Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-03-12
A Religious Revolution Is Impending
By COUNT LEO TOLsTOl

the gospel is said that during the transition from one a n another ALL KINDS OF CALAMITIEs shall take nlaco
 treacheries, frauds, cruelties and wars-and that o
 to lawlessness love will acken understand these words not supernatural prophecy, but indication that M faith in the form of life in which men lived is beno ronaood 1 .4ber. when THAT WHICH IS OUTLINED AND OLD rnI1NG OFF AND BEING REPLACED BY THE NEW.
 t disturbances cruelties, frauds treaeeres and every kind
 unavoidaby take place. an conseouonce of this .t.nes. LOVE, THE MOST IMPORTANT AND NECEs I,py QUALITY FOR THE SOCIAL LIFE OF MEN. must hn
 THIS IS WHAT IS NOW TAKING PLACE NOT ONLY IN RUS. "7 IN ALL THE CHRISTIAN WORLD IN R0sslA TT LA c N MANIFESTED ITSELF MORE VVlDLY OPENLY BUT IN cHRIs7ENDoM THE SAME IS GOING ON, o4LY IN 4 CON- EuED LATENT STATE.
 Think that at present the life of the Christian @ ~ close to ! limit dividing THE OLD EPOCH, WHICH I@ ENDING Rou THE NEW, WHICH IS BEGINNING. 5Hialff that tae revolution has begun which for al4Has 4 i rr7i gz F @ preparing in all Chlistcldonl, \ Et10t}I-U# ttz.> ~Y G IN THE TRIUMPH OF TRUE CHRISTIANITY aad pbd upon the recognition of the equality ef aIE . af ta TE LIBERTY natural to all rational bea@~s G a,je ,i d Christianity and the power of portion ot Aaan! I w of another founded upon it. The sspf6H o tz ate strenuous struggle between classes in all natS A TIE ND CRUELTY OF THE WEALTHY, the exaspe1ation and m of the poor the insane crele, increasing governments against each other the spread the unreazbe n of Socialism, m the futily and stupidity of the idle discus and examinations upheld the important mental activity hlscence IN THE MORBID EMPTINESS OF ART in all and, above all, only the absence any religion h leading spheres, but ill te deliberate ncoation all religion rthe substitution of THE LEGALITY OF THE OPPRES- N OF THE WEAK BY THE SIltONe and therefore ill the absence of any rational guiding Princ pies in life.
 That which has brought Christian nations n the position in which began long ago It began when Christianity first n1ed relieion-A STATE FOUNDED UPON C0N demanding for its existence complete obedience nprefelence the religious law; unable without V, armies and state attribnting almost divine author its rulers; \ STATE ENROLLING WEALTH AND
 R And such inHtion ill the persons of its rulers and
 professes accept the Christian religion which procan PIETE EQUALITY AND FREEDOM AMONG MEN, rec sme law of God higher than all other lawsa religion which only repudaes all coercion, all retrbuton executions and also ENJ0INS LOVE TO ONES ENEMIES; which exols power and wealth, but meekncs and povertyslch institution
 rsons of its eathen rulers accepted this Christian religion
 true sense but in that distorted form according which the organization of life continues to be possible
 es OF LIVING WATER THE WATER WILL INEVITABLY WAY TO ESCAPE, EITHER THROUGH THE DAM OR BY HING IT AWAY OR cRcUMVENTlNG IT. IT IS ONLY QUEs- oF TIME so IT BEEN WITH TRUE CHRISTIANITY. sN BY STATE POWER. FOR LONG THE STATE KEPT BACK LIVING WATERS, BUT NOW COME AND s1NlTY IS DESTROYING DAM WHICH RESTRAINED 4" IS CARRYING ITS WREckAGE AWAY WITH IT.