The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-09
a. PlTIFUL. SPECTACLE
Scenes in Massacre Ridden Arm ania Graph
IcaIly Described by An Armenian.

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ONE DAYS SLAUGHTER IN HARP0OT
Successes OF Christianity In The Far
Fro.en SOrtilw est EIOqucnily Ese.
Pic;ch by tt Canadian Divine WHO
VIII lecture Here 'ro.night-M Mems
Meeting Notes or Inherent.
At thet Second Presbyterian church
Sunday night Rev. George Barsoom. OF
ConstIntinople, delivered an ntere: ting
and graphic address upon the condition
or atI2lls IN Armenia. The speaker Is an
| Armenian by birth, but Is 4 minister OF
Christ, and was educa ted al Robert Col
leGe. an American institution In Con
stan.inGEl@. but studied Tor the minis
try. at Mccormick Seminary In Chica go,
anu IS now studying medicine IN l'alii-
more, af.er graduating in which he will
go back to his native land. where his
mother and father still live.
lie Is most interesting speaker and
WIS listened to with the utrno=t atten-
ton. He described Armenian villages
| and told how Christianity had metaln or
phoScd them, where formerly there was
net church. there are now 9lt churches
with 10000 members and ESQ Sunday
schools with 1900 members. The speak
G: dwclt graphically upon the atrocities
tina. had been committed by the insat tia
bic Turk and eloQuantly paid tribute to
the United States and the great work
that she was doing as 4 civilizer and
chriStianizer He read d letter in which
We're graphically set forth the details
or the bloody ina :sacre OF 1900 persons in
Harpoot. He then explained the politi-
| ca complications which prevented Euro
peln countries from putting stop to
these barDaritics, terming them licensed
DuichcrieS. which were 4 shame upon
European civilization.
n INTEREST or THE MISSION.
AZ Cumberland Stree. Methodist
church Sunday afternoon Il meeting was
held Int the interest of tho Union Miss on.
1t WAS largely attended and proved of
great interest. Rev. II. t. Johnson. u.
D.. OF LeKics Methodist church. deliv-
cred the opening address his subject be-
| ing working Up the Waste Materials"
The Prodigal SON was the subject of
the sermon which followed by EvInGe-
list Lee. y collection was taken up for
the benefit OF the mis- sion.
FROM THE FROZEN NORTH.
Every available ca; in Epworth A1ctho
dist church was occupied Sunday night,
and 1t Is doubtful IT Il more thoroughly
interested conEi eSation ever gathered in
the church. Rev. Egcrton r. Young, ID.
-, or Toronto. Canada, preached his
sermon. being little more than q graphic
| account in brief Of the life Of himself
ana wife as missionaries to the most
Northern Indians III America, living
l,'oO miles north or st. Paul in 81 eli
maze where the mercury sometimes fell
10 60 degrees below zero, and water
thrown from pail would hi; the ground
| IN solid chunk. where quicksilver could
| be moulded into bullets and shot throu 81
| a two-inch board, aud those who had
! mill: carried It about wrapped up IN a
| newspaper. a#55
tribute. saying they We're honorable,
| honest, tractiblc. brave, yet peucea Bile
lie described feelingly how the Indians
have been robbed by miserable thieving
| inuian agents, and said tina, the war
with Sitting Bull which eliminated
! In the death of Custer, was started by
the white men, originating from $780,
| 600 steal from the red inen lie ,old Da-
thctically OF the conversion and dealt
| or an indian guide, Joe and before he
| hau concluded. there was scarcely a dry
| eye. in the house. !, was mos pra cti
| cal and effective sermon
| rms same divine Will lecture AT Cum
De!and street M. Il. church tonight on
his life among the Indians and his
strange adventures. Those who go to
mere him can be guaranteed a treat
MEMS MEETING.
al the mems meeting at Y. Ar. CA.
Sunday afternoon there were seventy
five or eighty present, and the services
were much enjoyed. Short addresses
| were made by Messrs Ambrose Page
!. X. Neal. j. Il. Nloreland, and III. ].
| Fayior. and music was furnished by an
| luinra bic quartcttc composed of Messrs
| ward, l-anier Anderson, and Williams
| NOTES OF INTEREST.
| pilates Wife" was the subjec, of n
very tine sermon Sunday night by Rev.
| NJ. y. Wharton, y. D., at FrGemason
| street Baptist church. 4 large congre-
CATION was present.
Master Frank Murdcn, 4 member Of
the Boys choir at ST. Pau!s Episcopal
church. rendered solo Sunday after
! noon Very cleverly
| The meeting at First Baptist church
will be addressed by Rev. 4. T.. Owen.
-. D.. OF the Court Street Baptist
church. Portsmouth
Rev. NJ. B. Wharton, D. D., OF Free
| mason Street Baptist church, will deliv-
er the second OF a series Of lectures on
! the evidences Of Christianity at rich
mond College. His theme will be, 1.-THE
| Resurrection the All Sufficient Evil
dence."
Rev. DR.. Garrigan. vice rector Of
| the ca tholic University at Washington,
! y. c., Is stopping awhile at the ST. Vim
cents Hospital. and will be here for
about ten days during which he would
| be pleased TO have any Norfolk people
| call OH him who desire to do so. He
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