The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
MACEDONIAN CRY @HEIPs
AGAIN HEARD BY CHURCH
AND RED CROSS SOCIETY


Emissaries arriving here from Greece
and Bulgaria, Of whom three have now
come. ask for money to equip hospitals.
and also express wonder whether there
be not in America a young man OF
wealth and influence who VIII go'to the
balkans to help, much as Gen. Lafayette
came to America during the war OF the
Revolution. They intimate that the moral
effect, rather than the military one,
would be quite as great in the Balkan
nations as was that Of the coming OF
LAFAYETTE from France.
Already few Christian men and wom-
en- in this country have responded with
money for hospital relief. Greece has
secured the largest sums. but q little
money has gene to Bulgaria. The rea-
son for American assistance, say the
E.vers, is greater than II otherwise might
be. since British sympathy with turkey
Is so strong as 10 preclude, possibly, any
considerable cooperation from that quar-
ter. Usually Americans and Englishmen
operate together in such cause small
contributions are going through the
mission boards. strictly for relief ana not
for war purposes.
II has been expected that Immediately
following the general election, actlon
would be taken by the churches toward
affording relief 20 Balkan Christians es-
peciaIly in their hospital work It is
known that the question Of launching
such a movement is being canvassed. II
Is argued that money will be needed for
some years, to care for orphans. to re-
build DESTROYED churches, and to help
along a nev' educational policy that must
he put in. 4 strong appeal, to be relied
on not q -.tJle, is relief for the same
Macedonia rhich Christians Of the early
church Were asked to come over and
help. Keen interest is felt by Christians
generally in the possible downfall of Con-
stantinople and the return of ST. SOPHIA
10 Chrisctian uses.
Rev. DR.. George E. Herrick, who was
for more than fifty years missionary
in Turkey under the American BOARD
Conversational. Is now in New York at
work on a revision of the New Testament
in Turkish. He evinces some sympathy
for Turkey and is amazed at the show
ing made by the Balkan allies in the
contest with Turkey. His intimate knoWl-
edge Of Turkish affairs and surprise at
the present situation lead him TO beheVe
that Turkish forces are lying low near
Constantinople, because he sees no men
ton in reports Of their ablest military
leaders.
while the fate of Constantinople seems
leve, he says, that Bulgarians can hold
the city. There are 10000 Greek resi-
dents of the Turkish capital city and
only about 1000 Bulgars. The Greeks
would take a hand. he thinks. He Is
quite certain that Europe will not stand
bv and see the Balkan states take Con-
stantfnople and keep IT, Russia has
wanted the city for centuries, and might
move its capital from st. Petersburg to
,lr
surely take a hand. and il he does Aus
tria will take one. too. He fears the end
is a long way on.
Most of the missionaries in Turkey are
Americans. These represent the Amer
ican Board of Foreign Missions, which
has stations scattered over the whole
Empire except Syria and ARABIA. ihe
Northern Presbyterian Church has mis-
sions in the Holy Land, and the Dutch
Reformed Church. together with the
University OF Michigan, have missions IN
Arabia, especially in the neighoorhooo OF
the Persian gulf
The Young Mems Christian Association
has been established in the city OF Con-
stantinople with d. A. Davis, former
religious work director of the Washington
Young Mems Christian Association, as
general director of the work in Turkey.
Mr.. and Mrs. DdNls are "Sl hiO"A ACA o
British missions are mostly Scotch and
the Church Mission Society. A great d.
yersity of religious organizations center
At Jerusalem.
There are communities of Pews in al
most every Turkish city and town, as
we'll as in remote villages down the
Tigris valley. These will share almost
equally with the Christians the fury Of
the Moslems.
A few days ago the American Board
had word that all its workers are safe,
and going about their work as usual,
unafrighted Ordinarily. fear of foreign
Intervention protects the Europeans. At
present, no man can tell what day may
bring forth; and the missionaries are
most of them far beyond the reach Of
the gunboats.
In this hour OF trial the whole Chris
tIan Church-Greek Roman, Protestant,
Armenian-each according to its own
ritual and usage, is praying for the
safety OF all Christians who are i'm
periled by the desperation Of the panic
stricken, vengeful Moslems.