Show HAS LOST HIS popularity blessing of father john failed to avert russian disaster father john of cronstedt Cron stadt whose ex tra ordinary influence over the czar no less than his propaganda against the revolutionaries continually rouses the ire of the secret committee Is 86 years of age in personality he an to the description of the aver age russian peasant only in his case abstemiousness hag has wrought a refining effect on his features he Is short of stature with a somewhat florid corn alexion and his small twinkling gray eyes have that furtive appearance characteristic of the russian working class in spite of bis his great age he Is 1 remarkably active and his long brown hair Is untouched with silver father john was once esteemed a mir acle worker but it is said he ha has S lost his reputation since the ships he blessed were sunk and the men he blessed were killed in battle with the japs |