The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-20
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60 Organization At
ppsal Of Arme-
niSn Committee
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
WILL ALSO HELP
|ray % Set Apart for
Receiving Donations
To Cause
" THE RELIGIOUS RAMBLER

4 ~ THE RELIGIOUS RAMBLER
The entire stsR Of the laymen's
nisslonary movement has been turn
t61 over, for the present, TO the
\ American committee for Armenian
5tnd Syrian relief. This is as nota
E1o n instance OF cooperation ano
q clancy - the churches OF Amer
- have seen for many years. All
~ oapscity Of . national organiza'
- q experts Is put at the disposal
\ ~ ~ cause OF the Christians In re-
4 800 Turkey, who are dying daily
/, ~ The hundreds or thousands for
Nn q relief.
4oors ID something almost ORA
80 about this action. The lay
- missionary movement has
~ closed q great convention at
nrnlnGton, which attracted the at
!; kieD Of the country. Leaders
4 1m ~ over the land were present,
rI1ne them President Wilson him
i 80 At the present time the dele
( eos are telling the story OF the
nxonticn 70 their own communi-
Y ~ dts national missionary con-
|6po n washington was but the
knx @ = nationwide series OF
ri brsaking conventions. the
rt . III having been held in
AnCoaoG The entire continent
\ ooveee6 By network Of meet
in ~ mea. h was the hour Of
- 10 ne laymsn's missionary
ut; end they might reason
M - exDected 70 rest for . time
~ oa3oymant % their honors.
a b0oA. he entire organization, In
j I'll ucr1rine order, was turned over
" $50 70 assist the Armenian 10
a6nmittes IN trying to meet the
y needs OF the suffering, starv-
- CAslstians in Bible lands.
Il nf1lnal Gibbons and Rabbi Ste
80 G wise ere Members of this
(6G1con committee for Armenian
Syrian relief. Of which Dr..
w Il barton, Of Boston. u chair
'k ara Prof. Samuel T. Dutton. Of
tSlt York, n secretary. and Charles
~ otane. No. 20 rifth-ave.. is treas
GU1R This committee II comprehen-
~ and interdenominational. hay-
~ a IT. membership some Of the
t1Ftageat names In the country. The
uDctefeIlsr foundation has made the
1onuittse the channel for large
IN 70 Armenian sufferers. Already
il n11tmillion dollars has been sent
= xSfsy for relief purposes.
one member Of the committee
~ 81 unAerStood to be Cleveland II.
001os-is paying all the expenses OF
; ~ work. 30 that every penny col
11o1 viii 80 to It's destination free
II ~ charges and tax.
Il An that this national Armenian
nmittce needed was q country
~ organisation for propaganda
~ solicitation. II has formed
sjEot Armenian relief committees
~ nG6t Of the leading cities. Now
y r. lh1ee has been given over the en-
~ machinery and stan Of the lay
q 11&'o movement. The central or
{ nn1eation IN New York. and the
4 0Ueylet and state secretaries, all
! vo tesn placed at the disposal OF
~ Armenian committees. sinking
~ ovn identity, for the time be-
~ - laymen's missionary move
Roat Representatives.. These men
3 ~ trained executives, and they a.
y have . powerful constituency
\ =, Which appeal can be made.
0ueh a instance OF prompt EN-
4 xGh4y IN cooperation on q large
DG1o n bound To have unpredicta-
~ eGects upon ell religious and
ng1tabIa work. II 10 ono of the
. 1o1oDns of Tight on the worlds war
1nolkooed hosison.
Al TIE churches In America have
$3.50 asked to observe May Is al
!. ~ relief day, and the Sunda,
~ leaders have specially indi
1o1 Armenia a. the object OF Sun
ocneo1 G1fta The federal cous
- loeno1 ~ ao1sai for ths oh
D - ~ sunday, and. whii'
oo q ~ GUoereo Of suffer
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