Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-30
ATLANTA CHURCHES WILL
AID STARVING BULGAR|ANS;
HEARST PAPERS OPEN FUND


ond Sunday Of February Collec
lions will be taken To swell the con-
tributions that are being made In all
of the big cities OF America TO aid
the thousands OF starving and home
less refugees who were Impoverished
by the disastrous Balkan wars
Many ministers Of Atlanta already
have given their individual indorse-
ment to the humanitarian project.
The Evangelical Ministers Association
at It's meeting next Monday will be
asked to add It's formal approval.
Hearst Papers Open Fund.
The Georgian and Tho Sunday
American, together with an other OF
Mr. Hearsts papers In America, have
opened a fund for the aid OF the suf-
ferers In response TO an appeal from
Queen Eieanora herself. Contribu-
lions will be received from all sources,
but 10 the churches especially are the
Red Cross officials looking for prompt
aid
All Of the contributions received by
The Georgian and Sunday American
will be forwarded Immediately to the
national headquarters OF the Red
Cross Society in Washington.
r-cital OF the terrible conditions
existing in Bulgaria as consequence
OF the wars has been contained In the
daily dispatches. Homes have been
burned Fields have been laid waste
Thousands have returned TO the sites
Of their homes only to find charred
ruins.
Crops were not harvested during
the dread conflict As a result, the
hordes OF soldiers and their families
are without food and without the
money TO buy food. or clothes the
100000 refugees have only the scanty
apparel on their backs.
Thousands Rre Starving.
Thousands are starving TO death.
Almost as many are freezing to death
in the cold winter weather. The dis
tress is unparalleled. Relief organi
cations are at the end OF their re-
sources Disease RACES unchecked.
Only one thing will serve TO allie
viate the appalling misery. That In
quick and generous response on he
part OF Christian people to the cry for
aid.
THE scenes I witnessed in Bulga-
ria were worse than anything ] ever
saw as soldier. The whole kingdom
is Frustrated The people are starv-
ing This is the graphic comment OF
General Nelson A. Miles.
III something Is not done quickly,
there will not be man alive at the
end Of winter" is the warning of WI
liam Phels, agent of the Balkan war
relief committee.
Here Ia statement made by Miss
lnez s Abbott, principal OF the Amer
lean Girls Boarding School In Sa-
mokov, Bulgaria, which shows what
vast good may be accomplished
through quick contributions:
Says Church Must Help.
Tor months" she says, many Bull
garians haven't known what II is TO
eatisfy their hunger. WE CAN KEEP
A FAMILY OF FIVE FROM STAR
WALTON WITH 20 CENTS A DAY"
The Rev II. NJ DuBose. pastor Of
tho First Methodist Church said FRI
day that he believed the churches NJ
Atlanta should assist in alleviatihg
the fearful suffering that prevails In
Bulgaria.
81 have been greatly affected by
reading the tales Of privation and suf
fer1ng that followed In the wake OF
the war" ne said The churches Of
the city, ] am sure, will respond to
the call for assistance. America al
ways mas Dcen IlTSt 10 40 10 lHe SUI
cor OF another nation in mortal dis
tress This will be no exception
What In done should be done quick
iy"
Tsarediate and Crying Need"
The Rev. w. w Memminger. rector
Of All Saints thurch, said: Every
church should contribute something.
II is true that in the majority OF the
churches OF Atlanta the collections For
AaaA FaR
varfous wants of the church and 10
eatisfy the drains on its charitable
enterprises, but this is an immediate
and crying need. and ! imagine that
at least some part of the collection In
every church can be set apart
Here is the appeal that will he sent
Saturday to every minister in Allan
ia:
You urgently are asked to present
to your congregation on Sunday Feb
ruary s. a story OF the pitful plight
OF the heroic little nation Of Bulga-
ria. which, butchered In It's defense Of
civilization and Christianity, has
stood as bulwark against the bar
barrie flood of Northumberland and
Asiatic invasion.
Bulgaria to-day Is starving and
helpless as a result Of the relentless
battle that her sons have waged to
preserve the civilization of Western
Europe Freedom and free thought
must have died had Bulgaria failed
This nation has fought for ages to
keep the Turks within bounds. With
more than forty thousand killed and
a hundred thousand wounded, Bull
garia has a right 10 demand aid from
those she SO long has defended
Queen Makes Appeal.
The ministers. OF Atlanta are asked
on the day named TO set apart all or
part OF the collection at one OF the
services for this worthy cause. This
appeal is made in response 10 n ca
biegram from Eleanora, Queen OF
Bulgaria, who called upon the news
papers OF Mr.. Hearst, with their ma
tional circulation, to collect a fund
= for the starving refugees OF the late
u war which was so costly In lives and
property II was one Of the rare in
y stances where a member Of the royal
family communicated directly with a
newspaper She said
The Queen will be very grateful 70
the Hearst newspapers II they will
kindly open a relief fund
"ELEANORA.
Queen Of Bulgaria"
The war has desolated a vast re-
gion. II is estimated that there are
100000 suffering refugees Besides
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