Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-01
Queens Application for Relief for
Her Suffering, Starving Sub
jects Answered by Special Re-
ligious Services Here To-day.
Local Churches Join With Those
of New York, Chicago, Boston,
Los Angeles and San Frncisco
In Collections for War Victims.

] NEW YORK, Jan 81.-Sunday,
through the efforts Of the Hearst
newspapers, at the direct appeal Of
Queen Eleanora~ of Bulgaria, is to be
observed by churches In New York,
Boston, Chicago, Atlanta, Los An
geies and San Francisco as Bulgarian
relief Sunday.
Special sermons, setting forth the
terrible suffering of nearly half q
million refugees in the Balkan hills.
are to be delivered by some Of the
most prominent preachers in the
country.
Special offerings to raise money to
feed the starving and clothe the
naked and keep life in their bodies
until spring. are to be received in
these churches.
These contributions win all be ac-
! knowledged In the Hearst newspa-
pers The funds will then be for
warded directly to Queen Eleanor for
distribution. through the co-opera-
ton of the American Red Cross.
In this manner opportunity is Of
fered to tens Of thousands of church.
goers to, contribute to the starving
and freezing Bulgarians' relief to-
day
But the good work has only begun
The Jewish synagogues are also to
be used for this relief work.
In response to the appeal of Queen
Eleanora through the Hearst news
papers the rabbits have Joined in the
relief work.
Saturday. February I. is to be de-
voted to special sermons. and offer
ings for the Bulgarfans' relief fund.
which Will be acknowledged through
the Hearst papers.
Work Appeals to Heart.
1t is a great work, that appeals no
the heart. 1t is one that particularly
interests the churches. Many other
churches win observe next Sunday,
February 8. as Bulgarian relief Sun
day.
Those for whom the relief Is sought
are chiefly women, children and ba-
| bies.
| They comprise the families Of those
heroes who volunteered to fight the
battles of humanity.
These warriors for humanity freed
their people from Turkish outrage
and oppression. They did the work
In behalf of Christianity and of civil
ization, which the great powers had
long selfishly and morbidly refused
| to do.
And as they marched to the war,
| their invaders laid waste their homes.
despoiled their fertile farms and lefr
barren country.
! How are the hundreds of thou
sands to exist throughout the Sc
we're winter months of the Balkans 2
That is the question which these SER
mons are to bring home to Ameri-
cans.
Every reader should attend church
services to-day at some church where
this Bulgarian appeal is being made.
Hear how the suffering may be re-
| lieved; how the Queen of Bulgaria,
after having the situation Investigate
ed by personal agents, and through
her own Inspections of the Sofia dis
| tricts and that about Varna, has or
ganized relief bureaus to feed and
clothe the people.
Sufferers Are Worthy.
The sufferers in this case naturally
are industrious peasantry. They are
! not of the worthless class. Reports
to the Bishop of London have caused
| him to declare that the situation is
without parallel in the annals Of
/ civilized nation.
| Famine has stalked among the de-
PRAYED and uncivilizeds for centuries,
| brought about by various causes. But
In this instance it is an enlightened
people. we have led the battle for hui
man principles, who are dying.
The crisis has arrived. Babies and
their mothers are dying for lack OF
1 food The situation is not fully real