, 1874-12-06
RUSSIAN SECTS.-lHE RASKeL /.

II previous article We reviewed the la5ors Of
! L. Aastole Leroy Bcauiieu on Religion in Rus
IL. sad on the dreel Church. To-day VIC pro-
pae 70 Supplement- that article by revisw Of
nt!abora:e pager, from the pan OF the same
saizeat tri:er, on the Raskol or tbs Russian
] p:.z published in d recent number Of the Ierue
II Dur Aondes. Russia, spite Of its autoci ATTIC
II istllui:h daspoic form Of Government; !;
i Ete Of the fact, too. that the Greek ia the
j Ilioasl Church, swarns with sects. 1he walls
! l:he stately Orthodox Chu,ch are burrowed by
! + industry Ct these schismatlc organisms.
] IL ResEoi is the generic name OF the Russian
nss Ra:kol means schi6m. The Roskol,
a:rsEer is neither Il sect nor group OF eects.
E1su ensemble Of doctrines or heresies having
/ :1a:as 10 common but tneir origin aud antagon-
/ e 70 the Established Church. II. Beau
! h. fnls that it is analogous to Prot
| k1tssm in the variety and originality
tss forms it assumes. There is this differ
] T. however. between the Russian Ra*Eol and
Il Tarious Christian sec:s which constitute
ssestautism: that the latter had their origin in
lFrit Of criticism, while the Russian had
| tsa in stubborn reverence for the letter Of
! 5sa1s.ian ritual. The RGskol las no central
] t:aoi:ty. There had been sects In nussia be-
!; 1t The appearance OF the Rdskol. These have
!; L fEappeared, and are now knowu only by
!; stas. The Raskol had its origin in the correo-
] $oa d ths Russian ritual. The Rdsko;nik, vor-
j ZIP TIA letter. know nothing OF, and care
ao:sing fc, the spirit. In the middle ages, even
We fssaaas were noted for their scrupulous ad-
j ss!eace to FORMS The dropping Of letter or
sgan prayer was at times sufficient to pro-
| .sssa schism. 4 chronic!er of Novgorod, who
"'a IN Tue fifteenth century, tells how division
! ~ created among certain eecta,ies because
tctot them used the following form OF invoca~
i ~; - Lord, hare mercy on lie" while the
'13 persisted in recitlng simply, "Lord have
@ q us-" It vas the spirit observable here.
1 ,t@a eniaently Russian, that gave birth TO the
/ .sa9I 10 introduce the minutest change into
\ hh'1ola Of prayer was to destroy its effect.
l !@ 4csco7ite was lost in symbolism. The letter
/ - 4asstsoyed him. Having become Christians
:"oef Of their rulers, and not from convic-
~ ~, as dussians looked upon the change IS
se Of 1ltes and forms, not Of belief. Their
asa' pagsnism still fingered under Christian
sI. Is Nr. Beaulicu says. the Muscovite
1 1 ~ ol5 the body Of Christianity when he pro-
] *ea 10 embrace it. His mind and soul re-
s saer ancient mold. This il to be ac-
4 4 -. 4ea lor IN great measure by the historical
- Biographical relation Of the Russian En-
! ~ *nca separated them from all Christian
i .ss .sss' lhe result Of the prevailing ignorance
10 country On all religious matters Was the
- 44 corruption in mauy parts of the liturgy,
] ~ ~ ,oe Introduction into it Of local aud
I - 1~ntst.n pecu1ia1it;es. To remedy this
! 49, Nuscovite Prince, yassili ~,
/ r.. t,sssoned Greek monk, about the begin
4 +, -. .ae sixteenth century, to make rows
7 t,s.. ae hturgcal books. Ma1imuB, as the
! l~s., u Tue revision WAS called, WIS con-
| tr.s" hereto for lis pains, and sent to
! s,, aonaatery by 4 Council, where he Was
! ,,;s Dsa Of bis liberty. 4 secoud attempt At
:: tr..- va made about the middle Of the fol-
| ns s'x sntury. Nikone the Patriarch made
G.,t ueeuon Of manuscript Iturgies in the
tn,.1 1ao ~ alaronic languages, with the view OF
! a..t ueo compared, and Of obtaining d cor
t,,.., vie from them. The new missals were
i h.+.s; sod, aided BY the secular power, the
! IT.. :. soteed their Use upon all MuscoTite
! u 11a feEison was not welcomed By
! 4 pe' ,.s. Their feeling on the question
ts., s.,s40a =. mag be expressed in the
str.',,a co7yiat Of tho preceding century
te,' 'o1ed in all my limts, and Was seized with
HI ~. ''en Naxinus the Greek ordered me to
lqt, couple OF lines in one OF cur church
/ t;ls H.. oaly sacr1lcg.ous hand, it Was SAID,
H., =. .ooeh the sacred books. The higher
mt ,'. 'ae clergy and the father Of Peter the
u ~ ,s'A'ned tho Patriarch and his revision.
!aah." orders opposed it. Two hundred
T., ~ passed since the date 0. the revision;
hN, ~ !aFee humber OF Russians still adhere
Y u, lucent ~ discipline. Here was the origin
taspse.a ~atsoL 10. Monks. doaccns, sections even.
| u c,.s.n 1ones Corrections AZ atep towards
{ '1' church, or towards Pzctestant-