Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-13

bring to naught things which are. Is able
to use the young people of the c. e. So
I. only they will give Him the right of way
in their lives. I affirm that the Christian
Erdeavorers of America and Great Britain
have 1t in their power to awaken such q
public sentiment as shall demand and so.
cure justice for the Armenians.
Why did this enlightened and so-ca!is.d
Christian government remain inactive
while wholesale massacres of Armenian
Christians were being perpetrated; WHILE in
violation of treaty rights. the lives Of
American citizens were being menaced and
their property was being destroyed? Why
did not the cannons Of our idle and costly
navy utter their thunder tones in such a
way that the Turks would be compelled to
Fear? This government had no complca-
tens with Turkey such those which
hampered European governments. The
country was seeking no commercial advan-
tage, no territorial ggrandizement. If
ever a great and Christian nation was
COO and OF humanity this nation was call
ed upon to speak. If this nation had only
said to the mother country over the sea,
IN Gods name, fulfill your solemn obliga-
tons; secure justice and religious liberty
for the Armenians; in this effort we pledge
you our cooperation. and with all our
powers and resources we will stand behind
you" do you not think that Great Britain
would have welcomed such message?
Probably it would not have been necessary
for a single gun to have been fired. The
hack of her, would have been sufficient.
The Turk always does what he has to do.
And tens of thousands of lives the re-
suit would have been saved and the lib
erty OF a long-oppressed Christian nation
would have been secured.
The Governments Innction.
Why in the critical moment did our gov
eminent remain inactive? Christian public
sentiment failed to make itself heard. This.
is a government by the people. 1t Is not
the cabinet or Congress which rules; the
sovereign people of these United States are
the rulers. The men who sit in the cabinet
and in Congress are but the servants Of the
people, and one great task which lies before
you who have the welfare of the Armen-
ian people and of the other oppressed and
down-trodden races at heart is to arouse
the Christian conscience of this nation to
realize that no man liveth to himself, and
no nation liveth to itself; but that men and
nations equally must live for the glory of
God and for the good of humanity.
Have not the Christians of this country
the power to compel the executive to in
terfere in behalf of justice and humanity
whenever such Interference is necessary?
There are in the United States Of America
l3.HO.oU5 of Christian communicates, s.
pD,oOo OF whom are voters. The Christian
community in this country numbers A.
GoO.Ooo three-ffths of the entire population.
The Christians in this country form a
balance OF power, and at any time they
rave oiiIy 10 arise IN tnelr might ana make
their voices heard and there Is no govern
ment which could stand against them.
If God calls this nation to an account for
its silence and it's Indifference in the pres
ence of the atrocities committed in Turkey,
wnom Will He call to account? Will He
hot call the churches Of this country to an
account? The churches are made up of in
dividuals. Will He not call every indi-
Vidual to an account? And will He not call
you and me to an account? VIII He not
ask us If we have done all that we had
it in our power to do?
This audience may not represent great
wealth. but 1t does represent great infu-
ence. Many here are pastors, evangelists
and leading Christian workers. At many
of the meetings which you may address
during the next few months could YOU not