STAR TREK Bruce Greenwood from Ararat, a film by Atom Egoyan available at Blockbuster video

Clarence Ussher Comes Alive
Secondly (and this simply reinforces the first point), "Ararat," though scrupulously fair to the Turkish delusional denialism 'position' and not at all religiously propagandistic, is based almost entirely on the account of the genocide written by an American evangelical missionary doctor! One Dr Clarence Ussher appears prominently in the film: his missionary clinic in the Armenian area of Van in Eastern Turkey provides extensive medical aid and Ussher attempts vainly to convince the fanatical Turkish military authorities not to exterminate the populace. In the credits at the end of the film, the statement is made that the film derives from a book by Dr Ussher.

Ussher's 339-page book, titled, An American Physician in Turkey, published by Houghton Mifflin in 1917, and never reprinted. The Moody copy lacked the frontispiece photographs of Dr Ussher and his wife, but I was able to obtain a reproduction of these from a copy of Ussher's book at the University of Illinois.

Dr Clarence Ussher was, fascinatingly, a descendent of the Bishop Ussher celebrated (or notorious) for his biblical chronology and the dating of the creation at 4004 B.C. Clarence, a believing Episcopalian and licenced medical practitioner of Canadian origin, went to Turkey under the Congregationalist American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. He had previously signed the Student Volunteer declaration, "I am willing and desirous, if God permits, to become a foreign missionary," and he went to Turkey out of a powerful evangelistic desire to bring the gospel to a land benighted by Islamic error. And there he was to recount, as an eyewitness, the horrors of the Turkish extermination of the Armenian Christian community.[1]

The events he recounts are not just moving; they are heartrending. For example, he describes the death of a young Armenian hero, Aram: "I had received word that he was coming, and met him at the operating-room door. He endeavored to reach for my hand, and smiling in my face he said: 'O Doctor, I am so glad I learned to know Jesus and am ready to go. But please, Doctor, let me die quickly.'"

In the final chapter of his book, appropriately titled, "Opportunity," Ussher writes: "They [Turkish Muslims] have had before their eyes unnumbered examples of fortitude and loyalty to Christ. Thousands of Armenians, after struggling footsore and starving along the road to exile for days, whipped along when exhausted, have been taken into Moslem villages and given their choice: 'Now accept Mohammed and you shall have a home and food and clothing and fields and implements and seed and a bonus from the Government—everything you need. Refuse and you shall have not a drop of water.' With hardly an exception these thousands have turned their backs on all thus offered and have gone into the desert to death, rather than deny Christ. So the hearts of the Turks are now open to Christian truth as never before in the history of Mohammedanism."

The "opportunity" of which Ussher spoke, was, of course, the privilege and responsibility of missionising that Muslim land. Let us today be especially vigilant not to allow irrational views of religious indifferentism blunt that evangelistic task, about which Ussher wrote so eloquently three-quarters of a century ago.
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[IrishJV]

If only Christian Bale had been THIS eloquent when someone interrupted his "emotional" scene...

[nudder62]

*****

ha ha

Witty comment, LOL

(Of course, this was a scene from the movie ARARAT which creatively did show how "in character" that actor was, IRONICALLY being interrupted by a child/grandchild of an Armenian survivor of that policy of race extermination/those very killings!)

Eloquent indeed, Thanks Irish JV

[IrishJV]

Haha, don't mention it.

I actually LOVE this movie. I uploaded my favourite scene from it myself on my channel. Check it out ;)

[nudder62]

I just watched the whole scene-- 2 I think. Wow. I forgot how good the movie is. I think everyone expected an ARMENIAN GENOCIDE movie, and were disappointed by it. For example, even the Armenian man in it (Boghosian) called the Armenian self-defense at Van a "rebellion." The DENIAL FROM TURKEY is so pervasive, it seeps into the Armenian psyche.But, man, what a powerful movie. I wish it gets re-released. It has powerful scenes. I just saw DAVID ALPAY in a different film, probably made in CANADA.

[VANArmenya]

Wow! You are ASTOUNDINGLY stupid, as most HOLOCAUST DENIER Turks are. An Armenian Physician in Turkey was written by Clarence Ussher, MD, a Physician who was no at all Armenian. It is an accurate and harrowing account of the Armenian Genocide. It is available in all LARGE libraries, especially schools which were open in the second decade of the 20th century. You can get it from a library loan. Books written by the VICTIM ARMENIAN PEOPLE / SURVIVORS are GEMS. DIARY OF ANNE FRANK is JUNK?

[iamfromworld]

The book which you introduce doesn't mean anything at all.u are telling me that book is first-hand account of the Armenian genocide but it is written by Armenian.i am sorry guys but you are way better then Turks when it comes to lie.

[nudder62]

Let me introduce you to a new book: The Armenian Golgotha. It is from the 1920's and written in Armenian, but translated just this year to English. It is one of many first-hand account of the Armenian genocide, a crime much worse than Hitler's since it led to the death of a 4 thousand year old nation, whereas Hitler's led to the birth of a nation, Israel, and millions in reparations and endless news reports. Turkey--in contrast--denies and denies, and BLAMES the VICTIMS. Turkey is a beast liar!.

[iamfromworld]

what quilt are u talkin about....there wasnt such a thing as genocide..what does genocide mean in u guys head?because ottoman empire never killed Armenians as Hitler did in Germany. yes i agree alot of people die around 1915 s but it was WAR?We both had losts. but you cant call that as GENOCIDE.

[iamfromworld]

yeahhhhh finally Armenians even could said that ' Turks also played a big role in Hitler's army...lol sooooooooo funny?

[zograp8]

Fucking turks idoit go and learn some history turkleri SIZLERI SIKMEK BANA BORC OLSUN LAN. Kolay gelsin

The U.S. doesn't need Turkey. Turkey needs the U.S.

pezevengin evladı sen ermani sikine kurban ol lan yavşak