Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-25
DzArz AND BURIAL IN MOSCOW.

In Moscow, IS IN other parts of Russia,
dissenters are met with, aud among them
VIC have the cold Believers, who conduct
their worship according TO the rite5 Of tie
ancient Greek Church, not admitting the
various changes adopted by Nicon and
others and now carried out II the Russian
Greek Church. These dissenters 90 TO
great expense whenever death enters their
dwellings and lust pow-Marcn, 1883
tsere has been IN Moscow a very import
ant example OF this fact in Russian
merchants family in THAT city, consisting
Of father, mother, two narFiagesble
aau1hters. and one son, the eldest 6augh-
ter, about 26 years OF age, has Just died,
and an outline OF, the proceedings conss-
ouent thereon will be interesting. Ger
tainlv the social position Of the family
was Of the middle class-weslthy-and
their living was OF fair style Tor such
folks. On the day of the daughters death,
immediate preparations we're made Tor the
burial which IN Russia must be at once;
dead bodies not being allowed to remain
anoDg the living for moro than twenty'four
houre, The coffin was made OF thin boards,
but covered with silk velvet, having hall
marked silver handles, and "coffin furni-
ture" costing over 600 rubles (fl00l; aud
IN the hands Of the corpee was placed a
small painting Of the Virgin having sill
var frame aud covering, costing another
goo end which became the property Of
the cnureh where tne funeral prayers were
recifsd 81 burial The body was dressed
a. bTide-she had become a bride Of
heaven and these robes sud she dressing
involved. the first E200 and the latter tl00.
Fi-s5. she was dressed 10 tine linen chs
mice trimmed with costly lace; over this
ehemisstte. and then q short tunic IN white
satin. embroidered with gold and silver
thread, called a S1ra5itH Then She heac-
dress was the usual Russian nat with
pearls. Bat the greatest expenses were IN
CURED u prayers and masses. II forty
churches Of the city Of Moscow prayers
were ordered 10 be said for her morning
and evening for forty days, Tor which TO-.
600 rubles were charged. or at the rate Of
los. per service-El, ! 800 being paid for
3. 200 services and at each service come
one attended and distributed bread
snd aims to the poor, the bread
being to each person catdteb,
something more than penny
loaf, Such loaves were alec sent for forty
DAYS to ali the prisoners in Moscow. For
several DAYS in the bszaars the bakers were
authorized to distribute bread to all the
poor people applying who asked for it in
the name of the dead girl and engaged to
pray for her. But even this did not suf-
6oe' To other cities of Russia, and also TO
cities such as Vienna, Pest, Athens, where
churches of the sect exist, money was sent
and prayers ordered to be said for forty
days, The funeral took place in the church
az the well known Hoy Cemetery OF Ra-
ooshka, where oaly Old Believers ara
buried. and where wooden building was
uus up capable OF dining 100 guests-the
leading members of the sect around Mos
COW. The dinner was served from the
leading hotel in Moscow, At coat OF
about les. per person, TO which the ek-
pense Of tho fruit and vine had TO be
added the fruit in Russia In early spring