Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-13

The second thing that we can 10 for this
great cause is to pray. Shall We not pray
much for the missionaries. that God may
give them grace. wisdom and physical
strength sufficient for their needs: for the
Christians of Armenia, that their faith and
courag. fail not: for their murderers ale
prosecutors. that. like Saul of Tarsus, II ey
may be changed by the power of God and
become preachers of TIE faith which now
they deny: for the Christians of this coun-
try and Great Britain, that their hearts
may be constrained BY the iove of Christ to
send speedy and abundant ne!p to their
starving fellow Christians? Ana let us pray
for ourselves. that God may show each one
Of us what He would have us 10 and make
us ready and willing TO do it.
The third thing which we IAN 90 Is to
pour out our treasures, make sacrifices
lend hand for the relief of the perishipg
II some one We're TO annoulre in this meet
ing that fire had broken out IN a great
hospital i'll this city. and that hundreds Of
patients. men. women and children we're
utterly helpless. but that every one of US
could go &c the rescue, that every man
could save a man, every woman could save
a woman, every child could save child
how long would we stay here idle and in
different? The case of the Armenians is a
parallel case. Thousands of Starving peo-
pie are absolutely helpless. Every man
here can save man. every woman Wo-
man, every child a child. Some have Il in
their power to save five. ten. twenty 100
HD lives. Yes, / have no doubt that there
draw a check for $500, and 50 save 500
lives Shall We content ourselves with Civ
ing what we can easily give; what will cost
us no sacrifice? We have fires of mar
tyrdom in these days, in this .ani to test
our love and loyalty to Jesus Christ but
Gcd has not left US without a test God is
testing every one of us every lay as to our
love- loyalty and devotcdness to His Son
by the presence in the world Of 500 900
starving Armenian women and children
This is our test. so real, so practical
Christ says, Lowest thou Me? Feed NV
sheep. The measure of our obedience to
His commands is the true measure of our
love.
EnIiStinE Sympathy.
And there is fourth thing which each
one of us can do We can tell others about
the need. and enlist their sympathy and CO.
operation. God has given to each one Of
us many friends. You have hundred
friends. have you not? How many of these
are interested in the Armenians? Do you
not wish that they all should be interest
ed? Who is to interest them? You must
do that work. Why did God give YOU these
friends? God gave you these friends that
you might consecrate your friendships to
Him: that you might bless your friends
by bringing them into closer fellowship
with Him. Will you not endeavor to in
form and interest every one Of your friends
In this great cause before the summer is
over. and secure from each one Of them
contribution? How can you do this? Take
a package of leaflets. like the one you have
in your hand. and place one in the hands
of every one of your friends. You have
also in your hands collecting card. Will
you not put your own name and the
amount OF Your subscription at the head
OF that card. and then ask your friends
for subscriptions? lady took a collecting
card and within few days returned it
with SCI. This ST. meant not only sixty
seven persons saved from starvation, but
also number of persons interested in the
future of the Armenians: for whoever con-
tributes to this cause will have hence
forth vested interest" in those people.
Let US not be satisfied merely with coll
Letting from our friends, but let us seek
to induce as many of our friends as Dos
sfble to take collecting cards and them