The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-01
RETURNED TURKISH MISSIONARY
SPEAKs AT LAYnENS
CONVENTION
Gives Graphic Picture Of Conditions IN
TURKEY Following Outbreak OF
Present War.

Painting a word picture OF the fate OF
the Christian Armenian 90 the hands of
the inhumau Turk Rev James Mo
Naught0n thrilled = large audience at
last evenings session OF the Laymen' =
Missionary convention at thc Fourth
street VI. r. church. His listeners lat
aghast as the speaker told OF crimes 20
great that the stricken Armenian cries
out.
BE generous and massacre me-
Rev. McNaughtou came here from
In missionary work to- Is years. In
opening his address hc spoke first Of the
conditions Boa Turkey directly following
the outbreak OF war. Many annoying re-
strictions. he safd. were made boy the
turkish government. The languages OF
an countries al war with the Crescent
were az a loss how 90 speak or write so
each other until the Turkish officials
glIsh language could not used in any
way. the law did not apply 10 the Amer
lean language.
Heavy Taxation.
Another great annoyance or disaster
mentioned by the SPEAKER was tho heavy
taxation. Twenty five percent OF all
goods and crops had TO be turned over
20 the government. A. result the ma or-
ity OF the people are COMPEL He'd to live
from hand tu mouth. Three great TRACE
dies. the speaker said. were being enact
ed IN Turkey az the present time. First.
the destiny ~ the land hangs iu the bal
ance. Rev. McNNughtou predicted that.
key H. doomed. that the Sick Man OF Eu-
rope. r. soon 90 meet death and TO 20 out
ot history forever. second. the nobly
race Of Armeuians is being eN-
terminated in cold blood This
tragedy. the speaker declared. Is de-
mcuiauS Were makers OF progress in -
land. Third. the Christian missionary
power in Turkey b. fast nearing total
effort on the part o. the 1.h-istia2 vaIiJ
warned the speaker. would save the day.
In telling of the second tragedy. the
Armenian ruagSn ere. the speaker WaNed
eloquent. These people. hc said. are
truly great. FOR they have maintained a.
spirit of freedom despite ages of per
dered In cold blood. whole towns are
being cut down. Count less numbers OF
Arm' nian woiuen are being subjected TO
crimes conIurcd hy the Turk from tho
depths Of hell Hideous torturcs are
being inflicted upon men who prayed TO
the Christian God and lived the Chris
tian life.
Instance of Torture.
As an Illustration Of tho work 81 the
Turk. Ecy. McNauEhton told Of the fate
Of a prominent Armenian college presi-
dent. This man was seized hy tho Turk
lSh government. 4 document bearing
several treasonabl. charges was pre-
scented 20 the college president Co sign.
Turkish officials said Co him. Confess
f'AA sum anu Hlku NNlN no PROBES
Sor refused. because the charges were
not true. Immediately he was given a
beating with rods and thrown into
Nermin-infestCd dungeon. Days later
he was again asked tu sign. lie refused.
and this time No. was hung by his hands
Tor - hours. Again b." refused TO sign.
ana ms mails were torn hy the roots
from his hands. His constant refusal
TO sign finally madd'u'd the Turks into
mercy, and they took him out and killed
MIN like dos. Ey tho Armenians sign
H ina .r.H. .I..H
cd out the speaker. the Turks declare
20 tho world that DO" traitors were
killed as "a military necessity"
The TURK. said Rev. -IcNaughton has.
three reasons for hating the Armenian.
lt" o. Jealous ~ tho race OF Nrmcuians
De- cause % maintains high position de
spite ITS being SubIu gated race. lie
sees much desirable loot IN getting rid
or the rich Armenian. And he hates the
Armenian religion. which is tho great
Tn closing his address. Rev. McNaurh-
l'n made an earnest plea for tho strick-
en- race and for th' protection and prop
49,, Col. Halford spears.
'0I. Elijah ". lIt.IurI Urausd last
.y,..niug.s session win an address in
which be compared tho temporal aud
spiritual property. our government he
said. imposes "a tax upon our ura4a-efHus
tnHi must be paid. and IN rho kingdom
o.. go. lSrwise. there were obligations
4 lively song service closed last even
IrE.e session
An Instructive address ON How 20.
Get LaFmeu Co. Work was delivered bv
d. Campbell White. during fH. afternoon
session. iIe urged th. pastors tD dis
fn' congregation. and not tu fak, up 1II
fN. burdens himself. Br Fred D. Fisher
poke auuI. church finances and gave
some very practical rdrIU. fH rHa pas
Morning Session.
ENJth Iif.I'In presided az the