Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-14
ENVOYS AT CHURCH
Peace Commission Decides Not to Meet on Sunday.
WITTE HEARS EPISCOPAL PRAYERS
Experiences Some Difficulty In Fol. lowing the !Service-Russfan Ma tional Anthem SunE-Taka-
 hira Goes to kittery.

PORTSMOUTH, \. H., Aug. 14.-No progress was made with the peace ne gotiations over Sunday The session of the plenipotentiaries which was to have been held Sunday afternoon was postponed by mutual agreement out of reverence to the fact that it was the holy Sabbath, which is universally observed in Russia as day of rest.
 The Russian peace mission attended services at Christ Episcopal church in the morning. The people of Ports mouth did not know that the Russian dignitaries had planned 10 atte.-l wor- ship, and no one was there from curios- ity.
 In the church the envoys were es- corted to the very front pew. The rest of the party was shown seats immedi- ately behind those of its chiefs.
 The service began at once. It was copal church, with its hymns and chants. and lasted exactly seventy minutes.
 There was no sermon. The distin- guished guests had some difficulty in following the service-that is, rising on time to the responses. In the Orthodox Russian church there are no pews, the congregation remaining standing throughout the service. Being in the front row. the Russians had to keep a sharp lookout from the tail of their eyes to get the cue and their rising was a little ragged
 At last a sort of system was arrang ed. and a hasty whispered suggestion from one of the party would bring the delegation up standing.
 Rev. Charles Le V. Brine, rector, was the officiating clergyman. Friends, we bid you welcome" was his only deviation from the prescribed service.
 When the plates for the usual Sunday offering were passed each Russian brought forth bill. and the 112 wom- en and eight gentlemen who, besides the envoys. made up the congregation were given an impressive illustration 1 of the liberality of the Russians. i NJ. witte was a keen observer of ' every feature of the service. He did not take his eyes from the procession i of altar boys and choristers In their white robes and red cassocks. His gaze. however. was rather that of rev erence than curiosity.
 A somewhat strange coincidence in ! the service. and one which was for 1 the moment startling to the Russians, ' was the sudden peals from the organ | of the Russian national anthem, the music to hymn No. isI. which by chance formed a part of the prescribed series of Sunday services. To the na' tional anthem the Russians sing: 'God save the czar. strong and pow
 erful:
 Reign for glory:
 Reign to the terror of the enemy. Oh. orthodox czar-long live the czsr.'
 The words in the hymnaI. however were in part these:
 See barharous nations at thy gate;
 attend.
 wax in thy light and in thy temple
 bend
 See thy bright sltsrs thronged with
 prostrate kings. While every hand in joyous tribute brinzs-
 fl When the service had ended the en voys were pleasantly received by th' rector and members of his parish Thev remained only a short time. how ever. returning direct 10 the hotel.
 Minister Taksnira. the Japs7ese min ister. acco-npsnied by Conmsndei Ishan Tskeshita. the naval attsche o the Ispanese legation st Washington attended rhs even.ng service st tn Christian church in Kitte-y. Me
 It had been announced that Mir Tsk ahira would attend ve=pers st Chris | rrF~~~-zT r~u-~H rre-p the Hur11azl