The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-07-20
CLEVELAND SCORED
EVANGELIST Mills DsnOunCss Him Is 4
Coward.
CALLS GROVER CRUEL NAMES
Vast Audience Rose and Cheered
Wildly at the Attack OF
the Speaker.

Washington, July iS.-lhe iaSp u"S
session Of the fifteenth international Chris
tian Endeavor convention began today at
the appointed hour in the three white
tents simultaneously after the usual sun
rise prayer meetings. President Clark
Treasurer Shaw and Trustee Wayland
presiding.
II was day reserved for missionaries.
Addresses were made in tents 'Willistoh
and "f.ndeavor" by a number of foreign
delegates. India. China. Africa, ASIA. Eng
land and the countries of continental Eu-
rope being represented. Among others,
Missionaries Gon. of Africa. Putnam. OF
India: Bentley. of China. and Iildner. OF
Germany. spoke. Evangelist Mills created
the sensation OF the meeting.
After Miss Kirloran's appeal, Evangelist
Mills. in passionate speech, assaied the
governments of Europe. England and the
United States for their Indifference toward
the Armenian slaughter. lie said he
wished to voice the inartculste cry OF an
afflicted people who for 400 years had been
suffering unspeakable. insufferable perae-
cuiions. lie recited I'm rapid succession
incident after incident Of the Turkish cruel
ties.
What have the nations done TO check
these atrocities? Absolutely nothing he
cried. except to assure the Turk that he
might 60 as he pleased"
lie praised the Armenians especially for
the charity. bravery and nobility of their
women. lie declared that Of the 1000
Armenians in America not one had ever
been brought before a court charged with
crime. Not one Armenian name had ever
been entered on the lists of American
charitable societies.
lie called attention 10 the bigotry of the
Turk. and showed that il led him to the
extremity OF cruelty in his treatment OF
the 'inndcls." He read a sample prayer of
the Moslems, in which Allah was called
upon to utterly destroy the inidel, and all
his relations and property and to give them
into the power of the Moslem.
What wouCer is it," he cried, that the
MONS Turk after centuries of repetition
Of this prayer, should attempt TO please
his God by determination Of the Armen-
ians2'
lie described the brllliancy and cunning OF
the sultan. showing him TO be man OF
great ability. and then said:
Il have no doubt that these massacres
I'm Armenia were planned and carried out
by the sultan for his own purpose"
AR Mills laid the blame for the atrocities
al the doors of the Christian nations. lie
declared hat England stood perjured to-
dav before God and the nations for her
failure TO prevent them.
England" said ne. who held mp her
hands and swore to protect the Turkish
Christians. has broken her vows and the
blood of those who died I'm Armenia is upon
her hands" Great cheering)
he said also that responsibility rested
upon the government OF the United States.
''She has more direct cause than Eng
land" said ne. ito interfere. Yet she had
scarcely asked for an apology. Nay. her
minister has even warned American mis-
sionarics 10 get out of Turkey, as he should
not Doe able 10 protect them. Qlisses) How
glorious waa the answer of our faltering
ministers. we viii Say here ana uie with
our people " applause and hisses)
TIE then explained how the British am
bassador had extended his protection TO
the missionaries so that they were allowed
to continued their work unmolested.
President Cleveland Assailed.
''That was the only reason that they
were not slaughtered" he said. "lIad our
noble president on one Of his fishing ex-
cursions wandered into the Turkish domain
and had so much as tiny little bullet from
a Turks play pistol passed through MS
sail. I take it Americans would have found
that IL was some OF our business TO inter
fera In Turkish affairs (Great applause
and laurhter) charge the government
of The Unified States with misinterpretatlon
of the enlightened sentiment of the Ameri-
can people in this matter. The president
Of th,, United States. the secretary OF state
and the American munster nav Nif -7e'i "
cd our broken treaties, they have permit
tea American lives TO be endangered, they
have permitted American property to he
destroyed without reparat!un and American
citizens to be imprisoned.
"Our government has stirred the pas
sious OF the American people TO anger
AGAINST England ON oue-tEOusaudth part
OF the preteXt that would have sufilced Tor
a destructive war with Turkey. The adj
miHistration officers have turned deaI
and almost scouful ear To the entrcaucs
ANA representations of some of our best
citizens. missionaries. churches and moral
societies. and / deuounce their conduct as
unpatrlotic. uuciYn. undemocratic. unfe-
publican. un-Amcrican. unchristiau. sell
d H. weak. barbarous and criminal in the
eyes OF tue American people and OF God
and all men"
Every word almost OF these last sen
fences Of Air. Mills was greeted by loud
cheers Men and women on the platform
behind him. and on the benches before
hin. rose ami shouted their hearty ap-
prORal of the denuuciation of President
Cleveland.
IN the midst OF the solemn charge OF
cowardice and disloyaty leyeled at the
chief executive. the secretary of state and
the American minister the whole audience
arose spontaneously. waving flags and ban
ncrs and crying aloud their approval As
Mr. Mills proceeded they kept on their feet
repeating the cheer of Endorsement at ey-
cry adjective Finally when his voice and
manned indicated that he mad reached the
end OF his peroration six rousng cheers OF
approval were given.
Eev. Maryland Hoyt. who presided arose
ga his seat beside the speaker and called
uuon the audience to reafiirm the charge.
Again came the six cheers with hearty en-
thusiaSm.
Il hope the response will echo through
the empty white house and extend to Buzz
yards Bay" cried Mr.. Mills as he took his
seat
General Washington's Farewell.
Washington. July H-Today's plans for
thu entertainment OF the army of Christian
Endeavorers here consist Of an excursion
from the city to points Of interest In all
directions.
Large crowds took early morning trains
TO AT Vernon. where public exercises We're
held al o'clock TO commemorate the cen
tcnary of Wishington's farewell address.
Thes. excursions were under auspices of
the Christian Endeavor convention commit
tee. aided 10y President Clark and Secretary
Baer and the trustees. The programme
Included planting Of Christian Endeavor
oak, singing 10y the chorus. speaking and
the reading of Washington's farewell adj
dress. Tonight lantern bicycle parade