Reconstruction in Russia - Easter Sunday 1925 - Address

Sep 21, 2026

Reconstruction in Russia is an address delivered at the Community Church Forum in New York City on Easter Sunday, 1925, by Captain Paxton Hibben. It recounts relief efforts during the Russian famine following war and social collapse, emphasizing that the children must both survive and learn. The address outlines practical education and self-support plans, including farm resources and skills for girls and boys, and highlights the enduring need for faith and sympathy to secure peace through understanding.

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Reconstruction in Russia

Address to the Forum of the Community Church of New York City (Easter Sunday 1925)

Practical education and self-support plan

Need for faith, sympathy, and understanding for future peace

# 97-84278-3Hibben,Paxton Reconstruction in Russia New York City[1925] COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIESPRESERVATION DIVISION ##### BIBLIOGRAPHIC MICROFORM TARGET ORIGINAL MATERIAL AS FILMED-EXISTING BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 308 Z Bex 858 ###### Hibben,Paxton,1880-1928. Reconstructionin Russia;an address before the Forumof the Community church of New York eity,Easter Sun-day,1925,by Captain Paxton Hibben..New York cityAmeriean committee for the relief of Russian children,1925 23 p.19°m. 1.Reconstruction(1914-1?;)—Russia.2.Russia—Econ.condit.--1918-1015. 26-10349Library of CongressHC335.H45—-------Copy 2.r21 RESTRICT ONS ON USE: Reproductions may not be made without permission from Columbia University Libraries. TECHNICAL MICROFORM DATA FILM SIZ三： 35mmBEDUCTION BATIO: 9:1 IMAGE PLACEMENT:IA IB IIB DATE FILMED:12-Q-97 INITIALS:业 ###### TRACKING\#: 28929 ##### BIBLIOGRAPHIC IRREGULARITIES MAIN ENTRY:Hibben,Paxton …… ………………………………………………… ………………… … ………… ………………… …… ………………… …… Reconstruction in Russia ………… … …… …… …………… …………… ………………………… ### Bibliographic Irregularities in the Original Document: ##### List all vclumes and pages affected;include name of institution if filming borrowed text. #### Page(s)missing/not available: ##### Volume(s)missing/not available:_ llegible and/or damaged page(s):_ #### Page(s)or volume(s)misnumbered:_ ##### Bound out of sequence:_ ##### XHarvard University_Pace(s)or volume(s)filmed from copy borrowed from:_ (paiges 22-23) Other: Insirted material:_ ## FILMED IN WHOLEOR PART FROM ACOPY BORROWEDFROM:HARVARD UNIVERSITY 100 ### Reconstruction in Russia An Address before the Forum of The Community Church of NewYork CityEASTER SUNDAY 1925 308Z 58 5.OX By Captain PAXTON HIBBEN,F.R.G.S. Execurive Secretary of the American Committee for Reliefof Rusian Children Educational Building 70 FIFIH AVENUENEw YoRK CITY #### 57505D Three years ago,when starvation stalked the banks of the Volgaa id litdle children lay dying in the deserted streets of Russia's vil-lages,you,who read this,gave your money to send to Russia thefcod that saved these little ones from death. First—they just lived. Even that was a miracle in those terrible famine days!Butnow,not only must they live—they must also learn.And becausetey must live while they learn,the plan that has been adopted iss(to organize the life of these little famine orphans as to makethem self-educating while they are self-supporting. For this,15,000 acres of the best farm land set aside by theR issian government at Maslov Kut,midway between the Caspianand Black Seas north of the Caucasus mountains,and Americanfa rm and home equipment sent from the United States,constitutethe resources upon which they can count.The rest is up to them:fcr the girls,to learn sewing,cooking,butter and cheese making,h use keeping;for the boys,to learn the use of tools,gardening,beeci Iture,ploughing,and how to repair farm implements.And forbvth,to earn their oen living while they learn. That is the material side.But there is another side. When you sent food and medicines and clothing halfway'roundthe world to save these Russian children from death three yearsay70—vou gave more than moneyYou imparted unto them as iriual gift also,for you taught them what it means in a practical,wiy to love thy neighbor as thyself.You gave them faith in you. Today they have far more desperate need of that faith than theyhid three years ago.For today,t

FAQs

What is the main purpose of Captain Paxton Hibben’s address?

To urge continued support for Russian children by explaining both the need for survival and the plan for education and self-support after famine relief.

How does the address describe the children’s transition from relief to learning?

It argues that beyond food and medicine, children must learn while they live, so they can become self-educating and eventually self-supporting.

What specific skills and learning activities does the address mention for girls and boys?

Girls are to learn sewing, cooking, butter and cheese making, and household keeping; boys are to learn tool use, gardening, beekeeping, ploughing, and repairing farm implements.

Sep 21, 2026

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