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of St. Petersburg. This church was founded about 

 fifty years ago, and owes its existence, in a measure, 

 to our then Minister, James Buchanan, of Pennsyl- 

 vania, who, after vain efforts on the part of the British 

 Legation, succeeded in getting the permission to build 

 this church from the Emperor Nicholas I. 



