The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-19
4STRIKB AGAINST GOD" BEGUN
$40 ARMENIAN CHILDREN FACE
INFANT DAMNATION.
s,mpathiYers with CnfrOcked Mart"oEes-
stan. Just Out OF sing sins. start
strike 90 Force PrimAte Of Apostolic
1hurrh to Restore Him as Priest

The "gtrtke against bbl NaN ~ hhN'''''
%, his city last night 10y several hundred
Ar,nsnians who crowded Murray Hhll
vra,irn. at i8O Fast Thirty fourth S'r""t,
T. 1--WE a den,onstrative welcome In l."vont
Nartoo ge-sinu. tho unfr"ckei Armenian
rras, released from Sing Sing 0n August
y after having served two years ami
s,-rpn'hs there for attempting cNtnrtion
In the name - the HunchakiSt society
Mart. ge-Slan had been arrested nt the
Gates 4 sing Sing upon IN" dav " hS
res,sa IN warrants based on three NOR"
trd!rtn~nts for attempted eNtortiuu. hut
on September Judge Malone IN General
SesS,rus dismissal ihe indictments and
he - now free. still wearing the 'l"ricals
Z MS church.
The strike against God NJ Miriam
Seyssiy. an Armenian LAWYER from Hos
TN, phraaed the movement for the benefit
81 the meeting. 10 revolt against the
Primate 81 tho rrnenian Apostolic
Churoh In the old country because he
unfrocked Martoogessian without an
ecclesiastical trial those who joined IN"
strike last night swore 20 give up com
rnurlon in the faith. o. stay away from all
sNrvices and 20 refrain from having any
Of their children baptized until the con-
vict priest shall have bssn restored
Iess than a month ago SevRsly started
this ecclesiast zeal strike in Boston. whore
the HunChakist society Il strong and
uhara Father NArtoogessian IL held as
great a martyr TO tho Vaccinations of
Turkish spias and Armenian traitors "a
he IL by the brethren In New York. He
told hls audience last night that already
,here werr moro than 500 children Drawing
infant iamnation-A tenet s'i!l held 10y
tho Armenian Apostolic Church because
their parents had Joined tho strike and
hAi refused ~ have them baptized.
The church was In fair way oi being
urrck"d IN Boston Sevasly added. aud
whom the strike spreads 20 New York
Archbishop S.amerjian, head Of the New
York di',,.sa. would either have to pre-
val Ipon the primats In Armenia 20 re-
consider Tho distarTneut - Martougos-
.ll1 or he would have n D $50 left.
Sav1Sv ard other speakers told The
Arw"nlans m explosive polysyllahl"s
hat as soon ~ Martoogcssian WIS ar
vested following tn" murder ~ II. =
Tay-hanJ Jan. tn" wealthy rug merchant,
nv agents Of tho HunchaNist IN N" summer
NJ ,al7. Archbishop S"m-- jan had written
'E@ Pr.mat" m Armenia that Ma-touE's-
san had been arrested on a charge Of
C0mphcitv IN -" murder and adv god
hat no ~ unfro"k"i H." Pr.ml'" had
acted upon thus adv.," from ~" \-w
York pr"iats without giving Fl'h"~
MartooR~-sian an opportunity 20 b..
tried. as the Canous ~ ra" church yrov.i"
the Boston Leader sad and not ur'.! be-"
vas released from prison fnw dave AZ,
Rad Martoogrssinn learned that a.. W.
M longer a priest IN tho church
Mousheg Shahin. WI" was president -
the Hunchakist Society AZ tho tim" MAJ
toogessian was arrested and whp-.-
recent appearance m New York bed
sevsral prominent Armenian merchants
IN hurry their attemp' 20 SECURE H."
further Incarceration - The "N-pr..,' ON
the supplementary indictments took ''..
foor al ~" mass meeting h~' ,f-t' o..
supplement The history - vna' h", 90
the conSpira'y against Fatt-- Nrr'..c,.-.
sian. lie read ntT.''..'p w..... t....
Z e-an published hy SOM" ui IT,. lr.'.....' .I.
members Of tn" Armenian church .r OF. .-
,ty since Ma rtOOg,s~sIHU'- r'.'a.., i-. o.
r-ison. The document -iIi ''.f "s.r
'.-.I"st the trustees ~ th" Armenian
Dn.- a ia New York had FUR ..!
hl-hpp Sern"rjIan had seat Ia IN" Prirnl'"
~ r.... years ago and lso II IA" "ncvrlraI
~ ~ Priinate unfroCkiug ~" priest.
F.'H records Vere included and 't"
public statement concluded with rh"
3 O." that no true neinh"r - III. church
would -"cogniDe the convict priest or CIV"
/. ru comfort.
~Hst.n read tho names ATTACKED 20 'lfs
".-.r otter and COujured the Ariu"ulail-
,r"~"u' =" reColleCt them well They
u--.. %" men who had h"trav..d Marrnn-
r's=lsu INTO the hands 81 rh.. uDl,.. on
= 'rsur"d up charge. h" SAID ail MAJ
o.. .'.-..ln could reveal Il D." wished
". Am" . M least one rich rug m"-chtr'
N"v York who had COnfoS-s.i 20 him
'..'n." h.s arrest that h" and oth"r rlg
'.....4n'- had to stand IN with ~"
..-.-h consul and supply III" IIr..-h
10. "-nIn'ut through that oHirral With
~ nation concerning 'h" activity #
IT, HuurhHkI-' society and its mem i.r-
-'AIIn me. former hs.ad II the. n 10, boz.
vent s'il further INTO wha' -.
- .-i -" ~t.."sal" plotting that bad
." IN aEsIr-' ArEneniin- IN America
.. . HNlrh -" police heads Of BE-. %
'"V York hHi l-n' tLems.'..a, -
'.. .-"s Il ~" lurHi-k GuNcrrrf.. 10
u. f.-i 20 "a" fact that immediately
z 10" murder u Idvshiu Ilau -IN
'." .... r- Ir,uIi.Hg him -alf V-r" ar
20 .. NV York and held ~ Suspicious
10. Do Although each II them wa re-
..- 'vaS not un'il h. had Rpn. through
.S~HrAinR ordeal at Polio" Head .
you'd Won heli..va IL crI"i
'''n Abdul Hamid vas dapD-.-i
.. ''.. .4'ion 81 ~" Young Iurt-
I'I all II the records q ~" uil
.~"i -"ryir" Ofic" wer" 4H-
...rn we're 'hos. siv Uhp'pGrnru-
.. ''' top hopr - ~" old Police"
..-- a. 49, MILITARY street
from Deputy iOnrni-slura-
yuh ~ each man was AMI V IS
~ gfr,.-'.-l
'~ '....- pr'-~id.n' ~ the Hunchn- /
,.-'N '..... '.-.. .gt Li.'f ~ PbiIc" Watt of !
'.'-'a' .. wing thar rIght Their. ~ 'Ui' .
NV lH.'Hr'u ~ u young man lI- I
'." &C. 4 Is Sian ~ hp hal puc.' .
.-.I JOB ,.'.riCal r"ryic'. IA 10" .
.."' Nr''- and who had 'h,.r"
.'.- % .'r''-- NhI,h Watts had b
fn.r Tr-hr. tho 1urkl-u
'.' q iataa telling 'Lc nam.-- 81 .
-'i-'.""''.i ilat. .rs.-'- iu H,-'.n
.r"t'.-' r.rf' % -. made .. 'n..
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