The evening times., 1896-10-03
SENDS MONEY To ARMENIA
Ezekiel Tamin0sian Supports
Christian Work There.
TURKS KILLED HIS BROTHER
He Lectures for the Canse and Has
Letters Showing that Funds Have
R.en Forwarded for Religious and
Charitable Purposes Among His
Country ymen-Interesting Career.

Mr.. Ezekiel Taminosian, with whom the
Washington public mas already had sofhe
acquaintance as a lecturer on the wfohSs
of Armenia, has returned TO the city ana Is
living at No. lOl4 Massachusetts avenue
northwest. His wife, VINO is an aineflcah.
while he is i syrian. Accompanies MIN
They propose 10 live here permanently
Mr.. Tamiuosian, through lack OF u ian'ii-
ianty with American customs, mas had
some unfortunate experiences iateiE' anu
mas been charged with making private gains
from the beneficcnt work he has been en-
"a ged in.
lie is a pative Of Antioch, in Asia Minor,
one OF the cities in which the Chris'ian
church was first established. He Is OF
Armenian parentage and as tie grew Up
WAS impre,sed with the need Of missionary
work among the people OF his native City
U, came to this country several years
ago. and. afte: attending school at Nash
Vile. Tenn. and Evanston. H., proposed
TO support q missionary at Antioch In
reply TO this proposal, he has the foiio"ihg
letter, dated April II. 1852 1t Is written
upon the letter head OF the Congregational
Foreign Mission hoard, at No l Somerset
street, Boston, and runs as follows:
Mr.. F. TaminoSian proposes TO provide
support for 4 teacher and preacher al An
tioci. Syria, under the care ot Dr. RULER,
of our Central Turkey mission, ana has al
ready deposited with our treasurer the
salary OF the first quarter. The object
is anpruyed and Mr.. Taminosian's gift is
heartily appreciated.
HUDSON SMITH. Secretary
On tile same sheet are written indorse-
rno,ts or Tie work frcm Rev David Gregg,
a Brooklyn pastor. and from Rev William
Fawcc:t, of Chicago.
ACKNowLEDGEDT THE MONEY.
In proof that he actually carried out th:s
plan, NJ. Taminosian has letters from DR..
Fuller acknowledging tie receipt OF money
sent in support Of the Antioch mission; also
from Frank II Wiggan. assistant treasurer
of the Congregational Eoard at Boston. The
amounts forwarded are from leo TO 200
francs (S2O to S40D at a time and over n
considerable period.
Alter the ntioch mission had been
closed, on account OF the disturbances in
Syria, OF which the world has heard much
in the past two years. MIR. TamiIosian
continued in communication with DR.. Fuller
and proposed to send contributions for the
relief Of suffering Arnienians, who had
been driven from their homes by the
Turks to starve aud die IN the fields.
He has numerous checks showing that
he forwarded money from time to time,
his last remittance having been made
during September. These went through
Brown Bros, of Philadelphia, the Citi-
zens' National Bank Of this city, and
other banks.
In acknowledgment OF these payments
Mr.. Tamiuosian has letters from the
workers in the field in Armenia One OF
these is an follows:
"Aintab, April I 4, 1896.
Rev. f. Taninosian:
Dear sir: Yours of February go. with
incIosed bill of exchange for 600 francs
for suffering, is at hand. have just
returned from Kills. where the distress of
the plundered people seemed so great
have sent your remittance, 10 Napo-
Icons. to them, with your request that an
account he rendered of the persons to whom
1t is gi ven.
$50 far I have not thought it best to
write you of the supposed murder of your
brother, Paros. but the cv idence seems now
SO clear that he is dead that there seems no
good reason for withholding the sad news
longer. He, with a party of five others.
left the college December IA. 1895. WITH
out my kno owledge, with the intention, I
suppose, OF going TO ScauGroon, and, if
possible, perhaps to England OF America.
HIS BROTHER KILLED.
when a few hours northwest Of Kills
they were surrounded by villagers, and fOur
OF them, including Parios, were killed.
Two escaped, one of whom is now in prison
at Kills, and one is supposed to be 10
hiding somewhere. have not seen either
of them, but Eave talked with those who
have seen one of the survivors, aud think
there can te no mistake about the facts.
I inciose YOU the note which he left for