. The Turk and the land of Haig; or, Turkey and Armenia: descriptive, historical, and picturesque . n Armenia in educationalwork and other enterprises tending to the general wel-fare of his beloved countrymen, the Sultan becamegreatly alarmed at his influence and summoned him toConstantinople. While there repeated attempts uponhis life were made by the Turkish government, and hewas finally banished to Jerusalem, where he wasshadowed by the government detectives. On May17, 1892, to the entire satisfaction of the Armenianseverywhere, the noble Hairig was unanimouslyelected as the Supreme Patriar
. The Turk and the land of Haig; or, Turkey and Armenia: descriptive, historical, and picturesque . n Armenia in educationalwork and other enterprises tending to the general wel-fare of his beloved countrymen, the Sultan becamegreatly alarmed at his influence and summoned him toConstantinople. While there repeated attempts uponhis life were made by the Turkish government, and hewas finally banished to Jerusalem, where he wasshadowed by the government detectives. On May17, 1892, to the entire satisfaction of the Armenianseverywhere, the noble Hairig was unanimouslyelected as the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of allthe Armenians ; and . Czar Alexanders sanction ofthe election he was ..aken from his exile to Etchmiad-zin, and there in the cathedral, with all the pomp andritual of this ancieni Church, he was invested with themantle of St. Gregory the Illuminator and Nerses theGreat. The author, when in Constantinople in 1889, hadthe rare privilege of an extended interview with thishighest dignitary of the Armenian church and was conducted by the attending clergy of His. RIGHT REV. MIGRDITCH KHIRIMIAN, THE ARMENIAN CATHOLICOS. 122 THE TURK AND THE LAND OF HAIG. Grace into the presence of a man bowed with years andhonors, clothed in the usual black gown, with a strongand resolute face, a flowing beard, and a forehead indic-ative of clear and spontaneous thought. This person-age was none other than Khirimian Hairig, by whom theauthor was cordially received; and the memory of his pa-ternal advice and apostolic blessing will ever linger in hismind as a rare inspiration. When about to depart, thevenerable man presented his young countryman withThe Pearl of the Kingdom of Heaven, The Dis-course on the Cross, Sirac and Samuel, and TheFamily of Paradise, original autograph volumes offervent Christian sentiments which are held as pricelessadditions to his library. The executive authority of the Catholicos may becompared to that of the Pope, as he has entire supe
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