Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-15
NATIVE armenian
VISITS SALT LAKE
Rev. H. S. Jenanyan, With Wife
And Children, Spends a Few
Days Here.
MRS. JENANYAN AN AMERICAN.
,rhs Couple Are Devoting Their Lives
To the Amelioration OF
Their People.

two of the speakers at the tabernacle
Yesterday afternoon were Rev. ana MIS-
II 6 .Tenanyan, whose home is at
uonia Ancient Icorium- They are in
this country for the purpose OF inter-
eettnr the American public in the Ar
,,,an,an people. Mr.. Jenanyan is an
.,.,,,or,an. but was educated in this
oorntry. and hears the title D. d. HIS
life ,s an American lady, formerly
N,jss Helene r. Ruliffson, daughter or
MINISTER and the couple were married
Ok years ago. and Immediately took up
customary work in the land of the nus
hands nativity. Together they Travelled
n,,ar 10 600 miles by horses. engaged in
- ,.,,,eeiistic work They have an in
torasfinr family of children. who ac-
4 .otnnaI,ied them in their trip to salt
i' psv. Jenanyan is the founder of the
Apostolic institute, one of the most sue
cnssf1l schools In Asia Minor. In the
boys' department there are s. pupils,
9i doing college work and "a in
tbo nrenaratory school The students
are from 80 different cities in Asia
Minor.
WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER
In Armenia there are more than no.
O00 orphans end 10000 widows whose
fathers and husbands fell victims 70
the Turkish atrocities OF the last rev
years. Ii Is estimated that 100000 per-
sons ware slain by the thurman Mo-
harnmedians. Beggars in almost count
Il lees numbers fill the streets OF Armenia.
and the few engaged in charity and re-
lief work prominent among whom are
MIR. and Mrs. Jenanyan. have far more
than they can possibly do. Funds are
being solicited i'll this ANA other thris-
tIaI1 countries to aid in caring for and
educating the poor and destitute AZ
dea 10 the Turkish cruelty
are the horrors Of famine In some dts
;ricts, and all in all the conditions are
most pitiable. In circular that IS
being distributed, the following sum-
spary Is made:
F'rst.--There are many orphan and
destitute youth crying for admittance
to our schools We greatly need addi-
tional buildings and funds to provide
board an buttons.
Second.-In Iconium we are in great
need of building for library, assem-
bly room and recitation rooms. TINS
can be built for $1,000, thus giving en-
ployment and relief to IA great many
poor This Is a splendid opportunity for
q memorial building for a departed ones
Thlrd.---A house of worship Is soreiy
needed for the church in Iconium. This
is the second organized Evangelical
church in the whole province OF one
and one-half million population and the
only one in that capital OF $4,000 people.
The religious meetings are held now IN
the hall of the old school house. S5,ooo
win supply the great demand.
Eourfh--Wo beg the special attention
OF our readers to the closing para
graphs OF Mr. Haigazian's letter from
lSonia. for the imperative necessity OF
81 900 10 establish our Industrial de-
partments on permanent basis ~hich
means giving employment TO many
needv students to make them self-sup-
porting, and also of windmill, tnae
our garden may produce good income
for the institute.
S5.-Auxiliary member. Gives shelter,
bedding and clothing for one year.
Sl0-Patron., Provides food for
starving one, one year:
Standardization. Feeds, sneiters anu
educates maiden or youth one year.
s50.--Sustaining member. Ciothes anu
sustains a widow and four children one
year.
slOO.-Life member. Educates an or
phan for one year in America, or four
years In Armenia.
S5OO--Endows Il permanent scholar
ship in the institute.
,UU
TO shelter so destitute, may be memoir
ial hall,
s5,OOU.-Life director. Endows q per
manent professorship in the institute.
Treasurer-M Money, checks or postol-
flee orders win be sent TO FREDERICK -
Foxcroft. treasurer; National ParK
bank. New York City.
Contributions from persons In TINS
state will be received at the office or
the Deseret News or the presiding nish-
ops office, and will be forwarded to
the designated place in New YORK.
The following letter from ]. Wilford
Doth, president of the Turkish mis-.
sion of the Church of Jesus Christ OF
Latter-day Saints, was received by fseN,
Mr.. Jenanyan, and the same was reaa
BY Mrs. Jenanyan at the tabernacle
yesterday afternoon:
PRESIDENT BOOTHS LETTER.
"Will you pardon me. a stranger. for
thus intruding upon your busy hours
You are doing work for your feiioW
men for which / feel sure many a one
will thank you for long years yer 10
come, and the express purpose of TINS
letter Is to ask you to accept my hearty
well wishes and thanks for the noble
work you are accomplishing.
1T has been my pleasure 10 Visit the
various colleges In this country which
arc under American superNlsiot-tho
c. 7. c. of Aintab. the seminary at
Marnn,i. the high school at Sivas, the
Anatolia college at Marsovan, the Rob-
srt college at Constantinople. the ST.
Pauls institute at Tarsus. the Atneri-
can college at Beyrout, and other
smaller institutes of learning. but ] am
very happy TO inform you that IN my
opinion the Jenanyan college (apostolie
instituted at konia leads them all In
The important lessons of love and faith
IN the Lord Jesus Christ.
one of the bright spots IN my
sheckered career of missionary work
is my visit To konia and to your school.
Brnadminded, Christian love and Kind
ness, seems To be the rule, and there
was oommendable charity even to-
wards one whose creed and belief diff
FER from the general idea OF modern
Christians. Such love as : found IA
konla l was taught To possess and
practise all my life and so 1t seemed
Ike home TO me.
Il am not personally acqnainted WITH
you. but do respect you for the eff
'orts YOU are making. and l sympa-
thze with you for the opposition you
have so brayety met and mastered
May God bless you In your noble
Work and may He bless the loving
teachers and the students OF that eol-
lege In Konia. other schools received
me kindly as visitor. but with that
blindness there was n chilly feeling, mol
Ike my own home schools and that OF
yours.
Il could write you pages OF heart
sprung sentiments and congratulations