The evening times., 1896-07-13
have faint general con ception of the con-
dition OF the Armenians in normal times OF

dition OF the Armenians in normal times OF
peace.
They cannot get justice in court. for
no ini.del can even give evidence against
their Moslen oppressors In court, becaiise
testimony is considered u religious act in
which only the faithful can engage. why,
theD,' you exclaim, do not the AImenials
defend themselves and strike back" Be-
cause they are not allowed 10 have single
gun or sword, because they are greatly
outnurnbered, and because tie irun Eecl OF
the Turk is already ON their threats.
But tiis WIS mol the worst. he frame
is backer than The picture. When We ;urn
our gaze from that henIghted land 10 .hssc
nations called civilized and Christian"
what 90 we see? One rag OF nole. No. IS
there not one shout OF encoura cement for
those who are ready To PERISH No. one
volunteer To o to their rescue? No. Nest
holy Russia is dumb. Catholic Austria and
Italy and France had turned their heads
the other way. Protestant Germany has
stopped her ears. England, the conscience
Of the world spends her breath in nauGlin
apologies and impotent rawlings, Tniie
America proudly lifts up her eyes 10 he1ve;i.
thanks God that she is not as other men are,
and congratulittes herself that II is none Of
her business.
1t is sa id that the Monroe doctrine stands
in the way. Let Monroe interpret his own
doctrine. When Greece. in 1898. was wal
lowing in her blood, she'd by the sa me Land
tina t has struck down Armenia. who was the
first ruler IN the world to express Official
syInpat athy aud send a special commissioner
TO tliat land?
He was President OF the United States,
and his name was James Monroe He
would turn in his grave at the tho ugiit OF
his doctrine being Interpreted in such a
way as to mean the repudiatlon or The
brotherhood OF man.
FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY.
Is America in her ;dotage? Does she fear
to do now what she did when an infant
among the nations? Alas. so far from 10
the Armenians, the government o the Uni
ted States has fail ed to vindicdte the rights
even OF its own subjects in that land
On my missionary Journeys through the
mountains OF Armenia my guard has been
halted by brigands, who demanded: Who
is this that you are conducting along here"
The guard would take pains mot TO let it
American republic. He would briefly re-
mark. He is an EnglislIman,' and Moth
ing more was necessary. 1t may rot be
flattering to our pride, but it is well for us
To remember right here between the White
House and the Capitol that the old clothes
OF t!ird-rate Englishman are a better
protection in Turkey than the best Amer
lean passport.
Christian Endea vorers. this work belongs
to you. Shall we, who are Mortified at the
by, like Saul, .'consentins unto the death"
OF the Arinenans, the martyr race OF The
nineteenDth century. .rF
The lesson taught by these massacres is not
that the Kurd is briEand or that the Turk
is merciess and lUstfu. That was known
before, and is what their religion has made
| them. and will continue to make them until
the power of the crescent is broken
The great lessons to be learned from
| these horrors is that Christendorn is not
| Christian The very word Christian has
! lost its meaning and been made odious- 1t
may yet become term of ridicule and re
| preach. Weneed another ideal and another
word to express 1T.
Oh, You who rejoice in the name OF
| Christian Endea vOrers, would you feel COM
| Portable under the name of Christlike En-
deavorers? Do you really want TO be like
| our sakes became poor? Then give up your
| luxuries that others may have the neces-
| Saries OF life.
The price OF glass of soda water OF
! a horse car ride will keep child who is
| starving in Armenia for a week. The prize
of n concert ticket or a pair of gloves or
feather on your hat is the difference be-
| tween iif and death for some one Every
| dollar given not only keeps body and soul
I together, but adds new strength to the
| moral and spiritual nature of those poor
| There is a point OF exhaustion beyond
| which they cannot resist. Save them ere
| 1t is too late.
| DR.. Hoyt read request from the rear OF
the tent which said the WON ems hats were
very pretty but were opaque.
| After few words DR.. Hoyt stopped sud-
denly, saying: They're coming off," and
a delegate added: And the women are
| better looking"
| ARMENIA'S ADVOCATE. =
| DR.. Hoyt then introduced Miss Rebecca
Krikorian, u native Armenian woman, She
was dressed in Il beautiful native costume.
Her voice was clear and full Of tears as she
| pleaded for her people. She said. i'll part:
| lam exceedingly grateful for the privi-
| lege OF standing before SO many bright and
powerful young soldiers of.Iod's kingdom
| and bringing to their notice the sad con-
dition OF my poor people in Armenia. who
| are repersecuteti, wronged and slaughtered for
| the 81 ke OF CbriStS name. ,la-f
| / ask your prayer and action for their
| rescue. In this effort you viii have the
Great Captain as your leader, and the gio-
| rious Crown OF victory as your reward.
At the end OF the nineteenth century, al
the eliminating point of civilization and
humanity, we are suffering such atrocities,
such crueities and distress as would prop
erly put to shame the dark ages. In the
| history of missions the present Situa ton
| cannot be parallelled.
five suffered only the loss of our property
We would not desire 10 trouble you, for VIC
| can endure the utinoSt poverty. Yea, if il
| were only the loss of our lives, dare say
that we could endure that also. We are
| accustomed to martyriioai. We are the
| descendaDtsof martyrs. a rmenians' busonis,
| like the stained fields of Ararat, are al
| ways stained with bloUd.
But have to sa V that our honor md purity
are being trampled on. This is hard for us
10 describe ana for ynu TO t,II,.ei. v,,.-o. b.
| most honorable and delicate young women,
| after witnessing with their eyes TIE Siaugh-
!. ter of their fathers. husbands and brothers -
] yes, and of innocent chilureR-are condemn
ed to every kind of brutality. and after m
| speakable outrages. are either cut to pieces
| or, what is far worse, are taken away To
| Turkish haremS. II mudesty periEiite,i Inc,
| could enumerate facts which would freeze
your blood in your veins
PUT TO DEATH.
| After plundering our properties and barn
| ing our homes, after destroying the lives OF
GU" post eiiiGeiit ,;-eIi uicrCu.r.o, .vaCiiers
ministers and brave youths. anu AFTER de-
| stroytng our pnrity and honor, they are try
ing to ruin our faith.
because our ministers and teachers VIII
not deny Christ they have been put To death
in the most cruel ways. In almost every
pace the cnoice peJwecn the Koran aud ipe
| sword has been Offered. The majority OF
our men have chosen death, iithnuSn accom-
pIiIied by unheard-or tOrtureS. Thank God,
| .ut tine Tue i.I.s u.ee 49,. a.. AMI
! sixteen Protestant pastors who have SUI
| Tered ma ri yrioin w3S willing 10 ueny the
] name of Christ in order tn save his life.
More than 10000, mostly heads of fami-
lies. ,ileu as martyrs. anu now more ;han
800, 900, mostly women and children, are
p...s.iiii- iI"iu st;tr' aJ,'.,i s...d i.ttsus.
| My conscience cOInpels me to declare that
the apathy OF Christian nations Is causing
| the ArIrenians to embrace Mohammedanisn
| more tnan Jfie sword OF tile Turk. lntheir
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