Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-28

The report has been received from
the Augusta committee on Armenian
relief. showing that 1896 has already
been subscribed, with more to come.
The report is as follows:
Augusta, Me-. May %, 1896.
Editors of the kennehec Journal
MISUNDERSTANDING the interest which
has been taken in the work of the COM
mittee appointed to take charge of the
Armenian relief fund. and feeling that oGr
citizens should know how generously they
have dealt toward that suffering country.
/ have decided to report through your
columns III behalf of the committee, the
progress which has been made TO the
present time.
Contributions were received from vari-
Gus churches as follows:
St. Mary's Catholic ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50
nl1st baptist ........................ "a
Chrsts Church. Unitarian. ......... y
Green Street Methodist ............... D
Congregationalist tsee below ....... "A
ST. Augustine, Catholic, (see below)... Is
ST. Marks, Episcopal (see below)....
Total to date. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1885,
would explain in addition to these
splendid contributions that the Congrega-
misunderstanding, failed to take collec-
tions on Sunday last, as was intended.
but contributions will be made in those
churches. Sunday next the 3lst inst. ~
No public collection was made in st.
Mark $ Episcopalian church. the amount
credited to that church being 81 given by
the children of the Sunday school and the
remainder contributed by two members of
the congregation. st. Augustine's church.
in addition to the large contribution
credited above. had already sent on its own
account Il Still more generous amount
previous TO our cooperative work. The
Christian Alliance. Friends church, coll
lected. | think. $23s5, which was for
warded by them before action was taken
by this committee. making in all about
$50 sent by our Augusta people on this
work OF mercy. Whatever contributions
knowledged through your columns when
received. but no names of any individual
contributors will be announced.
In thus practically closing this work,
the committee desires to thank the citi-
zens of Augusta for the hearty co-opera-
ton which has been given its efforts,
anticipated by the most sanguine mem
bers of the committee. and is great
credit to the Christian people of Au-
gusta.
In pursuing our work. but slight OBJ
lection has been made by any persons.
but TO prevent any misunderstanding. !
will briefly allude to one. which was
brought TO our notice. A few not fa-
takes a large proportion of the money to
get the funds to the object of charity.
This is very often true relative to mission
offerings, where expensive boards and
salaries eat up large proportion of the
funds but in this case the entire work is
done through the International Red Cross
Society. which is the Geneva Cross AL
lance and which. rs your readers know,
is the great hospital service of the world.
BY their splendid organization. 81 per
cent. of this money is distributed to the
people for whom it is designed and under
the same method s. of this money will
support one Armenian for three months.
forget the exact data but think it sup
ports a whole family for one month.
Again thanking the people of this city.
not only for their large contributions, but
for the hearty cooperation shown this
committee in is work. l am.
WAITER d: STINSON, Chairman.
For the Committee.