The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-01-17
DIX. CAREY MORGAN
BRINGS VIVID STORY
Of WARS BRUTALITY
DISTINGUISHED MINISTER WAS
IN FRANCE DURING CLIMAX
or GREAT STRUGGLE.
TURKS MOST BRUTAL or ALL
Persecution of Armenians Described
State Chairman Expects Rich
Maury County to Be Liberal in Aid
TO Sufferers.
lMadnasdaY,s Daily Herald.

Wednesdays Daily Herald.)
nThere is no way to describe 1t, anu
/ don't know that | would il could"
said DR.. Carey. Morgan, distinguished
Nashville minister,nin his address
Tuesdaygnigalt at the First Methodist
church. for the Near East relief fund
when he smoke of that terrible thing !
that swept over Europe desolating
the aland and destroying millions oil
Iiyes.sfaIr. Morgan was in France
during the climax of the war. he
saw the last Titanic upheayal OF the
force Of brutality against the force
of right. His vivid descriptions OF
the battlefield, of the ruined cities,
OF the orphaned children, OF the
widows and of the MANNED men were
heartrending For an hour he held
the audience Wrapt in the closest at
tention to his eloquent portrayal OF
{ the war. as he saw it. Then he turn
ed to the crimes of the bloody Turk,
and declared that although he did not
want the spirit of hate to Wrankle
in his heart, but il there is any peo'
pie on earth who deserve to be con-
signed to the uttermost parts OF hell
it dis the Turk, whose crimes were
evesaemore horrible than those OF the
Boche s Ell use. t43 AG
Reading an official report Of AM
bassador Morgantheau DIR. Morgan.
held up the exile Of $4,000 Armenian
woHsen sgiglss children, and asfRW old,
men, which ended with only $50 Of
them reaching Aleppo, their destina-
ton after passing through a country
insMhiei they were attacked, robbed
and, rayashed by bands Of KTds and
Turks, as but one Of the innumerable
horrible instances of Turkish brutal
ity.
DIR. Morgan said that he wanted
to be the delegate of the babies and
children of Armenia and Syria to the
people Of Maury county and to appeal
for those suffering children in such
a way that he could play upon the
taut string of sympathy of the PEG
pie here until they were ready to
give and to sacrifice for the suffer
ers He said that after Maury coun-
ty has been so. liberal in all the war
campaigns, the people should not now
turn away, from the babies who are
crying for food.
1t was explained that the S3O,00O,-
O0a being raised for this fund will go
intouteEritory that is not touched by
Thanked Gross organization and which
will not sba relieved by the 100000
600 appropriated by congress for the
hungry tpeoples Of Europe. He read
telegraaRss land messages from Am
bassadpro,4 Mprgaptheau, President
Wilson, Herbert Hoover <anl others
endorsing this campaign and pleaded
with the people to hear this final ap-
peal from sufferers who are nuable'
to provide for themselves.
Rev. ]. w. Cherry presided at the
meeting and introduced 7. Graham
Hall, state chairman Of the commit
tee for relief in the Near East. Mr..
Hall outlined the plan and purpose of
the campaign. He said that there had
been some delay in organizing Maury
county, but that since the report had
gone cut that this county is $4,000,0OO
richer since the beginning of the war,
it would be shame if the people
should fail to give the pittance OF $12,-
500 to sufferers who had lost every
thing since the beginning of the war.
Following the address by Mr.. Hall
and DR.. Morgan, the county chairman,
DIR. G. o. Watts, briefly spoke of the
plan of campaign in Marry county,
saying that each church is expected to
raise an allotted quota, but that every
person should consider himself spec
ial committee to raise money for tbs
fund. He appealed for the help and
cooperation OF all in this big service
for the Christian sufferers Of Asia
Minor