Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-09
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Atlanta Churches Respond Gen.
erousIy to Appeal for Suffering.
Sermons Stir Donors.

Strong appeals spoken from tbs
pulpits Of Atlanta's churches brought
a substantial addition to The Geor-
gian's relief fund for the Bulgarian
war sufferers Not all of the church
es had reported Monday the amount
collected so the total collections had
to be estima ted, but the response by
the ma jority of the congregations was
sufficiently liberal to insure Atlanta
place of prominence among the SIX
cities OF the United States that united
in making a generous contribution
for the aid of the war ridden dis
trict
While collections were being taken
in Atlanta churches for the half
million refugees appeals were being
made in New York. Boston, Chicago,
Los Angeles and San Francisco. In
those cities there was likewise
hearty, sympathetic response
The collections will be forwarded
to the national headquarters of the
Red Cross Society in Washington anu
from there will be forwarded to Queen
Eleanora OF Bulgaria, who will direct
this distribution among her destitute
subjects.
Methodists First to Report.
Grace Methodist Church was the
first to report Monday. DR.. c. o.
Jones the pastor, notified The Geor-
gian that ste75 had been contributed
at his church.
This is a positive call on the sym
pathies OF the American people," said
DR.. Jones in making his appeal Gen
eral Sherman was right in his ia
nous remark about war. The truth
Of the saying WAS sadly verified by
the bitter experience OF the Bulga-
rians and the refugees from the out
lying districts, The Bulgarians fought
right. They beat back the Turks, but
at a terrible cost
AT the end OF the long series Of
bloody encounters they found them
the midst of severe winter. Thou
sands were driven from their homes
inc Thrace and Albania They were
without homes and without food"
"HeIpfulness' Is Subject.
DR. Jones preached special ser
mon to the young people in the ev-
ening, taking "Helpfulness" as his
topic and citing Bulgaria as a most
worthy object of the benefactions of
the American people.
The Rev. H. M. DuBose. of the
First Methodist Church, reviewed the
Balkan situation from the beginning
OF the wars, showing what Bulgaria's
attitude had been from the outset
and how severely she had suffered in
the conflict
Coming to the present time, DR.. Du-
Bose said that II the Bulgarians had
only themselves to care for, their re-
sources might be adequate, but when
to their own sufferers there were
added tens OF thousands of refugees
&C anu Albania IL Dut
tax on their slender finances that
overwhelmed them completely.
DR.. Holderby Enters Plea.
THE situation can be met only by
outside assistance" said DR. DuBose.
The Bulgarians are doing all
they can for the war victims but
what they can do is only a drop in
the bucket" A substantial collection
was taken.
DR.. A. r. Holderby, of the Moore
Memorial Church, made strong plea
to his congregation in behalf of the
refugees.
There are 100000 of them who are
destitute" he said. I'm the extreme
cases women and children are not
only without food and without clothes,
but they have nU-~roofs to protect
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