New-York tribune., 1896-11-18


Through the permission Of the Right Rev. Dr
Henry / Satteree Bishop of Washington. and
formerly rector of Calvary Episcopal Chur'h' ms
city the facts concerning a mission OF pecu''d'
moment with which he was intrusted IN the COURSE
Of the last summer are now for tie irs' u'ie maui
public This mission was no less than personal
visit OF the Washington Bishop. as rel reseraiFe
of pro,estant bodies of all creeds in this country
and Great Britain TO the OF all the Russias 10
whom he presented a petition imp orinE 'he inter-
position Of that monarch in behalf OF the pers'cuc'
Armenians in Turkey. 1t WAS deemed piudoh' III
order that there should be no undue nas'e III max
ing public the circumstances OF the case '"' mum
ing should be said about ii at the time
The movement in behalf of the unfortunate AT
mcnians which eliminated in preseH'a'o" oi
memorial 10 the Car bcgan last February WIZ"
the bishops of the Protestant Episcopal 'hur'h IN
the United States of America joined IN an ADDRESS
70 the principal Powers Of Europe. asking them 10
take action in stopping the niassacra ana p'fsec"
t,ons Of the Armenian Christians. AT the same
time also the bishops addressed a l"'l'oh I" wv
Archbishop of Canterbury. the late Dr i"nSo'.
pravinr for the help OF the Church OF fnFflrd an"
for mis- influence with the Governments oi Eurol'.
The Archbishop Of Canterbury. whose earnest
svn,na.hy with the cause of the Arm"ni"ns ""S
vol known expressed himself as being l'a"Y ana
willing 10 do everything Ia his power III 'il' "''
tior indicated in letter TO iflsho' N'''''''''' ''
presiding Bishop. II is said that u WIS 'i'' '''
=
,no-o comprehensive than 4 then was. however 'i''
,ba, the Protestant Christians OF In" NnHiis"-
e,.akne world regardless Of their forms "i 'l''"N
should unite in an appeal To the '@-'. i" "' ~"
santed to him at about the time q AlS '",'
49,, .r,is oa,.ral pe;ition was substituted Joy
one which had been prepared by ia" '!-hoi7. : '
| ,,,,oo ,,.s then drawn up which was .'bmiit'" ''
! Tho various De nominations and missionary "'S"''"
| ,,ons in this country and Great Britain }" ''+
petiton occurred the following passage
The continuance Of these horrors lay on '' VIZ
| could arrest them an awini ir-'".,'- . var
| sight Of God and We most ".'ru ,'tH ",nf i,.an-
| Majesty 80 to use your august Nii .'i ,'..'
1poe as 10 secure. il. cOnpin"' 80" ~" l',,,r to
| tit1 Powers safety ot pro. az, ,.t, an 30
.i, Cuntleee nr,vers viii ascend for iNr 'l"'"''
or ~. Almighty rest upon your I'H-N "~...
cionsly crown,G al AIM itn "rc and VOW pc'fion'r
| In gratitude Will ever join IN ihiS p''N'''
There were appended 10 thc pe'it"n 'n' T'-'
~ eighty bishops Of the American Ep'sco'al '""''
| .o,.,.or. h,shons of the Methodist tpis'o'-,
| church the secretary OF the General conference ~
tho Methodist Episcopal Church the S'''' ~
| the American Board OF Commissioners Joy
>,,s,or ,be secretaries o. the Presby eran Boa'i q
| Foreign Missions the president OF tne h"P"
rer,,on and the secretary 0. the Evangelical AA!ah'e
for the United States The is; Of European nam
was even much larger. consisting OF tHe 9'snH'".
for;v-rwo bishops OF the Church oil fneihh' an" '
.rooan and Colonial bishops. thirteen deans o' 'd'
dras seven doctors ana professors IN CimD'uEe am
| 0vf,ra universities thirteen archdeacons' '"e"'S-
,gb, canons Of ca;hedrals seven bishops ol me rP'
conal Church In scotland six bishops oi me ''"'t'
oe Ireland the moderator and eH-Tnol'id'o' ' .''
C,,,,cb ~ scotland the moderator and others ' INC
r,ea Church OF scotland. the moderator ana o''S
-, r-,,.ad treshvterian Church Scotland. tn" MOD
orator and others Of the PRESBYTERIAN 'hNIch Oh Ing
| land rhe moderator Of the fi'-oFl''l'N ""'''' "
! ireland the moderator OF the "elsn i''S'' ''' "a
Chu-cb twenty-five representatives. oi me '''s' "a
| .,ora, r.nlon of England ana Vale nh'i''h ''P''.
| .a.i,.es of the Raptis Uni)n Of Great Britain ana
| ,n,,,d nineteen representatives, Of the wesleyan
| Nethodis, Church the president ol "' i""''
| Methodist Church the president ana o'h''s % ~,
| ,-s., >1a,bodis, Free Churches. the president ana
| ,hers Of the Bible Christian Conference '"o f'l''
| .a.,,as of the Society ~ Friends and four repre-
| ..I,.es of the British and Foreign Unitarian Asso-
| citation. ,...,.,r,.
| 4, .bo reoues; Of the Archbishop Of 'an;eroHry'
| Rishoo satteree who was tnen traN"'hS a"'o"'
consented to be the Of the petition 10 the Gar
| ,,. ,.ere qcenticsl as TO ;he probability that the
I-rre-or would receive bearer OF the petition or
usten - the prayer Il the petitioners But Hsn'p 9d
,e-Iee proceeded to ST Petersburg. and athoneh 'le
os s,lIv apprized Of the obiec; Of the Bishops
mission the latter most cordially receFeu a. "e
| tells the signers or the pe""o" 81 81" ~
| he made OF his Visit; . =,
| ro ,he slgncrs of the Memorable Of His Majesty inc
| r,r,neror Of Russia in behalf Of the suffering AZ
menian Christians .
your netition was presented by the BshoD OF "a'h-
| ,.or ~ Their Maiestlcs the Emperor and Empress.
| a, nrivate audience Augusi . and your in"sS'h-
| n- mas rraclously accorded another audience win
| ~. Emncror's mother August :. He eYpain'1 at
hoth y. these audiences tA1 he came not III ne name
=, ,,, country or international do,omac'. hut SIMPLY
| "a o,lv in the name Of ana IN behalf o; mLi)ns oi
believers who were stricken A. nc
,~.rings of their fellow Christians IN IN" i-aS- re
ns "a. uhen the memorial WAS prfnir'd ne sun
,,ere not aware that the crtlcdox christians
- ri. Vinoy and elsewhere were suffering ~" same
oWi W lasia "a, nersecuion as ha; yisi'cl uo'n Armenia
EN- ,his reason the Armenians alone we're nam'h IN
ihe neiition Had the tru,A been known ne slnpa-
NC whole Cnr-fian people OF Great Bil'"il
ana America would nav" been As warmly e'l,
listed and ;hcr ap9"a as "atrcs. N ". % an
,her ~. s,We-irg Christians IN the Turkish Empre .
re Pishon came home with the conV.clon nat zoo
rI,seit na inspired and hessfd the memorial "nat-
arar is resuts may be. Although Do.response was
made as TO the subject matter Q, me peiioh ana no
ms-ner II prom made. he fees that as ~ went
IN mo na me Of Christ he was received re gave
,he assurance to these - whom nc memorial was
addressed ina. the petition bad h'cn 'rH''Hed ano
would he followed ty the Draycrf ~ IN" @lrncrs Ahh
he noV therefore, mos earnestly lnVoS"s IN" 4a''.'
N rennmber IN daily nercession ;hoS" Vno are sur
fering FOR Christi IN the Eos; and 10 pray mat
Chrrt Himself VIII II al Who can rescue Or re-
I,evn these our suffering fellow, hrisilanS. mat incN
| may nerreve and know what things thcN cirnf N
| do and also may have grace and oo""- ialih'dN ~