The Newtown bee., 1896-12-04
An Appeal for Armenia.

THE NEwTOwN CLERGY ENLIST IN THE
 WORK OF RELIEF.--A IJUlIC MEETING,
 ADDRESSED BY n. k SANUELIAN, A NA-
 TIVE ARMENIAN, TO BE HELD IN THE
 TOWN HALL, MONDAY EVENING. uECEH
 HER H.-A URIEF STATEMENT OF THE
 FEARFUL. SUFFERING IN ruE COUNTRY,
 wlru wuATllAs BERN poNEANp WHAT
 NERDS TO HG DONE
 For two years past Christian people
 throughout the world have been horri-
 fad by the shocking recital of Armcua's
 w-ongs which has everywhere met their
 eyes. The tale of horror does not lessen
 with the passing months. Every fresh
 bit of news received only adds to the
 slckcniug details. Male breudwjnucrs
 have been butchcrod in cold blood, women
 have been shamelcssly outraged, babes
 slain at the mulnrr's broAsts, happy
 homes burned, Christian e II .gce sucked 9nd ruined, aud the whole face of the
 country presents suvh a scene of black desoaclon as the world has perhaps ucv- CT sCrn before. The Sultan, the great assassin ae Gladstone well names him, staYs quietly in his palace, himself cow. arlly quaktHg for his nfr, and wiuks at the murdcrUus atrocities that arc carried on under hjs c3univlncn and aid. The stuQtiou i7 a desporarc one. Miss CLaru Barton, the heroic leader of thc Red Cross movement, rccr ltly rctu-i Q from work of relief, graphically puts it thus; "The . condition of the people could hardly be wor4". Homeless, trlcudtrss. bnrefc. . widowed, despoicd, without food, clothr. . or shelter, fam,shiug, h)r.lu,d si.k. . hopeless, waiting for thr d,.ath that liu- . gers too ,ong -thj- + tn" -i,uNeiou." The survivors of tnj4 wholesale murder, large ly widows and prphanS tO the number of 300 GOO, are now pgri.hiug from sturva- ton and disease.
 What is the ChJi<tuu world doing: Over $500, ,0O0 from Amrricq, and as much from England, has already been expeud. ed in various forms of relief. 100 OUO -uf- ferers have in this way been aided, bur this Is only One.third of the plumber who are in desperate need, A dcdu,c plan of relief has been formed; the money 90 generously being given is not to be- thrown in the air. rno plan is this: The people will be gathered to the coasts and to the borders, where they Are compara- lively safe, or from where they can quickly escape in case of utmost need and in the far interior where this ia i'm possible of accomplishment, they will be f,fs.,t kr., nesses, reached only by passes, which will be readily defended against on slaughts of the enemy.
 The movement in America for further relief is almost universal Cities, towns, villages and hamlets everywhere are holding public meetings and contributing to the fund. We fully realize how hard the times are, but feel that this cry from stricken Armenia appeals to our common humanity, and we cannot ignore this cry. What we can do may be little, but SIO will keep a family in Armenia from star. vation, and is not the little worth while? We have, therefore, arranged public meeting to be held in the Town hall, Newtown, Monday evening, December II, at s o'clock. This meeting will be ( addressed by II. K. Samuclian, "a native ( Armenian, who is confidently recon | mended to us by the National Armenian ( Relief Committee, of New York City. ! This meeting s in the interest of no sect, 5 party or faith; it is for the good of sui fering humanity we plead. We cordially invite all the people to come, and also re- quest all who will to come prepared to give soine amount, however small. It is the many small gifts we seek rather than a few large ones. All funds received will be immediately forwarded to Brown Brothers X Co.,, Bankers, 50 Wall street, New York City, who are the appointed treasurer of the committee.-[O Otis W Barker, pastor of Congregational church :, Patrick Fox, pastor of st Roses church; George T. Linsley, rector of Trinity church; T. Smith, curate of St Rose's church; James Taylor, pastor of Metho- dist church; o, o. Wright, rector of St : Johns church The Annual Library Meeting.