The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-02

DONE It first appeared Ia OF the leading Serbian
papers, which is not quite an insignificant fact for
tne regents. since the accession OF yonnx Prince
Milan energeticaiiy set their faces against anything
that could endanger peace. and 1t IS the 1rst time
since the death or Prince Michael that an open
hostile manifestation against Turkey has found ITS
way into the Serbian press.
La our own country nothing remarkable can be
going on during this standstll period OF the year
excepting the usual imperial journey through
Russia. The imperial family has divided into
TWO travelling parties-tne Emperor. with the
Empress, their daughter and the younger children
going to Livadia, in Crmea via Kieff aud the Gar
owitch with his vile and one OF his brothers. Alexis
Alexandravltch having undertaken lengthy tour.
or WHICH q steamboat progress along the Voga
forms the prominent part. The more we read and
hear OF the genuine enthusiasm the joyful spontan-
e0us demonstrations when eyerywhere meet tue
imperial travellers on their progress, the more tho
consideration forces Itself upon us how much more 10
the purpose such home journeys are, acquaintin9
them with their own people, and Knitting the bond
between them even closer than those costly foreign
tours which bring neither honor nor profit, and
which since the Berezolsky Incident are become
subjects OF pnmitigaed disike, and most OF all on
the part OF the people, The Czarowltch and his wife
are visiting schools, churches, pooghouses and every
Kind OF useful institutions on their way entering
into the local interests with real concern ana gen
orally leaving substantial and iong-to be-remem-
bered tokens OF their passage, more especially to
every institution, on however humble a scale, that
Is likely 10 help In propagatng Russian national
feeling and LANGUAGE among our fellow subjects OF
dnerenG race. In the vicinity Of kaZan they found
modest ana unprelendlng private institution OF
this sort which more particularly attracted their
utttHtoH anu tuftSG bppFObation. mSau BCHoOt
for the children OF Christian Tartars, which owes
its existence solely to the untiring and loving
exertons OF a few private men. Though
1t IS unfortunately little known as yet
beyond Its immediate sphere OF beni1oent
action, 1t is OF such very great importance for
siderable population that ! may not pass II with q
mere mention, but feel bound to give you o short
sketch OF Its origin and destination. IL must be
remembered that OF 4l0,0 600 Tartars living in the
government OF Kazan scarcely one-tenlh profess
Christianity, and these generally belong to the
poorer rural class. Having received baptism at diff
ferent periods, they are divided into TWO distinct
categorles, Christians OF long standing and newly
baptized ones. The former generally live IN villages
the new Christians live In the same villages with
the Mohammedans, who, having Immensely the
advantage OF numbers over them, exert great
influence on them, which, OF course, Is anything
but favorable TO the moral Improvement OF people
whose Christianity at best still sits loosely on them
Witness the humorous reapses into Mohammedan-
ISM against which any administrative exertions
must OF necessity be utterly powerless. Good and
learned men more and more camo TO the percep-
ton that nothing but Christian education could
and some OF them under the direction OF wen
known professor OF the Kazan Spiritual Academy,
and with the valuable practical assistance OF Ger
tain Timofeeh, formerly Tartar peasant now
scale, ana with very small means, about the year
1854 taking especial care to act on the female pupils
which answered the purpose best OF all. When the
Czarowitch and CzaroYina visited sthe school the
children read to them In Russian, intellgently ex-
planning what they read, anu sang prayers TO them
with much feeling aud ensemble. MI. Tm0feleH
then explained his method and views and told their
Hehnesses some interesting episodes OF his mission
AIRY life Their HighneSses on che same dav informed
the authorities OF their wish TO cooperate TO the
useful labors by placing twenty pensioners at their
own expense. Their cooperation VIII probably not
stop there, however.