The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-02

or ~Christs- These people hold that
Christ j. born anew IN every genera
tion and that this Christ j. sacrificed
hy them for the EUsharist Let me
quote here the Vel known church his
torlan. PrnL ". =. Adeny. lest ! seem
20 h. giving ear % irresponsible stories
as I have heard them from educated
Englis speaking Russians. Dr. Adeny
SAYS concerning the klystys- They
are sad 20 hau an unmarried woman
IN their 0rgiAstlc dance a. 'BOgorodls'
q. Mother ~ God. and 20 address her
with the words. Thou art blessed among
women Thou shalt give birth 20 a
savior IL the Young woman becomes
a mother and the child is a girl. the
infant Is brought up 20 succeed as
new E1-oroiisia; II Il is a hoy. u Is re-
garied az Christ. This child j. said %
be- killed az the altar. and is flesh and
blood eaten FOR the Eucharist Dr.
Adeny. while quoting authority To- the
statment u these horrible practices
yet recalls tha; not dissimliar c-larses
were made aga!ns; the early Christians
and later against the Jews
There Us no doubt that the klysiys,
who % this day hold mectinrs behind
muf7ed doors and windows in PetrO-
EEa0 A... aNH~ANHH anu NaNNHa NaAH''H va"
have orglgs that have brought the Of
fcers of the law down upon them Like
the wni-ling deryishss % Islam. they
drive themselves into o frenzy of go
stacy by dancing and ieaping and chant.
ing various mystical songs. Their or
g!es. which have queer. pantheistic
pagan basis. far outside of the pale OF
the Orthodox church degenerate into
such complete license that even of their
own number mar have rebelled. They
do not recognize the marriage tie. nor
others of the conventions Of clviliza-
ton
4 Sect Of Eunuchs.
/. In reaction from the immorali;ies Of
the klystys. Russia has another strange
sect known as the Skoptstys who take
literally ST Pauls words about max
ing themselves eunuchs for the gospels
sakA They broke Of from the khly-
stys early in the eighteenth century.
ana obviously all have not been true
20 the strict tenets Of their creei- else
the cult would have die1 oul n gen
Grafton. However some do not follow
the example of Origen until after they
have been married and have had chill
dren. The elect claim direct inspira-
tion from God. and they indulge. as do
the parent schismatics. n hysterical
and emotional seances which are their
form OF worship The government
classes them with the Khiystys rs the
most dangerous Of sects-
Outwarily though. these CHRISTIAN
eunuchs who can be radily dist.ng-
uishei by their physical characteristics
and their thin. high voices. are the
mildest OF men and women --Ost of
the money-lenders in PetrOgrad and
Moscow are Skoptstys. I have seen an
elaborate illustrated report upon the
sect and its practices issued b. the
Russian government.
Russian QuAkers and Presbyterians and
Baptists.
The ineradicable Russian disposition
toward the mystical and the esoteric
which has manifested itself in emperOrs
and empresses, and others in the high
est Official circles. down TO very recent
times. has issued in many other sects
q full catalogue Of which can be found
in any good history OF religions. The
spiritual restlessness of TIE -iuscOvite
temperament Is well illustrated by TOl
stoTs renunciation OF all his worldly
possessions and fame. and his dying
pilgrimage TO a monastery. The hordes