Such was the beginning, After the death of Father Maxim, in 1712, at the insistent request of the Russian Commissioner in Peking, the Emperor fof China gave permission for a special Russian Orthodox Mission tobe admitted to China. The same year the Archimanirite illation, one priest and seven students arrived in Peking, where the students at once began to earn the Manchurian and Chinese "The mission now' possesses nineteen churches, three chapels, five cemeteries, 32 missionary centres, tone seminary, seventeen schools, for boys and three for girls. Besides, there are several industrial institu tions in Peking, a library and other establishments." With the Russian revolution all contributions from Russia ceased and thousands of re: fugees migrated to China because of the political trouble. These ware fnetped by the mission in many ways, In Shanghai a Russian JOrthodox Confraternity was establish ed, and under the guidance of the mission were founded a school, a hospital, "a shelter for aged women and a home for orphans. The church the mission was burned to the ground during the last Sino-Japanese Confiet, buy we are now building a cathedral in the French Concession and in addition have several house chapels, "Many literary works of China were translated by our missionaries in Russian and many holy books into Chinese, "Dictionaries and philological works were written, "Two hundred and__ twenty-two martyrs in the Boxer Rebellion and several missionaries slain show the spirit and the courage inspired by the
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