Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-01
DOWNFALL OF CHURCH
Basic Cause of Russian
Calamity Says Nine.
Olga Novikoff - For
got God

| London, Feb. 15.-(Correspondenee OF
the Associated Press).-Russia can be
saved only if, in spite OF foul unchris.
| tar rulers. the power could be taken by
a mystical concentrated military charac.
ter" according to Nine. Olga Eovikofr
TO" many years one of the foremost Rus
star political writer's.
Nine. Eovikoff. who makes her home in
England, has written ar article for the
Pal! Mall Gazette under the heading OF
Mystic Russia" i'll which she asserts
that ANYBODY who has studied Russia
tho real Holy Russia, not those who
have given themselves up to the evil spir-
t-must admit that the religious mystica
element is the basis of Russian NE
IF we only remembered our religion.
duty with more faith and courage" says
Nine. Novikof. "ali the evil influences
like those which are now reigning in un.
happy Russia, would never have taken
place"
| Russia's great question. she declarea
| Is TO find some means of deserving tht
Divine help that we need so sorelv
against the aggression of the present So
q Led rationalism. Our confidence in this
p-Vlne help can only be mystical, as true
christian religion naturally is And
am happy TO say that the moral atmos-
pi'ere OF Russia till now always was SO
affecting even people who. though brought
up IN ratonalistic countries. became ex
treheiy ardent members of the ORTHODOXY
! church.
oh me other hand, when that nrin.
oipie IS forgotten. evil may be spread
WIN tragic rapidity. Take, for instance
"hat harm has been done in a few
| months, when the church. the religious
sentiment IN the schools and in III.
| army and navy has been abolished, The
! great majority Of the country. in he
coming unholy, forgetting to be guided
| by the mystic elements. has thus bc.
come quite transformed for the worse
! Cur navy and army. which have s,
! often astonished the whole world with
their self-sacrifice and courage. and
! were admired even by Napoleon The
Great. in a few weeks became paralvl-
ed forgetting God. every sense of duty
and the most elementary patriotism
and have almost become hateful 10
Russians who loved them so dearly till
the outbreak OF the Revolution.
al korniloff. When the Moscow con.
ference commenced he was at the front
inspiring the soldiers and instilling into
them the sense Of their sacred milital Y
duties. NSuddenly Kerensky asked him
to come to the conference.
The General arrived, and the mo-
ment he reached Moscow he first went
to one of it's famous shrines (Tverska-
ya) and attended TIE Deum. keren-
sky seemed to think that visit bad
omen, and told the General not to speak
at all at the assembly. Nevertheless,
on hearing the unpatriotic turn the
speeches were taking. korniioff thought
it was his duty to interfere, and cour-
ageously made a very long speech, in
spite of kerensky's admonitions, prais-
ing the valor of the Russian Army and
pointing out the danger which would
arise from the unexpected propaganda
introduced by revolutionary agents.
The Generals patriotism captivated
the audience. but that very success is
said to have been the cause of Kor
nilofrs imprisonment and possibility Of
being murdered. But after thus I'M
burdening his soul. and not a moment
prolonging his stay among his enthusi-