Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-11-24
TOLSTOTS LAST WORDS.

figures of his age finds his souls
peace.
TOLSTOTS LAST WORDS.
He quilted his home and family ten
days ago to find solitude in the BELIEF
that the hand of death was already
upon him. True to his uncompromis-
ing search for truth. he died as he had
lived, without reconciliation with tho
church. his dying words breathing
sympathy for afflicted humanity:
Many millions in the world are suf-
fcrng: why arc you concerned for
me-"
only the physicians were present in
the room at the time of his death, the
members of his family, including his
wife having been admitted previous ly.
Tolstoi was then unconscious ana
mover revived. Clcrgymen during the
last days made pressing attempts to
gain entrance to the sick room. with
view t. Inducing him to return to
the church, but the doctors rcpulsod
hem on the ground that their patient
was 90 i'll to receive them.
Tho Emperor ana his ministers are
eager that Tplstoi shall be buried with
the ritcs of the church. but the Holy
: nod Is strongly AGAINST this ana PROB
ably he will he buried without the rites
unless the inpcror commands other
wise.
-'"' ''i' 'l'h Such CON fOSIoN.
Popular feeling is universally for Il
religious funeral, and never before were
there such confusion and bewiderment
over the body of a great man who was
regarded by the world as one of the
"Incerest of Christians
meetings of literary ana other socie-
Hes Wer" held Tonight 10 decide what
share they VIII take in the mourning
Or count i"IStoi. Mnny private theatres
were closed tonight and Will be closed
"Ha!h on The day Of the funeral
Slrlct censorship is being exercised
IN the publication Of news concerning,
iolStol ; death.
WAS lORN Ar-GI-sr- q -oos
Cour, r,.,c.>.,,..
.cau,l co..r. io'S'oi' usually
.. .o.. ''S,o'' h"N'lst ana
1895 -, v..,..,'. "'." august -
az ,r,.I, m ''..'"'' IN INC PROVING"
enterol the ara, and sor,.od T., 49, o'~ ~
'aSns and in tine defense of s,lastopol
against tie British and French allied
,"'''S' ne trSt made a reputation la
literature by series # vivid sketches
&C" from He'aS'opol and when he left
'Ie army AFTER the 'rmean War, he de
,I,-. '","e'! 10 literature
i,,,a.i "'' cage, tale or the
j.. re,ar',.'i 'F N"poleon IN ISL
nio,a ,h1..r,, ''7,'" - eng ms master
which a,roaral, t., ,s-r '''''' Nnr'h'ha'
.eacl." eamnI 80 ','o ana Ihe Cos
his "Kro,,,,r cana,, "'U' ""o'r
which were nuhlished +, rSoo
wild. .,,o,,,o,, ~ ''''' attracted
Tolstoi also wrote much -, o,,.,
and published n numhor of shor, s,an,.,
and "reminiscences of childhood on, ,,,.,
but Of recent years he had devotod bi,,.of
to himself TO religious teaching. He mot.
return not evil" the Keystone of the
ohr'stian faith, and insisted that the lit
eia' Interpretation of the sermon on the
i""'it was the only rule of the Chris
''"' me- Inc religious views of Tolstoi
"'!o S"I Tor IN his "Chrjst's Christian
''' an" MY hehpion.
ENCOMM1'NTCATFD IN 1901
TOlStol
Of God Within re-" -, = -.
on tho soriol ou,...,, 49,, 80
"The Forr C;oe,ol. t1.,.,,.
Translatad" Ut,
ed "N,. Ccnra..,i.,,. .,c.,.t
pornoa.ical c,r,t.,t..,., ,.-,,
of Ivan f1,i,ob ;, .rr,,
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dom ., o., "' NiiiH
cbr,..t ~ ~" INV
+ior
.,, ''''t''" ana many
iacts e'
In 1901 Tolstoi vae oxcor,r,vr,o,,oa
by the HOLY SYNOD In o,.oia ,ooo
he dcuosjted hts ,por,oi,., an, a.,rta,
With tho curator =, ,t o,
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eb,uI1 NOT 10 .,,,,,
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