Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-01 | Page 23 | Greek Church in U. S. is Plan

GREEK CREEK CHURCH CHURCHIN IN U. U S. S IS PLAN I Archbishop of l Athens lens Seeks Co Contact With ith American I Organizations Washington Au Aug 31 Plans U.-Plans Plans for the establishment in the United States State of an archbishop and bishops of the Greek church were vere announced here today by Archbishop Meletios of Athens president president dent of or the Holy Synod of ot Greece who has Just arrived in Washington Expressing a a. desire to come into contact contact con con- con I tact with all American ecclesiastical and rell religious lous or organizations I M. M Meletios says sas he is convinced that Christianity m I min In the cast east can be greatly aided If It some somo of ot tho the teachings s of ot tho the Christian or organizations organizations organ organ- nn- nn o of the United States Stales are arc applied ap ap- applied plied to the dally daily dall life of the of-the the east The Tho cast unfortunately Is still suffering suf sur- suffering fering from flom Turkish domination ho ho 1 said Tho life lite of ot tho the Greek church for forthe forthe forthe the last four tour or five o centuries has been beena a real martyrdom Since the tho be beginning of or this war tar the Turks following a n new plan sUg suggested ested by the Germans have decided to exterminate exterminate exterminate exter exter- minate the Christians The Thc Armenians have ha been practically exterminated and the Greeks are arc still the object of or the most barbarous persecutions For so- so called military reasons hundreds of or thousands of or the Greek population have been taken from their homes on the lire coast const of ot Asia Minor The Greek Greck church considers time the war as sacred since the democratic countries countries coun- coun tries have stated their alms aims in In Inthe the struggle were the re establishment of rights of ot men and liberty for the op oppressed oppressed oppressed op- op I pressed and prays and wishes for the victory o of The Hio liberal alliance which I will realize tho establishment of Gods God's I