Here and there in the war area . , their eager listen-ing to the sermon—though they could notunderstand it—their devout following of everypart of the Liturgy, seeing the actual con-secration for the first time, were most per-ceptible. I felt it about me, as it were, ineverything that I did, and when the adminis-tration came, they surged forward in an awedand eager reverence to see it, as administra-tion in their own Church is almost withoutany reverence at all, and unaccompanied byany words of delivery. What impresses Russians in our service—Ambassadors have told me—is the com-munity/ as they
Here and there in the war area . , their eager listen-ing to the sermon—though they could notunderstand it—their devout following of everypart of the Liturgy, seeing the actual con-secration for the first time, were most per-ceptible. I felt it about me, as it were, ineverything that I did, and when the adminis-tration came, they surged forward in an awedand eager reverence to see it, as administra-tion in their own Church is almost withoutany reverence at all, and unaccompanied byany words of delivery. What impresses Russians in our service—Ambassadors have told me—is the com-munity/ as they call it, of Psalms, creeds,responses, hymns, etc. They are sung or saidby every one with us, but in Russia are ren-dered by the choir while the people join inspirit, and worship on their own, if I maybe allowed a very graphic little modernphrase. Many of the dignitaries came to bepresented to me in the vestry, and told mehow impressed they had felt by the admini-stration to those who were meekly kneelingupon their knees,. DMITRI, SOX OF THE BISHOP OF WARSAW. 292] AND PEOPLE OF RUSSIA 293 I have ventured to go rather into detailsin what I have written, because I am anxiousto give a definite and clear impression, andperhaps in this way help to give some senseof my own deep convictions about Russiaand ourselves. It seems to me as conclusiveas anything can be—let any one read Pro-fessor Bernard Pares article on RussianHopes and Aims in the July EdinburghReview, if they would like to see how stronglyothers, far better informed than I can ever be,feel the same—that it is by the sure working ofthe laws which govern national relations thatwe and the Russian people are coming intoclose and permanent alliance. I am equallyconvinced also that it is by the same sureworking of Gods laws in His church, that ourbranches of that church are coming intopermanentjinion also. CHAPTER XII OUR GALLANT RUSSIAN ALLY Experience has made more prophets thanrevelation, it has been often said,
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