Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-23
IN ARMENIA'S BEHALF.
A largely Attended Meeting in faneuil Hall Under the Auspices of tbe Armenian
 Relief Committee.

Boston, Nov 22.-A meeting under the auspices of the Armenian relief commit tee of this city was held in Faneuil hall this noon to protest against the recent outrages against Armenians and to ex- cite sympathy for and cooperation in the work of relief for those in distress. The floor and sides of the hall were well filled with men, with a sprinking of women, when the meeting was opened. Prominent upon the platform were Gov ernor Greenhalge, Rev. Francis G.-Pea- body of Cambridge. Hon. Robert Treat Paine, Samuel B. Capen, Hagop Bigigian. Rev. c. Hamlin and William Lloyd Gar rison.
 Edward c. Potter, chairman of the re-
 lief committee, called the convention to order and expressed the intense feeling of the audience upon a subject which so
 touched them as lovers of liberty. He
 said the relief committee had remitted to
 Constantinople during the last two
 months over $3000 and has about $500 coming in this week. These contribu- tions were expended on the field under
 the United States legation, in concert with the missionaries.
 He then presented the following list of the officers of the meeting, who were elected by exclamation: Chairman, Robert Treat Paine; vice-presidents,G Gov ernor Greenhalge, Leutenant-Governor WoIcntt Charles Francis Adams, Gen. Francis A. Walker Samuel Johnson, James Jeffrey Roche Charles R. Cod man. William Lloyd Garrison, Winslow Warren; secretary, Hagop Bigigian A series of resolutions were presented by Samuel B. Capan, read and made the text for number of speeches, after which they were unanimously adopted. They are as follows:
 Whereas During the last year and half the ancient feud between Moslem and Christian has broken out with terrific
 vieousness in all parts of the Turkish empire; and,
 Whereas It is proved by overwhelm- ing evidence that the responsibility for
 such atrocious deeds rests largely with the sultans government. whose author ized agents have been foremost in plum
 dering and murdering the defenselesS ArmenianS; and
 Whereas, This violence has now ex-
 tended to the persons and property of
 American citizens resident in that land and scrupulously obeying it's laws, there
 fore
 Resolved, That we express our unqual-
 flied condemnation of the government which for so long a time has been utterly
 unable to maintain peace within it's bor- ders, but which has used it's power open
 ly to foment discord and give unbridled license to its troops.
 Resolved, That what such a govern ment denounces as rebellion among it's subjects, while perhaps a hopeless thing in itself, cannot be cenSured by any lover
 of liberty who remembers the patience, industry and peaceful disposition Of the American race, and who considers what the instincts of our common humanity are, when every sacred right to which a
 man is entitled, even under Turkish law, has been ruthleSsly violated. Resolved, That we entend our deepest sympathy to the Christian people of the empire, who having survived the mas
 sacre, are now left at the beginning of winter without shelter, food or clothing, and who may be still in hourly expecta- ton of surrendering their lives to the rapacious Kurd or the fanatcal Turk. Resolved, That in view of the extreme destitution of the survivors we call upon the people of New England to sustain the appeal of the Armenian relief committee by forwarding funds to MeSsrs. Brown
 Bros. & Co. under the assurance that whatever is entrusted to them will be duly acknowledged and prudeIitly eX-
 pended.
 Resolved. That we approve the project
 of administrative reform submitted by Great Britain to the powers. and only
 regret that they have been so long in
 their fruitless endeavors to come to an understanding.
 Resolved, That we commend the wig orous efforts of our government to guard A1neTlcdn lnlefeStS III IuTkey, ana we appreciate greatly the firm attitude of
 our minister at Constantinople, who has evidently done all in his power to pro tect his countrymen from the manifold perils to which they are exposed. The speakers were Robert T. Paine. the Rev. Cyrus Hamin, the veteran mis- sionary to Turkey and founder of Robert college; Bishop Lawrence, Rev. F. F..
 Clarke, Julia Ward Howe, Curtis Guild, Jr.; William Lloyd Garrison, son of the
 famous aboltionist.
 Governor Greenhalge, Hagop Biggeian
 and Charles Jeffrey Roche, editor of the Boston Pilot. also spoke
 Letters were read from Ex-Governors William E. Russell and John D. Long, A. Shuman and Josiah Quincy. Governor Greehalge said I've are here to consider grave er- sis. The great common sense which runs through the declaration of inde-
 pendence cannot be expected of every
 people. The Armenian cannot expect
 that before be rushes into rebellion he
 must have reasonable hope of success.
 But if he has seemed to do what to our
 cold, calculating intelligence, Is unwise,
 remember that it is only the cry of suf-
 fering humanity after all.
 "We heard much about the words of
 the father of our country about entang-
 ling alliances, but let US be careful that
 we do not in negative or Supine way make entangling allianc with crime and
 murder, rapine and torture (Great ap-
 plause).
 'The United States of America cannot
 afford to sit a deaf mute in the council of
 nations. (Applause). Entangling alli- ances--we may make them with the forces of hell by remaining silent, inert,
 placid. App1ause). I have confidence,
 MT. Chairman. that the elective action
 of the federal government will be wise
 and prompt and effective. I hope I am
 not jingo. Oaughter and applause).
 But feel thrill of satisfaction in say
 ing that Minneapolis. with 400 blue jack
 cts and forty marines, is likely to be
 steaming on her swift way to Constan-
 tinople to represent the conscience of
 Christian American. Great applause) ' FOR THE PROMISED LAND. Two Negro Women Started on Their Jour-