of the US Navy steamship Quito. Laden with 5,000 tons of corn and seeds, the Quito was bound for famine-stricken Bombay. The cargo, as the ship’s sponsors proclaimed, represented “not only the life-saving gift of food to the starving multitudes of India, but also a tender message of love and sympathy from God’s children on this side of the globe to those on the other.” As the vessel got underway, the supporters sang “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” and listened to letters from President William McKinley, Secretary of State John Hay, and New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt, who each expressed regret for their absence and praise for the “splendid work of American benevolence.” Attention then turned to the Reverend R. G. Hobbs’ benediction
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