The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-30
LAND OF THE WILD ASS.
Atrocities in Armenia--AddreSs by DR..
Horton, In Music Hall, Sunday.

Some 600 people filed the seats in Music
Hall al 2:t0 yesterday afternoon. Enthusiasm
prevailed. and the Rev. Francis A. Horton.
ID. D.. made fine address. Ho said in brief:
There are two ways OF putting the Bible
undor your feet. one way is TO trample On
it, TO destroy, which could not be done. An
other way Is to stand on il as foundation
TO build up from. He wanted 10 do the latter.
especially in this great matter Of the cruelty
OF the Arabans against Che Armenians. DIR.
Horton then read from some chapters In
Genesis. TO show that the modern Turk or
Arabian was the ancient Ishmsel. "His hand
against every man, and every mans hand
against him." In unique way he traced
the hate between lshmael and Isaac TO the
feeling between arabia ana Armenia. Isaac
was the representative of the sufferers today.
Strange 10 tell. Abrahams prayer was still
being answered in the preservation OF Ishmael
which was "A proc. Of Bihlica authenticity
but he believed was now flling up the measure
of his iniQuity. and would be soon destroyed.
He Gid not expect the salvstion Of the race.
hut it's ignorance, brutality and superstition.
demanded It's destruction. The world can
get on better without tie Isbmaelite, viz.
the Turso Arabian. than without Isaac. who
is the Jew. The jew stands for knowledge,
religion, civilization and good morals. As one
said: "The jew. once in IA way to give the
world his best: tho jew bowing 10 Christ as
Paul did (who was Jsw) would every way
benefit the race" DR.. Horton despairs Of the
salvation Of the Arab. because he so fully ac-
ptz-the knran- which exen- -nromlses him a
better paradise, and n harem with more
beautiful women in IL for killing a hereto.
No wonder he likes row and fights AS a
luxury. Syria. Persia and Egypt prove tho
Bible true in regard TO their overthrow. so
viii the Turk. and very soon, too. the
civilization of the world is failure II we
look on and SEQ this wholesale butchery. But
IL Is not. Tho powers are waking mp. And
any one of the powers could send enough gun
boats 90 Constantinople to blow 10 from the
face Of the whole earrf. We alone could. But
we must first use moral power. Arabs do
not mind dagger. They can use one as well
themselves But they fear man-ofwnr.
And when we send little lighting feet 20 tho
Mediterranean and say. "This butchery must
close" wo will not have % 10 much moro.
This nation has power Of calling halt and
securing IT. And we are responsible for doing
so. We need more Of the spunk OF our Ameri-
can consul at Beirut, SYRIA. He even sue.
ceeded In getting Congress 10 send Commo-
dore Kirkland back after he had left. when
tho lattor ON his return 10 Beirut. arrived,
no said. "a Mr. Gibson came on board his
ship: "Are you the little man who howled.
and howled, till had 60 come backs 10 wss
even So and when Kirkland sent TO the Arab
sheik in question 70 como down and make
right the wrongs OF certain American citizens.
saving. "Our guns are shotted," the cow
ardly Arab succumbed. DR.. Horton here
awoke the applause, as he appealed TO tho
people. pulpit and press 10 howl and howl till
we broke the land up and~Tiz GIFTED the wrongs
OF the Armenian.
A White Gross Chapter Is now being formed
in Providence TO aid the sufferers.