Show RUSSIAN MINISTER IN LOCAL Pastor From St. St Petersburg a 1 Native r of Scotland Tells of Church System x 12 LAND ND NOT PRIEST RIDDEN RIDDEr v Popular Ideas Overturned by Explanation Explanation Dr Bannen Bannon Speaks at Prison I i s J I Two distinguished visitors In Salt pulpits Sunday Sunday were wore the Rev Dr Francis pastor of ot the Amer British ican ca n embassy church of St. St Petersburg RussIa and R. R G. G Bannen president of or the P Pennsylvania Christian Endeavor or union with headquarters at VII Wll- t Pa Both are aro returning from a visit to the Pacific coast havIng having hayng hav hay ing ng been called th there re 1 by lW the convention conven conven- J- J lion tion Of Christian Dr Francis preached Sunday morning at atthe the Central Contral Christian church and Mr r. Bannen Dannen occupied the pulpit of or the Christian Endeavor chapel at tho ho state prison After a short visit in this cil city the two will proceed east east- 8 ward rd Dr Francis Is entertaining as a conversationalist conversationalist con con- as 38 we well as a public speaker He combines with high mon men and de deep p J learning a n. geniality that Is refreshing to those who are arc fortunate fortunate fortunate for for- enough to enjoy hI his society Al Although Although Al- Al though he has been in St. St Petersburg y- y for 14 years he Is not a Russian by byI I e 1 f birth t Of or Scotch Birth I I am an Englishman hman said Dr t Francis when Interviewed Sunday Sunda and I was born bOIn In Scotland all good goodr r l Englishmen arc aro Scotch ne ht added jo jorJ jo- jo rJ- rJ a 11 j As liAs to m my claim of ot being a n. true truc Christian ho lie remarked presently I 1 need only say that I 1 am tolerating a n t. t newspaper reporter while dinner Is g gw w waiting for fOI me inc and there was a n. merry mer mer- 1 ry twinkle In hits his ee eyes Prominent among the comments of Dr Francis on Russia was vas the thc statement state state- ment th that t the Ru Russian pl people ople are arc not nota a ridden priest st H He asserted that one branch Of t the tho clergy Is dependent dor do- do r pendent upon trading for tor the support of ef their families an and that in consequence consequence conse conse- quence of tho they have become classed class class- w. w cd ed as 38 being among the oppressors of oft t tho people 5 At the morning service In the Central Central Cen Cen- Christian church Dr Francis Fa took t. t as his text EIb 4 5 G 5 One faith one oue God and one baptism In his t i address ho lie place for a description i Hon tion of or the Russian Rusan church as distinguished distinguished distin distin- I from froni the Roman church He I 1 1 J began hegan by pointing out that tho the Russian church Is if part of or the thc J Eastern astern church if n ns 5 distinguished from the tho Ve Western anti and m that it is ig known as the Orthodox church whereas the there Western re terl is known as the Catholic church He Hc spoke in ini i J part as follows A Russian Lm Distinction Ortho x i r ii h R e Hi m ts ft history h ha has laid emphasis on correct belief whereas reas i th the Latin church has sought ou ht rather catholicity in the sense enc of universal al rule The Russian church like the theRoman theRoman theRoman Roman church is II ritualistic and practices practices practices tices and worship of or the v saints but as an open Bible Dible It does docs not a acknowledge e the supremacy of the po pope popo po at nt Rome Within the church some famous priests have lived and worked notably them being beins Father John I Kron- Kron on- on stadt stat a n reputed n worker Here Dr Francis de described his t first glimpse c cor of or Father the ti-ic c chapel of the winter palace In St. St Petersburg at the marriage Of r the pr present ent Czar and narrated nar nar- rated J incidents of one of or the miracles of this thia priest ut It priests generally In Russia continued Dr l Francis r have e not reached the high level of If Father John TJ They e arc are divided Into black and white while clergy the black being parish priests necessarily married for ordination anc and the whites being monks monts ne necessarily For the white clergy nil all of or the tho hl higher her offices of oC the church chuIch arc reserved v Not ot ri Ridden Priest t Country The church while established established stab ii is not flot endowed d by hy the state and the ie married priests to get an Income income In- In I come corne for Cor the support of ot their families families' o JIa to lo trade In the sacraments of oC the church ur h. h For this they hey are classed as asI I oppressors o of the lie Russia how how- I I- I r. r ever cr I Is not and never nayer was wa a priest priest- ridden country J The priesthood was formerly a n- caste te into which only sons of priests dould could come com but now others may enter and so o men rr from m secular life having haYing havinga divine call to the tiie ministry a n. are en entering en- en 1 the church and they are a 0 purifying purifying pu pu- pu- pu riffIng Influence In it Within recent years the Czar has granted a lar large e measure of oC religious lots liberty wh which leh in S. S Russia RUDla as has been the case In other I c countries t il ha has done much toward getting getting get get- ting Ung civil liberty Tho The Ru Russian lan people has ha failed In Its revolutionary re c efforts orts because it shares the tile detects defects of ot the government o It seeks to overthrow There Is a 11 mora moral moral mor mor- a al crisis beneath the political crisis and through the thc church the people must be regenerated that they thoy may he be befit fit properly to achieve their aims alms Sr Service Service- lc at Penitentiary Mr 1 Bannen who with Dr Francis Is Isa isa a n. guest of C C. JE E. E Marks while in this city the Christian Endeavor or society of oC the state slate prison pIlson Sunday This society which Is under the supervision super super- vision of oC Miss Louise M 1 Benz has a n. hip member of 35 36 all of or whom are prisoners at the penitentiary The at attendance at- at tit at 1 the meetings however I at-I Is usually between 50 60 ane and GO CO and the officers of tho the society arc are enthusiastic over the work which is being done dono on by hy IL The prisoners who b belong lon to the organization org conduct their own on services services ser ser- er- er vices furnishing both bolh singing ln and the prayers Mr Bannen Dannen mid and party part were late In reaching the meeting by hy a rA derailment derailment de de- de- de of ot the street car ear so that Mr Bannen Dannen had only eight minutes s In which to n. n address his congregation In that time however hOt he delivered an ad address address address ad- ad dress that visibly affected his hearers and ind left them in a a. mood appropriate ap to o the Sabbath He Hc said In part It n Jt Is a pleasure to me inc to ad address llesH a boll jody body ct cf Christian no matter where I am On One of oC tho glories glories glo glo- ries of the thc Christian Endeavor mont ment is Ig that it Js is found almost cv every every- ry- ry where There are aro societies upon the theseas seas ceas as well eU as 18 upon the landWe land Jand We re were delayed in reaching this meeting because tho the car cai ran of off nIT the rack The Thc car cm was derailed because of a a. weak place in the thc foundation n of ho tho system Many Ian lives arc are off of the rack because of oi failure at nt w weak ak places God sent His Ills son into Inlo the world to set cl men on the track again and m to afford us a Coun foundation that I is sure The thing that I 1 would woud have you remember as is most of us shall hall m I Lt ot i tilI t Wi |