The sun., 1919-06-19
RUSSIAFPRELATE
RETURNS FROM DEAD
Archbishop Rosdestoensky
Arrives Here After Brav-
ing Bolsheviki.
REPORTED SLAIN BY REDS
Churchmen-- Massacred While
Rioters Reyel in, Horrors,
!, 8 .sHeassys,

With the, horrors OF the Boishevik
reign in Russia still burning in his
memory, the Most Rev, Platon Rosdes-
toensky, patrsarchai Archbishop of the
Russian Holy; Arehdiocess Or Kishenev.
to.swhich heswss "a lied In 1914 from
the. North Asaeriean Archdiocese. came
intO port here again yesterday at the
head OF InIssyabIsr company OF Rus
Sian refugees who lied, with him from
the Red Terror. ~
For a time IL looked as IL the vener-
able preiate OF tile Russian Church. who
is widely knownshere through his many
years of service In ;this country, might
gosto lsifs Island pending determination
of his status by the Immigration authori-
ties. But that difficulty was overcome
by; an exchange Of kilograms with the
higher authorities OF the Immigration
Service at washington and last night
Mstroi olitan Piaton, giving thanks fof
his deljveratIce fftfn death at the hands
OF the Soviet. donned the ancient robes
of his cffice and led a service Of thanks
giving in the Cathedral of ST. Nicholas,
in Ninety-seventn street
Word that the aged church dignitary
once again was among them spread rap
the city and from everywhere hundreds
OF Metropolitan Platon's coreligionists
hocked to the Cathedral to bid him well
come again. There Is no higher officer
OF the church in this cosfntry, for the
North American diocese embraces not
only the United States. out Canada,
Alaska and the Aleutian Islands as well.
Although the Archbishop was per-
mitted to land. those who accompanied
him were not and they are being de-
tanned temporarily, presumably at Ellis
are satisfied of their right to enter this
country.
When word came from Washington
that Metropolitan Platon might land, he
was taken from the steamship Vladimir
which brought him here from Constan-
tinople, and placed aboard a tug char
tered hastily by other priests of the
church and members of the congrega-
ton of the Cathedral of st. Nicholas.
There IL was learned from him that
soon after the Red terror began to
spread over Russia threats against the
prelate's life were made by the Soviet
adherents. who disliked the churchman's
intense hatred of them and their radi.
calism. which he thinks is the principal
difficulty with Russia.
He was In Odessa then, and two day.
before the city was occupied by. Bolshevik
forces he was ordered by the French au.
thorities to leave there. He refused and
over the Archbishops, objections the
French commander sent a guard of forty
marines to escort him out of the city
They put him aboard a French warshiI
bound for Constantinople. He came tc
New York from there by way of No.
vorussisk, on the Black Sea. The alb
sence of wise on his passport by ths
American Consul at Constantinople wa,
the reason his right to land here wal
questioned upon his arrival yesterday.
The reception TO the METROPOLITAN wal
especially significant last night, because
two months ago apparently authentic
reports were received here. by his former
parishioners which said he had beer
killed by the Soviet. Memorial service,
were held In the cathedral for him then
The Boishevik power is on the wane.
said the Metropolitan. after he ha6
doffed the white headdress. with a great
cross OF diamonds. which he wore dur,
ing last nights service Of thanksgiving
But, like the grip of the drowning
man. which becomes mora intense al
hope leaves him, they are now INDUCING
In excesses before undreamed OF. They