The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-04
WOMAN'S BOARD HEARS A
LECTURE ON THE ARMENIANS
interesting Session Of the Mission Society.
Something About the Schooner
Carrie and Annie.


| bereaved. destitute, and on the verge
of starvation, and this al the begin
ming of winter on the bleak highlands
| of Eastern Turkey. 1t seemed certain
| that the Armenian race in Turkey
] would be exterminated unless help
| was promptly and generously given.
| And the help was given but not by
any government for the nations or
| Europe were altogether too cautious
of their own interests to risk the anger
| of Turkey. Had it not been Tor PR
vate beneyolence the Armenian race
and religion must have been entirely
| exterminated, but while civilization
hesitated, Christian charity came
promptly to the rescue. Contributors
in Europe and America have given
| over three million dollars in the past
four or five years. This money. plac-
| ed in the hands of missionaries and
other reliable persons, was so wisely
and conscientiously expended that be-
| tween one and two hundred thousand
helpless people were saved from star
walton, clothed, restored to their
| homes, and set on their feet in their
| trade or agricultural pursuits. One of
| the greatest problems that confronted
| the relief committee was the provision
| for the thousands of orphan children,
who survived the massacre. The ap-
| peal in behalf of these destitute child
rem was quickly and royalty needed.
| The contributions which poured in
from Germany, England, America ana
! elsewhere, were used to establish
! homes for the shelter, maintenance
and instruction of these orphans.
| BY May, '9S. there We're twenty OF
| these points in Asia Minor. some OF
them definitely undertaken by commit
tees in Switzerland Germany and Eng
land Those orphanages founded and
superintendent by the missionaries OF
the American board have over four
thousand children under their care
The buildings are plain and mos, eco
t nomcal methods are employed. The
cost for each child is S25 year, which
includes food, house expenses ana
teaching. These orphanages are real
homes for the children, and Il we could
look in upon them busy at their stud
les or trades, or happy at their play
and see their bright, intelligent faces,
we should not realize that these were
the same children who were taken from
the streets, ragged, unkempt and often
with the scars of massacre upon them.
The change in their character has
often been as great as in that of their
appearance. The spirit of order and
obedience prevails, and the develop
ment in every way is most encourag
ing. A particularly interesting fea-
/ ture is the industrial work. The boys
are taught such trades as chairmaking,
carpentry and sflpemaking, While the
girls learn cooking. sewing. weaving,
and in some places, lace work, embroi-
derry and other needle work, by which
they can earn their living later on
Some of the handkerchefs, collars and
embroidery are sent to America Tor
sale. and those who desire to help the
orphans by buying this work will find
it for sale by Miss Lydia c. Farley,
140 Magazine street, Cambridge, and
Mrs. George NJ. Adams. SO Hancock
street Auburndale. Mass.
The difficult and interesting process
of Turkish rug making has Deen IN
troduced into some of the homes. The
greatest care has to be taken to use
the best of dyes, and the process is
secret, but it has been communicated
to some of the helpers for the benefit
of the Orphans
In Gurun the weaving industry is so
profitable that it entirely supports the
orpharage, while in other pIaces. the
baking and shoemaking departments
fill large outside orders Now, would
you not like to hear little about
these orphans personally? Let me read
from their descriptions:
''One shy little lass lives seven thou
sand miles away in Erzroum, and her
name is Shushanig Peroodian. She has
rosy checks. brown eyes and hair, and
is short of stature. a beam of sunshine
and general favorite, is this little SD
san, the porter's daughter
Another one is Nartanoosh Sweet
Rose who lost her father, a well-to-do
farmer in the massacre and whose
mother gave up her religion 10 enter
Moslen harem. Vartanoosh, though
only ten years old, would have met a
like fate if she had not been brought
to the orphanage
I Murad is a bright little fellow of
ten years His father with his two
sons fled to the mountains TO escape
the Turks, but the others were killed
and this one saved himself by hiding
among the rocks. Since he has been
at the orphanage he has been very
hopeful case.
Selvenas is a new girl at the Harpoot
orphanaSe, who was brought into the
city last winter by her mother to Deg.
While at a Khan in Palu, some Turks
saw her and tried to get her away
from heS mother but she screamed.
others INTERVIEWED and for the time be-
ing the danger was passed. But the
mother felt that she could not get this
prepossessing girl back to her noun
tain home in safety, so she begged the
orphanage to take her The funds
were so low that they hardly dared to
receive her, but to let the girl stay
= out seemed almost certain ruin. so they
said come" and inside of two weeks
some friends in America sent the mon
ey for her support.
Now. T want to read you the letter
of thanks written by the orphan chill
dren at Marash. to the friends who
. have helped them. This was their own
idea, and is really their own letter, but
translated by native teacher, Here
it is
Our Dear Friends and Benefactors-
Perhaps you have often heard about
us and have even seen our photo
graphs We wish to write letter to
the kind friends who care for US, to
whom we owe so much gratitude. Our
dear friends do you wish TO know a
little about our sorrowful life after the
massacre? Oh, we de not wish to re-
member those days. Many or our pa
rents, sisters, mothers and friends were
killed or died of hunger, cold or fright.
Many of us were left among the Mos
lens who had killed our dear friends
before our eyes. After passing many
days without food, we must either
starve or beg of our enemies. Many
of us were obliged/to work for them
CaryaptS What cOul6 do .