The Armenians in Cilicia--Mongolian Invaders--Condition of
Western Asia--Rise and Growth of Ottoman Power--The Standing
Army--Compulsory Service of Conquered Christians--A Tax of Every
Fifth Child--A Military Caste--Extent of Turkish Empire--Armenian
Exiles--A New Calamity--Treachery and Cruelty--“The Lord
of Asia”--Crossing the Bosphorus--The Turkish Capture of
Constantinople--All Europe Filled with Consternation--Luther’s Hymn
Containing Prayer for Deliverance--Divisions and Famine--God’s
Purpose in Sparing Armenia--Bitterness between Turkish and
Persian Mohammedans--Deportation of 25,000 Families--Comparative
Rest for Eighty Years--Hope for Emancipation--Russia Offers
Protection--Faithless to Promises--Russian Armies in Armenia.