The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-03-30
OF Russia and a Cyclone
Sweeps through II as a
Result.

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ST PErERsBuRG, March sO.-
Something Ike cyclone has recent
ly swept through the Russian
Church, and near the center Of il is
again the mad monka HeHodorus.
And end was suddenly put 10 the
monks amazing exterritoriality from
the civil and ecclesiastical power.
For a presumptuous telegram ad.
DRESSED to the Emperor, accusing the
Holy synod of heretical and uncanon-
ical proceedings, Heliodoruss patron.
Bishop Hermogenes, was dismissed
from membership in that body. His
refusal to depart for his diocese In
saratoff led TO It's being taken away
from him. Finally both he and He
lIodorus, who had come up from
Tsaritsyn to wage his battle, ware
exiled to remote monasterIes in
LGrodno and Vladimir provinces. This
order was enforced after a fortnight
LOT characterization, in which Hermo-
genes was sustained by some OF the
most influential leaders OF political
and court circles, e
Meanwhile, Hellodorus had disap-
Epeared in a mysterious manner from
fthe capital, ostensfply to make a Dill.
grfmage. He mysterIously reap
tpeared in Petersburg after. fort
Eptgh's absence and also made a show
OF submission. and departed for his
place IT exile.
The personal element in these SEN
satlOiiai developments includes
third figure. Gregory Rasputin, re.
puted holy man" residing in Tsar-
skoe selo. He, it now appears. was
the power behind Hellodorus, enabl-
ing the latter to say and do what he
liked, in defiance of the Synod, and
of the whole government. The inter-
diet upon the press of st. Petersburg
and Moscow against publishing any
thing about Rasputin, and the confis-
cation of about ten issues of different
newspapers, including some as influ-
entail in; ruling circles as the Novoe
Xremya. and the Goios aFoskvy. is an
other manifestation Of. Rasputin's
power His support was on personal
grounds recently withdrawn from He
ltodorus and his group with immedi-
;ate consequences to them.
'Rasputin keeps, as much in the
BACKGROUND as possible. With all the
slyness of the peasant when dealing
with persons in authority. Rasputin'
avoided getting fnts trouble with the
Holy synod, though he has demon
strated repeatedly that the Synod Is
powerless before him.
This untutored peasant from ST.
IBERIA has gained all his power in six
years. He owes his introduction in
the ante-chambers of the great to
Herm genes, HeAodorus and Theo-
phanus, who led the ultra reaetio nary
movement which came in the wake
OF, the revolution. Rasputin, however
restricted himself to the religious
sphere of action. Those who came
near him conceived an idea that he
was person OF extraordinary spirit
ual experience and power. Such Is
the view held in the highest circles,
lone of the Ministers of State who at
tempted to open the question about
Rasputin during the recent stir was
told that Russia exists these six years
thanks to Rasputin's prayers"
The Duma views the matter differ
emily. IAN urgent Interpolation on the
censorship Of the press in connection
with Rasputin was adopted with but
a single dissenting voice. The text OF
the Interpolation reproduced one of
the incriminated articles from the
Golos Moslpvy challenging the Holy
Synod to call upon the author for
proof that Rasputln is a chylst CAag-
ellant sectarian), corrupter of bodies
and souls, sly conspirator against the
holy of holes, the Throne and Church
Altar.
The charge Of being chlyst con-
veys q very definite meaning to the