The sun., 1884-01-06
RUssIA's FIRST PRINTER
Cereueuies on sss Three Husdredth Ami
yersnry of kis heath.

Cererssuies on sss Three Hu. drcdth Ami.
~sr'"r, or.'' Death.
ST PETERSBURG Dec is.-Yestcrday somo
OF the Russians celebrated tho three hundredth
Russia. Tho Introduction Of tho printing press
In p,oot, ,y,s o,a ~ ,h. ,,r,o,,ot a,,,,, a., ,t,a
, III Wa' n o,,,,,,,,,,,,, ~, ,,' a ..o
history oil tho civilization OF tho Cars country.
vet yesterdays celebration hor" was rather
timid md unprcten n,lous affair and far from
being worthy y'',t OF tho "er9s Ivan Fsdoros still
h"ro p. ri .s ,h country
was greeted with persecution. and where to.
day It is only tolerated. and is often @ treated % ns
's urans,S 'pU %, S,S onoas, ovoro
ment. nor the Academy OF Sciences. nor the
press of this capital doomed 1t necessary to
honor tho memory oil tho hussiah Gattehoers'
only printers anu owners Oh printing houses.
,,ah,o soc;o,v anns.rsd in ,ha K.zanstvGs.
% ,nodroL ,yhnrc " rrnnisn, mass ,xaa ~arfnrmna
Fedorofr Tho printers' choir sang tho pray.
ors % ending n with ,hn % drss % E,sr"a, @ 'TI R,msm
brance." After the service the printers dstrib-
n,.L fr.e ot charge n n,m,hlst containinv !,
hinvrnnhv of thr Eirsi Russnn rrinter y arI
AiwS the SavoSnan society sent two despatc chss.
6nc a,i,Irrssnd To the Moscow trShnnio,,icai
society ran as follows:
nnss.ns q, .na src y om ~ Gi ,ne nrs & nus
table Sa"iry warmly Joins ia lie c.isSration Of the
V,e. May Russian printing flourish aud may the brave
% % I r.s al s"s TO .syGs wes nnse n.
G aMnnae'a'
.rha n,hn, d,s,a,cb sent to Isrboro Ana.
tria. where tho savonans brilliantly cels-
prateu tno event. was as ioiiows.
~ ns "p Gslissn knssia in eesDranx the memory
Of t6at srest Rusan aud hopes that the des Of Russs
In Moscow the owners of printing houses,
na ana % Snsissv OF Of 'hH Msdry anI m
tiuuities we're present ut the requiem por-
Ssnan nrintne and wbSEe to this dmy are rre
served some parts Of the press male BY his
hands The Moscow printers have decided 10
| omen an Ivan Fedorufi school of engraving
and drawing. and to erect monument to the
Ist Hard Wns te lot Of the pioneer printer OF
Russia. Ivan Fedoroff was u deacon OF tho
| King Of Denmark. Christian iii. sen, "A printer
| Hans Missenhrini, TO Moscow ior the purpose
OF m%ng nns .hs Mus
and that not to his religion. hut To his trade
Dsason Ivan Esdqr"lr @ Sss,,ns al fri tile lie nSI
press. Agiand and rions idea took possession
oi the humble deacon. He dreamed Of printn.
| - II. H.
ru,.G"-th" Bible and thu ritual books. Macnry,
M"tr"poIitan Of M"srow gave his Senodictio,i
u 2e s Ezar roy Van tho T.rrblo seemed to V"r
,be ,be % i,l,.a Fa,lororr znni,,,,siy sot to work
east The ts. sny"%jaa ssl tynes nna
M"sw tho ; hook printed in II" s,no%"ie
| hnmt s.ihn iinurs." In to- that time only
written books had been used in tho Russ;iln
churches. and tie number Of eopyists ~ very
! large. S,"ing thar Ihe printing press would
sss awny with Wh ha nS r"!sr a lis
nnd niy yh. "rn,"r ~ .,r.at harat.c 4, th haa,i
Of a furious mob they rushed to the printing
R.Sss s"d in few nHtsS III it WAS
only assiistant. Peter MstIsavts"iI. ,.scaI-d to
Lithunnin Neither tho Car nor the Metro
pt. prmteet ta % rst Rnssian print.r M .' III '''' "
While Frdoroir was abroad wealth was offer
charpe ch r" ,i" nf the m domains Of as S.irneur Woike
| viirh hut tho printer declined ure[srrinx 10
avinr s ,v., nernission from 9Th Tho Klns oi
Poland. he cstublishei a printing house near
where Ss the My , a@ss
s 20 60 stiil further from his native MOSCOW. lis
settled in Leopol. Ga!ieia. among the orthodox
his second edition Of tho Acts. ''''' ~ ''''''N
onny S razI frmee Ss VoySs m'
true guardian Of orthodoxy in South Russia
entire Bible. This great re | task was surcess,uliy
uccomplished. owing To- the great energy reli.
",o,,s z,,n, AMI ,inusal nLiit of Ivan FciiOrofr
Far thirty years the deacon u nter n,,rsueJ
his tnsk nj p.r,onai sncritice md eyer at thu
n.rii Of his lie. Parsrcutnd, eXi,sd calumni-
ntri nni poyerty stricken Ia. never re,in.
auis a,r he'd ,i'h Il ia ~rrnt ds No nr "a Gould nline
Inn either to uuit the printing press or tn
Change his religion. Although the Bible
nt,.d by F.,iOro,r was nrceute.! hy tho Rus
sian church. yet the printer was not rermitte1
t. return bone In i5s3 his a, rGv9Tty forced
,,n.,ii ,,,s.,ss ;,,n ma. rr.su S,an ,ftar ~ N;
Wofy , W. .I ;, tr, "rt III;
ne ul'u. ms "l'hmmt'N ''H''il'itiS, ,puT'c.! mn
at their own cost To-day u rllih sihb: WIN a!
insrritiOn In SlayOni". marks the last resting
| mace Of iho Russian t;Ittpnlerg
On nv in,uiriu., ,yhy Rusgirn writnrs ant
w ~, 49, ~ L. d =, -, -, -; II .,,j a, 4
W W., t,,' =; 80 ,
not take nehry part IA III" r'I'ufalioh Wts
Informed that in the first place mo CAr's
Govern ment Wou Il not allow the printing press