A Scheme of Reform Presented by the British, French, and Russian
Governments--The Sultan’s Promise--Unfulfilled--Abdul Hamid II--The
Truth about Armenia--Biased Statements of the German Press--Turkey’s
Uncertainty as to the Action of the Powers, an Encouragement to
Her Misrule--Refusal to Receive an Armenian Petition--Letter from
an American Resident of Constantinople--Statistical Table of the
Massacres of 1895-6--Summary--A War of Desolation--Pretense of
“Suppressing a Revolution”--“Horrible Details of Butchery”--Churches
Invaded and Burned--Indignities to Women and Girls--Many
of Them Commit Suicide--A Daughter’s Sacrifice--Germany’s
Friendship--Quotation from a German Paper--Dr. Lapsius’ Reply--More
Statistics--Compulsory Conversions to Mohammedanism--Individual
Instances of Faithfulness--Faithfulness to Christ Reported as
Obstinacy--At Cæsarea--Report of the British Vice-Consul--Work
of Miss Corinna Shattuck--Other Missionaries Give Personal
Experiences--Atrocities of Soldiers and Officers--England’s Professed
Inability to Act--The Massacre at Constantinople--Plans Known to
Turkish Government and Made Occasion of Outbreak--Persecution
Following Worse in Its Effects than Massacre Itself--“Conduct
of European Powers”--Result of a Disagreement--Germany Seeking
Expansion--Emperor’s Tribute to Mohammedanism.