The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-09

or Old Believers. How the Raskolnik differ
from the orthodox is to be stated only by the
students OF religious forms: there is some
thing about the woods which enter Into the
making OF the double cross: there is some
thing. also. about the number OF fingers with
which the priest %confers the blessing but In
general the Old Believers aim to practice a
primitive and apostolic Christianity. Honcha-
renko had about as much enthusiasm az John
Bunyan and no more mental training. and n re-
ligion after the type OF the Pilgrims Progress
appealed 10 him.
His heresy caused his removal to Athens.
where he might be disciplined with less notice
than in Constantinople. where every eye Is
trained on the Russian. At the embassy in
the Greek capital, Honcharenko received word
from some trusty source that the Holy Synod
had ordered his confinement In one OF the
rigorous mionasteries until he should recant
his error. With English assistance he Struggled
himself out OF Pireus and went to London.
Without knowledge OF the language. utterly
ignorant OF the new order OF life with which he
was associated. with no trade by which he
could earn n livelihood. he was in a fair way OF
starving. In his plight he fell in with the po-
lltical refugee. Alexander HerZen. who was
then publishing his revolutionary paper.
Folokol. or the Bell. So far Honcharenko had
dabbled only In free religious thought under
Herzen's guidance he was to learn that the
Church was not the only thing In Russia to
which reform might he applied. Altar no great
time he vas employed on the revolutionary
paper He advocated gradual reform in Rus.
alan political conditions. but without violence:
his was intended to be a campaign OF educa-
ton. This secured for the young priest n
second prescription: politically az we'll al re-
ligiously he was an outlaw.
Herzen and Honcharenko were adyocates OF
education and the slow campaiop But thu be-
levers in the quick campaign ommitte some
outrage OF which the cold and cruel ~yillainy
stirred all Europe. In return all the Russian
political refugees lost the priyilepes thew
had been ENJOYING. the English authorities nut
a stop TO KolokoL. and Honcharepko was once
more thrown on his own resources He soon
came TO New York and found emplovment In
the translation Of the Bible then being made nv
the American Bible Society. for he had displayed
the customary Russian facility in acquiring the
English language. When this work was done
the hereto and outlaw went to Alaska. While
there he was a source OF worriment to the or
thodox Bishop. who was left after the Russian
occupation ceased in order thnt h, might Garry
out the religious work already started. II NAV
be true. at least Honcharenko believes II true.
that the Bishop WAS able 70 exert All m cient in.
fuence in Washington to GUST the exile from
the petty administrative office which had been
given him because Of his knowledge OF Rms.
sian. At any rate. Honcharenko found bjmsslf
out OF a livelihood in Alaska. and went TO San
Francisco.
Hare he esta blished n newsnaper under the
title Syobodo. and IL "a from that neriod TIM. be
has brought the sicnboarj which ia hung
| across the gable OF his cottage He had tina
characte risticnlly Russian idea that the ref.
ormatjop and redemption of the world ara IN bs
In this occupation he was at first imneded and
finally ruined Again tina Holv Synod and tho
Third Section had proved too strong for hin,
and the G reat White Czar WAS chucklinu in tbe
Winter Palace over the downfall Of bis enenv
It would be ludicrous IL il were NOT mora
pitiable, this fixed idea OF the exile. this belief
that underground police powcrs o., Russia can
work effectively In the United States The ma
Der failed because there were not enough sun
scrib,rs. because the bills for white naper and
presswork we're not met. and because monev
did not come in to replace that which went ont
| Such an explanation could never satisfy a Rus.
sian and an outlaw it must be the poIice or
nothing.
Then Honcharenko turned his mind wholly
TO his propaganda. With the little saved out
~ th. wraot ~ his .horsohon,ns ~ NV, ou
:, u "leeAo nns otner scnennes ne purchaseu
| tied down to farming and the making ~ bonev
Gna his cav. and 80 -. n.,,h ~ n 49,
Jug nis kr"'o' anu was happy WIN the olack-
eyed Italian woman whom he had married.
That propaganda Is a mysterious thing. az
ban,. ,ha Liyh ,,tIa hu wbioh 10 ,na.na -, :,
oen'9 'ie '''sh TUE ~ which ne speaks OF II.
1t is only to the most intimate friends tina. he
will mention It ut all. and no one really knows
,,a ,,I -. ae.a...
''e u eA'eh'o' i'e operations. IL appears 10
be "a fact that he has a font OF Russian type
and some sort of press. that hs dops ali tba
,r,r. -, oan,n,srLn, ani nrf,, ~. 49, wv
"o'h Vi co,np"s','oh anu pruning WIN MS own
hands. and that lie has some agency for the
distribution OF the tracts which he prints
ul,,,o 10 80, .o.o, ,.i,, a.. -. ~,
the RUSSIAN police. a reality to him even in