The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-04-22

lerers have been released from prison
They at once Joined the mob and be
gan committing depredations. At Tar
sus. 100 persons have been killc
houses have been burned and the
are today 5000 persons without home
Several native pastors from Aintab
were killed while on their way 10 at
tend the district missionary meeting
at Adana.
The Turkish government officials at
Mersina have done everything possible
to check the trouble, but the result of
their efforts was limited.
The records OF the American board
OF commissioners for foreign missions
show that Miss Virginia A. Billings,
Miss Olive NJ. Vaughan. Miss Emily F.
Richter and Mrs. Mary P. Rogers, wife
of the Rev d. NJ. Rogers, who lost his
life at Adana, are stationed at Had
jim.
Antioch, Birojik and Aleppo are all in
land from AleXandretta and are with
out rail communication with the coast.
Antioch is forty miles south of Alex
andretta and has population Of about
5000, Of which 10000 are Moslems
and 1000 Christians. The Christians
include 1000 Armenians.
Blrejils. with population of 10000,
Is lis miles northeast OF AleNandretta,
Aleppo, seventy miles southeast OF
Alexandretta. has population of 125,-
900. It's trade is mostly in the hands
of Greeks and Armenians.
Tarsus. with a population of 25.O0O,
is on the railroad line between Mer-
sina and Adana
A few Protestants are included in
the Christian population of Antioch,
but the records do not show any
American missionary stationed there.
1t shows. however. a station of the
Reformed Presbyterian churches of
Ireland and Scotland, with three mis-
slonaries and seven native workers,
At Aleppo is considerable Euro
pean colony and a strong Roman Cath
olic population. The foreign mission
of the Presbyterian church in England
has station at Aleppo
At Tarsus there is a st. Paul's in
stitute. founded with the financial
of New York The institute is now un-
der the care of the American board of
commissioners for foreign missions.
and it serves as preparatory school
for the central Turkey college at Ain
tab.
London. April pa message re
ceived here from TarSus referring to
the casualties there, said:
Cd NJ Rogers was killed. The
others are safe"
This communication is taken to in
dicate tnat Henry Maurer. who was re-
ported TO have been killed at the same
time as Mr Rogers. may still be alive.
1t was sent by Thomas D. Christie.
n missionary at Tarsus, Oh midnight
of April 21 to the Bible Lands Mis-
sions here, and was in reply to an In
quiry regarding the fate of the mis-
sionaries at Adana and Tarsus,
Constantinople, April 23-Grave
news from Erzereum. the principal
town of Turkish Armenia, was receiv
ed here today. The transports Of the
people at the proclamation of consti-
tutional government are now being
supplanted by movement In favor Of
the Sheri laws and the Sultan. which,
it is feared may lead to conflict be.
tween Christians and Moslems. The
wave of fanaticlsm which originated
at Adana some ten days ago apparent
" Is spreading generally through the
eastern provinces. The Christian VII
lagos In the vllayets of Aleppo and
Siyias has been attacked by Kurds,
Clrcasslans and Nomads. and the In
habitants are imploring the ports to
send troops for their protection.