New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-07
HELP FOR ARMENIA.
THE TALE OF THE STRICKEN COUNTRY
TOLD BY A NATIVE.

-. RIG MASS MEETING IN THE ACADEMi'
An Armenian. clad in the garb OF MS ha'Ne
country. stood on the platform OF the Academy Oh
Music last night and told through an ih'eip'e'''
the history Of a day at saseoun; told as an eye
,,,,,oss ~ the horrors of a Turkish massacre;
told briefly and simply the story of the slaugh'er
NJ thousands OF his people. and the crimes prac-
,,sea upon women and children by the subjects Oh
tho Sultan The man was Vartan Dilloah' one
~ the few survivors OF Sassoun, and his MISSION
together with Herrant Kiretchjian an Armenian
of C,nstantInople is to bring more Closely 10 the
civilized world the unspeakable cruelty OF 'ne
Turk nd the necessity for immediate ma'eria' IT,
lief TO $50 900 destitute Armenians. "hose h0ine'
have been swept away and TO whom star'a'o"
must soon come unless Christian syinpa'"! 10
awakened And there were other SPEAKERS iii'"
prominent IN the city Of Brooklyn, ana the Al
mcnian traveller and author FREDERICK laws
Greene. who added the weight OF their "orus io'
d worthy cause.
Tho ,neetinp last night was primarily for the
purpose of collecting funds for immedia'e 'i"ns
mission to the destitute country. and, secondly
to excite sufficient interest for the ESTABLISHMENTS
OF permanent relief FUND
If the sympathy and interest displayed last
evening by 1900 or more of the leading and
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storm filled the Academy. the City of Churches
,,,u at least do her share toward the uplifting
of q nersecuted people The appeal for funds
ues made through the medium Of subscription
cards which were distributed among the
audience and n large sum was secured.
II was shortly after o'clock when the Kew
Charles Cuthbert Hall called the meeting 10
order and in n short speech outlined the situa-
ton in Turkey and Armenia.
AT the conclusion of his speech. Dr. Hall pre-
scented Edward NJ. Shepard as chairman or the
Meeting MI Shepards name was received
with applau use, and he was unanimously CHOSEN
Arthur b. Cook was elected secretary.
THE vIcE-PREsIDENTs.
The vice-presidents of the meeting were an
nounced follows:
The Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott. Abraham Abrahams ms.
me II" Rev Dr. Reese + Asop. David A. Body, the
Rev william W Benger the Rey ,ras Shar Foste;
haT Rack Hsnrkk Eugene eTs Barnes E. BsckfOrd
p Bellamy William Berri Camp6eil e. ia arencs
M0% Raven Tunis e. sersen
Truman j. Backus, Daniel Barnes the Kev Bur- mr.
Ts Dr. r. H BHrg General Afsa 6 Ba Asx
Nelson carmsH simeon co 81 Shisen b. cander
the Rev stephen H Camp Henry A. co GGIa,nsi
}aT pso H. W William De Wit William pykpsn
Marshall Br ta H eoone John G. Edy Frank
froth hing Fox W yrGsIo F Flse
man Dr. SSmss Greg M fft yman r Greene j.
G af s' Frederick W. Hinrchs the Rsy Samuel I5
j. g Hendrix Abner $ Haigh the Rsy W Inlyig
J. Hin. George Edward lde dr. I M1rs r Jones
Gustav A. jain Dr. Charles Jewett Brainer T keI
iogg Eliza r; Kennedy sidney "; s do%e Low
p iss ssS hisSSP w, MsR0n Natl
the Sew Rey the n Rev 1 pr Meredfh General
Arthur MasheC'0n na nT r. W II Ms
S MyDdsrse John A. Nichols the Rev Dr. Mes IS
Nelson the Dr. Reg Cornelius r oioot Alexander
T. Orr the Rev. Lindsay Parker Harrns paarss
car,; H. Pratt Butler Packard; John @ GUN
tard DR.. Joseph H. Raymond M stn,ara WilIiem
sIeid Rasa professor Rossiter w Raymond, Samuel
Rowland Thomas G. shearman Henry Is, 0h Erant
souier. George H. Southland. Frederick T. sher-
man H. Pendeton Schenck the , Key he steve n
S SSere' II Taft, Mirabeau l.. Towns James r.
Taylor, Edmund r. Terry. Asa w Tenny Ezra Wa.c D.
futile. Joshua NJ Van Cott. Augustus Van Wy Gr
G. b. Van Mortrand Robert b. WOODWARD ,1 D iS,
Jerome Walker. General C. W. "ng i,., t,R Wai
lace c. Deiano Wood Alfred T. White. John WINS ns.
low Frederic WaTd p D. Mh RSbar5 5n So neS
Additional vice presidents from New York Bishop
t 'hn pse Henry
CROSBY Brown. Rev. Morgan DIX John l. Terry
and Spencer TrasK
These resolutions were adopted:
Whereas After making ample allowance for o Ta
ports which come by irregular means OF ,rahxs
that nassacres OF the most atrocous description
have been pcrperated in Armenia the su H ,ba
country rlghtfuy possessing the land OF their
Whereas The continuance and recurrence OF these
barbarltes demonstrate either that the OTTOMAN baa
Power has connived at their preparation OF mas
i,,,vN IN
whereas. The failure to protect Tie dependent
population In Asia Minor is papaGe 0 of which
the Sutan's Government has been ACCORDED con
tinuance OF it's Independent sovereignty Now
Resolved. by the citizens Of Brooklyn. in mass
meeting assembled That h IN 70 our Asatie
Turkey is intolerable. And we call upon the Gov
ernments OF Christendom take such action, or to
hermit such of them as may be willing to do so. as
will put stop to the further perpetrauon OF these
Resolved. further. That we recognize the neces-
sty of present and immediate relief TO the sur
vivlng victims of these prosecutions And we en-
power the committee which has called this meeting
Of which the Rev; Dr Charles Cnthbert Hall Is
and A. B. Cook secretary with such other mem
bers they may add to their number. to solicit
through such channels as they may deem most
efHcacious for the relief OF the sufferers.
MONEY THE PRIME NEED
Frederick d. Greene. author of The Armenian
Crisis" recently returned from Armenia. was
introduced then and said in part
The Armenians are a distinct people, belonging to
the best type OF the Caucasian race. Their origi-
nal home was the mountainous plateau OF which
Ararat is the centre. stimulating climate and a
constant struggle with nature for the necessities
life have made them INDUSTRIOUS moral. intelligent
and energetic.
The history Of Armenia. covering 1900 years. has
heen story OF constant struggle and suffering.
or account OF her location on the highway OF the
nations between Asia and Europe. she has repeatedly
been trampled into the dust by migrating hordss
and by cruel invaders The fact that the Armenian
etock exists at all to-day is proof or It's wonderful
vitality and excellent quality.
The Armenians have the distinction OF being the
first to accep: Christianity as nation, having done
this about the year 800 A. ID. $3.50
During the terrible experiences TO which they have
bcen exposed for the last sixteen centuries their
ancient Christian Church has been the one rally Ing
point and OF strength. and this explains the
(Nnnaa an he haar ri of