Show THE the latest adecee adv cee from constantinople are considered of very grave importance port abee the renewed disturbances la in various parts of asia minor seem to have produced a gent general ral conviction that tue the recent settlement oo 00 a baste basis of reforms relo raia embracing the Caria chriatian tian po population p in armenia was not acceded to lu in sincerity on the part of the sultan I 1 or if it wap wac that it la is impracticable more must be done lu in order to put an end to the tatu staffs of anarchy that to la prevalent acting on this thib conviction and undoubtedly oo on instructions from the respective european governments govern me ute the foreign ambassadors in constantinople proceeded to the porte and urged that thai immediate measures mea mes aurea for the restoration reat oration of order be taken adding a threat that otherwise the powers would take steps lu in the matter atter this means chrt it would meow beem that europe at last has baa concluded to interfere in turkish affairs in some effective way and it Is hardly conceivable tuat the announcement would have been made unless a plan ol of action bad previously been agreed to between the interested cabinets nobody seriously believes believe that hat the turkish government in in a i odilion to carry out its promises with regard to re reform formiN even it if it bad a desire to do so it stands between the civilized world sod and a nation inspired by fanaticism made still more dangerous by ignorance its if very existence to la conditioned on its yielding to the opposed demands of both hence its ite duplicity its broken promises promise 9 its double faced diplomacy 1 in L adon it app appear earr the present situation to justly apar coated chatea as aa grave Lo leading papers papera say bay the action of the durkish ambassadors is the beginning of the ibe end and and that bat the disint ogra tion of the sultans empire is in now within wilbin a measurable distance the rule of a over nations of another faith le la nearing nearine its ita termination in the history of the various groups of the human family a thoughtful student cannot fail to discern a marvelous provi providence douce particularly la Is thle the case with those nations that for some reason or other have come in close contact with the peoples chosen to be the hearers bearers in the world of the light of truth and which consequently are referred rei erred to io in the writings of he inspired men who nullified toe the history beforehand to the remotest ages agea the ottomans belong to this taia class being clearly noted buth in the old and new re testament they obtained their moir power over that part of the world where the rays ray of christianity first shone in IB brilliant splendor but at a time when that light had been t ana darales darkles taken KB its place when men in ID the name of the eternal one had bad com fenced to worship demons demona and idols of gold and silver and were committing mungers and sorceries sor ceries cerlen aid other abominable nine bins the messengers of veng vengeance earice were let loose from their strongholds strong holds in the interior of asia and with their thousands of horsemen they descended on the he world christian only to in name marking their trail with fire and blood tue alje time of their power to do harm the prophets Prop nets say was to extend over a well defined period about yean alter which their ua tin the scourge of the almighty is ended hitherto all of powers power numerically and otherwise superior to dislodge them from their position has been una unavailing vall but it is evident that when the be designated time lime owes for their removal it will be equally unavailing to endeavor to maintain them in posses slon n of countries destined for other pur purpose loser aside from any political aspect of the so eo called eastern question the events there are of great interest forthe for the reasor that the clie disintegration Integration of the empire anu anti the liberation of the obil etian nations under the protection of some civilized country means ba acts 18 easily understood the readjust ment of the affairs of the old world on the basis laid at a time when ancient israel was led by the strong arm of jehovah to we the land of promise the y exodus of the ottomans from europe may be regarded as the beginning of f the restoration of the equilibrium which was disturbed by their invasion I 1 and for which the artificial european y balance of power always has been a F poor substitute the holy land wll will 1 again assume its importance in the now new grouping of family of nation and thereby a foundation will be laid for or such fuch an arrangement of political v sif affairs lairs as am will make perpetual peace a true millennium possible no won der thou then if eastern off ties are watched with absorbing interest io terest by all who believe to a glorious future for the human race |