New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-14
BISHOP SATTERLEE TO ARUEYTANS.
ASK FOR RUssTAs AID N BEHALF
OF THEIR RACE

Bishop Henry Y. Satterlee. or Washington. de-
vered an address TO the Armenians Of Calvary
| Parish. at Calvary Chapel. No 800 East Twenty
third at yesterday afternoon at O'Clock Bishop
Sattere, chose FOR his subject the recent massa-
cres Of Arrnenians by the Turks and his ate visit
TO Russia to try to persuade that country to IN
terfere in behalf OF the hapless Armenian Chris
tians The Bishop first gave an account Of his
visit 70 tho presen. Emperor and Empress ~ Rus
sa and the Dowager Empress. Marie Feodorovna.
sister OF the Princess Of Wales. saying
81 told them I came in the name OF Christ. and
was received by them in the name Of Christ. I
then gave personally into the Cars own hands
the petition Of forty million Christians In behalf Of
tho Turkish Armenians. Afterward. when re-
turned 10 England. at the request Of Mr Glad
stone. I went to Hawarden, and gave him an ac-
count Of my interview with the Car"
Bishop Satterlee then told how. whom the imu-
grants came 10 America on the steamer OLDHAM
and we're detained by the Government. he received
a telegram from the Catholicus Etchmiadzin, say
ing the prisoners cody people. who could
earn their ovn living. which telegram he laid be-
fore the authorities at Washington and obtained
the release Of IN immigrants.
Bishop satterlee eloquently closed his address as
follows:
"Of all the prosecutions Of Christians in times
past even the persecution Of the Emperor Dioce
tan. A D. 9o3. none compared with this one.
cannot understand how God allows it TO he. have
Bible in the Apocalypse: and when he opened the
fifth seal I saw underneath the altar the souls OF
them that had been slain for the word OF God and
for tho testimony which they held: And they
cried with voice saying How long, . Mas
ter the holy and true dost thou not Judge and
avenge our blood on them that dwell on earth?
And white robes were given unto every one OF
them: and II was said unto them that they should
rest yet for little time. until their fellow-ser-
wants also and their brethren. that should be killed
even a. they We're should be fulfilled
God IL going 10 bring great thing out of the
present persecution Of the Armenians. The Ar
menian Church is the Oldest church in the world
by fifty years. and sixteen hundred years ago Ar
monian children were taught in their Sunday
schools 10 read the Bible. From that day 10 this
they have been a race OF martyrs. By and by
God Is going to make tho blood Of these martyrs
the seed Of the Church don't know how IL viii
be- but a great blessing IS coming 10 the world
through Armenia. and those who have brought
about the prosecutions 81 the East Will be pun
ished by God.
AN YOU or I can DO Is 10 pray. never have
service IN church without prayer for Armenia
and even I'm my own chapel I'm my private house
in the daily prayers Of my home. there is always
for your suffering brethren. May God give you
all His blessing
AS the congregation was almost wholly composed
OF Armeuans who understood English either i'm
perfectly not at all. the Rev Hoyaeim Hasopian
who has charge OF the Armenian chapel stood n,
Bishop Sattcree's elbow during the delivery 81 no
address and translated II into the Armenian tongue
At It's close the choir sang native chant followed
by some English hymns. \ prayer and the bene-
dction I'm Armenian closed the service
The congregation then came forward and wore
presented the Bishop. and fully one-half OF the,,
ATTEMPTED TO kiss his hand. an attention which he
avoided by giving TO each one n warm handshake
and few kindly words.