The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-11-16

In the hraliae Rnsse, a 81. Petersburg Ialei
Of September 2slh, Is tho record Of case OF q
peculiarly horrible character, that has jus, been
heard before the criminal tribunal Of vladimir
Russia man named Kursln, member Of 81
numerous iana,IcnI sect called the Saviour la,cl,
killed hi. own son aud offered him as a saerGcc
to Gud, The narrative IN the Russian JsgrHai
u ~ follows
'tThp docirine Of this sect consists IN an absp
lutte nesallon uf alr earthly property An nd
hereni posstsscs nothing whatever, aud according
to his notions every thing around him u s.Nii lf'
sonifed Such ideas naturally pronri lhesc ni-
happy men 10 acts ol frlahtfni despair. The. i'-
licvc II is necessary TO ons,anily implore the n.r
cy Of the Saviour by every means, for u is ""
alone who can save them. The accused person,
who was lwenty-sevrn YEARS OF age. Killed hls
SON. little boy Of seven, In the conviction that
the act would be agreeable TO the Saviour. Its
own account OF the cSintr is ~ follows 'unr
night felt 30 stronal, that the huInau rHvc mnsi
soon perish that could not get n uicmenrs slsel'
rose aud lighted all the lanis bciuse the imagss
OF the saints, and thuIutng myseli on mt kntst
icrvenily prayed God 10 save 1ne aud my iniuii!
suddenly the idra cainr iU inr oi saving nay fon
fiati eternal damualiou, tur ~ this only child
was a beautiful hu,, aud liner than most boys of
hs age. | feared that he would iaCnIne, alter ~.
DEATH pres al he'll aud sisletminta to sacrifice
him io tile Lord Filled With this idea, con
inuh To prnv I said io ms sVli that " dhring ms
ptatrt iisr though at sArrIhfing mt con to God
r.,n, lU me t,an The right eide ! wo'.ld execute
% IL. un the r,iniiar;. IL t,uiv iFuu tie ir't
fuuid .ivr II up : h'r areutaiHr 'na tslig iOus
''s,rnings the t!.agshi whieh c,'nses rom The
iI-hi Is ftum alt tw-l angel nisi ti.ri liuns ,ic
4. iit' iusgstiou at the d,,il Aiiei a long
ln.9.t ~. thuueht ra,nc iU me if..m the right
..dr. and rriusn.'i iul ofjuy I" the room wheTe
~, sl"pi b, tie side ni 10, wife. Knowing
hat >hc would uI,H,ss the slrFiivc which ! de-
tl,l To- offer To God, sent her iU the market tn
purchase rruvisions When she had gone awokr
,,, ririld. and saij io him, 'Gr, ul,. my child,
pa "m thy Whit shirt that u4ay sslmire thee. -
81 -, ns h.,.i .inn, This | laid him un the bench
,a .t' iai hin, several ,mr. in ihr stomach.
3 ..h,!,i ~ Smuggling. e u 'itq.'niiy ~" ih'.
,a,' ard aisi, ;oui,d "st,tsi,d With Muunsi-
ft f.ti.,'s. i ss-ui. iuisn'iaa ir end tks As'i
.iuss. r"l 'iu si',uarh mI7n iis'ni i,i ia '"i
.n. at .v.n 'h.u he iing, ifd iH - litih wltii
fhr .t.Aiial ssr,r tnrrurrd just 'siuTr s1nIisr
i,tgtu s,s. ih.t ins as tia child had btss.,,d
81. .,> 10. hsst ,ass o the sun shon~ biOuah ,l,-
.'.t ,w and IN "a tnUnrnt ai rcslacS hc tell az.
% o.. hnres aud praS ~ God io merci,ily rr,eiv'
ht. jiig,. kutsin continued his naIraiiy. in
nus just as I had thFuwu myself IT,.
t.'. hrit images aud - my son was !, ii4
'n hi- ''l.,',i the daOr opened and my wiit eru'
~ Sh" instantly saw what had la,sssd. nhd
IL 4 Ib horros she ell srnsVless to the gIound
r..s'' bcF and said, 'tio Ia the Mas or aud u,ii
ittt nli am going TO give iete To the saints.
hnr.iu after he had been sent to prison. he fsso
lul' F'fased all kinds Of nouFisbmenl, and dirsi
al 'iaF' alton hesure the sentence upon him cun!d
fr ,xsrlted D"