St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-27

| OOmlnatlOn OF the TURK In these his
| toric struggles for religious liberty.
I'VE advocate
| LIBERTY OF THOUGHT,
| Of conscience. Persecution for opin-
| ions sake was never right, and no
honest man can defend physical perse-
cutions having that end in view. If
we were animated by the chivalrous
spirit Of old days we would bear the
cross upon our indignant bosoms. ard
march to Inflated Armenia and take
it out of the hands of the licentious
prophet. What does the unspeakable
Turk care for public opinion? He
curses the Christian dog and the
| only public opinion he fears is that
which is strengthened by armed bat
| talions = public opinion that will send
armed fleets to the Mediterranean and
teach him few of the lessons of mod.
ern civilization. We are here today.
believers and unbelievers, Catholics and
Protestants, actuated by the same
spirit of earnest enthusiasm which has
/ for its attainment the universal broth
erhood of man. Let our voices be
heard in order that the civilized powers
/ of the world may make it impossible
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able Turk among civilized nations"
! Rev. Matt S. Hughes was the next
| speaker, and he was no less earnest
than the eloquent gentleman who had
! preceded him. He spoke in the alb
sence of Bishop Fowler, who had sent
word that it would be impossible fer
him to attend the meeting He said
he was not prepared to make speacn,
but there were three things which a
Methodist minister could always do,
viz: Preach. take I'D a collection and
die. Mr.. Hughes was the first speaker
to deal practically with the Armenian
question, it having devolved upon him
TO announce that a collection would
be taken up in addition to making a
speech. He said that the reason sym
! pathy was not more active for the
Armenians was because people could
not carry their sympathies so far to
distant lands. Distance made it diff
cult to realize their unhappy condi-
ton. If such distress were near at hand
every man would be quick 20 offer
! sympathy and assistance The speaker
then drew graphic picture of the
brutal Dastimes of the coliseum in the
days of Romes power and glory. The
innocent victims that were turned
loose in the arena among wild beasts
for the crime of worshiping the Christ.
to be stared at by thousands of brutal
men and women, was a frightful spec
tacle to contemplate in Imagination.
Yet the same thing existed on a .rider
scale today. The World was the
coliseum's peopled walls and
ARMENIA THE BLOODY ARENA
where Christians were torn to pieces
and outrages committed upon them
Which could not be named because
! they dared to worship God according
10 the dictates Of their own hearts
Ihere, cried the speaker, ''sits Italy.
Russia, Germany, France and yon-
der, all shame to her, sits England.
and here sits America. When Greece
made her memorable struggle for ma
tional independence Russia looked on
| with 100000 men and would not inter
fere to stay the cruel power of the
turk. 1t IS time for us to speak some
words that will at least bring shame
to the cheeks of old England. 1t is
time that England stops taking the
gate receipts and closes the perform
ance, for it Is spectacle too much
FOR human eyes to bear. England has
violated her treaties over and over
again, and permits the shameful work
to go on without raising her hand"
MIR. Hughes closed with an eloquent
appeal for contributions, and a coliec-
tlon was at once taken. The amount
collected was mostly in written pledges
and will not be counted until this
morning, so the financial success of
the meeting cannot be stated, al
though it is known to be considerable.
Frank M. Nye was to have spoken.
but was unavoidably absent Mayor
Pratt introduced
HON. CYRUS NORTHRUP,
who was greeted with applause. Mr.
Northrop said in part: 1--WE are not
here today to protest against outrages
in Aremenia because they have been
committed by Turks. L would speak as
earnestly if the Turks had been butch
cred by the Christians. Christianity is
broader than humanity, though the
world has not yet accepted the truth.
Men think of Christianity as some
thing narrow, and Of humanity as
something broader and better. But
Christianity is being like Christ. and
where is man who will compare him
self with the divine Master, and where
is the nation that can match the di-
vine tenderness?'
The speaker referred to the Scriptu-
raj injunction which commands us to
turn the other cheek to our enemies
idea concerning that injunction was not
about right in the Armenian question
when you have been Snitten on both
cheeks, light, for the injunction goes
no farther than turning the other
cheek.
Continuing he said: 1.-THE Armenian's
troubles make us feel the necessity of
justice in the world. They fill us with
determination to let our voices ring
clear and strong throughout the world
until the Turks horrible practices are
punished. We have lately been having
good deal Of trouble about the Mon
roe doctrine. That doctrine seems to
be this: Let Europe keep her hands
off this Western hemisphere and lust
hold on to what she has got We can
not go to war with Turkey to right the
wrongs OF the Armenians, but we have
a right to demand that the American
nag shall be respected in every quarter
or the globe and that American citizens
shall be protected in their rights" If"
said Mr.. Northrop, quoting the language
of Daniel Webster, there is to be no
Austrian, Russian, French, Italian or
Engllsh policy, then let us pray to God
there will be an American policy"
Mr.. Northrop then read the resolu-
tons, which were adopted by a rising
vote. The meeting adjourned by the
singing Of the "Doxology."
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved That the merciless cruelty of the
Turkish government in causing or permit
ting the wholesale slaughter of tens of thou
sands of Armenans, men, women and chill
dren, the destruction OF many villages and
the reduction OF the surviving people to all
the suiferings which famine and disease can
produce, deserves, and should receive the
deepest condemnation of the whole world.
civilized and uncivilized alike, but especially