The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-14
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BIZ WILLIAM RESWICK
Throw It's Enormous Power Be
hind soet New Government
and Peopes Being Swept Influences Of
d. 10
Uzell-K noaOn WorId TroOslsr.

taken N actiye paTt im the riot
ems acts organized against the
starving people. He had stirred
those who had faith 81 him,
thereby causine mutinien, street
riots ana the eventual irnprinOn-
rnent 81 his sub0rdlnates.r
simultaneously witt depEiving
the 1fetrcpo1itan o. his high 0f-
dee, TIE High Church Council ~
sued decree excommunicating :
number 81 othor churchmen. 4
vgas Also proposed " the last CON
ference az the Living Church 20
excOmnunicate al those who took
I part ii the KalOvitx Conference.
c.lled q devise means y combat
the governmental proposed action
to 1onflscate church yaluahless
VICTORY GROWS BIGGER.
Indeed. oreat in,portancs i be.
ing attached g the new church
movement 81 government circles.
sCnae High Soviet officiais regard
itsasa victory ~ fnr greater than
any gained On the many Soviet
I fronts. and the victory seems rs
be growing bigge dfrpra day %
day, q evidenced " Archbishop
Esvdalxirns recent Ccnmuhique.
published Ii me periodical. THE
Living Church. which reads Ia
part as follows: -
Ages passed. Tho aIl-pO erEal
time laid rs stamp on speEy tlIlrI..
Everything went forward, every.
thing changed. Human society
has undergone ) profound change
ana with Il came change u
peopls's thoughts, habits, require
ments. The forms of government
have been changing. Only car-
istic. cne-man ruled Ruaaia, .re-
NAMED trnmutable. s' ssss III
The priests have cEafiied the
Russian people to III terrible
darkness of ignorance. We Held
them helpleasly bound amid h0r-
rCrs, amid an ocean 81 need.
worry. tears ana millions az pre-.
mature deaths.
cur or PATIENCE FIIsLED.
BUT the cup o. patience has
filled. Like 3 gigantic wave the
wrath of the people rose, sweep.
ing everything before Il. An
angry nation straightened out its.
bent spine and with one powerful
blow smashed the Cars throne
and tore the golden crown nom
thu tyrantss head
Many imagined then that the
much longed Tor day had come
ct last. but the rejoicing was pre-
mature. a coterie OF men. parad-.
ing as champions Of the peoples
rights, who were really the same
rich pets Of fate, took hold ot the
government ana inaugurated .
new cahal. They wanted 10
throw moose around the peoples
neck ana enslave them once
again.
'sBut the people having lust
purchased freedom with. the price
Of blood. and having, tasted NIB
erty, were not going to be en-
shaved again. In the days Of Oc-
tober tho Russian nation hurled
aside those who sold II. took hold
Of governmental power. and be.
came its master.
''Great Russian peOplei NY
heart, my mind, my conscience
imperatively command me 70 bless
the day Of your liberation. and I
bless It. I bless It loudly, within
the hearing Of al. without fear.
May the days Of October !, be
blessed. the days that witnessed
the smashing Of the chains u
slavery and the grant o. rial NIB
erty to the people,"
At the last conferences Of the
Living Church" most Of the
speakers stated that those at the
head of the Russian Church under
the Gar were mainly princes.
aristocrats. persona who rose 20
the top with the aid Of powerful
influence. men who were really
only administrators Of the vast
prosecutions held by the Russian
Church, and who were Christians
only In pompous parades and dur.
ing church ceremonies,
THE LAST CONIMUNIQUE.,
About to adjourn, the Living
Church Conference addressed to
the Russian people the following
conmunique: -
Give years Of civil war, heavy
sacrifices. dreadful ruin. millions
of Russia's sons killed and MAIN.
ed In war, all Of Il 10 tho fruit
Of the criminal treason to our
people. committed by our Arch
bishops who took sides with the
peoples enemies. They, our
priests. have taken part In the
riots of pilage perpetrated by the
armies Of Kolchak. Denilkin. Wran.
gel, Rodizianko, Udenich and other
robbers, who robbed the Russian
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