The Jasper news., 1920-01-08
WISE MEN FROM
EAST AND ROUTE
THEY TRAVELLED
THOUSANDS OF CHRISTIANS NOW
DYING ALONG ROADS WHERE
STAR CT BETHLEHEM LED.
APPEAL FOR AID is MADE
Many Of the Nest Prominent Men in
America Are at the Head Ct
Near East Relief

y nov T".-t,rS Of enc Of the Oldest
thc,o,5 il CAc,s,cndom is being used
win Tremendous effect in Missouri
Thee Desc aaar days. This painting,
&C Uh:,n hs,-G9cds of thousands CT
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WISE sler CT Inc East.
no chi'- c. Christian rarcr;aS& in
AT...ra - 2T.. other civilized country
is ! .,,:cG,s e this wonderful picture
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d Ia Chii ,-Gt IVES 20 be born t. lie
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IS c",r low, 80 the children CT tic
prc2c-t Cay CITY hearing ii and pom.
dc:irg oy>r &c meaning Just as much
as cid t1a c,'i' l:,:i Of other decades
L is r.Cl2 pregnant with meaning
this year t.&n ever. Fo" on the vc"y
route Dy th2sa Tiae men nearly 2jH9
years $50. t!oufands of His follow, =,
are dying by The roadside Millions
of others lave been literally starved
to death. Countless other Thousands
of strong nCn have been taken frnm
homes @nG they were driven into ,lc
deserts where they persisted like cattle.
And all this for the reason that these
Christian p@CpiV-Armeniaas enc OF
the FIRST ratiCrs Of all the world to
accept Christ and His teachings, and
to CndeavCr 10 follow in His foot.
steps, would not forsake the faith of
their fathers and accept the religion
of MohammCd.
Stories Of outraged Armenia come TO
us from every source. Some of the
refugees have found their way to
America, ard here in the land of The
free they have related their pitcous
tales. Great Britain has made Official
Investigations. and reports filed with
the British Government, compiled by
no less an authority than NiscOunt
Bryce, formerly Ambassador from
Great Britain to America tells the
story in official language from first
hand of the horrors that have been
heapcd on this Christian people.
Much has been done for these people
in the past America has before this
responded to their piteous appeals.
And the Outpouring that America has
made has saved that little and almost
helpless nation from determination.
Now Missourians have an opportuni-
ty to help again. And it comes at
time when the wondrous tale of the
birth of the Child in the Manger is The
theme in every household in Missouri
While fond parents and happy children
are planning their gifts for the Yule-
tide season they are asked TO pause
and give heed to the needs of those
children, who were born and are being
born in that same land that gave to
the entire world the Son of Man, and
which has made America and the
civilization that prevails in the four
corners of the earth possible, and to
Include in their budgets some gift for
those who will perish else they receive
it.
Near East Relief, an organization
chartered by the Congress of the
United States, has undertaken this
mission of love, and the people of all
the States of the United States are
being appealed to on this occasion to
make some offering for these people.
Charitable Missourians have never
turned a deaf ear to the wants of suf.
fering humanity, and they will hcarken
to this call and pour forth an Offering
in keeping with the reputation of the
great Imperial State of Missouri.
Near East Relief has established
Missouri headquarters at 1923 Chemi
cal Building, ST. Louis. j. A. McMil.
Ian is State Secretary in charge. w
Nv. Smith, Vice-President of the First
National Bank, is Treasurer for the
Missouri Division Of Near East Relief
and all remittances from this state
should be sent to him at the Chemical
Building address.
Among those of national fame who
compromise the trustees of Near East
Relief may be mentioned William
Howard Taft, Charles Evans Hughes
Henry Morganthau, Abram I. Elkus
Herbert Hoover. Elihu Root, Cardinal
James Gibbons, and scores Of others