Town and Citadel of Van.—Page 502. Van, the capital of the province of the same name, lies in an extremely fertile plain—one of the gardens of the East. Its low, flat-roofed houses are enclosed within a double line of walls and ditches on the three sides not protected by the rock which rises 300 feet sheer above the plain, and is crowned by the citadel. In this rock are numerous galleries and crypts which probably date back to the ninth century. The city of Van is one mile from the shore of the lake to which it gives its name.

Armenian Refugees at the Labor Bureau at Van.—Page 503. At this point Dr. Grace N. Kimball has, so far, been able to employ over 900, representing 4,500 souls, keeping them from starvation by her efforts. Thousands of famished, almost naked creatures have toiled barefoot to the city. Her factory has also been a school of honesty to those employed, and the work is a shining example of clean, upright, business methods and Yankee executive ability.

Table of Contents

[PREFACE.][5]
[TABLE OFCONTENTS.][9]
[LIST OFILLUSTRATIONS.][13]
[INTRODUCTION.][15]
I.[EARLY HISTORY OFARMENIA.][21]
[THE SARACENS INARMENIA.][31]
[BOGHA THETYRANT.][33]
[THE THIRDARMENIAN DYNASTY. (A. D. 856.)][36]
II.[THE RISE OFISLAM.][44]
III.[THE STORY OF THEFIRST CRUSADE.][72]
[THE CRUSADE OFTHE MOB.][83]
[THE CRUSADE OFKINGS AND NOBLES.][86]
IV.[THE GREAT TARTARINVASIONS.][104]
[THE DYNASTY OFTHE SELJUKIAN TURKS. (A. D. 1038–1152.)][106]
V.[THE FALL OFCONSTANTINOPLE.][135]
VI.[THE BULGARIANMASSACRE.][159]
[VIENNANOTE.][165]
VII.[THE RUSSO-TURKISHWAR.][185]
VIII.[THE SULTAN ABDULHAMID.][213]
IX.[PROGRESS AND POWEROF CHRISTIAN MISSIONS IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE.][250]
[A CHAPTER OFMISSION HISTORY IN TURKEY.][250]
[HAVE MISSIONSIN TURKEY BEEN A FAILURE?][257]
[MODERNTRIUMPHS OF THE GOSPEL IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE.][262]
[THEOUTCOME.][264]
[THEOUTLOOK.][275]
X.[THE KURDS ANDARMENIANS.][277]
[ARMENIA IN THEMOUNTAINS.][282]
XI.[THE REIGN OFTERROR.][303]
[SASSOUN.][321]
XII.[THE REIGN OFTERROR—TREBIZOND AND ERZEROUM.][341]
XIII.[THE REIGN OFTERROR—VAN AND MOUSH.][360]
XIV.[THE REIGN OFTERROR—HARPOOT AND ZEITOUN.][383]
XV.[RELIEF WORK INARMENIA.][400]
XVI.[THE CURSE OFISLAM.][423]
XVII.[THE GREATEST CRIMEOF THE CENTURY.][433]
[TREATY OFBERLIN.][442]
[ANGLO-TURKISH(CYPRUS) CONVENTION.][442]
[GLADSTONE ONARMENIA’S FATE.][450]
XVIII.[AMERICA’SDUTY AND PRIVILEGE.][470]
[THE CASE OFDR. CHRISTIE.][478]
[HEROISM OFMISSIONARIES.][480]
[DUTY OF THEPOWERS.][482]
[CULLOM’SARMENIAN RESOLUTION.][483]
[APPENDIX.DESCRIPTION OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS.][495]

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