The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-13
Sunday Set Aside to
Ask Aid for
Martyrs
LIST OF VICTIMS
& NUMBER MILLION
81 Denominations Will
Be Represented in
Movement
~ THE RELIGIOUS RAMBLER

Convinced that all roads TO the
deliyerance OF the Armenian Chris
& tlans are closed except the one that
masses through the throne OF
heaven, the Federal Council OF the
& Churches OF Christ in America has
issued call ~ me churches OF
America," TO observe tomorrow,
NJ November IA, as a day OF common
prayer for the prosecuted Armen-
ians.
This appeal is one OF the most
<tangible evidences of the mounting
interest of American Christians in
<the incredible sufferings of their
brethren in the Ottoman empire.
For the Federal Council officially
Represents practically all American
h Professionalism.
Heretofore the authorities on the
" Armenian atrocities have set the
Enumber of slain and doomed, out
side OF the men killed in the army
&ot approximately half million.
0ome have said that the total had
E0oached 100000. Even so. il iusti
I'D the words of the National Ar
Enenian Atrocities committee. New
Work, of which DR. James l.. Bar
len is chairman, Professor Samuel .
HE. Dutton, secretary and Charles
w. Crane, treasurer, TO the effect
that:
The world is witnessing today
In Turkey and just beginning 10
1euprehend what will appear IN
history az the greatest, most pal he
11e and most arbitrary tragedy in
history. An entire race, and that.
NO. zone of the oldest and most hon
gable IL undergoing. a process OF
determination that for complete
1sS OF design and cruelty OF execu-
&)on surpasses anything that ever
geceded II in Turkey or in any
fher country. Although this work
~ destruction began more than six
nonths ago, 1T did not reach the
&eight Of it's furry until July and
August. and. owing to the close cen
eprship of the press, the world is
only now learning the facts from
&tye witnesses and from official doe
&z1ments. Ii Is now unquestionaOly
established that the plan includes
Nc extinction of all the Armen-
ms and probably OF other Chris.
IAN races throughout all OF Turkey
The highest Turkish official at Con
nlantinople declares to representa-.
tives OF foreign governments that
3his Is their purpose. and the local
officials in the provinces openly
Droclaim that such care their per
Smptory orders from the capital
Now this official, conservative
.committee is out with statement
1Uubling the estimate OF CASUALTIES.
~ follows: 1T is impossible to
&ttimaee how many have already
erished. A careful survey in the
Wan vilayet gathered the names OF
tk000 persons who had been killed
Others wefe able to escape by flight
no Persia and Russia An eye wit
mess who has recently made an ex.
<ended journey across Asia Minor
NV over $4,000 poor. dazed, help
ess, starving refugees camped by
(he roadside in a region almost
esert with no provision for their
I0od supply. Probably IL Is not an
pyerestimate to say that 100000
N the possible 100000 Armenions
M Turkey al the beginning OF the
Far are either dead. or In Moslem
larems. or forced to profess Mo
Damedanism or are on their SAD
j0urney 10 the desert and DEATH
a staggering task confronted tn,
hen In America who were frs
ppdc aware of the horrors happen
1ng In Turkey How to arouse
Parcalloused. blood.weary world
- sick at heart from piled mp aW
1lness that its overwrought ner
Ms failed to react TO new friehtful
eas, 10 the enormity of this Grim,
all crimes In history that its no
hdignation would be straightwa.
tnred out upon the perpetra ors
krhaps thus forcing them to abatr
etr crimes. WAS 9 problem of frs
AGnitudes The daily newspaper
nHshed stories after stories o
nocities. The religious press tool
the tale II began to be repeat
u all sorts OF religious gather
Now. tomorrow. in innun3 erabl
nsrches the tales will be Setol,
compared With the lesser mar
lons az Christian history 4
nt the peoples prayers of inter
addition. mass meetings Nil