The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-14
CHURCHES ID HEAR OF DESTRUCTIONB BY
 MOHAMMEDANS
Plight of ArmenIans to Be Told by Near East Relief Work CTS in Churches of
 the City

In Ii churches of Birmingham to- morrow the story of the destruction of Smyrna and the plight of the Ar menians and other peoples of the Near East will be told to the con gregations by Near East relief speak CTS who are here for the state and regional conferences of that organ ixation, in the Tutwiler hotel.
 In six pulpits, three of these speak CTS who have been overseas and have seen for themselves the terrible con- ditions among the martyr Christian nations who have been buffer states against the spread of Mohammedan- ism, will bring first-hand accounts to their listeners. Alonzo ID, Wilson of Chicago, junior national field direc- tor, was an eye witness to the scenes Immediately after the destruction of smyrna.
 Speakers who will address Bir- mfngham audiences tomorrow are, In addition to MT. Wilson. Dr. William E. Doughty of New York, associate general secretary; Claude w. Hopper of Richmond, regional director Tor the South Atlantic states; Dr. A. c. McCrea, director of the bureau or schools and colleges of the Near East relief; D. Cameron Ralston of Colum- bia, director for South Carolina, and W. M. Howe of Birmingham, state director for Alabama and regional director of the Gulf states. Definite arrangements will be made today.
 synod Indorses Work
 Presbyterian synod of Alabama al it's closing session In Andalusia Thursday, passed a resolution com mending the work of the Near East relief to It's constituet people and indorsing a churchwide offering for this cause on the third Sunday in January.
 That the smyrna holocaust Is the greatest disaster the world has ever known, a direct challenge to the Christian and civilized forces of the world and the fulfillment of Bib- Heal prophecy made in the book Of Revelations was the message brought to the conference by MT. Wilson.
 He told of American bluejackets resculng little children whom the Turks were trying to spirit away into the interior and slaughter, of how the only thing the Turks are afraid of is thee American flag, of the gobs giving up their hunks to these children and sleeping on steel decks until their proteges were safely landed out of reach of tho bloodthirsty Moslems, and of how many other phases of rescue work in the stricken region.
 Seventy-five Thousand Dead in Fire
 The New York Times eorrespon- dent estimated the number who per- ished as 100000. he said. This may be true, he declared, but 1t Is a cer- tainty that not less than 75,000 per- ished in the fire and ruthless Turk maraudings, while countless thou sands of able-bodied men and boys were deported into the interior to perish.
 Dr. Doughty told of the tremendous problem which the sudden throwing onto the Near East relief forces of S00,000 refugees has created. There has never been anything like 1t in the worlds history, he declared, and unless the American people respond with an ever increasing flow of dol lars and foodstuffs. many thousands Of them must starve 70 death.
 The Moslems. for centuries, have called on the Angel of Discord" to destroy Smyrna and bring unrest among the various Infidel' nations whose people live there, he said and 1t looks as if they have succeeded. Only the generous American people can prevent them from completing their horrible job of destroying the Christian people of the ancient citv. he declared.
 Campaign Starts
 The field day in Birmingham to- morrow will open the city's cam paign for It's s40,000 quota of Ala bama's s160.000 allotment. The United States was originally asked to raise Sl5,ooO,o00 to take care of or phans and refugees In institutions in the Bible lands. Just how the pres ent situation will affect quotas will not be known for several weeks.
 pr. Henry M. Edmonds is state chairman and William H. Howe state director for Alabama. pr H M. Moffett of the Vine Street Pres- byterian church Is in charge of tha campaign In Birmingham. Following the addresses In the churches the va rious civic and women's clubs of inc city will co-operate in securing can vassers for the campaign, which probably will extend over 10 days
 The conference of volunteer wor,x CTS from various parts of the state was called to permit an interchanea or ioeas and to give an opportunity Tor the national officers to bring Iirst-hand accounts of actual condi. tions to the delegates. The statA conference closed last night but the regional conference will continue