. Christian herald and signs of our times. o write to you thiscrisp winter morning, the airaround is still melodious withthe echoes of the Christmasgreetings and Christmas hands are burdened and our heartsare glad because of the gifts and kindwords and good-will that came again inuniversal expression and acknowledge-nt of the spirit of Christmas. But in sharp and sorrowful contrastwith our joy, another picture rises to myminds eye. In the midst of thecheer andthe music, a wild wailing clamor, in fierce,insistent, jarring undertone, penetrates tomy ear. There is a land, over the sea,w
. Christian herald and signs of our times. o write to you thiscrisp winter morning, the airaround is still melodious withthe echoes of the Christmasgreetings and Christmas hands are burdened and our heartsare glad because of the gifts and kindwords and good-will that came again inuniversal expression and acknowledge-nt of the spirit of Christmas. But in sharp and sorrowful contrastwith our joy, another picture rises to myminds eye. In the midst of thecheer andthe music, a wild wailing clamor, in fierce,insistent, jarring undertone, penetrates tomy ear. There is a land, over the sea,where among their mountains dwells agentle-natured soft-voiced people, pastoralinoccupation, keepers of sheep and tillersof the ground, as were the shepherds whoknelt at the manger. Always from thevery earliest days these people have keptthe pure faith. Christians surrounded byidolaters, they have never wavered, thesesimple-hearted Armenians, in their alle-gians to Jesus of Nazareth. For this rea-son, and for this onlv. Islamism. the reli-. ARMENIAN REFUGEES AT THE DOOR OF OUR RELIEF STATION AT VAN. [Photographed from Life, and Forwarded by Dr. Grace Kimbail.) B. C. F. M., at Constantinople, and byhim forwarded at once to the missionariesin the interior), says: I can assure you that the need is very great andurgent at every point which you name. The firstfour places have suffered most severely by massa-cre, and the number of persons destitute and help-less is quite overwhelming. Our missionaries every-where are in warmest sympathy with these distress-ed people, and I am sure thev will prove mostwelcome almoners of the gifts 6t Christendom. Erzinjian is not far fiom Erzeroum, and our mis-sionary force for this district reside at YV. N. Chambers and Mrs. Chambers are atpresent the only missionaries at Erzeroum. will be delighted to apply the relief whichvou propose to providj at both these points. AtHarpoot there are three able-bodied men and twowho are s
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