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Armenia and Her People; or, The Story of Armenia by an Armenian

Chapter 70: MARSOVAN AND THE ATROCITIES THERE.
By George H. Filian
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The work offers a historical and geographic overview of the Armenian homeland, traces successive dynasties and ecclesiastical institutions, and sketches the customs and religious life of its people. It examines Ottoman rule and the role of the Great Powers, analyzes causes behind recent widespread violence against the Christian population, and provides detailed accounts of massacres and their humanitarian consequences. Later chapters describe contemporary survivors, educational and civic efforts, reflections on possible political futures, and a concluding section of poems addressing the national plight. The narrative combines historical record, eyewitness testimony, and moral argument to document suffering and advocate for reform and protection.

MARSOVAN AND THE ATROCITIES THERE.

Marsovan has 25,000 population, 10,000 being Armenians, and the remainder Mohammedans. Marsovan is one of the greatest stations of the American missionaries. Anatolia College is there; a theological seminary for young men; and a seminary for girls. The writer was the pastor of the Evangelical Armenian church there till he was banished, for the reasons stated in the sketch of him. After this the Turks burned the girls’ school; they tried to burn the boys’ college building also, but did not succeed. Finally they several times massacred the Armenian Christians, and forced many to accept Mohammedanism.

MARSOVAN. (3000 Armenians Killed Here.)

WATER PEDDLER.

I have not been able to get exact information about the number of the martyred Christians in Marsovan, but it is believed that in that missionary station about 1,000 were massacred altogether. The richest men among the congregation were murdered, and so thoroughly plundered that their children are left wholly destitute; and the lives of the missionaries are in danger.