. Petrograd, past and present . o z A ZEALOT OF CRONSTADT 25 I have known many instances of English and Germans,when seriously ill, sending for him because ordinarysources of help had failed. Father John contributed towards the erection ofmany beneficent institutions, but it can hardly be saidthat his influence had in it anything of a progressivetendency. With all his Orthodox Christianity hecould not overcome his inborn national antipathy forthe Jews, and when the horrible riots occurred atKjsheneff he did not condemn these fanatical andbarbarous outrages as a follower of Christ should havedo
. Petrograd, past and present . o z A ZEALOT OF CRONSTADT 25 I have known many instances of English and Germans,when seriously ill, sending for him because ordinarysources of help had failed. Father John contributed towards the erection ofmany beneficent institutions, but it can hardly be saidthat his influence had in it anything of a progressivetendency. With all his Orthodox Christianity hecould not overcome his inborn national antipathy forthe Jews, and when the horrible riots occurred atKjsheneff he did not condemn these fanatical andbarbarous outrages as a follower of Christ should havedone. Naturally this attitude did not affect hispopularity with the lower classes, as, being sprungfrom the peasantry, he thus showed that he was notabove their narrow prejudices. He and his followersat last became a nuisance to the authorities. Manyflocked from the south of Russia, a thousand miles ormore away, to Cronstadt, in order to pay him divinehonours, believing him to be an incarnation of Christ,who, according to the pea
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