Eureka Reporter | 1905-05-12 | Page 2 | Religious Freedom for Russians

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR RUSSIANS st Petersburg After three days holiday the newspapers except the ex radical organs which never find anything to commend in the actions of the autocracy are filled with praise at the grant of freedom of religion generally expressing the opinion bat liberty of conscience must be the pre cursor of political liberty the novola eremya saya for decades we have lived under the reign of the chancelleries and the government official generally who had the right to close churches ana stifle the most sacred ideals 0 man until april 30 the names of men were inscribed in the official papers as orthodox who never perhaps had been inside an orthodox church let us hope that the old believers who were banished abroad may now return to russia and enjoy here the same lib erty they possessed abroad it Is generally believed that the old believers will signalize their ap precia alon of the emperor s favor by a mu anicent gift to the war cheat