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

in churches Of Atlanta on the sec
ond Sunday of February. Coliec-
tons will be taken 70 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 We're 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 its meeting next Monday will be
asked TO add It's formal approval.
Hearst Papers Open Fund.
TIE Georgian and The Sunday
American together with all 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 Eleanora herself Contribu
lions viii be received from all sources
but to the churches especially are the
Red Cross officials looking for prompt
aid
All Of The contributions received by
The Georgian and Sunday American
VIII be forwarded Immediately TO the
national headquarters Of the Red
Cross Society in Washington
a cital Of the terrible conditions
existing in Bulgaria as a 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
40 hal ffVal frb,s r..H
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 10 buy food or clothes the
5000 refugees have only the scaniy
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 ale
viate the appalling misery. That Is a
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 Tie people are starv
ing" This Is the graphic comment OF
General Nelson A Miles
IF something is not done quickly,
there will not be man alive al the
end Of winter" Is the warning Of WI
liam Pheis, agent of the Balkan war
relief committee.
Here is statement made by Miss
Inez 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.
For months" she says. many Bull
garians haven't known what IL is 10
satisfy their hunger. WE CAN KEEP
A FAMILY OF FIVE FROM STAR
WALTON WITH % CENTS A DAY"
The Rev II. NJ DuBose, pastor Of
the First Methodist Church, said Fri
day that he believed the churches u
Atlanta should assist in alleviating
the fearful suffering that prevails III
Bulgaria
Il have been greatly affected by
reading the tales Of privation and SUI
fering that followed in the wake o.
The war" he said THE churches ~
the city. ! am sure, will respond 70
the csll for assistance. America Al
ways has been first 10 go TO the sue
cor of another nation In mortal dis
tress This wiz be no exception.
What is done should he done quick
~"
Immediate ard Crying Need"
The Rev. w. w Memminger, rector
of Al Saints hurch. said Every
church should contribute something
II is true that IN the majority OF the
-. Al fI4ru D.
Sundays ahead are decided for the
various wants Of the church and 70
satisfy 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. story of the pitiful plight
Of the heroic little nation Of Bulga
ria. which butchered In its defense Of
civilization and Christianity. has
stood as bulwark against the bar
barrie flood Of Mohummedanism and
Asiate Invasion
Bulgaria to-day is starving aud
helpless as a result of the relentless
battle that her sons have waged 70
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
hundred thousand wounded. Bull
garia has a right 20 demand aid from
those she 50 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 al one Of the
services for this worthy cause This
appeal is made ia response to a ca
blegram 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
war which was so costly N lives and
property Il was one Of the rare I'M
stances whore a member of the ruya
family communicated directly with a
newspaper She said
The queen VIII hC very grateful 10
the Hearst newspapers II they viii
kindly open relief fund
'ELEANOBA.
Queen of Bulgaria
The war has desolatea & vast re-
gion. II is estimated Thar there are