New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-14
RELIGIOUS ToLERATION IN RUSSIA.

TWO CASES OF PROSECUTION FOR RELIGIOUS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DETAILS OF TIE
BITES OF VARIOUS FAHATICAL SEtTS AND
THEIR TREATMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT.
IRON A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TMBCNRl
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 24.-The Criminal
Court calendar affords in sort an index of the adj
yanccment Of nation, and two lately adludged
here and at Moscow will throw light igiOuI
liberation in Rus ia. 1t WILL perhaps bo best for rs not
too Judge to strictly. for the indictments against Brigham
Young, which lust making great noise In Europe,
are cited against evidence Of gross intolerance.
The Russian Government Is tolerant OF all religions but
does allow freedom OF conscience. 1t permits any
foreigner native born subject to profess aud practice
the religion In which he was born 1t permits Protest
ant to become Catholic or jew, or rice rerSa 1t gladly
exhorts all to become Orthodox but there stops once
within the pae Of the Orthodox Greco Russian
Church, you never leave it without subccng your
self to heavy penalties, which will be inflicted by the civil
law In the ordinary The following will per
haps confirm i'll their convictions that American dcpua'
tOn of tho Evangelical Alliance whose plea for religious
liberty 5nubbed by Prince GOrstChakOf and which
excited such anger throughout the Russian press not
even excepting the Messenger Of Europe, most truly
liberal journal, always urgent Tor liberty OF conscience.
one Rcichard LyOnan, who was Lutheran, married
an Orthodox wife, and had child which, account OF
It's alleged feebeness he baptized himself and subse
quently had the ceremony sanctfcd by Lutheran
clergyman named Hesse. For this ofense Reichardt
more and the child could he taken from him, and
given It's Orthodox relations to educate for the chill
dren Of a mixed marriage must always be brought up
In the Orthodox faith Hesse liable to be deprived
OF his place for six months An accusation having been
brought against him In the Circuit Court Hes5e appealed
to tho Lutheran COnsstory, the ground that he
snswerabe only to it for Oense against the laws and
regulations OF his church The finally came before
the Senate Court OF Appeals and 1t has at last been
decided that Hesse is amenabe to the Circuit Criminal
Court and must DO tried The sections OF the code with
regard to ofcnses against the faith are them not dead
letter
The other case shall mention Ia OF heresy-and
hcresy OF such criminal that blame the
authorities for wishing to put II down by the law Three
brothers named Kudrln together with Others mostly
women, have just been tried at Moscow for belonging to
and spreading the sect OF SkOpS eunuchs which has
OF late years become widely known and very numerous
One Of the brothers aud eleven Of the women
quilted the condemned to transportation for
ho the arthest part Of Eastern Siberia, under
slant guard and watch. The trial lasted several days
and owing to the celebrity OF the lawyers engaged
rather think, TO the curious nature Of the case, the
urtEoom WAS crowded daily and especially by women
When the evidence Of the medical examiners TO be
read the Judge adjourned tho Court for 10 minutes
give opportunity for the ladies to retire. but not
young girl or old lady budRcd aud ,he abashed Judge
had to resume the sitting
Dissent in the Russian Church began a. n practical
protest against the religious reforms OF the Patriarch
Neon and In the OF Peter took up the position OF
q protest, and an armed protest against his
reforms. None OF tho innovations OF Peter con-
doned and passports especially we're looked marks
OF the beast while Peter the Great himself was Anti
christ The more the dlssenters prosecuted the
more they increased and now they TO be numbered
by the Million and include the richest portion Of every
native mercantile community IN Russia Owing, how
ever to the mdness Of the Government OF late years.
and the partial recognition OF the claims OF the dis
senters to protection. their differences rapidly be-
coming OF Importance. and their continued existence
Is owing only historical reasOns The OF what are
called the Secret Srcts" Is different. Some OF
these, such IA the AOiDkdIn milk drinkrr,), DukhD
borsi (.pirltua wrcstcr- and SuJbob,iki JuiaiLurs
Ohrr c'p~t real con'otnAu2n Tli Vas the pasIaSe . which