Show FATHER JOHN OF crot adt acl st V 5 in th diio empire with russia the scene of stirring events the name of jon of cronstedt Cron stadt has again come consa cu to the front in news from that empire for the tast quarter of a century father john though not a factor in the oric al 1 fe of his coun try nor a leading dign tary of her charch has stood out prominently sometimes from the somber back ground rf nation sorrow sometimes father john russia s great pr est from one of national rejo cing when ever russia haa attracted the atten tion of the world so higl ly is father john esteemed hat vice admiral macarof Mak arof who had been ordered to port arthur to tak command ot the fleet there stopped long enough on his journey to receive the sacrament and the church s bless ing from the handa of father john at st andrew s cathedral n cronstedt Cron stadt in russia father john is universally known beloved and ered as tl e holy seer and m worker of his church though less well known abroad his influence and power for good have extended far beyond the boundaries of his native land and even bridged the ocean |