Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-04-26
TIRE CALI RINGS LOUD.

Again the call OF alarm comes to
America to save the lives Of Chris
tians ovcrSoas--Armcnian who have
followed for generations the teach
ingS OF the Saviour, and have SUI
fcrcd persecution for as many gen
crations for their faith in Him whom
we PROFESS TO follow. How many
OF US, though, are following AFFAIR
OFF? How many Of us would DIE
]'OR THE FAITH? How many Of us.
as these stalwart-heartcd people
have done day after day, year after
year. genera ton after generation,
would follow IN HIS STEPS, and
suffer for it. rather than deny tho
Lord OF Heaven and Earth? How
many OF us, pampcrcd, selfish, care
less and thoughtlcss - nominallv
Christians, but NOT CHRISTIANS
AT would long since have de-
MED Him with Oaths and said, 81
mover knew Him." rather than suffer
shame ana DEGRADATION, privations
amt even starvation?
M thCSC-.-and mOro---havo been
suffered by the Armcnians and other
peoples Of The Near East. Wen may
they toe IlOn 10 us for hclp---wc OF
large means and LITTLE FAITH!
They have received much from us, it
is true. We have d0nc something;
we may even say that we have done
much. But have we "dOno what we
vould'? Have we gone the limit or
uur ability? lave We given In pro-
DOrtiOn TO the tcnacity with which
1csc peoples have held TO the faith
t their fathcrs-the faith We PRO
ESS? Verify not. Else there would
no misery. no want. no starvation
-alking boldly through a devastated
a)untry overseas, claiming hundreds
nd thousands of victims as tho re-
ard for HOLDING FAST TO THE
Attn that though the body may
Hnrsh, is Able TO SAVE the SOIL.
hiding far better than we who hold
"lrsolvcs up as the most intelligent
tho peoples OF the earth? The
rmouians can teach us christianity
we doubt if we Americans have
G stamina and manhood to learn
Christianity and practice Christian
ity as the Armcnians have--drnk-
ing d"op If the cup OF bitterness and
woe FOR HIS NAMES SAKE. We
migth substitute the word ''wc' for
the Saviour's words and character
iZe ourselves as I'VE OF LlTTEE
FAlTH."
But it is not necessary for us to
try to call ourselves to the task OF
looking into our lives and activities.
We direct the attention to an artitle
elsewhere in this issue signed by
Reader. There is Il stronger appeal
than We can make---a stronger ap-
peal from stronger Christian--we
might better put il. "a stronger ap-
peal from Christian" for we hap
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doing, is doing now. and will con-
TIME to do, not only for the Armen-
ans, but for others also. We feel
safe in saying that If We had all
done as "Reader' has done there
would be no suffering in stricken Ar
mcnia to-day. Read what ''Reader"
has to say, and make a contribution
20 the noble work that is being car
ricd on in the interest Of these starry
ing millions.
We have heretofore received the
contributions Of OcOncc people for
this worthy cause, and We are going
to open our columns again in this
cause. Send any contribution yol,
can TO The Courier. and it will be
acknowledged and turned over to
Miss latham for the Near East Re-
lief. The call is urgent. We need to
be awakened to the seriousness of
tho Situation--and to our duty.
We acknowledge the following as
"A beginning Of what we hope may be-
come very substantial contribution
from Oconce:
ihe Courier I 0. 90
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