. The religion of Russia. A study of the Orthodox Church in Russia from the point of view of the Church in England. r and Tsaritsa, witha gorgeous picture of their coronation. The furniture con-sisted of a large plain table, with several chairs and stools,a low couch, another small table which served as theBatushkas desk, and in the corner of the room a smallshrine, covered with ikons and books of devotion ; here, too,were several of the little smooth loaves of leavened bread,stamped with religious characters, which the Eastern Churchuses for the Holy Communion. A small triangular piece isscoo
. The religion of Russia. A study of the Orthodox Church in Russia from the point of view of the Church in England. r and Tsaritsa, witha gorgeous picture of their coronation. The furniture con-sisted of a large plain table, with several chairs and stools,a low couch, another small table which served as theBatushkas desk, and in the corner of the room a smallshrine, covered with ikons and books of devotion ; here, too,were several of the little smooth loaves of leavened bread,stamped with religious characters, which the Eastern Churchuses for the Holy Communion. A small triangular piece isscooped out of each little loaf, and the remainder is pre-sented as a mark of honour to the principal person presentat the service. Father Johann was always extremely glad tosee me at his church, and wrote a special note on oneoccasion in which he thanked the much respected English-man for coming to the service, and apologized for thesinging of the choir, which, however, was considerablybetter than that of the average village choir in England. His eagerness to meet my wishes in every way was on one ch cu.
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