Evening star., 1896-07-09
CRESCENT AGAINST CROSS.

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CRESCENT AGAINST CROSS.
An illustrated Lecture ON Turkey and
Armenian by DIR. LOvejOy.
One of the most interesting features of
last evenings program was the illustrated
address on Armenia, delivered by Rev.
George E. Lovejoy of Stoneham, Mass,
at the First Congregational Church. Not
withstanding the heavy rain storm the
church wes crowded to the doors by an
audience which demonstrated it's thor
ough accord with the sentiments of the
speaker by frequent and enthusiastic ap-
plause. Although the regular exercises
did not begin until O'Clock the entire
auditorium was filled at o'clock by
earnest workers in the cause of Chris
tiarity, who passed the interval in The
spontaneous singing of gospel songs. Long
lines Of red. white and blue streamers
were festooneI from various points in
the balcony to the central chandelier in
the ceiling. The rear wall was decorated
with a large banner of real red, white
and blue and the American colors in va
rions designs were displayed at all other
points of vantage.
Rev. s. NJ. Newman, pastor Of the church,
presided, and the music was rendered
by the Christian EnIeavor chorus of the
church. under the leadership Of Mr.. +. r.
OConner. The usher5 had a semi mill
tary appearance IN their bright uniforms
consisting of blue sack coat, white duck
trousers, blue military cap, blue necktie,
red sash, and red white and blue badge.
The exercises opened with devotional
services. cond acted by DR.. Lovejoy. who
introduced new feature in the singing
by displaying the words and music of the
different hymns on the screen used sub
sequently in illustrating scenes and in
cidents described in the lecture. DR.. New
~ hot h,I 4Nxy tIot-
hearts and desired that JOY should reign
in every heart throughout the world, it
was fitting that they should begin their
services with the anthem Joy to the
World. The Lord is Come" In intro
ducing the speaker of the evening Dr.
Newman referred to the Armenian meet
ing to be held in Endeavor Tent next Mon
day morning and expressed the hope that
there would be a large attendance and
liberal contribution for the relief of the
Christians of Turkey. DR.. Lovejoy led
Me" and There is Sunshine in Ny Soul
Today" after which he read the Second
Psalm. beginning with the words, why
90 doth the heather es,L 1l rage and the people Inn
delivered a fervent invocation. in which
he called upon God to bring the Endea-
vorers into a responsive condition for the
great work before them, and asking for
blessings on the army bearing the banner
OF Christ. The audience Joined with him
in repeating the Lords prayer. The devo-
tonal exercises closed with the hymn ON
ward, Christian Soldiers" which HYMN,
Dr. Lovejoy said in beginning his lecture
impressed him with the fact that they
had not yet entirely learned the deep
meaning of the songs they sang
He never knew the true meaning of RAJ
~ round the flag, boys" until he had been
in battle and had found out by experience
what the words really meant. In the same
earnest way was it essential to the Chris
tian Endeavorers to rally around the
standard of the cross.
THE Cres Against the Cross" was
the title of his lecture, and it dealt entire
~ With the prosecutions and outrages per-
petrated upon the Christian Armenians by
the agents and emissa ries of the Sultan of
Turkey. He told graphic story of the
recent massacres in eastern Turkey where
the martyred Armenians were given the
choice of islam or death" and were ruth
lessly slaughtered by the cruel Turks he
cause they heroically refused to renounce
their religion. The details were suppressed
so far as possible by the Turkish authori-
ties, but enough known, he said, to
make the blood run cold. Murder and
raplne ran rampant against the poor Ar
menians simply because they had re-
nounced lslamism, and not sirgle one of
the mighty civilized nations of the world
including the land of the free and home of
the brave had interviewed to stop the mas
sacre of human beings and the lands made
sacred by Christ and His disciples were al
lowed to be desolated by the Mohammedan
fanatics; DR.: Lovejoy placed the entire re-
Turkey upon the sultan. whom he described
as a modern Nero. and he scored severely
me European powers, who had stood idly
oy and permitted these outragss The pe-
culif-r and unsatisfactory situation in
Turkey is due, the lecturer said, to the dis
putes between Great Britain, Russia. Aus
trla, Italy and France. all of whom are
waiting for the sick man to die Financial
considerations also have much to do with
the failure to hold the sultan to a strict
accountability for his misdeeds. 1t is said
that Great Britain secured peace with
honor by the Berlin conference Dr. Love
JOY said 1t seemed to him more like dis
grace and dshonor." 1t also appeared to
him that the surest way to honor AMI
preferment in Turkey through the
murder of Christians. and many high Off
cials had been promoted on that sole ac-
count. He gave long black catalogue of
crime against the Armenians, and repeat
ed with pride the declaration of United
States Minister Terrell that if a single
American was sacrificed in the massacres
he would have the head of Turk for it.
In closing his remarks he said that the
American flag should float from every
school house and every church in the
United States, and that 1t should also float
over the mission schools and every Chris
tisn church in Turkey. where it might as
sist In maintaining the rights of human
beings. He accused the adminSt ration of