St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-03-13
meaning off till now. 80 years after.
| Now find it is no dead letter.

meaning OF 1t Till now, 81 years atter.
Now find it is no dead letter
Official PRAYER of E-Islam repeated in the
Turkish empire every day OF the year.
ooh Allah Aid ElIsam and strengthen
it's pillars. and make infdelty trcmble, and
preserve our Adured Prince, the Sultan; pro-
long his reign and aid his, armies!
"Oh Allah Lord of all creatures! destroy
unbelievers, Illustrate their works, invert
their banners, ruin their habitat tons E! Make
their children orphans, defie their houses and
cause their feet to slidel Give them and their
families, their women and their children,
their possessions, their race. their lands,
their wealth as booty to us Moslemsl Great
is Alahv
1t would be strange if such prayer as
that did not make men tanatical aud
ferocious. 1t is this sort OF rtli Lious
training that has headed up i'll the
massacres. Christian men butchered by
tens Of thousands; their bodies hacked
to pieces. roped and dragged through
che streets and dunghlls; their shops
and houses looted, plundered LAID in
ashes their women and children stripped,
outraged, left TO die OF starvation and
cold life turned into a hdeous night
mare for those who survive this carnival
OF barbarty, the blacklist blot on the
century we live in.
1t would he shame for us of this
favored town to sit still and say nothing
or do nothing while such tragedies are
going on. This meeting OF citizens is
called that we may at least discharge
our righteous indignation, and waken a
genuine practical sympathy for the suf-
erers.
In sense we may also be said to rep
resent Caledonia county, which has sent
much OF it's consecratrd life into Armenia,
and hope that what weoi the slire-town
now inaugurate in the way OF relief will
presently include other towns OF the
county as well.
The North church ladies quartette sang
a selection alter which Mr.. lde introduced
Judge Walter p. Smith.
Among other good things Mr.. Smith
said, "Why is not something done? Be-
cause each nation has right 10 control
its internal affairs without the inlerCer-
ence of other nations. The French revo-
luton and the American system of sla-
very went on without interference from
outside.
Russia by an old treaty has the pro-
tectorate oil the Greek Christian church
in Armenia. but since the Crimean war
this protectorate passed to other nations
as we'll. In 1878 Russia undertook to
exercise another protectorate and the sul-
tan signed treaty to execute certain re-
forms. This promise was made to the
five great powers OF Europe, but no re-
forms have ever been reported. England
made private arrangement with Tur-
ley that ii Turkey would give England
the control OF Cyprus she IN return would
protect Turkey. Later England prom
ised TO protect Turkey from Russian IN
terlerence. Have you heard anything
from England since the sultan " rote
Lord Salisbury asking him to modify his
remarks on the Armenian outrages at
certain dinner party?
Again, the Queen oil England is EN-
press OF India and has 50,000,0OO Mo-
hammedau subjects in India. l. England
interered with tile sultan's plans all
India would rise to arms.
What is the anlmus of this wholesale
slaughter? The Armenians are a pro-
gressive, industrious, law-abidlng people,
but they are not Moslems. The sultan
sees that soon he will have an Armenian
nation instead Of Mohammedan ma
ton. His plan is to exterminate or so
Grippe the Armenian nation that the
Mohammedan population will always be
in ascendancy.
There are three things we can do. We
can protect the Americans in Turkey:
we can secure indemnity Tor our property
there ii destroyed; we can send money to
relieve suffering. The sultan does not
like the latter method because he knows
that behind every dollar there is public
sentiment worth more than dollars. We
can also hold public meetings all over
this land to protest against the outrages.
The United States has not lost its power
through public opinion
Mr.. Horton then read the following
account Of the murder OF Rev. Geralied
kuludjian, native pastor at Sivas.
He was seized Nov. 2, robbed and shut
up with Others, while massacre went on
outside until nightlall Then a squad of
Turks came in. offered him liberty If he
would deny his religion. He thought a
moment, considering his invalid wife and
four daughters the oldest not 16, then
said: IL believe in Jesus Christ aud shall
spend my lie persuading Others TO be-
lieve." They fred twice and shot him
dead. Next morning his body was found
thrown into a back yard stripped of
clothing; and the only bu ial was, to be
put with 800 other slaughtered men into
a huge trench near by.
He then introduced Miss Faith Hub
bard, student at the Academy who is
the daughter OF Rev. George II Hubbard
the American Board missionary at Sivas.
Mss Hubbard read very thrilling and
sad account oE a massacre near Sivas,
written by one of the survivors OF the
massacre.
The Methodist choir then rendered a
song written for such meetings, after
which MIR. lde expressed the regret that
sickness detained W. p. Staff ord the last
speaker. 1t was also announced that
subscriptions Tor the Armeulans would
be opened at the Passumpstc Savings
Bank and the Citizens Bank.
These resolutions were introduced by
Mr.. Horton aud unanimously adopted: ::
Resolved, That we, citizens OF St.
Johnsbury, record our adherence of the
barbartieS inflicted Oh the Armenian
people; our sympathy with the sufferers !;
our prayer that Chr>tendom may Speed-
ly unite to put an end to inhumauity OF
every sort, wherever 1t is found.
Resolved, That we approve the action
OF the Board of Trade in opening sub.
Scripton books for the relief funds (Red
Cross or other) at the Passumpsic and
Citizens Savings banks, to whlcn we will
gladly contribute.