. Russia then and now, 1892-1917; my mission to Russia during the famine of 1891-1892, with data bearing upon Russia of to-day. es—let themcease doing such things and they will soon discoverhow much patriotism is inborn, how much of it is ofspontaneous growth, and how much of it is forcedupon the people. Patriotism, therefore, as commonly understood,concluded Tolstoy, is for rulers a means for gratifyingtheir lust of land or power, and for the people a renun-ciation of their God-given intellect, a surrender offundamental teachings of their religion. Conceived inthat sense, patriotism is but a
. Russia then and now, 1892-1917; my mission to Russia during the famine of 1891-1892, with data bearing upon Russia of to-day. es—let themcease doing such things and they will soon discoverhow much patriotism is inborn, how much of it is ofspontaneous growth, and how much of it is forcedupon the people. Patriotism, therefore, as commonly understood,concluded Tolstoy, is for rulers a means for gratifyingtheir lust of land or power, and for the people a renun-ciation of their God-given intellect, a surrender offundamental teachings of their religion. Conceived inthat sense, patriotism is but a form of slavery, andthe patriot often but his monarchs this blind patriotism, and you end war at thesame time, for people will then be no longer willingto sacrifice themselves for the aggrandizement oftheir ruler, or of his diplomats or of his military this blind patriotism, and the profession ofthe diplomat will be gone. There will then be noquarrel between nations which arbitration courtswill not adjudicate. Remove this blind patriotism,and nations will establish their cause by the law of. Poor Peasants. RUSSIAS JEWISH PEOPLE 95 right instead of by the force of might. Remove blindpatriotism, and you will enthrone religion amongthe nations. Let people cease to be false patriots,and they will become true Christians. X Russias Religion THE spirit of true religious liberty is working likegood leaven within their institutions as they nowexist. The Kingdom of God is within them. Toleration of all religions which do not violatepublic morality or good order exists in Russia,and not to profess the Orthodox Greek faith, thenational religion, does not disqualify for the en-joyment of any civil rights. James B. Reynolds recently wrote in the Chris-tian Union of New York as follows: Last year in Russia I met a number of peopleprominent in the Russian Church, and heard much ofthe spirit of their leaders. There certainly has beena decided awakening in recent
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