Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-03-01
Mystical Element, Basis Of
Empires Life, Must Be
FoStered and a Holy Leader
Found,
CONFIDENCE IN HELP
FROM GOD UNWAVERlNG
When Divine Power Is Forgot
ten Evil viii Spread With
Terrible Rapidly, Declares
Writer.

London, Jan. 81 Correspondence
be saved "only if, in spite of foul
unchristian rulers, the power could
be taken by a mystical concentrated
military character" according to
Nine. Olga Novikoff, for many years
one of the foremost Russian political
writer's.
Nine. Novikoff, who makes her
home in England, has written an
article for the Pail Mall Gazette un-
der the heading of Mystic Russia"
in which she asserts that anybody
who has studied Russia-the real
Holy Russia, not those who have
given themselves to the evil spirit
cal element is the basis of Russian
life.
IF we only remembered our re-
ligious duty with more faith and
courage" says Nine. Novkoff, "all
the evil influences, like those which
are now reigning in unhappy Russia,
would never have taken place"
Divine Help Needed.
Russia's great question, she de-
clares, is ito find some means of de-
serving the divine help that we need
so sorely against the aggression of
the present so-called rationalism. Our
confidence iii this divine help can
r,xl., \. Nl,,..A
religion naturally is. And l am happy
to say that the moral atmosphere of
Russia till now always was so, af-
fecting even people who, though
brought up in rationalistic countries,
became extremely ardent members
of the Orthodox Church.
"On the other hand, when that
principle is forgotten, evil may be
spread with tragic rapidity. Take,
for instance, what harm has been
done in a few months, when the
church, the religious sentiment in the
schools and in the army and navy
has been abolished! The great ma
jority of the country, in becoming
unholy. forgetting to be guided by
the mystic elements, has thus become
quite transformed for the worse. Our
navy and army, which have so often
astonished the whole world with their
self-sacrfice and courage, and were
admired even by Napoleon the Great,
in few weeks became paralyzed for
setting God, every sense of duty, and
the most elementary patriotism, and
have almost become hateful to Rus
slams who loved them so dearly till
the outbreak of the revolution.
General Is Imprisoned.
Il take at random the case of
General Korniloff. When the Mos
COW conference commenced he was
at the front inspiring the soldiers,
and instilling into them the sense of
their sacred military duties. Suddenly
kerensky asked him to come to the
conference.
ment he reached Moscow he first
went to one of its famous shrines
(Tverskaya) and attended TIE Deum.
Kerensky seemed to think that visit
bad omen, and told the general not
to speak at all at the assembly.
Nevertheless, on hearing the unpatri-
otto turn the speeches were taking,
Korniloff thought it was his duty
to interfere, and courageously made
very long speech. in spite of Ker-
ensky's admonitions. praising the
valor OF the Russian army and point
ing out the danger which would arise
from the unexpected propaganda in
troduced by revolutionary agents. The
generals patriotism captivated the
audiences. but that very success is
said to have been the cause of Korni.
lofts imprisonment and possibility OF
being murdered. But after thus un.
burdening his soul, and not a mo.
ment prolonging his stay among his
enthusiastic listeners, Korniloff took
his train and returned to the 'front.'