The Detroit times., 1916-08-05
S2,000,0O0 Sent Abroad
Through L. S. Mis-
sion Boards
DISTINCT FROM
CRANE RELIEF
Immigrants and EXiles
Sending Back Funds
To Holy Lands
~ the RELIGIOUS RAMBLER

BY The RELIGIOUS H%MS-E
The world War tas oeea one OF
surprises, and OF the many strange
s Consequences upon international -
lieious work none H. more uneXpeci
ed than The dramatic manner II
which two mission boards the Pres
byterian, IN New York, and the Con
sregational. in Boston--haye beoome
the channel through which The far
scattered exiles from Bible lands
have sent aid 10 their kin ana
friends In Turkey. Up 10 the pres.
snt the sum has amounted 10 more
than $4,000, 900.
This Is entirely distinct from the
Armenian and Syrian relief which
has been given by Americans
through the national committee in
New York, OF which Charles K
Crane Is treasurer. The relatively
small number OF immigrants have
sent back to the Holy land twice
- much money as all the American
people have given 10 the starving
Armenians and syrians These poor
oliens-for most OF them are in the
hum blest circumstances-have al
ready sent above $4,000. 900. while
the total gifts made through the
American committee for Armenian
and Syrian relief has been less than
Q million. Of which nearly one-haH
has come from the Rockefeller fund
IN The particular point OF present
interest 10 that these Syrians and
Armenians who have escaped from
Turkey In the past, have chosen as
their trusted almoners the two
I large American missions which are
established in the Ottoman empire
The Presbyterians have their mis-
sions In Syria proper, while the
American board In at work in Ar
menia and Asia Minor and Macedo-
mia.
In fact, the only way 70 get
money safely into Turkey nowadays
ID by way OF the missions. Even
the Standard Oil Co. which greatly
helped the missions az the outbreak
Of the war. when funds could no, De
Transmitted. has been forced TO use
81 least one mission treasurer Bus
mess throughout Turkey il dIsor.
ganiEed, but the missions remain.
except where they have been de-
stroyed or driven orr by he Turks
In Erzerum and TrebizOnd and Van
and Urumish. for instance. the mis-
sionaries remained throughout the
alleges. and served the wounded and
the starving 4 dozen missionaries
have died or typhus fever. and az
least one IL supposed 20 have been
f.llrd by the Turks The taie OF
the heroiem OF these Americans
the women especially remains 10
bn written. They have dpfed dan
Ser and death. and have refused In
many cases 10 accep' Turkish or.
dcrs 10 abandon their charges.
All the relief that Is going % he
starving IN Turkey ioday-and ~
least three-quarters ~ A million
have surely died goes through
American missionaries and Amer,
can consals.
The American board OF Boston
has sent more than halt. a million
dollars, mostly designated 20 indi
viduals. from Armenlans N this
country Now be Sublime Porte
has forbidden the mission treasurer
~ constantinople 20 transmit fur
fher funds 20 persons who are not
American citizens This is eauiva-
len, 10 death sentence for thou
sands; and the mission officials IN
both BOSTON and Turkey are Obliged
10 undergo almos, daily narrowing
Interviews with members ~ families
DESTROYS OF either sending or receiv.
Ing aid
Up 10 the present. the Presbyts
rians have been able 20 transmit,
money even 10 Lebanon. where. u
10 reported, the Turks have estab.
iished q starvation blockade Of that
Christian district. which Ia suppos
ed TO be under the special protec.
ton OF the great powers
A million and half 81 dollars
have already been received. trans.
mitted and distributed without cost
BY the Presbyterian board No. 1856
Fihh-sve.. New York, In behalf OF
syrians who are out OF SYRIA
A list OF the places from which
money has been sent 10 New York,
~ the shortest route 20 the Holy
land. makes interesting reading. re-
yelling how cosmopolitan the PEG
Pm Of Syria are. Even from the
IslAnd OF Cyprus. which Is only
sbout q hundred miles from the
CITY Of Beirut. Syria. money has
~ regularly transmitted by =
oyrian TO New York for his dsush
Ter. Who n IN school In Beirut. That
- 10 say, the money travels half