Show THE ARMENIAN dealing with the armenian ques in or that portion which relates to killing of thousands of innocent i and children and the carrying y of hundreds and probably thou te of women to be wives in the ies es of the victorious it is necessary enter into a rather def detailed invests flon on the social fabric and the gend make up of the turkish empire se must understand something of its B and whence it has its pecullar ties it t makes possible such outrages in B age we will also show tare e enlightenment has its home and ere e and only where we can speak any degree of justice of af real en ten emment en ment otherwise we caboon 00 our article by simply taking up common cry against the turks it t they ought to be removed from rulers and driven back to asia nee ce they came just as though this dessive age would expect to leave n entirely to themselves there to ship 1 p allah according accordi nig to their own fence without ever being noticed called lied to account fhe reader who has taken any inter in the political movements among IP powers aers will at once see how utterly felsh such an expression la Is expel jari where to to a where european power has any interest or sere the eagle eye of some shrewd reaman an has not been seeking tem belal extension or prestige prea tige or absolute juip it if he possibly can such a ie e is nowhere in asia A sia now the art powers axe are dreaming of dividing world between themselves except that portion option which uncle sam barn at g to and who knows how many re they lie awake thinking thinh fing what a et t morsel morael america will be when 1 have fully digested the rhe rest of the md imming ing back to the quest question lon of our hiam arned an friends brother or fel toan an they have their life and ex ace ce by the grace of the same god creator as any other ather people which jr lay jay claim and also possess more ft and advancement then they their stations unions ions are originated and establish upon pon certain preexisting pre existing cond conditions the same as every other nation ach can only claim their own becu aties les be they good or bad by look fc imato the work at times long prior N shear bedr camling into any real peal notice tet and movements are user r the outgrowth of the and nd diligent t labors fabors of o f a few strong who have labored to one common or the outgrowth of a bombina qi f causes religious or social con can toa that have given rise to a becu Sy veople eople or bott sometimes excel t lo location for defense has bas led to gar r sometimes the richness of the to sustain life in great abundance i nations who have nearly gov the world had their seat in some erceal city on the coast of the erran eian or elsewhere that by the rity ity and commer commercial dial ability of its ens gathered riches in great aban se e whereby where iby they could balad ships soldiers end and me maice ce the peace of aly the whole world not to target forget tain ain class of peaple whom the cabled his own and to whom ave ve great power chien they served tand kept his commandments but case the ruler of the universe took great pains to lay a good atlon for the coming niE ution jut e did with all alil others over whom fumed as it were only indirect 1 I 1 that le Is I s by withholding from prophetic rop heitic or spec bwy laly authorized rs we as a people olt course tW ledgie ge the hand of god in this of the whole world yett yet he 69 9 more direct influence over his people and to follow tedi a attie farther barther we ave clear proof of the lords lards hand having been engaged eng aided for generations to bring about the restitution of am all things of a spiritual and temporal nature and in resi restoring a oat lost 1 knowledge as well as pausing up men who are born wath superior inherent herent Ini powers which only need the freedom and advantages which have also been given to bring brin g to light hidden treasures olf off greatly to our surprise while they accomplish hits HIS will taking this as tine the grand key kery to the I 1 understanding of why nations naita oina are as they are when we we see them in their greatness and power when it would appear that they had an everlasting lease of life because we do not mot beh behold odd the unisonous and destructive seeds the destro destroyers of all good dmd has so andu industriously arl been sowing along alion side aide by side aide olf the good husband husbandman with this key we can cam examine exa the past of the Mu selmen and find that after all aal they are carrying to its logical conclusion the problem submitted to them precisely as dt do the britons and the people ot of northern europe to whom a mi mission aslan of a very cUffe different renit character seems to have been given this mission has not been apparent so very long either edther it has been in its birthplace for centuries lit it has placed upon upion the martyrs altar millions of lives many as heroes a perfectly per featly well understood cause but the greater part as slaves led out omit by rulers ruler some for gain others for principle some same have been reformers of law and government some have been reformers in the social circle again A others have tried to reform the various existing forms of and with this they have dug down deep into the moral seat ot of the noblest mob leist thoughts ot of man and though they have not always to these excellences themselves yet their very mistakes have often been the opening wedge to their future treatise upon these glorious subjects which oh have had bad the effect to awaken the moral monal courage in man far superior in quality und and much harder to exercise than was the physical physic aJ courage and strength exercised by the warriors and gi gladiators of bygone aidea in the proper time the process of primitive ways introduced by men being raised up for that purpose and the thoughts and efforts effort of good men became nn im by the press every gen enat lion became wiser by these interchanges of thought man discovered that to live right was to live unselfish and pure purity begotten and nourished fr from orri an inward force tor for the love of honor and a good conscience was quite a different position from that of having virtue and honor and truth and general uprightness enforced by law and surroundings the latter is the condition of the turks but we are not quite ready to go into the history of their civilization in course of lime new continents was discovered to which flocked hocked the oppressed of all nations it was called an assignment ot the of other people there mere the noblest thought and labors olf cent centuries urles were brought to getter gether g ether to fo effect liberty and freedom of speech and the press until today we find a nation ste piping out in the defense of these theire plea a nation whose moral courage defies the world to chlow lite its equal while providence kindly lends his care to such an extent that ahalt even thie the unlearned here who have learned the facts cann cannot dt hut express great astonishment great naval battles with an all the hooson loas on one side who has heard the like great greald battles by land against superior forces and great didds and yet now what are the conclusions to be dei 1 rived at they are these thai we have nothing particular parti cuaar cutar to be proud of in ourselves nor any just juat cayse cause to look disdainfully upon upion other people who are not so 10 fortunately placed in ft iffe aate pot remember we did not make this abitua tion we have inherited it it is tie the fruits of other generations our barnets and our grandparents labored and taught us self and moral courage we were taught as a rule to cherish the noblest and finest feelings divinely planted in man to be truthful honest and virtuous because they were the foundation of character and then to look the world in the face improve upon and defend the institutions of our country as we found them and trust to god for the rest in thia condi cond Uon lUon we have found ourselves and many times we take great glory to ourselves because of what we do or hove have done and often condemn others because they have not done likewise but let me ask where are those reformers and wise men whom the lord has persistently sent the answer says in europe and in america where are the many fine spirits rits born who have been willing to accept truths as they have been als covered not in turkey but in northern europe and america of course it must be admitted there are also other nations that have produced great men and women but the great majority h have aeve found life among the Protes protestant nations where it seemed more natural to their development from this I 1 deduct that had the circumstances been different and the lord given the same attention lon to the mohammedan world as he has to usand left us in the barbarous condition condit lon that christianity found our forefathers we would in all amb ability albl lity have been the barbarians stall far worse than the turks are today and they would have been the center of attraction attract lon or take it as individuals haw many christians dare affirm that if they had been born and reared hete here in turkey under the teachings and influences fluen ces of the koran would ever think of leaving islam for anything so 90 doubtful as christianity looking at it from EL a mohammedan standpoint yet I 1 can assure you that had the turks been favored with birth and breeding among christians in america and had they been educated as we are free from the traditions and hatred engendered from their verv birth they would be as good christians as the most I 1 dare say better than the common co mimon but such Is our fortune and their misfortune and we dont know it we have many proofs of this and the christians as well fa as S turks admit of the truth of the argument it may not be generally known that a very large percentage perr ot the are of Christ laai origin both greek rand and not to say gay thousands of bulgarians Bulga rians and syrians who in ahnes past found it to their advantage either spiritually or temporally to fo join the faith of the ithe arabian prophets yet tet withal this produced no oll the converts conr verts were initiated by circum cission a and other rites and they are to boday as faithful and fanatical fama as bany I 1 mate fain we have bave nothing tor to of but very much to be thankful for to bo our creator theat he has given us uie the privileges we h have haive for I 1 tell you in all sto berness that it is no use to say what you would do were ato you 6 in such guch j a place for there is simply nothing to be dome d oaie except to submit even though you might faintly see better those 1 are bull built t upon a very different and for a very different ferent dlf purpose p vose which we shall presently see and they answer their purpose and their ends admirably and aind in the great eternity I 1 suppose they will have bave lost nothing IBS as that is their tailing calling only remember thib that we speak of this Ms enlightened ase age we after all refer to a small liftee oni on the globe aad to bo a very small minority 61 tf its inhabitants the intelligence of 0 the in america Is IB not knon here to it turkey Amet americans lees ex ler to Is only onay known to a few by atme and many of them ask if Aimer loa to is a city aty in london or paris or moscow A den t of public instruction of one ane of the large states of asia millor while on an a visit to a V U S looked for D C in africa in order to more f ully fully understand the turk of today it will wild be necessary to ask the reader to consider the history of heathen nations as recorded in the OM old testament and also the acts of d tine the children of israel both in tames of obedience and disobedience to the lord then we have a counterpart ot of just what him happened today I 1 do not wish to be understood to hold that the fhe acts at the children of israel when following strictly the word of god is a comparison yet it waa the law of an eye for an eye and d a tooth for a to tooth alth sad amid without the shedding of blood there was rw no forgiveness no mercy now tt ft should not be forgotten that from the remotest ages there has been a disposition on the part of af wicked men mem to imitate and counterfeit the true priesthood and power of god bind anid his laws to in order to satisfy sartis fy their sub beats that they were chosen of god for flor insI instance tance read the history of jeroboam the son aon of cebalt of how bow he at oace sought to imitate the ceremonies alt aft jerusalem and to institute an order of things that should harmonize with the law of the lord and the wish of the people concerning other gods all at the same time that he might peradventure establish his throne this was wisdom according to the worldly reckoning but bu t with the lord dord it was not acceptable still we have many mamy examples where kings in and out of christendom have done exactly the same thing and they have succeeded apparently for a time and they have thus perpetuated many old customs and traditions which had come down to us with all the force of time as though they in reality were the very commands of deity when mohammed felt himself inspired to found a new faith he found himself in the midst of great confusion the arabs were a very idolatrous conglomeration of tribes they had partaken partaker par taken of the false notions rampant among amlong the nations of arabia and syria about that time renegade christian priests who failed to harmonize with the different councils held here and there by the eastern and western churches or who were exiled for heresy or perchance others who felt called upon to do something special for christs sake or to expiate some sin which they had committed all found a field for operation in ancient syria arabia and persia this brought about a fearful condition of things the old time honored customs of the arabs were in danger of being by something far worse and more uncertain in its nature than that which they already had there seemed no end to christian contentions and pretensions in the midst of all this the lord called a halt of that there is no doubt mohammed felt the influence of some great power he saw a new light by which a new order might be introduced which would satisfy the arabs and put a stop to t 0 all di division viston upon reft religious lous questions he had visions and felt that this law was the last given by god which it probably also was at that time he forbade idolatry which the reformation then going on required he also followed the law of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth the jewish conception of government which appealed to the natural man then he showed how rw no man should be compelled to accept their religion rell sion but that all people who pretended any belief whatsoever should have a constitutional foundation viz they should have some book or record as a guide so as to prevent religious frauds and riots no one would be allowed to depart from their established creeds be it what it may without an orderly following which could show that their intention was only to worship and not to rebel or create confusion and then he held to old shrines for pilgrimages thus making mecca an ancient arabian shrine and the baaba the kubla or center of worship a history tells how bow surprisingly soon this new and easy faith came into power and became became a preserver of faiths or denominations in the place of a destroyer of them true it entered in upon the domain of freedom of worship as we understand it but it also gave privileges to those who seemed entitled to recognition to such an extent that europe has never enjoyed such liberties and in my conversation with consuls and men of ax experience peri per lence ence here they have admitted that even america affords no such complete freedom to worship as can be found here in turkey |