The evening times., 1896-07-13

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neither in tongue, but in deed and in
truth"
II the Lord Jesus were TO stand in oar
midst thls morning, aS he stood once in the
midst Of His disciples in an upper CHAM
Der In Jerusalem. and were to say to IA,
as He said to them, ''As Ny Father hath
sponse would We make to HIN: Could we
look up into His dear face and say, My
Lord J esus, do desire to be i'll the world
as Thou vast In the world. do desire To
care for tile very things for which Thou
dost care. Ny one ambition is to do Thy
holy, perfect, blessed Will, whatever IL
may be, Make me or one mind and )ne
heart with Thyself'
II we should say this to our Master, the
allcompassionate one, would He not ask
us to snow our love To Him by loving and
pitying and helping for II lis sake our starv-
ing, suffering, dying brothers and sisters n
Armenia?
AT the lowest estimate 10000 people in
Armenia, mostly heads OF families, the
lnalc bTeudwinners, have been massacreG:
and 800 900 people, mostly women and chill
dren, are without Icoa, clothing or means
OF support. Yet these suffering cues are
within our reach Money given here can
be Immediately cabled out and within Tor
ty-eight hours food purchased with that
money, can be placed In the hands OF those
who are Ill need OF 1t. There are in the
districts in which the nasSacTes have TAX
en- place twenty distributing centers III
charge of American missionaries and Brit
ish consulS. also your OwU noble country
Cross Society," sent I've relief expedI-
tons into the interior. Great Britain has
given $3.50 600, and America nearly IN
equal amount.
DISTRESS IS INCREASING.
These contributions have been admins
tered promptly, with economy and fidelity.
Industrial relief work has also been N
ausurated IN not a few centers, thus sup
plying the greatest possible amount OF hcIp
with the least possible outlay and at the
time the ia nft 4 ira.
community. Fully 100 900 people have
been aided i'll these various ways but NOR.
than 200 900 people are yet unaided and
are in the greatest destItGtion. Perhaps
some may ina cine that because tile summer
has come the need viii have greatly dimn-
ished; but tile factsare Tar Otherwise.
There are more people III need OF aid now
than tHerr was tnree fnontns ago. A. bis
growing need arises from the TACT that many
little stores or grain, hidden away under
ground, which escaped the ma rautlers have
Deem gradually uneartied and consumed.
and little sums,of money which were pos
sesscd by Arrnenats who esca ped the mas
sacres have also been gradually consumed;
and now many people who were able for 4
time TO help themselves have become ut
teriy impoverished, and are dependent upon
charity.
The number dependent upon foreign aid
VIII inevitably increase, until new harvest
is secured. These people must not be le-
serted by us. Secn, tuyls, farming Cattle
| lumber for the repair of their homes must be
provided. AS muchfaSain must be given by
! Great Britain and Amenca as has already
been given, otherwise afI that has thus far
| been given will pra ctic:iuy be thrown awIy.
| 1t would be like building the piers Of q
bridge useless unless the spa is completed"
III we fail TO give succUr TO these People,
the victims OF famine and pestilence .Iur-
| Ing the next few mont hs will be more nunIer-
| Gus than those who hive perished by fire
| and the sword. The reiieT work must
| continue while the reed lasts. Clara Bar
1 ton has said: In the maine Of God and hu-
al mn lao. inI
| people must Sc rescued. Skill, care, med
icine, food must reach them. Shall the
widows and orphans OF men who have died
! martyrs in our own day stretch out their
weak, trembling hands TO us in vain?"
One dollar viii keep man alive three
! months. Five dollars Will keep IL family
alive three months. Our Jesus has said
! that even the giver of Il cup Of cold water
shall III no wise lose his reward.
A DIFFICULT TASK.
All through the hong nights between
| those terrible days Cf massacre the Chris
| tian women were praying. And for what
| were they praying? They were prayils.;
| that If this awful trial OF iaith should Come
to their husbands, brothers, sons, that
| their loved ones might have grace given
| 70 them to die for Christ and never deny
| Him. What glorious hope sustained their
| hearts? What great puIpose inspired them?
| The hope which inspired and sustained them
| was that. by their death, they might be the
| means OF winning the MohammeGans t.
! JESUS tuTist. a. Nrlstidis tIeN Hute !tSn
laboring and praying fer the conversion of
! their Mohammedan neighbors they have
! been sowing the. seed Of the Gospel among
| them, and Row they are watering 1t with
their TEARS and their blood.
| The task which lies tefore US ii s1.-...i ol
the Armenians is Il Gifiloult but not an i'm
/, possible one. l believe its accomplishment
| is possible simply because l telleNc in G al.
Faith, mighty faith, the promise sees,
And looks atthat alone;
Laughs ut 1mpossilalites,
| And cries, 1T shall be DONE
Yes, the Armenians must and shall he
saved now and i'll the future, and the
Christian Endeavorers are going to have a
hand in tins WORK. He who is able to uSt
the weak things of the world to confound
the mighty, and things which are not tC
| bring to naught things which are, is able
to use the young people of the c. E. so
| cieties to accomplish great things for Hin
II only they will give Him the night 81 way
in their lives. l affirm that the Christian
Endeavorers Of America and Great Britain
| have 1t In their power TO awaken such a
public sentiment as shall demand and Sc
cure Justice for the ArmenianS.
Why did this enlightened and So-callet
Christian government remain inactive while
| wholesale masSacrcs OF Armenian Christians
| were being perpetrated; while, in violation
zeDs were being menaccd and their property
was being destroyed? Why did not tie
caDnons OF our idle and costly navy utter
their thunder tones in such way that the
Turks would be compelled to hear?
AMERICA FAILED TO ACT.
;! This government had no cOmplicat on
with Turkey such as those which hamperet
European governments. The country wal
seeking no commercial advantages. no Ter
ritOrial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. If ever grea
and Christian nation was called upon {,
speak out in the cause of God and of hu
| manity. this nation was called upon l.
speak. If this nation had only said tn The
mother country over the sea, IN God'
name, fulfill your solemn obligat' ons: sc
j cure justice and religious liberty for tn