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Show 'Serbian Arch- gg Ibishop's Appeal As tho chief Shepherd of tho horde ho-rde but Borely tried Serbian nation with wounded heart I address myself to you, generous men in America, and I appeal to your Christian charity. Our Serb Nation, In Siberia nnd Montonogro, wns tho first to be attacked at-tacked by the insatiable Germans. The Austro Hungarian Monarchy, which has for centuries fed on the tears and blood of enslaved nations, moved Us great military power to annihilate before all else our Httlo Serbian Nation tho Serbian Nntion which has Just returned home utter the hard struggle with the Ottoman power, which for flvo centuries kept It In an unbearable and barbarous slavory, crushing its progressive Christian culturo. Austro Hungary, which had nl ready tried to frustrate alt Intellectual Intellec-tual and economic progress, in order or-der to be free to subdue Serbia, when she pleased has hastened to attack her when exhausted by two previous wars and unprepared for a third war. The Sorblan Nation, though lacking everything that Is necessary, is de fending with great soil, sacrifice Its froedom and Us country, breaking at tho same tlmo tho chains ot slavery ot all other oppressed nations. God, tho eternal guardian ot justlco, In his merciful providence has already given tho proofs of his rich mercy towards tho Serbs who In n mannor worthy of David nro repulsing tho grasping nnd astute power of Goliath. Uut thoy will havo to mako further efforts to undergo still greater sacrifices. sac-rifices. Thoreforo I call upon you, dear brethren in Christ, to join your prayers to God with ours, that Ho, the All merciful, may by His mighty hand lncrcaso tho strength of the honest and heroic Serblnn Nation and may grant them the final victory over ov-er the enemy who seeks to annihilate thom, trampling under their feet "the brotherly lovo recommended to us by Our Savior. At the same tlmo I beseech you all generous Christians and kind mon,, to mako, according to your power and good will, material sacrifices In aid ot tho poor Serbian soldiers and suf ferers. Even tho smallest contribution contribu-tion for this object will bo" an act most pleasing to God. During tho long war a great number ot adult Sorbs havo already been killed or dls abled for work. Tholr homes and tholr orphans will havo to suffer greatly from hunger nnd destitution during tho winter season. Tho barbarous methods of wnrfnro of the Gorman Allies tho object of which Is to annlhllnto other nations nnd tholr culturo, havo inflicted on us, ns well as on tho Belgians, bloody nnd Incurable wounds. Whole crowds of our best nnd noblest Sorbs who ns noncombatnnts peacefully received re-ceived tho Austrian urmy, havo been killed with a truolty of which oven savages would bo ashamed. Mon nnd women, old men nnd Innocent children havo boon murdered by tor-rlblo tor-rlblo tortures, by arms and by fire. Many havo been locked up In school buildings and other houses and burnt allvo. All the churches to which tho Austrlans got access havo bcon desecrated, robbed and destroyed. Tho schools and the best houses havo fared In tho samo way. Del-grado, Del-grado, tho beautiful capital ot Serbia, Ser-bia, Its churches, its educational and humanitarian institutions, have bcon destroyed. Tho unlvorslty, tho national na-tional library, tho museum and scl entitle collections havo been ruined. For thoso who have escaped and for the orphans ot the fallen, speedy holp is most necessary. That Is why I nm addressing this lottor to you and I appeal to nil tho Archbishops, Archbish-ops, Dlshops nnd Clergy of God'B churches, and to all noblemlndod men and women, to hasten with tholr charity In aid of tho Sorblnn Nation In Its prosent great distress. Tho Principal Commltteo for quick relief Is under tho presidency, and 1 thoroforo beseech all kind men In jour happy country to collect contributions contri-butions for the Sorblan sufferers. I, with other membors of tho Commltteo, Commlt-teo, will tnko caro that monoy ns-slstanco ns-slstanco la properly distributed to rcol sufferers. Wo shall also bo pleased if with tho gifts wo could al-bo al-bo rocoho the lists of benefactors, In order that tho cntlro Sorblan nation and I could pray to God for tholr health, happiness and salvation. Signed, DEMETIUUS. Archbishop of Uelgrado and Metropolitan Metro-politan ot tho Kingdom of Serbia President of tho Principal Commltteo Commlt-teo In aid of Soldiers nnd thor families fam-ilies nnd other sufferers from tho war. ' |