. The Turk and the land of Haig; or, Turkey and Armenia: descriptive, historical, and picturesque . y tortures. In that vast throng of clergyand laity Prince Vartan Mamigonian, the valiant com-mander-in-chief of the Christian host, lifted his eloquentvoice in a thrilling exhortation. I entreat you, mybrave companions, said he, fear not the number ofthe heathen, withdraw not your necks from the terriblesword of a mortal man. That the Lord may give thevictor) into our hands, that we may annihilate theirpower and lift on high the standard of truth. In the morning, with the clash of arms, the army
. The Turk and the land of Haig; or, Turkey and Armenia: descriptive, historical, and picturesque . y tortures. In that vast throng of clergyand laity Prince Vartan Mamigonian, the valiant com-mander-in-chief of the Christian host, lifted his eloquentvoice in a thrilling exhortation. I entreat you, mybrave companions, said he, fear not the number ofthe heathen, withdraw not your necks from the terriblesword of a mortal man. That the Lord may give thevictor) into our hands, that we may annihilate theirpower and lift on high the standard of truth. In the morning, with the clash of arms, the army ofthe Persians was advancing. No time could be lost;the decisive battle was soon on ! After partaking ofthe Holy Communion, the Armenians marched on withbrave hearts and with these words on their lips : May our death be like the death of the just, and maythe shedding of our blood resemble the blood-sheddingof the prophets! May God look in mercy on ourvoluntary self-ofTering, and may he not deliver theChurch into the hands of the heathen! The battleraged furiously. Never fought men with greater. LEGENDARY PORTRAIT OF VARTAN MAMIGOMAN. THE ARMENIAN CHURCH. I15 heroism. Thougli few in number, and though theirnoble commander was first among the slain, the courageof the determined heroes of the Cross increased untilthey shook the Persian throne to its foundation ; andthe Persian monarch, retreating in confusion, soughtcompromise, granting religious liberty. This was thelast of Zoroastrianism, and from this blow it neverrecovered. SEPARATION FROM THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. It was these persecutions which we have just de-scribed that prevented Armenias representation in thefourth Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon, at whichEutyches was condemned for his heresy relating to theperson of Christ. Our Church reserved its decision,and was generally supposed to have indorsed the her-esy ; but this was by no means the case. Owing tothe poverty of our languages in theological terms, wehad at that time
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