The evening times., 1896-07-13
PLEAD FOR ARMENIA
Continued from Fifth Page.

its chairman, there was n great and pro-
longcd demonstration. As token of the
United Society's appreciation of the re-
ception given the visitors, Mr.. Shaw pre-
sented to the District of Columbia Union,
through NJ. NJ. Shand, splendid silken
banner.
The national culors are used in the han
ner. strip of red icing ut the Top, white
in the middle and blue below. On the top
section, in geld letters, are the words
Presented to the District of Columbia"
in the middle, by the United Society of
Christian Endeavor'' and ON the tottom,
For faithful service rendered, July S-13,
1896"
Tie banner will be exhibited by all the
societies in the District Union with an ap-
propriate function.
THE WORLD WIDE WORK.
Rev. w. ii. Towers, Of England, speaking
on the world wide work of the society,
said that although it mi eht sound rnpa-
trotic, he must say that America annexed
Great Britain when it established the
Christian Endeavor Society there, and he
asked his hearers To come over in 1900 and
take complete possession.
The next speaker was Rev. II. $. Jcunan
yan of Armenia. In introducing him Mr..
Shaw said: while we have been singing
There's sunshine in my heart have
been thinking of a land of gloom and death;
where the cries of mothers go up to heav-
en- 5 they see their babies butchered before
thei- eyes"
Mr.. Jeunanyan beganby sa aying:" England
A " ~
gave TO Engla nj the Christian Endeavor So
ciety, but a sia Minor, Palestine and Armen-
ia gave TO both Engla nd and America the
gospel of Jesus Christi
lie then reviewed the early years of
Christianity in his country. Continuing, he
| came TO recent ma ssacre to which he re-
ferred by saying "a terrible calamity has
| befallen us since last year" He then
| painted some heart breaking pictures of
| atrocities, where the love of the Chris
tian religion proved stronger than the fear
| of death.
"Armenians are today" declared the
| speaker, hopeless and friendless, with no
| cnance of relief save through the charity Of
their fellow Christians in different parts of
| the world, especially in America"
Mr.. Yenan, of Persia, then made a short
address. He was extremely earnest. The
| Mohammcdan religion he said was not
rightly represented in the parliament of re-
| ligions at Chicago. Mr.. Webb spoke lies
when he said Mohammedanisn had never
| been spread by the sword"
| The speaker then showed up the cruclties
that had been perpetrated by the Moham-
mcdans by way of missionary work.
PLEADED FOR ARMENIA.
The next speaker was S. c. X Rutnam,
| native of India, who told of the wonder
| full achievements. both material and spirit
ual, Of Christianity in India. He said:
| 1t is my privilege this morning TO stand
| on this platform us Il representative Of that
wonderland OF the east" India-a Coun-
| try, which, from the very earliest ages of
| history, has contributed so much 10 The
| philosophy and religious thought OF the
world, and has consequently enjoyed u
| celebrity unknown TO any other Asiatic
| country.
inuIa Is the mother of races aud relig ions.
To be Il Christian is to be a missionary
| Christs last and great categorical, inpe.s-
| tive command to his followers To preach
| the gospel unto all tIe worIu, .irtsulpoSes
on their part keen interest and an active
| personal share in the great warfare Chris
| uaniuy is wagiug with the pagan religious
| systems of the world
To all Christians India is a land OF SPECIAL
| interest ,forlt Originated and formulated the
| fundamental principles and cardinal doc
trines OF almost all the great non Christian
| religious systems of the world, and what
| Christian who is aggressive, aud also neces-
sariiy indicative OF the truth he processes
and proclalnIs, eau afford TO be dsintcr-
| ested IN the philosophy aud relig ious thought
OF India?
Il missionary must at times be neccs-
| sarily apOlug etical, anG il is this aspect uf
| apolugetical Christianity that st. Paul EN-
pnasiZed when he said: Prove all things,
| and hold fast that which is good PM
| losuphy reIig ion and science form a sDir-
itual triumvirite, but there is special
affinity between the philosophy of u coun-
| try and its religious thought.
Soft is Ill lndia. Hinduism is an indef-
| initeand underlined religious ystem, founCsI
| upon and buttrosSed By an intricate and
complex philosophy, which, though essen
italy panthcistic, einhOdies lines OF thought
that may be read into any and all the West
ern modern systems Of philosophy. The ma
teriaIistic philosophy OF evolution of Oar
| win and Spencer, the idealstic philosoph,
of Hegel, the idealist panthelstc philosophy
specuations Of Kant, one and ali lind a
place in the philosophy of India.
TO BE FOUGHT THERE.
The Hindus are u deeply religious and
a highly philosophical people, anu 1 believe
il is III the Iapd OF the Aryanarta that the de-
cisive titles of Christianity are to be foug bit
before Christ be proclaimed King OF The
world However widely we may diffel
NllH MIN MuiitI, lie uIstliiS uiSleu oTleDil
scholar in his theulog y, We might agree with
him when he 81 Us:
III / were asked under W hat sky the hu
man mind has cultivated some of It's choicest
gifts, has most deeply pondered over the
greatest problems of life and existence, ant
found solution OF some of them which will
deserve the attention of the students oI
Plato and Kant, should point to India
| The present is a time of transition
throughout tnat ancient land; the old order
chanGeth, giving place to the new. a keeI
| observer of fndianlife and thought remarked
not long since that our country was passing
| in few years through phases which have
| occupied centuries in the lives of other na
tions. Since the days of Macauley, Duff
| Wilson and Alexander, the three great
| pioneer educational missionaries of India
| the British government and the various mis-
sions in India have nurtured two genera