Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-12-16
CHRISTIANS APPEAL
BY NEAR EAST
OLIVER J. SANDS POINTS TO
NEED IN BIBLE
LANDS
:. TRlNkLE HONORARY HEAD
Governor-eiect Says No Charity More
Worthy Than Aiding Christian
/ sr, Martyrs
TRlNkLE HONORARY HEAD

While the Christmas spirit Is sweep
Ing the Old Dominion the Virginia Di-
vision, Near East Relief, has just sent
to many prominent citizens Of this
county an appeal to remember the
orphans Of Armenia, made homeless
and destitute through that martyr ma
tons refusal to renounce Christ and
become converted to the religion of
the unspeakable Turk-Mohammed Ian
Ism.
The Xmas appeal, which Is signed by
Oliver ]. Sands, prominent Richmond
banker, who Is state chairman, has the
endorsement Of nearly every high gov
eminent and state official Governor
Westmoreland Davis is honorary state
chairman. GovernOr-elect e. Lee Trim.
kle will take over this post when be
assumes the reins of government.
Senator Trtnkle was district chair
man at Wytheville for the Near East
Relief before beginning his campaign
for the governorship. General Willian
w. Sale, his campaign manager, is also
a strong supporter Of the Near East
Relief, as is Col. W. Mcdonald Lee
assistant campaign manager.
Mr.. Sands letter calling attention tc
the fact that every Ave dollars ($5.00)
given saves the Life OF a child for 9
month, follows:
Richmond, Dec. 10, 1924. =.
Dear Sir: <
1t was getting late, you remenn.
Der. You were a long way from
home and on strange road when
you noticed that ominous slowing
4 down Of the engine. Something
T had gone wrone-maybe the oil
feed, maybe the gas line, maybe
4he lgnltion-you didn't know
what, but you have not forgotten
tho sIckenlno sensation that came,
I as you pictured in flash, the pros
pect of darkness and a chilling
: lonely night by the roadside.
- Say the road leads to recovery.
Substitute for your car, the slow
movement Of people crippled by
torture. Multiply by the anguish Of
! millions your discomfort that eve--
.ng. Put years Of hunger in
j place OF one night. Call the slow
:. Ing engine american Relief" Do
this and you have an analogy to
what is happening In the Near
[ East.
I Brave races are making des-
perate effort to recover but they
!, face years of poverty and want II
American relief fails them now.
Those 10000 children In the tenn
porary orphanages of Armenia and
Syria will be turned out In the
streets to face hunger, despair and
death. Women who have been
reclaimed will be outcasts again.
None who can earn his own
bread Is given a cent of your
money. The struggle for revival
Is so desperate that the outcome
really depends on whether Amer
lea temporarily will care for those
orphans and mistreated women
who, thrown upon the impover-
ished people, would make their
burden lnsupportabIe.
You do not wish, as a Vlrqinian,
TO quit when what remains to be
done in relief is small compared
with what has been done. Neither
DO you want to lose the spiritual
satisfaction that will come from
"seeing the things through" in
Enthusiastically thorough Amer
lean fashion. The aIamor of the
war has gone. Real love, real
vision and real sacrifice are called
for now as never in the Near East.
You can feed one of the father
less children Of that desoIate land
for $500 month. For the COM
pletlon of the task that bIesses
every giver and for the feeding Of
the dependents whose fate Is In
/ the balance, please send to Waller
Holiday. 2o9 American National
Bank Building, Richmo nd, Va,
your contributions for al many
months as you can give.
Sincerely yours,
(sIsned) OLIVER J. SANDS,
State Chairman
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