The Detroit times., 1916-05-20
Dce Organization At
disposal Of Arme-
MAN Committee
UNDAY SCHOOLS
WILL ALSO HELP
lay rs Set Apart for
sewing Donations
To Cause
'ovgrHG Rsllc,ous RAMBLER

IN TIVE RELIGIOUS RAMBLER
Ihs entire stan Of the laymen
|In1ionary movement has been turn
I over. for the present, to tn
1noRican con,anittee for Armenian
1 Syrian relief. This Is as nota
p N instance Of cooperation ant
3ciency as the churches OF Amer
= have seen for many years. AL
- capacity Of q national organize
~ OF experts is put at the dispose
NJ cause of the Christians in re
0tG Turkey, who are dying dali!
the hundreds or thousands FOL
= Of relief.
'nere. a. something almost ORA
rs about this action. The lay
~ missionary movement has
elpsed q great convention al
hlngton, which attracted the at
lcn Of the country. Leaders
al over the land were present,
~ them President Wilson him
~ the present time the dele
y are telling the story of the
0ntion to their own communi-
~ this national missionary con-
b washington was but the
- q . nationwide series Of
r1 breaking conventions. the
Is of III having been held in
xneeles. The entire continent
fovoreA BY . network of meet
1T Den- II was the hour OF
- or the laymen's missionary
nnt: and they might reason
~ expeoGeA 70 rest for . time
y enjoyment Of their honors.
49,. the entire organization. in
1oFking order. was turned over
- to assist the Armenian re-
rmmittse in trying to meet the
ueeds Of the suffering. starv-
hrlstians in Bible lands.
&ojnal Gibbons and Rabbi Ste
~. Wise are members OF this
Kan committee for Armenian
DyStan relief. OF which DR..
- r Barton. of Boston, is chair
nnd Prof. Samuel T. Dutton. of
YORK, IL secretary, and Charles
rane. No. 20 Fifth-ave.. is treas
Y This committee is comprehen-
y and INSTRUMENTATION, hav-
4oa IT. membership some of the
|neest names in the country. The
xkoeeIler foundation has made the
nIktee the channel for large
W 20 Armenian sufferers. Already
fAle-UiIlion dollars has been sent
nrkey for relief purposes.
Ne member OF the committee
8 understood to be Cleveland II.
DUo--is paying all the expenses Of
\ Dork, 10 that every penny col
|1o0 viii 90 10 its destination free
m charges and tax.
~ that this national Armenian
l6njttee needed was a country
esEnnisation for propaganda
polic1tati0n. II has formed
oe AEn1snian relief committees
~ ~ the leading cities. Now
4cue has been given over the en-
1naehinery and stan OF the lay
- movement. The central or
~onation in New York, and the
1(lict and state secretaries. all
~ been placed At the disposal OF
\ Armenian committees. sinking
- own identity. for the time be-
= ~ laymen's missionary move
- Representatives. These men
! &lnined executives, and they al
~ have . powerful constituency
whlch appeal can be made.
Ich IN instance OF prompt eff
I1&y In cooperation on large
- n bound to have unpredicta.
effects upon all religious and
11(able work. II Is one of the
1870 Of hight on the worlds war
c1onsd horizon.
Al the churches In America have
- esked to observe May rs as
" relief day. and the Sunday
- Isaders have specially indi.
~ Armenia as the object OF Sun.
ecA0oI gifts, The federal coun.
~ Issued the appeal for the OBJ
1oGo 81 this Sunday, and, while
11es a The spheres Of suffer.
~ ~ seope, the expectation is
~ ArDeniaa cause will espe-
one0l, because of the distinc.
oClG1Ooe nature Of the Ar.
1nn Afmsaians who have
N 0nofh, or 10 present peril
$3.50 mopf of than have
G1oOunG1nU fhs1T Chris,
1890 Mshnmmadan.
- 49, ~ 49, Armenia
~ 1870 Ohe1sG1an mas.
~ - ysas than Al
- Chf1stfss church for
:yoors. Practically