Show Reform of the Church St Petersburg April li Emperor Nicholas I has decided that the moment momen t is inopportune to grant the petition of ofa ofa a H group gropp of the influential clergy for a of a general council to ef effect effEN fEN leet a reform of the ecclesiastical ad administration administration ministration On the margin of the pe petition petition peI I the emperor appended a note as asI I follows I i find it impossible in the present I disturbed times to undertake a task of md magnitude requiring calm culm consid consideration ot sid ration Following the tIme old example of the orthodox emperors I intend how however however ever vel as soon as there is a favorable to set on foot fool this great work and summon the council of the old Rus Russian Russian sian Ian church for a canonical discussion of questions of faith and ecclesiastical reform |