New-York tribune., 1904-10-16
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The telling for their moral NNAN
Is HeI as for thelr lnt-ln- NEAA
T.e t--la PrItisl-A American chapel of NA&W
Petersburg has obscure location ~A%
Back street The more stately and
BE cd.tce OF the orthodox church
8. England stands corsTlcuouslv the English
a.4r fronting the no}le Neva There the British
Ambassador always worsflps. There the American
.assa6orls most apt to &c There even the Car
Aez.-fer III and al the members Of the imperial
family eeut at the funeral of ms cherished old Eng
I.sa nurse. The modest chapel the back street
IS tae-e the Noncontorraists mold their services
r Is called the Br1tlsh-Anlercan chapel though
trare IS only one American family IN attendance.
z many English people IN s.. Petersburg,
I~.u-r- there bv various business connections. but
be recalled, there Is only one tull
American family among the permanent residents.
Several charming American women married 70 Rus
Sian -s3auds may be found IN the brilliant society
te Russian Capital but agreeable Boston house
n1l The only of American blood that has been
-etalv transplanted. The American part of the
ra--a u the chapel Is apparently derived from the
..- than when James Buchanan, afterward President
i. .H. United States was the American Minister at
..-a--Dr-g. he was ustruTnental-perlaps N the
II the British AnbassadOr-in securing tie
of the Russian Government for the organi-
and establishment IF he church.
-Dened that the lftieth anniversary OF this
american chapel came IN I6q-. It's pastor
keen. alert progressive. httle Scotsman by
of Francis. With his active mind he cor
he idea Of distinguishing the seTni-centennIa
-a-v Of the church with celebration which
ake the form Of public meeting OF commemo-
md thanksgiving. One day he called the
'--n Minister. explained what proposed, and
u- 70 preside at the meeting He further eX-
that the Russian Government had been gracious
church. that various members of the imperial
had made gifts 10 1t from time time tnat It
red 10 make public acknowledgement through
--lan Of this consideration, and that II was
-1 have some member Of the Government
receive and respond 70 this acknowledgment.
asked what officer they desired 70 be present
representative Of the Government. he was
and said they had no extravagant ezPectations.
-5-aI officer would be the Chief of the Bureau
which had special charge Of religious interests
u less rank than that OF Assistant Secretary
ot orr Dcpartments-and they would be en-
satisfied with hrs attendance.
..o-lance with his request the American Minister
note 10 the Russian Minister Of Foreign
- explaiuing the proposed occasion and indi-
The desire of the church that a representative
me Russian Government should he present. To
---az.rle1t he received an answer the next day
he Minister Of Foreign Affairs stating that he
himself would personalv o+tend. and requesting that
5rs might b, ue sent to the Minister of the In
l.- .lc Minister OF Public instruction the Governor
= ST. Petersburg and other high dignItar1es Of
--a most unexpected and distinguished con-
-.r-t.0n Il Immediately made It certain that
She meeting would be a great public function, and
"o-ld he both significant and memorable Such a
reception Of his request naturen" "-5hlv graft
Tying 10 the American Minister, as IL profoundly
ezhilaratng and inspiring the pastor and church
whose beh he acted EIe rlronDtlV called