. Christian herald and signs of our times . thesame time. As they retired, they pillagedthe dwellings of the Armenians on theway. At that time it was not known how se-rious the results of the uprising had missionaries were so engrossed in car-ing for the fugitives and aiding the woun-ded that they gave little attention to mat- menian village is uninjured, and most ofthem are entirely destroyed. From other reliable sources, it was learn-ed that,when the Kurds in force surround-ed the city, Major Williams, the BritishConsul, gave orders for all Armenians toflee to the Mission premises.
. Christian herald and signs of our times . thesame time. As they retired, they pillagedthe dwellings of the Armenians on theway. At that time it was not known how se-rious the results of the uprising had missionaries were so engrossed in car-ing for the fugitives and aiding the woun-ded that they gave little attention to mat- menian village is uninjured, and most ofthem are entirely destroyed. From other reliable sources, it was learn-ed that,when the Kurds in force surround-ed the city, Major Williams, the BritishConsul, gave orders for all Armenians toflee to the Mission premises. This, andhis prompt action in hoisting his flag there,and making it his headquarters, doubtlesssaved thousands of lives. But he waspowerless to prevent the robbing andmurder that were under full headway inthe city. It would appear that the Turk-ish officials at first had intended only ademonstration in force against the band ofArmenian revolutionists known as theHuntchagists, (who had many followers inVan), and that they had surrounded the.
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