The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-11-23

hBoins1 his lie, nau MIN arrested. Inen
the eyes OF the criminal were bandaged,
and he was put in carriage, and for
some time travelled on, only stopping
for food After awhile the bandage
was removed, and supposing that he
must, by that time, have been almost
in Siberia, found that he was at the
door OF his own home. But this punish
ment was sufficient The same emperor
having heard that poet had written q
poem defamatory of his empress, or
dered thepoetinto hispresence. Expect
ing great severity, the poet entered the
palace, and found the emperor and
empress and dukes and duchesses gath
cred together Good morning." said
the emperor TO the offender. II hear
you have written most beautiful poem,
and ! have sent for you that you may
read 1t to us and we may have the pleas
ure OF hearing it." The man cried out:
"Send me to Siberia, or do anything
with me, but do not make me read this
poem in your presence" He was COM
PEELED to read the defamatory poem,
and then the empress, against
whom 1t was aimed, said: "I
do not think he will write any
more verses about us again. Let
him 60" And so he was freed. And
now comes in Alexander the Third,
doing the best things possible for the
nation which he loves and which as ar
IDENTIFY loves him. But what an under
taking to rule 1l2, 200, 900 people, made
up of one hundred tribes and races and
speaking forty different languages
But, not outstanding all this, things
there move on marvelously well, and /
do not believe that out of five hundred
thousand Russians you would find more
than one person who dislikes the en-
peror, and so that cSlumny Of dread Of
assassination drops 80 flatit can fall no
fiatter.
Calumny the second-f you go to
Russia you are under severest esplon-
age, stopped here and questioned there,
and in danger Of arrest. But my opin-
ion is that II a man is In danger Of being
disturbed in Russia it is because he
ought to be disturbed. Russia is the
only country in Europe In which my
baggage was not examined. / carried
In my hand, tied together with cord,
so that their titles could be seen, pile
Of eight or ten books, all Of them from
lid TO lid cursing Russia, but l had no
trouble in taking with me the books
There is ten times more difficulty in get
ting your baggage through the American
custom house than through the Rus
sian. Ispeak not Of myself. for friends
lntercede for me on American wharves,
and 1 am not detained. was several
days in Russia before was asked II l
had any passport at all Depend upon
II II hereafter man believes he Is un-
comfortably watched by the police of
st. Petersburg or Moscow, II Is because
there is something suspicious about
him, and you yourself had better, when
he Is around, look after your silver
spoons. promise you an honest man
or an honest woman, that when you 60
there, as many Of you will, for Euro
pcan travel is destined TO change its
course from southern Europe 10 those
northern regions, you will have no more
molestation or supervisal than in Brook
lyn or in New York or the quietest
Long Island village
Calumny the third. Russia and It's
ruler ara so opposed TO any other re-
ligion except the Greek religion that
they will not allow any other religion,
that nothing but persecution and i'm
prisonment and outrage intolerable
await the disciples Of any other re-
ligion. But what are the facts? / had
q long ride In ST. Petersburg and its
suburbs with the prefect brilliant,
efficient, and lovely man, who Is the
highest official in the city Of St Peters
burg, and whose chief business is TO at
tend the emperor. said TO him: 81
suppose your religion is that Of the
Greek church," mo" said he, II am
d Lutheran" "What is your re-
Iigion?" / said to one OF the
highest and most influential officials
1t St Petersburg. He said: 81 am
of the Church Of England" Myself,
IN American, Of still another denom-
nation OF Christians, and never having
been inside Greek church in my life
intil went TO Russia, could not have
received more consideration had been
baptized in the Greek church and all
ny life worshiped at her altars l had
I demonstrated TO me very plainly that
! mans religion in Russia has nothing
o do with his preferment for either
,ffice or social position. The only ques-
ions taken into such consideration are
fidelity, morality and adapta-
ion. had not been in St Petersburg
IN hour before l received an invitation
o preach the gospel OF Christ as l be-
ieyed IL Beside all this, have
vou forgotten that the Crlmean war.
which shook the earth, grew out
II Russia's interference In behalf
Il tho prosecuted Christians of all
lations In Turkey. But" says
ome one, "have there not been
Of other religions In Rus
LAP" No doubt, just rs In other times
n New England We burned witches
md as we killed Qualers and as the
fews In America have been outragoously
reated ever since can remember. and
he Chinese In our land have been
,elted, and their stores torn down, and
heir way from the steamer wharf 10
heir destined quarters tracked with
heir own blood. The devil Of persecu-
ion 10 in every land and In all ages.
Iome OF us In the different denomina-
ions of Christians In America have felt
he thrust Of persecution, because We
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