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Show AN AliMKMaX 1IUIIIII0S. According lo a Iradltlou the Armenians Arme-nians are among Ihe first nations lhal embraced Ihe Christian religion. An Ariueuian priest recently gave aa ao-ciuutcf ao-ciuutcf I hit tradition, which la ee-lleved ee-lleved amorg hla people lo ba bla. turlcally true. According lu blm, Abirarut, an Aritieulaii king, beard about t'hrltl, who al Ihe time waa In Jerusalem aud perlonnod miracles. He wrote Him a It tier In whlcb bo expressed ex-pressed his belief that tha great Naair. ene must be Ihe rtou ol tl id, alnca no man could do the work He waa doing. Ua Invited Christ to c me to Armenia. Thla latti r, Ihe priest a iys, it mil ex (aot aud la preserved lu the library el Cairo, it haa beau read ny inmy Icttrutd nieu. Tne lull, r la taid to be wrllteu lu tha Armenian lauguae wllh tlleik and Hyrl.u Ut eri. The reply rocilved Irom (..'hrl.t waa lo Hie illect thai He ould not leave Jerusalem Jerusa-lem hut wuld tend Ilia Apotllel to teauu aud l eal the leoplv. Tha tradition further ttatrt Ih.t Kki g Ataurut tent an aitltt to Jerusalem Jeru-salem for the purpose of painting a portrait of Cuml, wblrh, however, waa Inipuitlble. When our Eord aaw I Ilia d laa j il in m.. tj t if theartl-l, Ho la laid tr have pressed a bandkercnief agaliist 11 a lace and In Ihll way pro-duoed pro-duoed a ploiure, whloh waa brought hack to Armenia. The Rom tut, hav Irg heard i.f Ibli mlraculoua picture, aeul a large lorce egaliial Abgarut lo take pnetslo'i of II. The king knew beo-uld bol auccasalully carry one War agalnat Ililt power. In ord.r lo preveut Ihe enemy from taking potiee Hon of Ihe treasure, he iui h Ihe handkerchief hand-kerchief In a well, whicn lo lb t day la known at Hnrp Tuscbrag or IheHaored Hanlkarcliief. ruch, trhfly, Is the tradition Hill believed amoog Ihe Armenian Clirlstlam, and alihouiib II evl ently li moatly a fable, II la not Imp . i b e that II haa aoma hlalorlal foundation. Tnat Ihe Armenians v.ry early ai-Oip:ad ai-Oip:ad Ihe Christian religion li aa ubdltputed (act, and Inat they adhere lo their creel wllh Ihe laithlulneta of martyr la a mailer of dally d, mo tuition. tui-tion. They would teem to deterve a better fate than lhal which la tuelraal preaent. |