The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-01-29

the b50 Am eriean missionaries have suffered
In the Ottoman Empire since 1890 leave the
arohsnoel TO announce on the day OF ludg.
ment. You will see It reasonable that put
so much emphasis on Amer1canism IN tne
Ottoman Empire when tell you that Amer
Ion Notwithstanding all the disadvantages
nameT has now over 81 900 students In day
SCHOOLS in that Empire and st. 900 children
IN her sabbath-schoois, and that America
bas expended in the Turkish Empire Tor ite
betterment over $4,000, 600. Has not
America a right to be heard? Aye, il
will be heard! I am glad that great In
dicna,ion meetings are being held all over
this country. That poor, weak, cowardly
Sultan, whom saw a few years ago ride to
his mosque for worship, guarded by 1000
armed men, many Of them mounted on
pranoing chargers, will hear Of these SYM
pathetic meetinss for the Armenians,
il not through American reporters,
then through some Of his $50 wives.
some ST. Helena to which he could be exiled
while the Nations OF Europe appoint ruler
Of their own to clean out and take possession
Of the palaces of Constantinople. To-night
this august assemblage in the capltai OF the
united States, in the name OF the God OF
Nations, indicts the Turkish Government for
the wholesale assassination in Armenia and
invokes the interference OF Almighty God
and the protest OF Eastern and Western
Hemispheres.
But what is the duty of the hour? Sym
pathy, deep, wide, tremendous, Immediate!
A religious paper, the Christian Herald, of
New York, has led the way with uiuniflcent
contributions collected from its subscribers.
But the Turkish Government is opposed to
any relief of the Armenian sufferers. as I
personally know, Last August, before had
any IDEA OF becoming a fellow citizen with
YOU Washingtonians, $50, COO for Armenian
relief was offered me il would personally
take that relief to Armenia. MY passage was
to be engaged on the City Of Paris. but q
telegram was sent to Constantinople asking
If the Turkish Government would grant me
protection on such an errand OF mercy.
A cabiegram said the Turkish Govern
ment wished to know to what points In
Armenia desired to so with that relief. In
our reply four cities were named. one OF
them the scene Of what had been the chief
massacre. A cablegram came from Constan-
tinople saying that had better send the
money to the Turkish Governments liked
commission. and they would distribute 1t.
So q cobweb of spiders proposed a relief
committee for unfortunate flies. Well, 9
man who would start up through the noun
tains Of Armenia with $50, 900 and no Gov
ernment protection would be guilty OF monu-
mental foolhardiness. The Tur ish Govern
ment has In every possible way htndered
Armenian relief.
Now whereis that angel Of mercy, Clara
Barton. who appeared on the battlefelds of
Fredericksburg, Antietam, Falmouth and
Cedar Mountain and under the blaze OF
French and German guns at Metz and Paris
and in Johnstown floods and Charlestown
earthquake and Michigan fires and Russian
famine?i II was comparatively OF little i'm
portance that the German Emperor dec
GRATED her with the Iron Cross, for God hath
decorated her In the sight OF all Nations
with glory that neither time nor eternity
can dim Born in Massachusetts, village,
she came in her girlhood to this cityto serve
our Government in the patent ofdee, but al
terward went forth from the doors OF that
patent office with divine patent signed and
sealed by God Himself to heal all the wounds
she could touch and make the horrors Of the
food and fire and plague and hospital
fly her presence. God bless Clara Barton.
Just as expected, she lifts the banner OF the
Bed Gross. Turkey and all Nations are
pledged to respect and defend that Red
Gross, although that color Of CROSS does not,
In the opinion of many. stand for Christian
ity. In my opinion It does stand for Chris
tianity, for was not the GROSS under which
most OF us worship red with the blood Of the
Son Of God. red with the best blood that was
ever shed, red with the blood pouring out
for the ransom OF the world2 Then lead on,
oh. Red Cross. and let Clara Barton carry It'll
The Turkish Government Is bound to protect
her, and the chariots of God are 10000 and
their charioteers are angels OF deliVerance.
and they would all ride down at once to roll
over and trample under the hoofs Of
their white horses any Of her assailants.
Nav the $500, 900 she seeks be laid at her
feetl Then may the ships that carry her
across Atlantic and Mediterranean seas be
guided safely by Him who trod into sapphire
pavement bestormed Gstilee. Upon soil in
with martyrdom let the Red
Gross be planted until every demolished VII
lage shall be rebuRded and every pang OF
be healed and Armenia stand with as much
liberty to serve God In its own way as In
this the best land OF all the earth, we, the
Of the Puritans and Hollsnders
and Huguenots, are free to worship the
Christ who came to set all Nations free.
It has been said that II we 90 over there to
interfere on another continent that will i'm
ply the right for other Nations to interfere
with affairs on this continent. and 80 the;
Monroe doctrine be jeopardized. No. no.!
President Cleveland expressed the sentiment
of every intelligent and patriotic American
whsn he thundered from the White House a
warning to all Nations that there is not one
acre or one inch more Of ground on this
continent for any transatlantic Government
to occupy. And by that doctrine we stand
now and shall forever stand. But there is a
doctrine as much higher than the Monroe
doctrine as the heavens are higher than the
Garth, and that Is the doctrine OF human
itarianism and sympathy and Christian help
fulnesS which one cold December midnight,
with loud and mulitudinous chant.
awakened the shepherds. Wherever there Is
a wound it is our duty, whether as indi-
viduals or as Nations, to bslsam it. Wher-
ever there Is knife OF assassination lifted
il is our duty to ward OF the blade. Wher-
ever men are persecuted for their relig-
ion it is our duty to break that arm OF
power, whether it be thrust forth from
Protestant church, or a Catholic cathedral,
or Jewish synagogue. or mosque or
Islam. We all recognize the right on small
scale. If, going down the road, we ind q
rufflan maltreating child, or human
brute insulting woman, We take \ hand In
the contest If We are not towards, and
though We be slight In personal presence,
because of our indignation we come to weigh
about twenty tons, and the harder We pun
ish the villain the louder our conscience ap-
plsuds us. In such case We do not keep our
hands in our pockets. arguing that II we in
terfere with the brute the brute might think
he would have right to interfere with u5,
and so jeopardize the Monroe doctrine. The
fact is that the persecution Of the Armenians
by the Turks must be stopped, or God Al,
mighty will curse oil Christendom for Its
damnable Indifference and apathy. But tho
trumpet of resurrection is. about to sound
for Armenia.
Did say in opening that on one OF the
peaks of Armenia, this very Armenia OF
which we speak. in Noah's timo the ark land
ed, according to the myth, as some think.
but according to Gods SAY so" as know,
and that 1t was after long storm of forty