The Detroit times., 1917-01-20
United States Increases
Annual Gifts Two
Million
ARMENIANS ARE
STILL STARVING
Americans Accused of
Making Big Profit
Out of Belgium
BY The RELIGIOUS aAmsLER.

BY THE RELIGIOUS RAMBLER.
once year there Is gathering
OF missionary leaders 90 All ~
leading denominations held ~ Ger
den City. Ions island pIvbabi,
there is no o'her meeting IN Amer
tea which so definitely holds tho en
TIRE world in review Specialist
Upon every race ana nation rr'
present Those experts represent
work with buman ~. in al lh'
non-Christisn lands u earth frol.
Tibet 70 Tahiti from china ~ n
Congo.
Present Also are the men re
sponsible for the distribution every
year OF many millions OF dollars
and for the direction of more than
10000 Americans living and labor
ing in earth's remote places. For
eign missions are the real big
business" OF the world The com
mingling Of these missionary al
thorities at Garden City IS a force
for comfy and cooperation that
cannot be overestimated This con.
ference represents the eventual
elimination OF UNCONVENTIONAL riv-
airy. Methodists, Presbyterians,
Episcopalions. Baptists. Disciples,
Luthcrans. and churchmen OF other
names, meet together daily under
the one roof They dine together,
Jest together, and work together.
Such associations are the death OF
antagonisms.
Boosting the Biggest Business.
A social worker, accustomed 70
disparage the church. would open
his eyes IN smazement were he 10
listen thru day OF discussion Fl
this annual conference OF the For.
eign Mission Boards OF North Amer
lea He might have happened in
upon the address and debate con.
ccrning the education Of the non.
Christian peoples. Here are these
men talking in matter-offsct fashion
about what Is being actually done
To give a modern education 70 my.
RAIDS of the backyard peoples
OF earth. So far advanced is this
service that there has developed =
science OF missionary education, sx-
tending from Christian hndergsr.
tens TO Christian universities
All this costs--costs tremendous
~. At Garden City last week II de
veloped that the past year has been
the best In all the long history OF
American churches. in their gifts 70
foreign missions. Despite the war
more than $4,000 900 has been add
ed TO foreign missionary gifts dur
ing the latest church year. This
brings the entire offerings OF Amer.
lean Christians for this cause up 10
an annual total OF more than SIS.
600 900. The Northern Methodist
church has the greatest increase,
and the Northern Presbyterians and
the Episcopalians came next.
The Other Side Of War Relief
Naturally. II IL trained gtvers
who are counted upon 10 give in AT
emergency: and so the church folk
have been the mainstay OF warre.
lief causes. A great deal has been
said about Americas lavish charity
TO the victims OF the war The
average person Is quite sure that
the country has set new world
record I'm this respect.
But your average man" Ia sadly
disiIlusioned when he comes 10 look
into the facts Christian leaders arc
openly expressing solicitude over
the relatively small size OF AMER.
ica's gifts 20 sufferers from The
ravages OF The conflict in Europe
The two major war relief causes
among the scores appealing 70
America. are the Belgians and the
Armenians. Yet 20 stricken Bel
gium this country has given only
1900. 900. and $4,000. 900 70 Ar.
menla.
Contrasted with this IL the dec
laration that Americans have made
a net profit of sib.oooooo out o. Bel
GUM.
a Shocking Showing
This shocking state Of affairs
showing actual profits 70 America
from Belgian relief WORK 70 The
amount of nearly double the Amer
can gifts. IL published by The Out
look. upon the authority OF William
T.. Honnold. director in Ametic,
~ the commission for relief in Bel
gium. This commission has col
lecied and expended more thar
$500 900 600 for belgian relief. an,
OF this amount more than si2s.0oo,
900 has been expended In the Unit
ed states. Let The Outlook tell n
own story.
The total contributions ~ food
sloehins. and money so far collected