Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-26
A VOICE FROM ARMENIA,
Oppressed Christians Appeal 10 Amer.
lea for Aid.
one Cent Solicited from Every citizen
for the Promotion Of Liberty
and better Governments.

MiSSEApOLIs, MINI, Nov. % "A
Thanksgiving proclamation has been
Issued from Armenia to the people OF
the United States. II reads Ia part.
Thrice happy people Of tho land Of
the free:
You arc thankful that the lives OF
your iofeisthofs were spared and thai
God established here "a great nation,
standing upon liberty and freedom oi
conscience,
To-Day there Ia an ancient Chrlstinn
uauOui anu her people are sItIug
around the amOldering ruins Of ueir
homes und mHnglud tuuusuuua OF dead.
Sue l. robbed Of uUr liberty, but krcps
Ills freedom u conscience by martyr.
dom. You have read aud YOU nave
teen hoffifio1 al tue iuhumau cfusltIes
lorpelralod upon the helpless people OF
Armenia.
The horror OF the slaughter and tho
brstial cruelty VI tue Outrage have
chilled the heart aud polluted tho car
OF Chtiatendom.
ask the whole American puopls 10
declare 10 the world on this, tho DAY OF
their glad Thanksgiving, by unnni.
NOUS vote, tLuit horror nud CON
stofnallun ut tho brutal slaughter Oi
thousands Of Armchair families nnu
the crushing Of mercy ana juutice with
one blow before the eyes OF the civil.
lied woflI.
ask thom TO cast that vote, not on
paper but one good cent, dime ~
they Wlll-butpt least one American
cent rom every man, woman anu
child whose heart has Achud for the
stricken Armenian nation; 10 look
upon the cent or the dime ere they east
IT, aud see there United States enclfcl.
lug liberty, aud, tNullAnt In the glory
OF thcir Inheritance, TO dedicate that
sacred symbol Of mighty protest
against all oppression, aud an expires
son OF warm sympaIuy fOr bleeding
nation.
Ia tho nauie Of the horror.striokon
women Of Armenia, 1 appeal " the
women and wives OF Armenia, and
through them ~ the a1nsnnI bfothrrs
oi their love, Tor n they Will respond,
lhla vote viii DO cast aud slAku tue
world, 10 the everlasting honor OF the
wUmauhOod OF America.
la the name Of the martytoI Chris.
tan church OF Armenia 1 apueaI Ia
TIE ministers Of the guspcl aud mem.
bors OF All churches anu Chrlttlan Of
gauiztilOus help swell the vote.
feniiug tbs united organizations OF
al ifieuds Of Armenia, anu for the
appointment OF officers anu trustee.
tho following honOrUd gentlemen will
act M trustees NJ the fund! Mayor oi
Minneapolis, WIN. II. EustIs; Geo. A,
fillubufyi r.. &. Chamberlain, prusl.
dent Security bank.
The trustees Will hold tho fund I'm.
violate, 10 DO used for two objects
only!
Fifsti to secure tho protection OF the
Armenian people Ia Turkey from fur.
Their oulragcs.
Second, to promote tho cause OF e..
taoiishing a righteous government In
Armenia.
To this editors Of America, | appo,l
win yeatuing. You, honUrsu sifs.
are tue gslokeopefa VI tue nntiouis
hoatL VIII you not hold up this siy.
nal Tor the rescue Ola nation? 1 pTay |
you display this proclamation, and
every inca Of bold type will DO blnz.
log protest against foul murder anu
horrible dissertation Of sacfsd homes
aud every reader Will cast a burnipp
vote Invoke the rich blessings upon
the press VI America.
To you, noble people OF tho uniled
States, Mother Armenia would sspd
thr toul blessing Of Jerusalem ofolJ.
"Pcacu within thy walls anu prosper.
lly within thy pIaoes"-Homes oftbs
liberty loving people.
Yours In the service OF God and
humanity,
HERANr MEsROn kUSETCHIAL.
secretary Armenian Association OF
the Northwest.