The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-05
1000, 900 Sent Abroad
Through u. S. Mis-
sion Boards
DISTINCT FROM
CRANE RELIEF
immigrants and Exiles
Sending Back Funds
To Holy Lands
az rHe RELIGIOUS RAMBLER

0N IRE ne li0iOSo NHM nGGr
Tn. world.way Eas oeen one OF
surprises, and OF the many strange
consequences upon international re
.iglous work none L. more unexpect
ed than the dramatic manner in
which two mission boards--the Pres
byterian, in New York, and the Con
gregational. In Boston--have becoms
the channel through which the far.
scattered exiles from Bible lands
have sent aid 10 their kin ano
friends In Turkey. Up 10 the pres
enf the sum has amounted 10 more
than s2.ooo.0o0.
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 X
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
aliens--for most OF them are in the
humblest al
ready sent above $4,000, 200, while
the total gifts made through the
American committee for Armenian
and Syrian relief has been less than
. million. OF which nearly one-half
has come from the Rockefeller FUND
The particular point OF present
interest 10 that these Syrians and
Armenisns who have escaped from
Turkey In the past, have chosen as
their trusted almoners the two
large American missions which are
established In the Ottoman empire
The Presbyterians have their mis-
eions In Syria proper. while the
American board r. at work in Ar
0enia and Asia Minor and Mscedo
MIA.
In fact, the only way 20 get
money safely into Turkey novaday.
u by way OF the missions Even
the Standard OIL Co. which greatly
helped the missions at the outbreak
o. the war. when funds could not be
Transmitted. has been forced TO use
at least one mission treasurer Bus
mess throughout Turkey is disor-
eaniEed, but the missions remain.
except where they have been de-
etroyrd or driven OFT by the Turks
In Erzerum and TrebIzond and Van
and Urumish. for instance. the mis-
eionaries remained throughout the
alleges. and served the wounded and
the starving A dozen missionaries
have died Of typhus fever. and al
least one II supposed 20 have been
killed BY the Turks The tale OF
the heroism OF these Americans.
the women especially. remains to
BE- written They have dprad dan
Ger and death. and have refused In
many cases. TO accept Turkish or
ders 10 abandon their charges
All the relief that n going Ia he
starving In Turkey todav--and az
least three-quar'e rs ~ million
have surely died--go@s through
american missionaries and Amer.
car consu's
The American board n, Boston
has sent more than half a million
dollars mostly designated 20 ind!.
vidnals. from Armenians m this
country. Now the Sublime Porte
has forbidden the mission treasurer
a. Constantinople TO transmit fur
ther funds 10 persons who are not
American citizens. This f. equiva
lent 10 a death sentence for thou
sands: and the mission officials ~
both Boston and Turkey are obliged
20 undergo almost daily narrowing
Interviews with members ~ families
DESTROYS OF either sending or recciv
Ing aid
Cp 20 the present. the P-esbyte-
risns have been able 70 transmit,
money even 10 Lebanon. whore. II
IL reported. the Turks have estab.
lished starvation blockade of that
Christian district. which Is suppos
I'd TO be under the special protec.
ton Of the grea, powers
A million and a half OF dollars
have already been received. trans.
mitted and distributed without cost
BY the Presbyterian board No. l5s
Fifth-ave.. New York. In behalf OF
0yrians who are ont OF Syria.
Y A list Of the places from which
money has been sent 10 New York.
os the shortest route 10 the Holy
land. makes interesting reading re-.
veAlins how cosmopolitan the PEG.
pie Of Syria are. Even from the
bland Of Cyprus. which IL only
about q hundred miles from the
oety Of Beirut. Syria. money has
ooen regularly transmitted by a
/. Miriam 10 New York for HIS daugh-
. ~. who 10 IN school IN Beirut. That
r y ~. the money travels half
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