, 1870-05-22

secta1AniEu, in Russia il Of particular lind
and bears gloomy character OF barbarian
tanatieit1n- The aggregate Of the great num-
bezs Of gects whose principles arc the negAton
palling. Tereecutcd By tho orthodox church
and eovernment with tho utmost severity, the
eecrct dpines and doctrines Of these wide
spread sects arc generally little known, and
only now and then the news reaches na oi
some at1oeity rcrpetrated on thei1 part OF OF
tarinns 1,y The authorities.
Tho Noyelstchicks- -seif-sacrlhciug Saints
arc a sect widely epTead through the country.
Their doctrines a1e almost unknown 70 Tue
world, but every now and then acts Of tho
widest l,arasrisuu, which they lave committed
in the northcp departments Of Saraton or in
| Siberia are heard Of. 1t seems thai they dig,
f! With strangely fantastic cerenomea, = deep
! hols in some remote place, around which thsyy
] pile wood, brush, straw and other combostt-
bles in great quantity. Then they enter r. tne
hole in eo1emn Processlon,, set fire to these
materials and burn themselves to death, chant.
ing dying hymns and without ut.czing cly Of
| pain. others assemble in some ho.sc,
around which they hare packed Sornbnst,bles
up 10 tho very roof. Tho house, Like Ill sus-
enyeiopea il flames. And the fau.tiea perish
in them. undisturbed l,r the spectators, II
what thes consider religious duty. They AEe
thought to be saints who Gtve themselves the
baptism Of fire. These "Saints are Men
toned in tho writings Of some travellers ~
Gmelin Pa1les Georgs Lechu?.nh ana otneis IT,
domains OF II. de Qa1scn, On the left bapk o
the Tolga, concluded eventually TO sacrifice
Themselves. They quietly made their prePA
ration for tho act, aud methodicaly butchers
; orc smother. One, young wife whose .oTe eoD Q
the man Who wanted to immediate her, and q
E capped to the nearest village, whore she .gaT
o the alarm. When the people OF this yillaS
o came to the Scene Of carnage, they found onl
two persons alive. surrounded BY foty.eoset
)" corrses. The two we're condemned to Il
:, knout. but At each blow they eoutcd triumph
;. autly. as being martyts.
I'll Forty Horelhtchieks in another place b,
a comoto the convection that they hsd attain'
10 10 condition Of perfect purity, which, ho
II ever, might be endangered il they ronaain
= ans longer On earth In order, the,
a. fare 10 ensure their salvation, they agreed
, sac1i6ce each others lfc:. They proceeded
10 a ha1n situated at come distance from the :
a. lage, taking with them = nsosk q 81 wood,
~ ~ snIernn arrsy around the block, one stepl
" forT1rd and lid bis head upon the bloe
~ .nothnr carne IN, seized the c1eayer and
40 ~. his he.d on ths second was decApitated
',ne TIE third, and 50 On Not eT5 .. aSonS T.,
ord heard snd thirty vietms Iss %et,a f.n,t;
Fin = merrhant-was yet a1ive two Of his sens
sny dead hf his Ieos II WAS As - IrH..e r.
tild for him he rupe WAS reserved. 1nGn 10
can alrexdy put tho moose around his neck 10
be- overcome py tenorse, as nc naa 1o.a nte
feA- nothing Of what Was gong on, nuo no
RES troubled At LEAVING per a1one on cA1.
.tcr fis wifc to he barn. When she saw the
, 30 rible spectacle, and her sons dead On
Of ground, her cf1ea and nuentAnuns 49, 49,
i'm I'M They reported tho fscts 70 tho authori
~ ana the eursisor Of the forty was sen
4 Of i,e1a.