Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-12-17
A PLEA FOR NEEDY ARMENIANs.

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orphans hal are as destitute for
clothes as food. We are apt to
think, when III church gives some
thing and a few here and there
have taken an orphan for a ear, I'VE
have done our part" The secretary
of the relief fund says: There are
hundreds Of thousands who must
perish during the coming winter be-
cause Of the insufficient clothing. In
fact, many have but one rag to cover
their nakedness.'
During Christmas week what a
glOrius time to give, as to the Christ
child, for lie said, "lnasmuch as We
did 1t 10 one Of The least Of these
We did it to Me-" 1t would be nice
for the members Of every society to
club together and send in one pack
age, giving the name Of their society.
This work every woman can do a.
home. Send to Charles w. Fowler,
Foreign Secretary, $40 West 39th
Street, New York City. (Near East
Relief.) Julia D. Shanklin.
We feel that we cannot too strong
~ commend this appeal to the people
Of OcOnee, nor can the urgent need
Of this Unfortunate people be too
plainly set before our people, nor
too often. The Christian Armenians
call loudly to us, and their call
should be needed. No people have
ever suffered more "in His name
and for His sake than have the Ar
menians. They have suffered shame
full prosecutions, have been slaugh-
tered ~ ,"iOuHHNUa at che hands Of
the Turk ana dmiyg The great world
var tho r0rE, maeG ~ unnir German
: masters Nu1 lcfHers d.N tlIrii Worsl.
There !taS scarcely hacn even =
short period IN the history OF Christ
ian Armenia when some one OF the
great and powerful nations Of the old
world-some Of them nominally
Christian nations-has o laid a
heavy hand Of persecution on the Ar
menian people. They have been
mangled of body. tortured and muir
dered by thousands, their property
destroyed and confscated, their
. women worse than murdered. and
their innocent children killed by
wholesale In order to strike at the
very heart Of this people in an en-
deavOr to ~exterminate them.
To-day they are. thank God, en-
joying n period OF respite from
wholesale persecution, al and mar
der. But what Is their condition?
They r utterly destitute-a people
oxiled from home, thousands still
wandering, homeless and friendless,
practically naked, half starved-ut-
terly without hope, save the hope to
which they cling, and for which they
have suffered, and which, despite
all that has been done to them, they
cherish as no other people have
done--TIIEIR HOPE IN CHRIST
! which has sustained them against all
adversely and persecution, in the
face OF horrible death in a thousand
unthinkable forms.
There Is not a home in the United
States to-day that cannot spare
thing that will help this suffering
people. There are homes from which
things OF great value in The way OF
unused clothing could be gath
cred together and sent to these suf-
fering people as a veritable God-send
in giving bodily comfort to naked
and freezing huma nifty. II we would
but only think! We are TOO careless
OF the needs and want Of others
while we are comfortable ourselves.
Will not the town of Walhalla--will
not the county Of OcOnee-hced this
appeal OF a starying s, freezing people?
Most favored OF I'll The nations Of
II earth, let us not forget hat we
something 20 those who have
suffered and are still su ffering--.for
Ills sake, and at the hands of devils
i~ncarnate in human form.
We are going to ask the churches
of Walhalla and Oconee to take up
this work--at nee If the pastors
OF Walhalla will during his week
appoint committees to look after the
gathering OF clothing. we Can during
the latte" part Of next week get to-
gcthcr packages. bundles, boxes Of
warm clothing TO forward 10 the re-
lief committee The same thing can
be done by he pastors and leaders
or churches in Seneca and Westmin-
Sier, and in every community in our
county. II there is publicity work
needed, The curriers' columns are
open to the churches for this pur-
pose gratis, and we feel sure that
we speak for our friends OF the press
at Seneca and Westminster no less
. than ourselves. 1t will be Christmas
week, and we will all be busy. All
the better. Busy people are always
the ones who have time to do things.
The idler never has time for any
thing. And we can find untold
pleasure ind com fort and joy-real
Christmas Joy and ~pleasure-if we
will take time during this glad sea-
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