The evening times., 1896-07-13
IN TENT WASHINGTON.
Woes and Wrongs of Armenia Elo-
quently Pictured

quently Pictured.
Don't try to see how nice you can sing
It," enreated Director Blihorn III Tent
Washington at the opening this morning.
Just see how earnestly You can say it,
1t was Throw Out the Life Line" they
Were singing, and he had the chorus sing q
stanza with the whole audience in the re-
frain. Then the ministers alone sang a
stanza with everybody in the chorus.
Splendid" said Mr.. Bilhorn; but tiien."
looking down at two who had not been
lit would have been better II Dr..
Hoyt and Mr Baer had been in it."
when a man has been talking until
he's hoarse.' began DIR. Hoyt, almost in
in mild protest, putting his hand
to his throat.
'Dr. Hoyt's going to sing a solo, said
Mr.. BiIhorn, and the assembly laughed.
Il can't sing anything but Baerytone,''
said Mr.. Baer, ''and you ought to excuse
me-" and they laughed louder.
DR.. Hoyt introduced Rev. j.. E. Fout OF
the United Brethren Memorial Church, and
the delegates alternating, read the beat
itudes for the morning lesson, and cor
net solo. Calvary" by DR.. SwarUwout,
concluded the devotional exercises.
Mr. Baer said this convention had been
as we'll, if not better, conducted than any
preceding. Applause) He wanted the
convention to see the men who had done the
work. He presented in turn the following:
Chairman W. II. H. Smith. Vice Chairman
A To
Director andTreasurer Foster, Mr.. Robson,
Mr.. Shand, Mr.. Leet, Press Committeeman
Sherman. Mr.. stoweiI, MI Tuckey, Mr.
Everett, DR.. Skelenger, aud Mr.. Clark.
Mr.. Smith spoke few words of greeting
as he came before the audience. Mr.. Baer
forgot Mr.. Tayior's name, and the genial
magistrate failed for a moment TO enIight-
en- him.
Mr.. Baer called Mr.. Shand, as president
of tue District Union, to accept a memorial
from the Christian Endeavorers for the
work done. He said all recognized that
the people of the District had stood
nobiy by the committee. The memorial
was a beautiful banner bearing the C. E.
monogram on a tri-colored field of red
white, and blue. with the words. Pre-
seuted to the District of Columbia Union
by the United Society for faithful ser
vices rendered July S-13, 1896"
MR.. STANDS ACCEPTANCE
Mr. sShand said: I'VE are glad the words
faithful service are on the banner. We
hope they are true. II you have gained
any Inspiration, We hope it may abide.
II you have gained any new vision of
the divine, We hope you may carry it
home with you"
Chairman Smith stepped forward nd
said: Not unto US, not unto US, but unto
Thee just now. oh! Lord. be all the glory.
Amen"
Dir. Hoyt then introduced Rev. Frederick
D. Greene. secretary of the National Ar
menian Relief Committee, a man born
in Armenia, to talk of Armenian wrongs.
He then went on to say:
/ was born in the land OF the sultan,
where my father is still iaborins in the
thirty eighth year OF his service as a mis-
siouary OF the American Board After
spending my boyhood in CorstantinupIe
and being educated in the United States,
set sail Just SIX years ago yesterday to go
myself as missionary from Christian
America to darkest Armenia, at Van, I
thousand miles into the interior from Con-
Stantinople, and within sight OF Mount
Ararat.
have come back from Armenia a
missionary TO Christendom. How can mis-
sionaries be heard above the babel OF
selfish, jealous, and discordant cries that
rises from a Christian world Indifferent
10 every precept OF humanity us well rs
religion? At i time when churches are
being turned into mosques and schools
into cattle sheds, and when-mOSt dis
heartening or ail-tbe gifts OF American
Christians is so small that the missionary
board is compelled to order retrcnchment
20 the extent St cent the
hitherto carried on-under these crcum-
stances, say. Few or the missionaries
at the 'front.' may well be spared for the
more urgent wors or arousing the churches
at home. Water cannot rise higher than
its source. The apathy of the Christina
world is felt in the darkest recesses of
heatheniSm and Islam.
Inc Home OF the \ irn.enianS is the Grail
of the race, the mountainous plateau be-
tween the Black Sea and the great Meso-
potamiap plain. Their empire has at fif-
to the shores of the Mediterranean. Their
history dates back 1000 years. They are
mentioned in Genesis, Chronicles, Ezekiel
and jeremiah, on the Cunciform rock in
scriptionS of Assyria and Babylon, in the
re. Ords OF HerodOrus and Ncnopnon.
PLACE TO RAISE MEN.
The Arinenlans have ,i.eir own ianGua sc
and are a disllnct people, Gconslng TO Tie
best type OF the Caut asian lace. Their
character is the resultant OF lnree iur.u-
ences, of which the first is their physical
environment. The air OF the table lan;is,
which range from 900 To ,U00 feet above
the sea is a:D0l, dry and bracing. The Stil
is not overproducJive, and demands the
audeu toll or irrigation There is thus nu
opportunity for luxury or idleRess TIE
result Is rae pn;sically superior, of nc.
of the Granite Stale 5 true of Armeril:
1T iSa place to raise men,"
The second influence is industrial roInDe-
tition and excessive taxation, which has
ns. E,.ay .in.
tive mind. They have been oppressed Ior
centuries by their MoSlem invaders. as L1e
Jews have been oppressed by CHRISTIAN
nations. This has driven them into every
art and trade. as wei. as into agriculture
and commerce, and in every field they have
eXcelled.
line lnlrd influence is that OF the Chris
tian religion, and this has developed tieir
spiritual natures. fhe Armen.anS have j
distin ction which will always be .licirs. or
beng the first to embrace Christianity "f
the race. Their king bertad was bapt,zed
thirty-seven years before the Emperor Con
stant!ne issued even the ed.el of liberation
of Christianity in 313 a. b. Inc Armeni;I ms
are q deeply religious people. as tieir Mhnle
been religion OF the head. hut nj the h+art.
Its evIden ce is not to he fund IN netapi,ysi-
cal discussion ana 6a;r-spii;t,ns tne,ti,Sy.
as in the case Of the Greeks. but in br I'VE
and simple record. written with the tears
I, uf the saints and the h'onh OF martyrs.
| This is the race, superior in body mind
| anu spirit, Inat after IaVinS proved It's
(; fitness to survive by every test OF history
! and science is Threatened with extinction
| in our day. From a nation of PERHAPS l2,-
| 900 900 it has been reduced to 4 ,00U, 900,
! of which only about 2,aOU eco remain under
| the sultan, the rest being in Russia, Persia
| and other lands.
| UNDER AN IRON HEEL.
| This remnant is having the life crusl,et
out by system af taxa'iou and misriik
| that makes 1t almost impossible to ca RI
I N hiuer nj MI n Sf,iya is.Sc fEov
pef cent of what is earned Add Ito" 70 mi, hi
| the continual plmde ring by Kurtls and Turk
ish officials, the ffetuent blackn,ail, IN
prisonment, exile and torture, and yoi