The Washington herald., 1915-10-17
IN THE REALM OF RELIGION

ing to secure efficiency, and save ex-
pense. Educational plans. proposed some
time ago. may be considerable is said
that they are not likely to be acted on
at this time.
Congregationalists and Lutherans are
looking forward to anniversary celebra.
tions and it is stated that Lutherans
will send delegation to New Haven
to invite the Puritan and Pilgrim de-
scendants to take part In their 1917 cele-
bration, with the pledge that Lutherans
will help them in their 1890 one. The
Lutherans are doing much Just now to
induce all Protestants to Join them in
1917. One celebration is the 4O0th an
niversary Of the beginning Of the Re-
formation in Germany. and the other the
3ooth Of the landing Of the Pilgrims
The Young wonen's Christian Associa.
tions of the country. like the Youne
Mems. went forward last year in mem.
bership and income. in spite Of the war
There was an increase in membership OF
over 5000 and of expenditures of almost
$4,000. The annual budget of all wom-
ems associations has now reached the
large total of s5,2e5.Ooo The women $
work is largest by far in the cities. il
having not as yet been dcvelored to -
extent of the mems association
districts.
To the National Training Schc
has Just opened. a very &C .lcra Jle
number of young women from countries
now at war have come this year. One
woman has come from Constan' nople.
intending to return to Turkey TO asso-
citation work. and other countrie send
ing women to the class include TER
land. Sweden. Japan and Chin. Even
Alaska is represented. Almost the whole
country is also represented in volunteer
classes. Women interested in associa-
ton work and able to devote some time
to it go to New York for a fortnight, see
the sights and do some visiting. and take
brief training courses. The volunteer
classes at opening this year had fifty
students
About twenty-five years ago the Young
people of the Lutheran church at Strum,
Wis. bought a slave boy in Madagascar
and gave him his liberty. His name was
Andreas, and he adopted .'Strum' as his
surname. He is now assistant professor
at the mission seminary at Fort Dauph-
in. and his salary is being paid by the
young people of Strum.
The whole Christian world suffers a
loss in the withdrawal from pulpit SER
vice of Rev. r. J. Campbell for thirteen
years pastor of the City Temple in Lon
don. Mr. Campbell has been a foremost
preacher in his generation. and in later
years has shown all the spiritual insight
and power of interpreting life and Scrup-
ture which first marked him out as a
leader of the churches in his pastorate
at Brighton. His withdrawal is due to
breakdown of health and he apparently
proposes to devote himself for the pres
ent to that work of the Y. NJ. c. A. with
the British armies in France and Flan-
ders about which he spoke so informing
ly and enthusia stically in his last PAS
toral discourse before the announcement
of his resignation.
The importance of the British cam
paisn against the Turks in Mesopotamia.
on the Persian Gulf. and of England's
victory in the Battle of Busra is ex-
planned by the editor of the Outlook.
The streets of Busra were cleaned. for
the first time in the memory of man. as
effectively and as promptly as were the
streets of Vera Cruz during the recent
American occupation. 4 newspaper has
been started. called the Busra Times. in
English and Arabic, and the American
are So confident OF the fu-
ture that DR.. S. NJ. Zwemer has come
home to raise a special fund of So. COO
for the development of the American
Arabian Mission during this crisis. He
has practically raised this sum among
the Dutch Reformed churches of this
DR. Zwemer has an expert
of Turkish. Persian. and
Esyption affairs. He is a representative
Of the Dutch Reformed Church in Amer
ica. but has been temporarily loaned by
that church to the educational work of
the United Presbyterian Mission in
Cairo. He is editor of the Moslem
World. quarterly review OF Oriental
matters published in London.
The reported determination of Arme-
mans in Turkey calls forth the following
comment from the editor of the Congre-
gationalist.
The horrors of this process of destruc-
ton are just coming to light. although
the devilish work began in June. Our,
humane Amba ssador at Constantinople.
MIR. Morgenthau, has made every pro-
test in his power. attempting to persuade
The German Ambassador to join with him
On the ground that the atrocity would be
charged by the world to Germany. since /
everybody knows that Turkey is under |
the control of Germany
The Christians of America are especial |
y interested in the Armenian race. |
Nearly q century ago the American !
board began work among them that
has discovered the race to itself and to !
he world. Some of the best and most !
residents and citizens of the !
United States are Armenians. who came
% this country under the influence Of
American schools. Two millions of these |
strong, capable and historic people of
Turkey are now being treated worse /
han the Belgians were treated one year
lgo. The Belgians were allowed to oc-
>upy their land under certain condi- |
ions: the Armenians are driven into the ,
lesert to die or into Islam.
The missionaries are powerless to pre-
'ent Professors and teachers in Ameri- |
an board colleges have been done to
eath in prison or sent into exile Miss |
iraffam. of Sivas. has gone with body |
# refugees. she knows not whittier The
are doing all in their power
o alleviate the suffering. but II is little |
hey can do. The massacres of 1895 did |
ot compare in horror with the present.
.nver Pasha boasting that he is accom- /
lishing in thirty days what Abdul Hamid
allied to achieve in thirty years.
The fact that Ambassador Morgenthau
as this last week been reported as sug-
esting to the Turkish government the !
aising OF million dollars to bring to
his country those Armenians who have
urvived massacre or deportation shows
eenly that our able representative at |
feels the sabilities un-
er which the Armenians are suffering.
cen slaughtered or died OF starvation
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