Deseret Evening News | 1909-01-02 | Page 1 | Father John of Cronstadt is Dead

FATHER JOHN OF IS DEAD St 81 Petersburg Jan Father John of at Is dead The noted priest for tor some time b been n suffering front chronic dropsy and corn com And the tho end though sudden was not unexpected Father John was born Nov S SG 18 A As II a priest ot of the An Andrew Andrew drew church at hi his zeal And devotion drew about him hO boats ot of tot tol towers and attract attracted the attention ot of the emperor who 1110 constantly befriend ed ad him A pilgrimage ot of the tho present em empress pre to the shrine of t St Ri which pious Russians was be believed believed to he have been responsible for tal the tho birth ot of th the desIred hell heir to the throne was wall undertaken on Father Johns ed Bd edvice vice The late ear ot of Father John life lite vere by th the ill III repute ot of the sect of 01 which was exploited by an unscrupulous and Immoral Immor group 4 t men and women to their great vantage a The priests eyes were opened to this only last um sum ummer titer mer w en he anathematized the false leaders