New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-28

sitting in q circle each holding by both hands the mystic
vail scarf Here man has risen and taken his place
begins to twr round gradually increasing the pace until
at last he spins fast that he looks like mere phan-
S2ess making what ES Children cS "a Cheese Finally
We see the troop when, having taken each other
working themselves they into state OF such ex,
element that at last they carried away by KIND q
whole frames. Then, according TO their belief they be-
Spiritually united with Christ ana tSeS
cal the RGgs for their community is s Snst
men" Their enemies assert that these dances degen
crate into horrible orgies In which dreadful crimes are
committed but such charges must always be regarded
with considerable suspicion. Some CHASTITY stories with
reference to these charges have peen SOeGeu Dy a
thausen 1t is to be hoped for the sake OF human ma
ture that they are fictitious -
eminent to suppress the scopts but yet they have
proved frnitess That the authorities should object TO
the existence Of the sect is not wonderful for not only
politically blasphemous AS the scoptsi believe the
Emperor Peter ILL., whose person is enanted by the sou
the present Emperor is usurper Some Cay Peter III
will enter the Church OF the Ascension in the Kremn at
Moscow and sound the great bell Its peal Will be heard
in every part Of the habitable world whereupon the
cOpts will arise and assemble their lord and the
whole earth shall be given up to them, and they sha
believe and they are always looking the time of his
coming Meanwhile they lead quiet and regular lives
between the scopts and dancing Dervshes of Turkey
the Shakers OF America Like the latter fanatics they
emlnently sober and prudent people. In country
cursed by drunkenness they are remarkable as total alb
staners They would soon drink glass OF brandy as
commit murder. smoke pipe, eat potato, or commit
any other mortal SIM Even In the poorest districts they
are always well to do If not shuen and pauperism
utterly unknown among them. Within their circle
they very charitable and they not unkndy even
TO outsiders 1t said that most OF the moDeychangers
of Russia and many Of the jewelers. and godsmiths be-
long 10 the sect thus they have many rich men among
them and The general wealth OF the community secures s
members against the temptations TO which poverty sub
eced on the whole II not for their deesablc ideas
about marriage and the relations Of the they might
be regarded withIsOme the respect which desery
eddy enjoyed by the Society Of Friends. AS Is they
may be fairly compared in many respects with the rs
senes especially far this strange fact is concerned
that they form permanent community In spite OF their
we're recruited from without, and the scoptsi.
Every ScOpes is anxious 10 enlist new members, for he
becomes an Apostle" as soon he has made II con-
verts And these converts by means exclusively
drawn from the lower classes one OF the documents
printed by the Minister of the Interior enumerates the
Chinoylks or persons employed in the public service.
who had become Scopsi and the list includes number
not 10 speak Of solitary priest But the numbers OF the
scoptsi seem to be very small In spite OF the
and the exaggerated stories told about them abroad In
lsIS the scOptsi known to the police were under 1000
Haxthausen said In lS4l that tnere were n az 800 e
that number really existed. When the trial OF the MOT
shansk prisoners comes on at Moscow good dea o ght
is likely thrown the secret history OF the sect
present the Government Journals appeal to the press
not to publish any information they may happen 70 oo
Of great importance and ought not to be peudged nor
SsRt ed g 10 DG Of asse oHe
thing is certain. Under the new system OF
open and trial h by Jury SfES sn %pSa aT grG 6sen
expected In Oden days And another thing may fairly
be hoped mat % tS b Si
meDts which likely to take place IN the position
and fanatcsm and bgotry which have SO long dsgraced
great sections OF the Russian people may gradually lose
red forms Of error which now burlesque and cancaue
the principles OF religion in Russia may become des
tuto Of Interest except the philosopher and historian