The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-07-05

Religion In Russia.
Tile Russians arc a nation Ot church.
goers, curly and late; and one. .thir.l of
ths1dAys In the year mrc fcnst..lnys. They
have not vt learned that NIL days arc
hnly 10 ihe good man, anil TINT 10 him
life " ui,r beautiful sabbath. They
would he riclrr could they learn lhi1.
Their multiplied church festivals nss
serious drawback ta the industrial wealth
III the state n Il ~ ilie inenine II the
liboring clatse.. lint tfipent.tion In
stronger tllnn flle iLvs ~ money. They
neglect Iluinn and business tn keep
feast. The feast ~ Films II 4 high day
with the Russians, who entertain the
belief that on that day Elijah rides In
his chariot. ille thunder of wliost wheels
IN heard Oh earth, hence the saying. ut
always thnn.lerr on Eliial, day" When
the thunder IN not heard tll. supposition
N the old prophet faiied 10 TAX Ills ar-
cnstonel liIe.
The Nfeek service in exceedingly i'm.
posing. The OH rating priestS nsc rolcd
IN gold. And thr il,sholH wrnr jrwclcd
tlaras. Tho church mrvic. eolsi, II "
hymns, prayer, seriptnral feadings, nnd
y sermon. Tho Otl Testament IN read
only during evening service, which IL In.
tended ~ br prophetic of tho morning
service, Wien The New Testament il read.
On great fcaiivalS there arc imposing
procexAions with banners, and pictured
saints with clouds u license md sweet.
cst music. There Ii Ia ail this more
devotion than Roilincss. There In thu
form without the power. Yet this IN not
universal there Afe Within tha Russian
church many living Christians whose
! lives are replete with deeds ~ charity
and acts u trne Worship. nft one
RnssiAn lnely whO II active Ia night
refugees. or homes fUr thu poor Msgde-
isns. and twa psincemars who ars buill-
Ing homes for thu working classes. Not
4 fcw of the nobility attended TIM min.
tstry n Lord RAlatOck, In thu british
and American chapel, anil tllrru l,oarl
his earnest iisconrM'A ~ the higher
Afc." Gpnut HchnvAloil, now Minister
10 the Court ~ ~. James. invited Lord
lss.lstock 10 hold services in his pslntst,
anh there thr Count Eelsted his rxpnTi.
encc. And the beautiful DaRn,ar. the
Crown. Princes. of ail the liissias, n.
Quesied the Engllsh evangelist ~ whit
hcffor religion. i.cons"rsatiUil. - Nnfipua
hpDsiforU.
Ihr NlrrmaM. anderson Letters.
Tie following IL thr letter cent by An.
lcsson and Weber ~ John Sherman,
the messruRer being Mrs Jeuks:
kias W. have saf.fully considered thu ~.
fAng.inesAs advanced by yoM u, otif interview.
tnnr s~1fsnas .tIat w shAll ba taken aat6 "
IL scarcely siHse.hs eI.aigh. ln ease W pursue
tin course ,mskestuA ny vnu, ~ W0tsl bu
obliged ~ Isa,e ~ Hs..c. W,li yo', Therefore.
fnnllnei,t ~ shese lsonl~sAi
u. A. Wsnta.
JAAts u. ASpsmAox.
Mrs, jerks relates l.OW si1e "uncOn.
scion-ly b.t OF tl,c end of lLe envelope
while carrying II. anil, JiHliking to pre-
amt iia document IN knrh shape, lnok
II nut and rrad u, Then, - slle says,
rl,r mt dawn anil dictated thu following
reply
Nxw spWsM4s~. My. ~, isjd.
tia~t~. y. A. Weber aud J4In,s i. an.lsrsani
| NHh11EAkt fuuf tstU ~ usst date has
| ln.t Letm resolved. Neither Mr. IiAyts. my
sslf. ttii gentlemen Nho accompany mr.. ~ the
| country ri iatpA, csf Hser fnfHri the ohliaa.
tiMs aiilsf wlsk'ii yn,i Will have piaeal ~
shOnld yvn slAIhl iirni in thH position yOu have
taken frOn long nIiLtmAtu acquaintance
w. I'm r..,; o.s .s ~ =. :, .:s' .s. as. \, '..r .1 Y.
guarantee thai ysIi Will bo provided for - AKIN
after tbln ALI III March - may b. practicable,
AID In atili InsiIler ~ will e.iabIu y0H both 10
i,au Louisiana. shanid yDn deem, II nssessary.
Very truly .n'tf#, Jplis NutHNAN,
/ AArEirAs silver lmaricrs Afv cut ~
two Nv tie Mrxicsns and freely cirru.
lated IN "hitK" li2,c.) On thc Rio
ttrandr frontier.