Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-21


Moscow. Nov. 2O-The police today
forbade theaters from suspending their
performances because of the death or.
Count Tolstoi. Nevertheless, the play
houses were closed, because the actors
refused to appear. At the Moscow Ar
menian church, public requiem was
permitted.
st. Petersburg. Nov. 2O.--The church
in the person of the Metropolitans
Anonius of Petersburg, vladimir Of
Moscow and Flavian of kieva and
Loukianoff. chief procurator or the
Holy Sybod decided tonight to leave
things rs they are with respect TO
TolstOi A pleniary synod has not been
called and instructions have been dis
patched tn bishops informing them
that requims were not permissible.
Burial according to the rites OF the
Orthodox church is considered out of
the question. The government intends,
according 70 the announcement, 10
cooperate with the church in the en-
forcement of its decision, although
both the Emperor and Premier Stoly-
Din have indicated their desire that
the great Russian be buried with the
Russian rites. Advances had been
made which would permit the lifting
Of the ban of decentralization. The
Metropolitans Anonius sent tele-
gram urging Tolstoi to make his peace
with the church. and representatives
| of the church were sent to AStapova
| for the purpose of bringing the count
| back into the fold
| Messages from Optina, Slamardine
and Astapova. stated that until the
| end Tolstoi was neld prisoner by the
| enemies of the church, no monk,
priest or bishop having been permit
| ted to see him. Nor did they receive
the slightest retraction from Tolstoi
| in the position which he assumed to-
| wards the church some years ago.
1t is pointed out that Tolstoi was
| the subject of the milder form of pen
atty, that he was not mathematical
| and that a priest on his own con-
| science could officiate at requiem
| such as was held today under the
auspices of the council of the empire
on the initiative of Michael Stake
visch, marshal of nobility. Another
requiem will be sung in the Duma by
Radical priests tomorrow. The Ven
Grafton for TolStoi vas 50 great that
even rhe Reactionary parties of the
Duma have been obliged to issue
statements leaving the members free
to honor his memory.
Meetings of literary and other
cieties We're held tonight for the pur-
pose of deciding what share they will
take in the mourning for Count Toll
stoi.
Many private theatres were closed
tonight and will be closed again on
| the day of the funeral. a strict cen
sorship is being exercised by the Rus
sian press in the publication of news
concerning Tolstoi's death.
New York. Nov. 20.-Henry George,
RECENTLY elected to Congress had this
i TO say tonight on the action of the
orthodox church in refusing to lift
the ban of communication from Toll
@lDi.
One Of the great men Of the world
GOES out With Tolstoi, but to me he
is even CREATE in death than in life.
despite the burning of his books, de-
spite his accommodation and the
decree that his body shall not be
buried in consecrated ground. the
soul of Leo Tolstoi will be enshrined
IN the hearts Of the great multitude
| If all Russians. In life they could and
did seize his intimate friendsone by
ere and send them out of the govern
nent (proN ince) Of lula and some
| we're sert even into Siberia, but they
| Jared not lay a finger upon the frail
| nld' man whose only word was peace
| md brotherly love.
"To him who had struck him or
ne check he would have turned the
Their. His spirit was stronger than
| 'avonets and his death will be mourn
cd all over the planet