Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-17
THE ARMENIAN MASSACRES.
They Desire the European Powers 20
Investigate at onee-The outrnges
Rehearsed and tho Action OF the
sultan Thereon Set Forth Fully.

fSNSt"Hf 'I'N. ~ nc AiheAANaii pveAN
OF commissioners for foreign missions
more than any other missionary organi-
zatlon In America centralizes its work in
behalf OF Armenlans In Asiatic Turkey.
It's Western Turkey mission began In
1919. 1t Eatern Turkey mission in 1885.
and its Central Turkey mission in 1Sl7.
These three missions comprise fifteen
stations. 2es quotations. forty-fvo mis-
sionaries, ono medical mission In East
! ern Turkey. forty-t,yn married women
and savent,.thrao ,,n,,s,,.t,a. g. ,a,t
~ uHN'"iiieu IA A"'''
II rnhployS w naive lhDorers.
These laborers occupy 299 places for
! stated Dreaohinp sectIrea averes,a cop.
,r.gati6r,, -, oo5,- ,....- re- -.
| - 'N''' P'isO's' the 9ap-
! phth SCHOOLS number 26,4B4. The ad-
! herents are estimated al 46.se4 There
| are 112 churches ,,t,l, . ,,,o,,,,,a,,,,t,, 81,
| ~ 40, ~. " "
4i'''A VI "hoHh $50 are received WITHIN
/ a year The educational work is ex-
tenslye. There are four Theological
scbonie 100 ,t,oo,o,,,,o,-,,. .,.,-',
i-' 'hu"loslcHi students, thirty
one eole6es, nigh and boarding schools
/ for boys containing / ASA pupils, twenty
/ colleges btyb ,,d h,.,,,tt,,.. -. -.
., 's 'et'V'4s iN'
sn'7 0oh'H'hihs III puplls. There are
5i2 common schools. containing 1888
pupils. There are 1861 uthers under In
struc,iop rbo ,,,u1 ,a,ai -
e'"N wa Va pcIsohs
uiiuer lnSuucuohs consist Of 1856 per-
sons. The contributions OF the natives
last year TO tina American hoa.s
s,ro,,,,,,1 a. so,-te
,',, F''''''
phese facts do not include the work
In European Turkey. Numerous inot,i-
ri,4 nav, t,,o,, ,o,.t,.,.., 49,.
pi,d from a. 'SSs's W tiolii 'ue press
enc, ia us 20 u.Ioi"I cons'itu-
Indycsd III ot.,,''.'i,. SseteS' "hleh mas
Ia gnrnigh ~ s',,,i' n',tiNp prsaIlHl'loh
aim, t9 60 ~ ~ io''oMtnB statement re-
I"t,nb 70 AHalrs IN Iurkey"
ra,nrts ", ~ 10, hot uhconeerned about tho
- " NJ, ~ VIC iiu9HduIe IN EASTERN lur-
- az po7'tioh or tue l'' mission
bt 1,,,ri,i .Ip N.,lIrlOan board Wlthin
lit, 49, N,9u eiiPiIo rs an extremely
ael'elte gBe' Symphthl~ihB deeply On
S iie , u.s sue WIN az VINO are suffering
III ,,"V'i VI poFelty' oppression ana
1ilslule, tlPy nave YET been loyal to
w govern mont under which they have
MI anu nave never couhtenanced
S'ul'lph OF rtpriilon'
~ mas peen their blessed privilege
Whue PIeuehins the gospel OF Jesus
NHIlAl 70 ma lhe poor, 10 protect a. TAR
~ W puHaip,v ,he oppressed anu To denver
t'oIh unjust pllelhlH lnullltudes who
nave Deen arrested or Imprisoned.
IL " NOT necessary for our mlsslona-
rvs; utter thes9 score OF years OF devot-
Su INDur Ior me native races OF Tur-
Key 10 prove their sympathy with the
huleIlns anu oppressed by Joining 9th
etH. VINO, al saIe distance from the
bcuha OF DANGER are passing vigorous
Iehplutlphs IN condemnation OF the
MrohBs lhnletyd, Ihey are doing their
D H.. a a tI
~ we interests OF those for whom
theY nave long lapoicd, but our readers
,uu Won understand that for the 80
potn OF the holplcas ana the helped Il
rs nor eNpedlenl Tor US to present full
statement or all that we hear and be-
Some things we may propcrIy saw
prior TO the tull Investigations Of the
nnekeu atrocities, which we trust Will
w 'hNue ny representatives OF both
puI government ana the European
pSNyra ~ we Saaspun region south
-, nousn 'ulI, lneFe gre or recently
Wy, ulnHy NlInb'S lnhablted by Ar
n,IIu,nms' ihese people Were system
I,,NS i9"Vcu OF tuelr Hooks by
an,,r,,tr Nv H. III wv AFTER part or lhe
,ttta,' u. ilHa pursued the
retr ,,r.,,,, p'!Sl"oo 10 recover
sncI a 1880 ~ tl.e nsht when en-
anon, ,tc,m sn,,'n ~, 70 We hll,yu,
ma Turkish qo1atnr4 NNhnu t,,f,,,,,,,tt...
yaa f.Iycn ,hnt tbo Az NJ. III" tlul,
killed come Of mo Sultan's tramss M ~
chn,.I.. 90 r,,,aut tte 9u,sau Uuop5 me
crs were scnt 10 mi down M Ins ev,.-
rectIon, The rcsuIt was tbS, TO-,
inwloss ana upenntroiic5 sotiiSr, 80, 80
lndiscrlmInnte sinufyhter Of Inc ns ,,,o
who had sought 10 defend .bnjr nrlir-
erty In the horrible mnssaerea wblnh
followed thousands were Amin snn,e
at 8 I'M
this vretched orf1i,' ma nlt , ueta'1S %
even by those near tho scene They
Will never he obtained unless foleirn
governments Insist upon thorough
| Investigation conducted by foreigners.
inc poor people are In terror and dare
not state the truth unless under pro-
"eu9h'
a aeeumeni has been prepared near
tne scene OF the carnage, purporting to
slVe the Judgment Of the people that
the thousands slain In Talvoree met
thelr Just deserts and expressing re-
gret that ~ mad been thought best to
sehd eonsuls to investigate since there
ma nech no need for their coming.
The value. or such document will hc
uhVers'ood when the methods for Sc
ouHhs slgngtures are known, But
sucn investigations should he made
most VIGOROUSLY either TO relieve the