The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-06

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The hermitage Of Saron stanas VI Las
nhcent situation. raiseo nlSh W.. Tax.sr
those natural forfesses ~hi." VIZ -. .s;.
invaders OF Russia seized INC nou w 80, w..
day the mixed races popuiaems VIZ -.
borhood bear witness 70 .hyn ~. II. - ar
After the Russians hAo retsAe" wy ~.
town established there, they sno I'll
place to lie waste Tor threo oeu.u' s.arx
At length there was iounoeu t.' -.
known a. the her mNase $500. ,or.
Desert OF ssroV' nov n1o' &c. =,
ever to the orthodox hussan ~ ~.
pilgrimage hoeorso oelolo SM 49, s,r,,,.e
empue. las pressns ul~n Ia. hsion Gin.
or desert. " very hanosone p he o
to an unmistaksbly wealthy corpors''o =:
which owns something nke Wo,u0 -. s.a
splendid forests ana 30 ron tnat oan s s.aaS
to let this prontanie source o. 'AoU ~ 81,
untouched. 1t Is surounoeo VIII ""
whitewashed walls ana cioisseIs' A w
area OF which are thiee inasu .s ~,
richly oedizenec churchcs. ous1. a..
these 10 . curious glass house e1ectio" uls-
playing sithin the grave OF tne new SAM.
His remains we're exhumed iss' n'ue,
and II was found that. aiteI ohiy SONY ~.
years IN the crave no'hihs nS .ho,,s
the bones ana hair. Inc mos' .e'e 800.
remains in Russia: ana mere Ae .1
OF them. are asserted ana peneseu w " ,;ts
precisely the same appeslanos "a a. ,,n,h
even AFTER hundrsas o. yesns J." nv ,U
Apparently. means have been louna W Na,e
this fundamental opJecuoh W wv 80
milton OF Father serapnin as sam.. = .. tho
ably IN view OF tne mitsc'es WI H.. .rnn
spring connected WIN me- malne' nu' sron,
the stricter tenets Of the true faith has caused
murmurins, and there are not wanting ting, those hos.
.usdsd to give the authority Of hi. presence
to the n, as BY 81 this
nea.ly wealthy %onas s:., =. ,,u am. n..a
tn. little stream ~ v mo vi; wbch IN.
m "no stands aloft. and is fed partly by
~. .,;...,ssworI;no .aorsd spring Of ST.
s sas ,%. which Is about mile and half
up stream from the monastery. The road
th,,Sar IL nicture.o,e in true Russian style,
weird sense OF beauty minglng with con-
sciousnsss Of unksmptness and OF unpleasant
,hinps felt hut unseen behind the fringing
trees and in the depths Of the forest beyond:
The roadway had obviously been recently
widened and levellsd. but was, OF course.
'ano" nv ~ .,rsan,lst and on the left rose
r'sht ran 'ne .Wsan ns,, anu w 49,. hiohs.t
up the spurs OF the hill range whose h'sne''
pom ""s uy, snsd xi,h nilarims. both going
.oI" ..,,.u,na Tvo things became notice.
anu 1oV"'"hs' 80 - -. ~
..ncs NJ anv better class looking people,
..n;ss av,.d ,vr H,tls marty to be stared
s"''" eeu.o WI ..a.,t,n,I,,. ond
AZ more cuf'ouss .na" spw ios.hsoms
unclean diseases. The sick on pilgrimage
to the spring Of healing had certainly oeen
sssa .os enrsy Or Of %s el
tosether With the Blind and deal large
ss. i. s5PSs' s sss Sa: ss sa
these in most oasss had probably been arti-
iciaily produced In childhood, All along
the route were wells OF pure spring water th AZ
drunk On this account. It was most welcome
Il The sun that sa Iea@ 20
s sHa many small =
Ins h1 tss S1d ara
BY by lay brothers or some better-informsd
ybs 70 ,ss Eaa fass dssn the h
none knew by. what agency put tne monk IN
charge hszarded the supposltlon tnat IL was
because the people had taken away 700 mucn
sand from the foundation. ior ihe sana aoout
any place associated with me ne ana w9rks
properties, and the pilgrim carries a handful
home to mix with water ana drink LOT tne cure
of any bodily ailment, from toothache 70 a
broken rib
The. sacred spring 81 healing nov pouEs
much as II It had been borrowed from the
nearest convenient house; just below
the stream two hastily constructed rough
bathhonsss for men net .1 and
enough to raise them above the earthly s con q
The SstShoTsss appeared to be always fall;
Ia each there Was just one spout pouring
forth 10y cold water under which the pa
tients stood or were held gasplng and cross
in the a men and women al m1d "a
such feryor Of religious excitement that
mere mundane considerations OF modesty
and deoency were utterly forsottsn. OF the
miracles wrought l prefer not to speak:
9hhng which he eGud
there was sufficient food for the speculations
OF the sceptical in almost every case saw.
Hysterical, shrieking women QUOTED by
plunging under ice-cold water and having
holy oil forced between their unwilling lips
as OF any sort OF miraculous Intervention:
Moreover, the number OF cripples and blind
and deaf people coming away from the spring
was fully as large as the number proceeding
to It, There were always persons about