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
Besides merchants, there are many professional men among them, about a
dozen physicians in New York city alone: Dr. Dadirian, Dr. Gabrielian,
Dr. Ayvazian, Dr. Apkarian, Dr. Altarian, Dr. Koutoojian. Some of them
are engravers and photographers. In New York city there are Hagopian,
Kasparian, Matigian, and others, very skillful engravers. In Boston
there is the New England Engraving Co., who are Armenians; the manager
is Mr. G. Papazian.
There are about half a dozen Armenians who are pastors of American
churches in different states. About a dozen are special lecturers
on the Armenian atrocities: Mr. H. Kiretchjian, the secretary of
the American Relief Association, Mr. Samuelian, Rev. A. Bulgurgian,
Rev. S. Deviryian, Mr. S. Yenovkian, etc.
There are hundreds of Armenian students distributed among nearly all
the universities, colleges, and theological seminaries in America,
and most of them are of a superior sort. The greatest physicians
in Turkey are Armenians, who were graduated from different medical
colleges in this country. Some of the leading pastors and professors
in Armenia, who were banished and killed during the recent atrocities,
were graduated in this country.
Of the factory hands mentioned, there are about 1,000 in Worcester,
Mass.; about 800 in New York and Brooklyn; about 400 in Boston, and
the remainder are scattered everywhere from New York to California,
from Maine to Florida.
A number of Armenian young men have married American women; I believe
ninety per cent. are happy. After forty or fifty years, there will
be a large class of American citizens of Armenian blood, and many
millionaires among them. They are gifted in business, and they are
a sober, honest, and faithful people. I do not think that there is
a single criminal among the 10,000 Armenians in this country.
Some of the Armenian daily and weekly newspapers are as follows:
In Constantinople: Arevelk, Avedaper, Puragn, Dyaghig, Hayrenik,
Masis, Pounch.
In Smyrna: Arevlian Mamoul.
In Etchmiazin: Ararat.
In Tiflis: Aghpour, Artzakank, Mishag, Murj, Nor-Tar, Darak.
In Venice: Pazmaveb.
In Vienna: Hantes Arnsoria.
In Marseilles: Armenia.
In London: L'Armenic.
In New York: Haik.
Wherever the Armenians go they carry with themselves the church,
the school, and the press.
THE ARMENIAN RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
This association is putting forth every effort to alleviate the
sufferings of needy Armenians wherever they may be found; their work
has already resulted in untold blessings and it deserves the hearty
support and contributions of the benevolent public. The officers of
the association are the following well-known American and Armenian
gentlemen:
Right Rev. Bishop H. Y. Satterlee, D.D., president.
Hon. Levi P. Morton, first vice-president.
Right Rev. Bishop Potter, D.D., second vice-president.
Charles H. Stout, Esq., treasurer.
J. Bleeker Miller, Esq., chairman executive committee.
Nicholas R. Mersereau, Esq., secretary.
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