Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-10

there but shall not 60 before spring
The route is up the Black Sea to Bat
cum, by rail to Tihis and over the
mountains by carriage via Erivan to
Mt. Ararat.
"The present Catholics Is tall and
well built, though n little stopped BY
age, for he Is about 10 years old. He
wears a long beard and the flowing
robes Of the Orient. His face would
attract favorable comment anywhere
and his manners are simple, kindly,
unassuming, but quite self respectful
as OF n man who was used to being
respected, His forehead IL broad and
high, his nose straight and long, his
smile genial and cordial. II one
could believe his associates he is an
able statesman, a shrewd politician, =
profound philosopher, talented poet,
Il cultured scholar, Us well ~ q great
priest
"lIe presented me with handsome
photograph Of himself on the back Of
which he has written an Armenian
verse Of his own. am bit rusty In
my Armenian but WAS told II reads;
Though my soul should PASS away,
Though my body should perish In dust.
Ny counterfeit you will have with you
His career has been ~ interesting
~ his personality 10 engaging In
| 1878 he attended the Berlin confer
cnce and 1t was largely through biz
efforts tho Great Powers caused the
insertion Of the famous clause guar
sntecing proper treatment Of the
Armenians by the Turks, Nobody
has paid any attention to the clause
since, though the present Catholics
visited London and tried to induce
English statesmen to compel Turkey
to grant the privileges intended Ar
mcnian agitation ~ to this Berlin
treaty has led 10 al the Armenisr
troubles.
"IIe long was Patriarch at Constan'
tinople, Some three years ago when
Armcnians became troublesome In
their demands tho Sultan granted
him an interview and inquired
whether he had ever visited Jeru'
salem. Forty years ago ! did, was
Tho answer, whereupon tho Sultan
suggested i thought you might like
to go again
$50 he went into retirement at the
Holy City and another Patriarch was
installed. A hint from the Caliph
is great help to a man in the East
While living there he was unanimous
w chosen to fill the vacant See. AiteI
negotiations which dragged along FOL
several months, a. became nm Inter.
national affair Of such Importance
His Holiness, Russia and Turkey con
senting, left Jerusalem for NJ
Ararat.
can overland trip was not to b'
thoughtof. In view Of circumstance
the Grand Vizier deemed his presence
in Constantlnople undesirable JUS
then as there was much agitation, IL
the direct route from Jerusalem VII
Constantinople and the Black Sea WA
closed to His Holiness lie sailed from
JaYa to Alexandria, from Alexandra
to Trieste, and by rail via Vienna to
Odessa when he again took ship fol
Batoum on the Black Sea.
"At Alexandria he was received By
the Khediye. My own farewell
reception Immediately followed hi'
and he left His Highness in mos,
excellent humor, evidently appreciate
ing and respecting the pontiif Of the
most ancient Christian church. In
conversation the khedive referred II
him as the Armenian Pope which II
about as understandable n way o
putting it as could DO devised. w
parted at Trieste and in the papers
few days after ] noticed that he wal
received at Vienna most royalty A
/ Alexandria and Trieste saw th'
Russian flag at the mast head by tn
American. My Russian colleague
came To the harbor to sec him oil AM
Russian consul received him a
Trieste.
"IIls talents and character mad
him the source from which spring tn
Armenian hope for Armenians AM
make him today the leader to whom
they look. Behind the thrones tn
Catholics will surely be a power Il