Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-05-06

railway which connects ST. Petersburg
with Moscow.
The c2Nr desired TO avoid the nocos.
SHY or covering this distance In "A care
rlape, 30 "A railway 90 milcs I'm length
was constructed from a station ON the
- Petersburg Moscow railway to
SarAfsbaya specially FOR the convey.
unce of the Imperial person ON this SOL
cmn occasion, The work Of construct
ing the railway WAS pushed forward
with more haste than liz generally dis.
played IN eUsy.goIng Russia, ana was
completed NJ the end of July AZ an
enormous cost, which The ear paid out
of hIe own private purse,
No sooner WAS the railway completed
thnn the csar ionrneyod tn SaWlsbnNa
WIN great pomp and ceremony He
was accompanied not only by the
c2arlnn, hut also by The dowugur om-
press, half dozen grand dukes ana
three grand duohCssos Of the imperial
family Acting on the advice " hls re-
llgiuns advisors, the ear resolved 10
pay o special mark " honor 10 ~ Ser.
ann by removing his SANITY remains
from the crypt of the monastery ana
rcntcrrlng them close 10 the altar Of
the ancient cathedral OF Snrfsbaya.
The removal Of the romans from the
monastery TO the cathedral was carried
out with imposing religious ceremonies,
After the bones OF 81 Scrann had been
dug MP from the grave In the monastery
they were placed IN gorgeous coffin,
and the c2ar himself aided by siy grand
dukes. carried the coffin through the
narrow streets OF Sarafsbnya to the ca.
thodral whore they wore reinforced
Afterwards tho csnr knot az tho new
resting place of tho sanity homes and
besought them 90 determine the sex of
the c2arnO's unborn child Tho cyarlna
herself also knct and bcsought Tho
homes OF 49, Sorann TO fulnll her llro's
desire. The doweger empress of Russia
knolt ana oWorc1 mp the same suppl.
cation 10 Rt Sernlln
The csur then deposited rich offerings
beside the tomb Nnd returned IN Peter.
hof 90 await the birth of his flflh child,
PRAYERS ANSWERED,
The ears visit to sarafsboye took
place on July 3D. 1904 ana on Aug. "
the cgnrina gave birth 10 the longsdo.
sired son ana heir ~ ScrNnn was i'm.
modIatoly acclaimed ns the bonofactor
Of the dynasty and of the empire
The coming Of u son within a fort.
night OF the cgor's visit To ~. Sorann's
tomb loft no doubt IN the minds Of the
Russian people that tho birth OF tho
little male successor 10 the throne was
due 20 the influence Of the saint, The
ogar himself accepted this view, ana
sent more rich offerings 10 the tomb Of
Sarafsbaya as a token OF his gratitude
Immediately after the birth Of the
imperial son hundreds and thousands
Of chldofs married couples started on
pilgrmagoa 10 Snrafsbaya Ia obtain n
similar favor from the sanity bones, ST.
serann reached the zenith Of his fame
ana more homnge was paid to him than
10 all the Other saints put together.
Tho suggestion that 81 Sornnn's In
iorVonton IN the war with Japan might
be- brought about with equal success
was made IN tho canr some time ago.
I'm view of the fact that st. SorAnn was
able 10 determine the sex OF tho inner.
ial baby II " thought by many dovonl
Russians that the sanity bones might
Just NJ easily determine tho fortune of
war ana check tho triumphant progress
Of the Japanese army In Manohura,
This Idea was welcomed by tho cgnr
who has recently become tho victim OF
mild form " religious mania, At ono
period, whom the Russian army IN Mnns
churlA was In an unuHually dangerous
position he spent two hours every day
praying In the chapel OF his palace for
divine intervention 10 protect Russia
from further humiliation M tho hands
OF Japan The caar also photographed to
flmous Father John Of fropstadt, ask.
ing tho priest 20 compose special pray.
ors for the Victory OF the Russian army,
At the same tin1o the ear lolegrn phod
90 the archbishop Of Moscow 10 com.
pose special prayers for the anmo pur.
pose, ana n II reported on reliable an.
thority that Nicholas II wears n largo
cruciaH ON his breast as a protect Ion
against assassination
HOLY SYMBOLS GAME"
Tho members of tho holy synod OF
the orthodox Creek church IN Russia.
witch impressed upon tho clOr the no.
ccsslty ~ making an appeal 10 ~, Ser
ann had their own political ends in
Wow IN so doing, rhoy themselves, be.
ina Aslulo men, nge fully aware that
tina bones of 81 Sornnn and all tho
other saints OF the orthodox Greek
church viii he unable 10 save the Rus
sian army In Mnnohurln from defcnt,
but these circumstances VIII not dlmla-