Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1901-09-29 | Page 1 | Will Resist Demand

WELT WLL RESIST DEMAND American Board of Missionaries Will Not Ransom 1 Miss Stone Boston Sept 28 The American board of commissioners of foreign mis missions missions missions will vili resist the demand dem of ransom for the release rel ase of ot Miss Helen M 11 Stone of Chelsea Mass lass the American missionary now held by Bulgarian brigands When shown a statement by Dr Cregan New York secretary of the board that the ransom would be adan precedent the Rev Judson Smith the secretary of the board ex ox expressed expressed pressed his hearty approbation The board would never consider such sueh sucha a proposition he said The res rescue rescue rescue cue of Miss 1155 Stone Is In the hands of oC the government We have had mission missionaries aries arles in Turkey for two generations I tout but never nevera a case like this Should we weI offer a ransom missionaries would I I never be safe from capture I