Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27
CHAPTER HI-COntinued

HAVE reproduced this tale because helps
to understand the personality of Rasputin because it de-
bes to perfection the the
with whom he dealt Personally when the Prophet"
had the opportunity to convince myself that the impression which
he had produced Prince Lvo absolutely correct one and
made the same remark which the latter had done
total absence of this which Rasputn was
to possess over those with whom he entered into The
fraud and nothing else He by the group
foolish people whom he had persuaded messenger
from Heaven to Holy new Christ
had arisen But his pretended fascination existed only
naon of the who asserted its impartial
observer he appeared what he nsoent peas
who knowing admirably his bread was bured
exploited with considerable ability his advantage
stupidity of his neighbors
RaSputin ga Fraud and Nothing Else"
already house had become kind of Stock
Exchange which everything could be bought sod where all
kinds of shady transactions used place. most
disgusting bargaining for places and appointments pepeuay
going Gifts nnumerabe showered upon he
pretended that he distributed the poor which reality he
carefully into his pocket This peasant had
Petersburg first time had hardly possessed
shirt his back had become a very He had bought
several houses gambed shares securities had
ved to accumulate banking account which one is TO believe
all that has been related amounted to millions
to tme however, he used come out with offering
charity other with which peoples eyes
They thought that it in this that he employed
money wch was upon hm by his numerous admirers 1t
this that he built Petersburg the
where by coincidence his body found
church which called the Salvation Church. which adoned
school for girls There he used often Whenever
always met by the clergy charge with pomp
had been bishop great ecclesiastical dgnary
awaited at the door with the and holy
placed under the special protection of the Metropolitan Petrogra
Prm who often celebrated divine Rasputn
always made point to be But instead of awaiting the
Metropolitan, he ought have done arriving
Mgr Ptirim however, awaited his arrival lust as he
would have waited for the Emperor Indeed the submission which
the official head of the clergy of The capital affected regard
putin of the most extraordinary episodes the
full
In fact when reviews all has heard concerning this
tempted ask the question whether his
St. Petersburg had not brought along with epidemic of madness
all those who had contact with him. 1t hardly
possible that bishops priests minister's high dgnaes
least having the to be considered suh
should have thought and the of this
red dirty Russian mougk devoid of honesty and of scupes
about whom the most dsgracefu stories being repeated
where and whose the houses where daily visitor
used to give to the kind of gossip This
nature that decent hestated before repeating
alone believing it. Like nsdious poison defed all whom
touched One fails realize by what kind of like
Mr. Sabr for instance who for time had occupied the highly
responsible and delicate functions of Pocuator of the Holy Synod
the most important posts the whole Russian Empire could
be made far forget himself himself before Ras
putin in his to become entitled to the ae good
and protection And that he did matter of doubt
to believe the following letter which the monk Iodore