New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-14
THE SYRIAN MASSACRES.

A meeting, he cal for which was signed by large
nun bsf of II hu-ptisl Names was held yesterday al
p. m. in The Tract House for the purpose OF ras ng
rDds TO be cent TO the relief Of the Syrian Christians
such as sre Yet alive. Nearly twenty persons were
PRESENT. Mr.. WIN. A. Booth was called to the chair
sno he Rev. j. g. Craighead appointed Secretary.
After prayer by the Rev. GEO. w. Wood, the Rev.
Dr. BAIRD stated The oil ect of the meeting He said
that gs # this Kind were being held in England
ard France esTecially among the Jews. The great
OF jeci to appoint COMMITTEE to prepare an APP
peal to The people Of The United States and to designate
perft 10 'ecelve contributions.
Dir. PRIME read The appeal emanatlng from the
Anglo. An encsn Lesgus Committee at Beyrou'. He
read also let from Beyrout giving s1me account Of
The letter states iba, bat missionary and he an
lIistmsn, had been murdered there, aud that the
faI acs bad aetusliy in some instances, drank the
blood Of their victims.
blr WoOD made some remarks.
DR.. BETHUYE thought il high time that this great
Christian uaiiOn sHood do s0methiug There
France moving ard England, and he felt sorry that
the flags of Christian ua'ions gath sred gether
10 SUI port there martyrs, own shCuld not be ioand
But we could serd prayers and alns II not
csnnor. 1t WIS high time thai we should show our
regard for that HOly Catholic Church Of which we
talked much We sent out los OF hli5usters upon
all soIts Of doDs but not Uan OF them had gone
to Italy. He was ashamed o! then.
A GEsTLIMAN thought that the Committee organ
lied a Is yrout was very good one Tor
Bot sbt first THU z TO be done was TO get the money.
have a vessel the Coss, OF Syria. He did not urge
this because The sufferers Christians. He could
forget that he owed his life TO the interference OF
the Mohsnnedsns, with so called Christians. large
M jOrity OF those in whose behalf they had met could
not make a very strong claim upon us as Christians.
Bot they were men.
Mr.. BAIRD spoke of the importance of remembrance.
Mr. j. HosFoRD SMITH, the Turkish Consul, spoke
also of the importance of having war-vessel on the
coast.
Mr. PRIME said that the Christians of Syria had at
least the Iame tf Christians
Mr.. BYTHUNE th, Ugbt we might get entering
wedge by this wti,h would be great 10 its results We
ought to avail ourselves of every opportunity TO get
cur hands N.
p Of MARTINS would not uish to complcate the hui
maniiies Of the subject with any reference TO the re-
igon of tie sufferers. In the last number OF 1h3
Missionary HGSGld one Of their own missionaries
wroie Thar the Christians engaged ia getting mp
wal by which to extermDate The Dfuses and hs aid d
tba he thought they would be wofully disappointed in
tho result.
DR.. BAIRD thought the whole subject would be best
elaborated fy C. mn,it'ee.
Mr. Prime, Dir. Howe, DR.. Baird, DIR. Bethune snd
Mr.. GDlr al were appointed Comnl tee oil hVe
to 'ske the Whole natter in charge Of making an ag
peal the GoveTnu ent for protection, to tde puolc
for contributors OF determining OH the method OF
dsp0sir Of the funds collected.
The COMMITTEE retired aud after consultation asked
privilege Of .nIsrging the Committee 10 % which
bsipg granted they designated the fol owing gentle
Pettah PERT e.q Luther Brad.h ESQ., Geo. w Betbune,
ID D. Wm A. Booth esq Ffaucs Hall esq r. ). Soust j.,
d D. VIM NJ Eyarts; ssqs Fisher Howe esq Ioseoh P
ST. wait Brown, esq Wm c. Alexander esq, SAmL Irensus
Prime, D. d., S. iston ESQ, Gerard HAllock, esq,
Sraudng esq, Archibald Russell esq Gardiner Spring D. ID
John Cotton Smith, esd Daniel Lord esq, Hiram Kechum,
esq. 81.
TIE Committee were authorized to fill vacancies,
and Dr. Baird was requested 10 act rs Secretary in
calling the meeting tcg Their.
The Comm tee will meet again at the same place,
at 4 p. III. on Thursday.