Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-12-27 | Page 1 | Famous Father John at Door of Death.

O tt-t tt M t M s so t t M MO I 4 4 FAMOUS Il F. JOHN AT 4 1 4 4 DOOR noon OP 01 0 DEATH J. J T 4 Republican Special Cable 4 4 SL Petersburg Dec 26 Pa Fa 6 Fa- Fa 44 4 f 4 thor John famed 44 4 4 among the Russian peasantry as 4 44 4 a n worker of or miracles and ana a heal heal- 44 4 4 er of the time sick Is 15 reported to be 44 4 4 near death haying having been Ill I for 4 4 several days with a recurrence 44 4 4 of or an ol old mala malady In the tho past 44 4 4 few days the n aged priest has f 4 4 been unable to take ec any nourish nourish- 44 4 4 ment P Owing to his advanced 44 4 4 n age e and the lowering of oC his f 4 vitality b by the repeated a assaults 44 4 4 of ot the disease the physicians 44 4 4 fear ho he hits Ims very ery little chance of or 44 4 4 recovery 4 4 The Time Influence of or Father John Johnf f 4 Is still great J IIo le e has thou- thou 4 44 4 sands Hands of followers In lii St. St Peters- Peters 4 4 bur hur burs burs' and antI the provinces but the tho 44 4 4 sect of late lat years has attained 44 4 44 4 an unenviable notoriety owing 4 4 to the te charges es of Immorality 44 4 4 and drunkenness brought 44 4 4 against tho the duel chief 4 who 4 44 4 exploited Father Johns John's 44 4 4 lion lon for sanctity to great geat 44 4 4 advantage e. e The practices 44 4 4 of the followers of ot Father John 44 4 4 have hae been tho the subject of of a play 4 44 4 entitled The Tho Black lack Ravens f 4 which was tas S prohibited in many 44 4 4 cities cites where tho the followers of or 44 4 4 Father John were vere numerous for 44 4 4 fear o of exciting popular hisor- hisor 4 4 de den der 4 The Tho powerful Influence of or tho 4 44 4 reactionary organizations were 44 4 4 exerted a against this production 44 4 4 because Ii Father ther John ohn in spite of ot 44 4 4 the repute ill repute J-repute of his followers 44 4 4 is counted as one of the strong strong- strong strong- strongest 4 4 est emit supporters of or autocracy and 44 4 4 orthodoxy orthodox 1 4 4 O O