Armenia and Her People; or, The Story of Armenia by an ArmenianFilian, George H.
History
Armenia and Her People; or, The Story of Armenia by an Armenian
Filian, George H.
Armenia; Armenian question
Much interest was manifested in the address of Mr. Filian, who
feelingly described the pitiable condition of his country and his
countrymen, and graphically portrayed the extent of the recent
massacres, illustrating his talk with references to a large map of
Turkey and Armenia.
"Armenia," he said, "was mentioned in the Bible 700 years before
Christ. It then had an area of 1,000,000 square miles, and it was
in that land that the Garden of Eden was situated. Adam was created
there, and within its confines, upon Mt. Ararat, the ark of Noah
found a resting place after the flood. Armenia was named after Armen,
the great-grandson of Japhet, one of the three sons of Noah. In the
time of Christ the population of the country was 40,000,000. It was
fully Christianized in 310 A.D., and was not only the first Christian
nation of the earth, but the first civilized nation. And now, from
all these glories, the people of Armenia have dwindled to 4,000,000."
He concluded by citing the cause of the massacre as the desire of
the Turks to check the rapid growth and improvement of the Armenians.
The following resolutions, which had been prepared by a
committee composed of Rev. Dr. Conrad Clever, Rev. W. T. McKenney,
Rev. Y. T. Tagg, and Rev. C. A. Fulton, were, after some discussion,
passed:
"It has come to our knowledge through sources that cannot
be disputed that an outrageous massacre of Armenians has been
executed within the boundaries of the Turkish empire.
"These outrages have been committed by soldiers who are in the
employ and under the direction of the Sultan at Constantinople.
"The thousands who have been murdered were Christians and peaceably
disposed citizens.
"We, representatives of the citizens of Baltimore, prompted by
motives of Christianity and common brotherhood, do call upon our
government to use every power in its control, in harmony with that
international law which governs nations in their relationship
with each other, to aid these sufferers, and if possible to
bring such influence to bear upon the Turkish government as
will render justice to those who have been deprived of their
rightful liberties as honest and industrious citizens of one of
the recognized empires of the earth."
It was also resolved that a committee of five, with Mr. John P. Poe
chairman, should be appointed to present the resolutions to the
president at the earliest opportunity, and "to gratefully acknowledge
the steps already taken in the appointment of an American member of
the committee of investigation."
Mass Meeting In Dr. Greer's Church.
[Report from N.Y. Tribune.]
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