The record-union., 1896-07-14

ises concerning the kingdom of heaven,
and SO we wait and hope for religious
harvest among the Turks. OH we do
not want them to die in their sins, but
we desire to see them united with US
N the same salvation and become pos
SCISSORS of eternal life
After her appeal she was again pre-
sented to the audience, while Miss
Leitch, her fellow worker, wrapped her
| in the folds of an American flag and
called upon Americans everywhere to
see that the protection of this Govern
rnent was extended to her people. This
| incident brought cheer after cheer from
| the audience.
| Evangelist Mills took up the appeal and
in a passionate harangue assailed the
| Governments of Europe, England and
the United States for their indifference
toward the Armenian slaughter He
described the brilliancy and cunning of
the Sultan in showing him to be a man
| of great ability, and then said Il have
no doubt that these massacres In Ar
menia were planned and carried out by
the lieutenants of the Sultan for his
! own purpose
Mr. Mills laid the blame for the atroci-
| ties at the doors of the Christian ma
tons. He declared that England stood
perjured to-day before God and the ma
/ tions for her failure to prevent them.
! He showed also that responsibility rest
| I'd upon the Government of the United
States. She had more direct cause than
| England to interfere, yet she had scarce
| ly asked for an apology. Nay, her
Minister has even warned the American
missionaries to get out of Turkey, as
he should not be able to protect them. y
He then explained how the British
ambassador had extended his protection
to the missionaries, SO that they were
| allowed to continue their work unmo-
! Tested. THAT was the only reason
that they were not slaughtered" he
said. Had our noble President on one
of his fishing excursions wandered into
the Turkish domain and had so much
as a tiny little bullet from Turk s
play pistol pass through his sail take
it Americans would have found it was
some Of our business to interfere in
Turkish affairs. If we as Christian
| Endeavorers did not believe in war; we
might hope that while the United States
Government is spelling for war some OF
the occupants of these empty build
lfSS diOul1u US tlduS0teI) might u1ldN-
| imously resolve to go to war to protect
the Turk. loud laughter)
Il charge the Government of the
United States with misrepresentation OF
the enlightened sentiment of the Amer
lean people in this matter The Pres
ident of the United States, the Secre-
tary of State and the American Minis
ter have disregarded our broken trea :
ties. They have permitted American
lives to be endangered: they have per-
mitted American property to be de-
stroyed without reparation, and Amer
lean citizens TO be imprisoned
..Our Government has stirred the pas
sions of the American people to anger
against England on one-thousandth h
part of the pretext that would have suf-
feed for a destructive war with Tur-
key. The Administration officers have
| turned deaf and almost scornful ear
to the entreaties and representations of
| some of our best citizens, missionaries
churches and moral societies, and ]
| denounce their conduct as unpatriotic
uncivil, undemocratic, unrepublican
unamerican, unchristian, weak, bar
| barrie and criminal in the eyes of the
American people and of God and of all
men"
Every word almost of these last SEN