Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-08
MINISTERS
TODAY Bee
SU(1;()R FOR
BULCAR|ANS
Churches Of Atlanta Join With
Those Of Five Other Great Cit
les of U. S, in Taking CoIIec-
tons for Widows and Orphans.
Pastors, in Special Talks, to Tell
Of Terrible Suffering in Land
Devastated by War-Hearst
Papers Receive Contributions.

Differences Of creeds thrown aside
IN the common impulse to save a
helpless and starving nation, the
churches Of Atlanta this Sunday will
ioin with the churches of FIVE other
great cities in the United States In
taking collections for the Bulgarian
relief fund by the Hearst newspapers
in Atlanta, New York, Boston, Chi
cago. Los Angeles and San Francisco
A great impetus was given the cam
palgn for funds through the formal
Endorsement of the movement by the
Evangelical Ministers Association of
which Or. l.. c. Bricker, pastor Of the
Frs- Christian Church, is president
The association represents practically
the entire Protestant ministry of AT
lanJd and Yields a great power,
A number of the ministers will
preach special sermons on the fight
bulgaria has made In behalf of
Christianity and of the terrible straits
in which her people now find them
selves as the result of the wars dew
astation Others will make g. special
plea at the conclusion OF their regu-
lar addresses. Collections for the half
million suffering refugees will be
taken In the leading churches. A few
Of the churches, whose officers have
not met to authorize the special col
lections, will observe Sunday, Febru-
airy Is. as Bulgaria Day"
Whole South Contributes.
All the South is participating in
the individual contributions that are
coming in to The Atlanta Georgian and
Hearst's Sunday American to be for
warded to tine American Red Cross
Headquarters in Washington. Letters
with checks and money orders inclos-
ed are being received from cities In
Alabama, Florida, North and South
Carolina, as well as from many points
In Georgia. Contributions range in
size all the way from dime up to
SIS and 500.
The Georgian and The American
Will continue to receive subscriptions
through the next few weeks. All let
ters should be addressed to the Bull
garian Relief Fund, The Georgian, At
lanta, Ga. Checks should be made
payable to The Georgian. Contribu-
tons will be acknowledged and for
warded promptly to the Red Cross
Society. The relief fund will be trans
ferred by the Red Cross officials to
Queen Eleanora of Bulgaria, under
whose supervision the relief work Is
being conducted.
The relief fund was opened by the
Hearst newspapers in the six cities In
which they are published In response
70 a personal appeal from the Queen.
In no part of the country has SYM
1athy been aroused to higher point
than In the South. Scores of letters
have been received commencing the
movement and showing that the
writer's had made considerable sacri-
ices in sending their contributions.
Pastors Who Will Ask Aid.
The Rev. George l.. Hanscom, OF
me Central CONGREGATIONAL Church,
VII. lwell at length on the situation
ID Bulgaria in his morning sermon. A
special collection will be taken.
The Rev. II. NJ. DuBose, of the First
Methodist Church, had followed close
y The disastrous fortunes of the
pAoEy Bulgarian people before the
'lnd ever was opened, and he was one
OF the first to indorse 1t when the
movement was inaugurated. 1t was
oh his motion that the Evangelical
"''n'sters' Association gave its APP
prevail Of the fund and Of the OBJ
serVance OF Bulgaria Day" by the
churches
Dr John f. White, Of the Second
nap'ist Church, will make the appeal
'' me Bulgarians at his evening
'.'''ee, which will be largely attend
oS Atlanta's prominent business
,ue" The members Of the Rotary
;, quo VIII be there in body big
"1s.Hess' will be DR.. Whites subjecJ.
special collection viii be taken.
'H A, R. Holderby, of the Moore
"oF'a, Church, VIII make refer
s 70 conditions in Bulgaria at his
'A'ng service. His church has been
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