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Russia's Religion 



THE spirit of true religious liberty is working like 

 good leaven within their institutions as they now 

 exist. The Kingdom of God is within them. 



Toleration of all religions which do not violate 

 public morality or good order exists in Russia, 

 and not to profess the Orthodox Greek faith, the 

 national religion, does not disqualify for the en- 

 joyment of any civil rights. 



James B. Reynolds recently wrote in the Chris- 

 tian Union of New York as follows : 



Last year in Russia I met a number of people 

 prominent in the Russian Church, and heard much of 

 the spirit of their leaders. There certainly has been 

 a decided awakening in recent years. Of Father 

 Antonio, now at the head of the great theological 

 seminary near Moscow, I was told how he often 

 gathered his students together and gave them informal 

 talks on personal piety, such as theological students 

 rarely receive and greatly need. In talking with the 



wife of the military governor of the district of Moscow, 



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