The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-03-27
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with wounded heart address myself
to you, generous men in America
and appeal to your Christian
charity.
Our Serb Nation, in Siberia and
Montenegro, was the first to be at
tackled by the Unsuitable Germans
The Austro Hungarian Monarchy
which has for centuries fed on the
tears and blood of enslaved nations
moved its great military power to
annihilate before all else our little
Serbian Nation-the Serbian Nation
which has just returned home after
the hard struggle with the Ottoman
power, which for five centuries kept
It in an unbearable and barbarous
slavery, crushing its progressive
Christian culture.
Austro Hungary, which had al
ready tried to Illustrate all intellec-
tual and economic progress, In or
der to be free to subdue Serbia, when
she pleased has fastened to attack
her when exhausted by two previous
wars and unprepared for third war.
The Serbian Nation, though lacking
everything that is necessary. is de
tending with great self sacrifice It's
freedom and its country, breaking at
the same time the chains Of slavery
of all other oppressed nations. God,
the eternal guardian OF justice, in
his merciful providence has already
given the proofs Of his rich mercy
towards the Serbs who in manner
worthy Of David are repulsing the
grasping and astute power of Goliath.
But they will have to make further
efforts to undergo still greater sac
rifices. Therefore | call upon you,
dear brethren in Christ, to join your
prayers to God with ours, that He,
the All merciful, may by His mighty
hand increase the strength Of the
honest and heroic Serbian Nation and
may grant them the final victory ov.
er the enemy who seeks to annihiate
them, trampling under their feet the
brotherly love recommended to us
by Our Savior.
At the same time I beseech you all
generous Christians and kind men.
to make, according to your power and
good will, material sacrifices in aid
Of the poor Serbian soldiers and suf-
ferers. Even the smallest contribu-
ton for this object will be an act
most pleasing to God. During the
long war great number OF adult
Serbs have already been killed or dis
abled for work. Their homes and
their orphans will have to suffer
greatly from hunger and restitution
during the winter season.
The barbarous methods Of warfare
of the German Allies the object OF
which is to annihilate other nations
and their culture, have inflicted on
us, as we'll as on the Belgians.
bloody and incurable wounds. Whole
crowds of our best and noblest Serbs
who as noncombatants peacefully re-
ceived the Austrian army, have been
killed with a cruelty OF which even
savages would be ashamed, Men
and women, old men and innocent
children have been murdered by ter
rible tortures, by arms and by fire.
Many have been locked up In school
buildings and other houses and burnt
alive. All the churches to which
the Austrians got access have been
desecrated, robbed and destroyed.
The schools and the best houses
have Jared In the same way. Bel
grade, the beautiful capital of Ser
bia, its churches, its educational and
humanitarian institutions, have been
destroyed. The university, the ma
tional library, the museum and sci
entihc collections have been ruined.
For those who have escaped and
for the orphans Of the fallen, speedy
help Is most necessary. That is
why | am addressing this letter to
you and | appeal to all the Archbish.
ops, Bishops and Clergy of Gods /,
churches, and to all nobleminded |
men and women, to hasten with their
charity in aid OF the Serbian Nation
in its present great distress.
The Principal Committee for quick
relief is under the presidency, and |
therefore beseech all kind men in
your happy country to collect contri,
buttons for the Serbian sufferers. |,
with other members of the Commit
tee, will take care that money as.
sistance is properly distributed to
real sufferers. We shall also be
pleased II with the gifts we could al
30 receive the lists of benefactors, in
order that the entire Serbian nation
md | could pray to God for their
health, happiness and salvation.
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