The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-16
Eight Hundred Persons
Killed by MuSSulmanS.
American Mission Building
Sacked and Burned.
Missionaries at Kharput Managed to
Barely Escape.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Nov. 16. About 500
persons were massacred by the Mussuls
mans at Khsrput and eight out OF twelve
buildings belonging to the American mis-
slons were. sacked and burned. The mis-.
~sionaries, however, escaped.
The news of the massacre and the
devastation OF the American Mission at
kharput, was first received through The
Associated Press at the rooms Of the
American Board of Foreign Missions Com
m~issioners in Boston, and the announce
ment caused great CONSERVATION, as the
Khsrput mission was not only one of the
most prosperous and successful, but was
also considered the most secure from
trouble. The American Board gives The
Associated Press the following details
concerning the Khaput mission: !
The buildings destroyed are those of
the American Board. Kharput is a CITY
In Armenia, 200 miles southwest OF Ez-
eroum, about 20 miles east Of the
Euphrates. Its chief Importance lies in
its position, Ii is the center OF a large
number OF villages covering an extended
plain, and constituting the only section
OF Armenia where the Armenians can
fairly claim TO constitute a majority OF
the population. The city itself has a
large Turkish population, but the plain
is almost entirely Armenian. 1t Is the
seat OF Euphraets college. Fifteen out
stations lie within 10 mules of tho city.
The Arbklr field, on the west, was
joined 10 Kharput in 1865, ana the fol-
lowing year the larger part OF the Diar-
bekir field on the south; so that now
the limits OF the Kharput station en-
brace a district nearly one third as large
as New England. The first missionary TO
occupy this station was MIR. A. ID. Moore,
in 1866. lie left after three years, snd
during the civil war in America he be-
came a chaplain Ia the army and was
killed.
The first church was formed In Kbar-
put in 1856, with two mem bcrs; now there
are 20 churches, which have received TO
membership more than 5000 persons.
The presen. living membership lisa little
more than 100. An importants feature
of the work is that for women.
The names ana the homes of the mis-
sionaries are as folio VS.:
Tho Rev. o. u Allen, Mt. Morris, N.
". Mrs. Caroline II. Allen. Bangor, Me. I;
the Rev. DIR. II. n. Barnum, Leicester,
Mess; Mrs. Mary +. Barnutu, born In
Constsntinople; Miss Emily NJ. Barnum,
A~uburndale, Mass. Miss Carrie u. Bush,
Rochester, n. Y. Miss Mary L. Daniels,
Franklin, Mass. the Rev. Egbert Il. Ell
lis, Portland. Me-. the Rev. Q. Frank
Gates, Chicago; Mrs. Mary K. Gates;
the Rev. DR.. crosby H.. Wheeler, Warren,
Me. Miss Emily g. Wheeler, Bangor. Mo.
Rev. John X. Browne and wife,
whose home is No. so Chestnut street,
Cambridgeport, are members OF this mis-
sion. They are at home on Through and
therefore are safe from danger.
The membership of the churches at
Kharput is reported as 2005, OF whom 1913
are WON en-.
The people have paid for preaching
this year 1882; for building purposes,
S2266; miscellaneous expenditures, S354S;
schools. s3471; missions, homo and for
eign, 1888. The value OF the property
said to have been destroyed 10 between
$40, COO and 500, 600