New-York tribune., 1920-01-24

scene oaths. They swore in the court
yards of the inconsistencies. wberc the
soviet soldiers were quartcrcd: they
swore IN the streets of the town.
crowds of Red army men. epred
on by individual leaders, burst into
churches, interrupted the service. made
morse, sang indecent songs and, not
s"uSlled with these outrages, took part
IN the organized destruction of
ehurches. One chapel after another
was closed by the soviet authorities;
IN the remlgental barracks, schools,
aImshouses and orphanages these chap
els were turned into music halls. clubs.
dancing halls, playrooms, etc.
The church vessels, ikons and other
sacred articles were roughly thrown
out with mockcry into dust-heaps or
oarns, while articles of value were
Carried off. The chapel of the TamboT
Keglment which had been sacked un-
GER the superintendence of some un-
baptized alien Ca stage manager). was
'urned INTO theater, where subse-
quently. under the direction of the
same stage manager, performances of
highly improper kind took place.
The chapel in the barracks of the for
mer fenZa Regiment was turned into
retectory for the Red army men. As
IN the first case, the chapel of the Pcnza
hcglment was sacked under the guild
ahce OF the unbaptized commandan. of
the barracks. who had suggested the
decd; The chapel of the orphanagc in
the House OF Industry was turned into
playroom for the children. The
chapel of the theological seminary was
turned INTO club for Red army cadets.
Monastery Was Defilcd
ne UokroVsty Monastery Gin the
town of Kharkoif), the residence of
archbishops and bishops, was insulted
and dehled by the Bolshevki. One
half of the thrce-storied main build
ing OF the monastery was turned into a
hospital for syphiltic Red army men.
me monks were squeezed at the rate
OF four, five and even six to a cell.
con Christmas Day the Bolsheviki
sent the monks Cincluding those in
holy orders. but excluding archbishops
and bishopsl, to the barracks OF the
lamootf and Penza regiments, where
they were forced to wash the floors,
sweep the yards, clean out the rubbish
heap and saw wood for fuel. Further
more. on the next Sunday, at a. m,
these same monks were driven out into
the Skobe levskaia Ploschad (square),
and there forced to clear away the
snow and work till p m.
the monks from the farm belonging to
the monastery. On meeting Bishop
Neophite on his was from Kariazh, the
Bolsheviki stopped his carriage, took
away the horses, took the bishops
watch and struck him several times. On
leaving the Kharkoif owing to the ad-
vance of the volunteer army, the Boil
sheviki carried off a quantity of prop
efty belonging to the monastery.
Wholesale Sacrilege Reported
During the destruction of the chapel
IN the TamboT Barracks, the Bolshcviki
committed sacrilege. They pulled down
and burned the ikonastasis. The sacred
Vestments were used as horse cloths
and dresses for the actors. They tore
off the gold and silver ornaments on
the lkons, tore un the 'plaschanitsa' (an
ihon representing Christ in His tomb
for scarfs and foot bandages, worn by
the common people instead of socks,
and stabbed the figure of Chris t
with a bayonct. lkonS. crosses, includ-
ing the altar cross containing q saints
relics, and pieces Of the torn vestments
We're heaped on two slcighs and taken
through the streets in mock process
SION headed by 4 Red army man wa
ing holy cross; after him came com
rades carrying the holy banners and
singing secular songs turn about with
chanted prayers. All that had been
looted was thrown in heap in some
empty stable.
"On December %, 90 and 80, 1918,
at st. Saviour's Church at the Bork
railway station, some Red soldiers
led by Bybenko and accompanied by
their mistresses, came into the Spassov
Skit Cor monastery, got into the
church, walked about with their heads
covered, smoking and swearing OBJ
scerely; they swore at the Saviour and
the Holy Virgin, stole the altar cloth,
the curtain of the ikonostasis, tearing
it into pieces; they took away the
vestments, etc, upset the Communion
table and bayoneted the ikon Of the
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