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alliance treaty. which was signed by
the car, the king OF Prussia and the
emperor OF Austria, and was presented
for the same purpose to the king Of
England and other monarchs. We may
add, that the present Gar, inbued with
the same spirit took the initiative IN
the matter OF the universal peace con-
grcss, ana is now expanding his EN-
pire to the eastward, while he is watch
ing out for chances to the south and
the west--all IN the interest Of the or
thodox church Of which he Is the head.
Concerning the Russian ideal, NJ. Ger
rare says
"The religious view, that Of the or
thodox Russian church. Is that the
Russian creed Is the only correct form
OF Christianity; that Roman Catholi-
cism, Professionalism and hereueal Sec
tarianism viii merge ultimately into
orthodoxy and then, IN an age OF
general iorbearance and consent, the
reign Of violence Will be at an end. It's
work Is TO repress proselytlsm by the
heterodox; 70 convert the heather The
territorial expansion Of Russia IS a
means to attaining It's ends. The view
OF the Russian church and Of the RUS
sian people Is that Asia Is to be abb
sOrbed by Russia, not always by ac-
ual conquest, but as destined IN order
that Russla's mission may be fulfilled.
Such Is the Russian ideal. There ~ no
reason TO doubt that though II may
appear fancful and lmpracticable to
people Of other nations, it IL actually
held By many men whose sincerity Is
beyond question and these not only
hope for but also expect It's early re-
allzation"
AS for the probable success Of this
program, the author argues as follows:
1T to possible the Russian church
may attain large measure Of success.
Representing primitive and communls-
tic Christianity particularly, II pos
scsses essentials which appeal TO all
Christian sects and now that the Ro-
man church has passed It's zenith Of
temporal power and Anglican Protest.
antism is sterile. the next great rellg-
iOus revival may emanate from the
eastern church. A priest OF the power
Of Serglus, the father Of John Of Kron-
stadt working outside Russia could
awaken the West. The oommercialism
Of the United States Of Amerlca,of Eng
land and her colonies, Is widening the
gulf between the classes. Is making the
few richer the many poor poorer stu,
The despalring poor Of all Anglo-Sax-
ondom might see In orthodoxy an as
pect OF Christianity not only new 10
them, but one they could accept, AT
the right psychologist moment some
such wave Of religious emotion0lism az
the world has several times seen viii
again quicken Europe will roll over the
American continent from Cape Nome
to Key West, spread 10 the British ISL
and nations and unite all to one creed.
II II should be Russian orthodoxy that
triumphs. Russia will become the world
power. That, for Anglo-Saxons es-
pecially, Is the political danger Of RUS
sa's ideal 'world-policy'
There is much force in this reasoning
stlll, It is not probable that the Russian
creed will ever become general Russia,
undoubtedly. has great mission to
perform in the world, but not as a re-
llgious missionary. On the political
and Industrial field she viii yet attain
Importance II not predomlnance, in or
der to take her part in the closing
scenes Of this part Of the worlds drama
We may expect her forces arrayed
against the descendants Of the Patri-
archs, as she has already taken hos
tile attitude toward Zlonlsm. As
military despotism she has great
work to do at the proper time, but as
missionary, 1t is not probable that
her influence win ever be great except
among the heather nations and tribes
Of ASIA