The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-31

ro. The Syrinns inhabit ancient PaleS-
i've and in addition a narrow strip "l
country extending north "a Tar as me
rrauric Mountains. The inhRnltahtS 81
,bIe region arc not Arabs. although
since the Arabic invasion the! nav
sroken the Language OF the ArithS. nv!
| are OF mixed origin. being ~ semi.
stock, and descendants OF the anc'tnt
, phnanjcians, who first formulated me
Iowa of navigation and disseminated III"
! aInbabet. and also descended from inc
! Aran,eans through whom Greek culture
and thought found their way into inc
! t1rlent. and whose Language CHRIST SpoA"
uhen on earth Mixed with these S'FainS
! "a TO a certain extent the Nranlf' AZ"
also the European due 10 '"rtL'h ~ NV
rrussders settling in Syria after IN" cru
! sarles were over. The Syrian cnlicS" u,
! Beirut is justly famous. having S'r'
I forth many noted men tn c"hlrin"I" :"
! ,bo civilization Of tho world. An espc"-
| ;nI Interest now attaches Ia Syria be-
| cause OF tho military campaign De>ng
, c,rrjed ~, there. and tho recent cHrtiir"
| ~ Jerusalem by The allied forces. thus
| throwing the Holy city into EhristlRn
! hands again for III" first tim" since 'he
! crussdcs Needless tn say TINS event
has caused great rejoicing throughout
| modern Christendnm.
Tho Greeks in Turkey ar" prncticall|
! confined ,n the islands or the AEGEAN.
! and tho shores of Asia Minor. me! are
| considered. however. among inc mos.
| rrrgrcssive element in the empire anu
ara said 10 control the finances OF lur-
| 49,. Tho modern world should never
| Tnrrct what Il owes TO Greece through
! ,ho trarsmission to us Of her matchlcSs
| culture and Language.
The AssvrIan Christians inhahit the
| territory ancinntlY known as Ass! H.
and are 10 be carefully distinguished from
The svrians. They inhabit part or
| Mcsopotamia, kurdistan. ana north.
, western Persia. in the early days OF
Christianity they became followers oil
| certain Ncstorius. one or Inc IeaoHIS "'
| C,hristian thought Of that day. and Inc
| ,nnndsr of a sort Of religious sect based
| r,nn what was then considered heretl-
| ., Instrumentation of the gospel.
| .rnrourh these Assyrian HISTORIANS ana
| through their fiery missionary zeal
| Christianity was first carried into Ara
| bia India. and CHINA.
! |, &c not necessary 10 say moro thall
! . word or two concerning the Jews WIN
live among the Syrians IN falestine'
! Th.v have suffered quite as severely
during the present war As the U'"t' -
| ,,Irs ~ western Asia. Will" their only
! .nurrea If aid arc their own country
| mcn throughout the world. and the char
! inv of their Christian brothers
| Thus we see who the sufferers are
Ard We also learn that in every case
,h.v arc pconles who have done much
| for the world. Each nationality men
,ioncd has contributed some very als-
, tiurt benefit to mankind The Armenian
J ,s thc Christian pioneer nation holdlnE
ol,r, tho light of Christ for all the
! rnrld see. the Syrian furnished the land
! aud the language in which the GREAT
Master lived and spoke: the Assyrlan
! hoiped TO pass on the true religion 10 the
,annles Of the east: the Greek has given
20 tho world Of the marvellous tru'te Oh
his Intellect and his art; and the Jew
has made our religion possible. 10 each
wn ru, much for n great deal that we
] now enjoy.
/ r'.. .n,y now devote paragraph or
twc 10 tho suffcringH OF the nations
thet haye been considered. President
wilson In his appeal to tho American
neonle under date az October 2s' 1871
saws. reports indicate that OF orphans
| alone there are more than 100000 Do
| ,ides women and other dependent chill
dren, reaching total Of more than two
! million destitute SUI The situao
y Iia, 8 - dfatressi make spe-