. In the land of Tolstoi; experiences of famine and misrule in Russia . n St. Petersburg enabled her to go to Siberia, thereto use her medical knowledge as a simple nurse. After a few weeks of zealous work among the patients she 196 A EuiNED Family. Jierself caught the spotted typhus; for some time all hope ofher recovery was abandoned. The fever at last, however,abated, only to leave her a physical and nervous wreck; shehad become insane. In this condition she was sent home to her poor mother,whose bitter cup of sorrow was now surely full. But, no;her second son, who was at home, whose nervou
. In the land of Tolstoi; experiences of famine and misrule in Russia . n St. Petersburg enabled her to go to Siberia, thereto use her medical knowledge as a simple nurse. After a few weeks of zealous work among the patients she 196 A EuiNED Family. Jierself caught the spotted typhus; for some time all hope ofher recovery was abandoned. The fever at last, however,abated, only to leave her a physical and nervous wreck; shehad become insane. In this condition she was sent home to her poor mother,whose bitter cup of sorrow was now surely full. But, no;her second son, who was at home, whose nervous system hadalready been strained almost to the breaking point, could notstand the shock of seeing his loved sister insane. His ownmind was unhinged, and he, too, had to be removed to anasylum. Such is the work of Mammon and priestcraft, but for whichthese innocent and truly patriotic men and women had beennot merely happy in their own lives, but a means of inspirationand uplifting to the wretched peasants on their estate, who sosorely needed their help and CHAPTER XIV. OLDEE EUSSIAN SECTS. Tsardom and Orthodoxy—Eeforms of Nikon—The Stanoveri—Popovtsi andBespopovtsi—The Antichrist-Tsar—Specimens of Hymns—Contempt ofSuffering—Stranniki (Wanderers) and Beguni (Fugitives)—How They areMade—A Sectarians Story—Moltchalniki (Dumb)—An Advocates Ex-perience—Priigoni (Dancers) and Chlisti (Flagellators)—Origin andTenets—Initiation Ceremonies—Orgies—Slcoptsi (Mutilators)—Mutilation—Samonstrehitjeli (Suicides)—Nje Nashi (Agnostics)—Their Behaviourtowards Authorities. Though Tsardom and the Orthodox Church in Russia are nowso indissolnbly associated, they are not exactly twin powers inthe matter of age. It was in the eighth century that someGreek missionaries proclaimed Christianity throughout theland, and introduced, at the same time, a certain degree ofthat civilisation which then followed the Greek tongue. TheChurch thus established took
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