BLACKWELL FAMILY   ALICE STONE BLACKWELL      SUBJECT FILE          Armenia, Resolutions concerningThe National Council
Of the Women of America.
Closing Session, March 2nd, 1895.

Resolved, That we deplore the outrages committed upon the
Armenians, and record our appreciation of the unflinching heroism of
our Armenian sisters in sacrificing their lives in defence of their
honor and the freedom of conscience; and we earnestly urge upon our
sisters in Great Britain and other countries of Europe to use their
influence with their governments that they may take immediate action
to establish the security of life honor and property in Armenia.


[Resolutions passed by the Congregation of the
Union Congregational Church. South Weymouth. Mass.
Sunday Evening Feb.24th. '95.]
Whereas,-we have in our possession numerous letters from trustworthy 
American Citizens residing but a short distance from the 
scene of the alleged massacre, confirming the reports in all their
horrible details; and,
¶ Whereas, we know the methods of the Turkish Government in the
treatment of their Christian subjects in Arminia to be cruel and
barbarous, by authenticated reports from Consuls and others; and
Whereas, numerous massacres within our memory, as those at Chios,
Crete, Damascus, and Bulgaria, all committed by the same Government,
tend to support the truth of the reports of this latest massacre;
and, ¶ Whereas, we believe it to be our duty to urge our government
to use every available means to find out the truth concerning this
massacre, and to use [her] its influence to put a stop to such barbarism,
Therefore, be it resolved, that we [the people of the] a Congregation
[of the Union Cong'l] assembled in Christ ([Refd ?]) Church [of South Weymouth] Boston, Mass. do most emphatically 
protest against the actions of the Turkish Government in
persecuting defenceless men, women, and children; and we believe
it to be [our most solemn] the duty of all civilized nations to put forth some effort to raise
from their suffering condition our Christian Brethren of Arminia.So. Weymouth Resolutions

and we desire that our voices, protesting against such outrages,
may be heard by the Sultan of Turkey, through the agency of our 
government.
Jameson V. Classey
Pastor Wmn Church