In bonds : an Armenian's experiences . and widows of those martyrswho had either taken an active part in the work of God, orwho generously subscribed towards it. Money has alsobeen forwarded to the missionaries in that town for distribu-tion amongst the distressed belonging to the local ProtestantChurches, and the plundered native pastors, preachers, andstudents. The amounts contributed by friends in England havebeen forwarded for distribution amongst the sufferers atMarash, and the following are extracts from reports to letter of acknowledgment from the plundered studentsof the Theolog
In bonds : an Armenian's experiences . and widows of those martyrswho had either taken an active part in the work of God, orwho generously subscribed towards it. Money has alsobeen forwarded to the missionaries in that town for distribu-tion amongst the distressed belonging to the local ProtestantChurches, and the plundered native pastors, preachers, andstudents. The amounts contributed by friends in England havebeen forwarded for distribution amongst the sufferers atMarash, and the following are extracts from reports to letter of acknowledgment from the plundered studentsof the Theological Seminary :— We are extremely grateful for your efforts on our behalf. Pleaseconvey our heartfelt thanks to the friends in Britain for their practicalsympathy with us, who are preparing ourselves for the Christianministry. The son of an Armenian Priest writes :— The members of our family are cheered with the timely pecuniaryhelp you kindly sent us. From the recess of the prison my fatherexpresses his gratitude to the ^atljctic fetters. 51 My father reports .— I had been visiting the afflicted ; but before the remittance from youI was unable to help them pecuniarily. Through the money which yousent, nearly fifty families have been helped. Among others who have beenvisited was a widow whose two sons were killed, one of whom was widow and four children are in great distress. They are all very grateful to the English friends for theirgenerosity. My wife writes :— Accompanied by a widow, we visited the bereaved families of theProtestant Episcopal Church, whose Pastor was killed, and thefollowing have been helped : — A Christian brother, one of whose arms was cut off, has been leftwith four children, and being unable to do manual work is forced tobeg. . An orphan boy, whose parents were killed and his homeburnt down, and who is without any means of sustenance. ... Awidow, whose house was plundered, was left in ill-health to takecharge of five girls
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