The sun., 1908-05-03
|. TITLED EVANGELIST HERE
n SSIAN BARON WHO BELIEVES
" EFFICACY or PRAYER.


came to Raise 500 900 for q Seminary
and Has Cot a Third Of It-COnVerted
ny the Example OF His Peasants-Iias
Decided Views on Divorce Evil.
Baron waldenar UxhuIl Of Russia Is in
ae opinion OF come New Workers unique.
4Id d leading clergyman: The Baron
ore nearly approaches the early apostolic
1Ilstian. or what we believe the early
.postoTc Christian 10 have been, than any
ma else have ever met.
For instance, in a .convepient pocket the
2iron carries a small note book in which
atabuated the subjects Of special prayers
fcret By him, and at a recent Lenten
lraving room talk he told his audience that
."er since his conversion from infidelity
l'7cn years ago through the influence Of
he ueasants on his own large estates in
'he province OF Esthonia his habit has
heen 10 record on one page OF the little
hook every personal prayer he utters for
. .pocifc purpose and on the opposite
rage the answer to the prayer and tho
late There isa long list Of these prayers
IN the little book and against nearly
,vorv one is written received the Baron
recommends this practice as an encourage
msur 10 making prayer real, not per-
ilnctorv exercise
More than once since coming TO New York
hen making call and hearing good sug-
Eo,'on relative to his propaganda or to
any phase of evangelistio work the Baron
hss dropped on his knees with the remark:
let us pray about IT,. or Let us ask God 8
re,tiyn about that As a result chance
.i.I.r- in fashionable drawing rooms in
',rr we're likely to stumble on three or
'.ur persons on their knees.
rhe Baron, who arrived at this port in
January with credentials which opened
,. best houses to him and who expects
.ll for Europe about the middle OF May,
Tvs this
Ihaye found the Americans most gener-
rncst willing TO open their hearts and
.;s do vel! ss ;heir purses to the stranger
Naen have finished my mission shall
...er want to undertake another OF the
.t1e kind, but shall hope 70 visit America
s.lr and renew my acquaintance with very
uy kind friends here"
Baron Uxhull Is treasurer Of the Russian
Htris; Union, and the mission referred
srhe uphill task Of raising 500 900 toward
u1ng an Evangelical Seminary In Russia
'.r ,As training Of students, ministers and
ayaasels,s Of various denominations who
re eager to take advantage Of the religious
freedom guaranteed 10 Russia by the Gar 8
'llH o' Easter, 1905,
so far said the Baron. Il have raised
U oo Whether this sum will he increased
-e'ore leave for Russia Il Is impossible
= curse for me 10 say. think that could
,merIcaus realize that In all OF Russia
here IA not a single evangelical seminary
'.. sum would be increased. Yes, II is true
vat Russia ia not a poor country exactly
bY' We have no middle class. The people
sra divided practically into two classes
rtr rcn and socially important, who with
bat few exceptions belong 10 the Greek
7'holic Church, and the poor, represented
s,gey by the peasantry or farming class,
Who because Of the industrial and agri-
,ltural crisis through which the whole
'upirc has passed are scarcely able 10 earn
living. let alone to give anything to mis-
don work.
The evangelical Christians in Russia
90 RapLsts, Stundists. Moravians and
Nennonues. almost all Of whom are OF the
.uwer classes and very poor. The Baptlsts
arc by FAR the most powerful, representing
ohout 100 900 in all about $1,000 belonging
O. tho Baptist Union.
Our churches are crowded. A cry for