By "Smoy"
Shanghai, Sept. 5.
Russians in Shanghai' of a religious nature and turn of mind watch With great interest the continuing, process of merging between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Anglican Church evidenced in. England, Ench year this idea finds more and more supporters both in that country and among Russians. As far back as a hundred years ago on Interesting correspondence was carried of between a famous Russian Writer and philosopher Homiakoft—expert on the history of the Orthodox Byzantine Church—and Prof, Palmer of Oxford University, author of the book, "The Harmony Between the Anglican Doctrine and the Doctrine of the Eastern Orthodox. Church." The Crimean War, when Russia and England found themselves hostile camps, temporarily. disrupted thig spiritual affinity, but al-deadly, in the sixties of the past cen~ tury A "Society of Eastern Churches" was formed In London, This Penization is in existence today, publishing a magazine and holding dseemblies attended by Anglican, Greek, Russian, Bulgarian and Serbian clergy. "A short time ago} another organization came into being Sethe Brotherhood of St. Albanius and St, Sergius," in whose formation Russian emigrants took an active—if, riot leading—part, In Shanghai, 100, attempts are being made to draw together the Russian and Anglican. clergy; and in this respect Russians specially note the interest in the idea evinced by Dean A. 5, Trivett, "The Brotherhood of St. Albanius and St. Sergius" sprang from a Christians student movement Europe—of, to be more exact, from. its Russian branch in Paris. In some fof its phases this movement overlaps the work of the YMCA. in Paris, whose secretary, Mr. Anderson, a Sanch friend of Russians in that city, hag formed a publishing concen fond is, in general, creating a centre: of Russian. philosophy and culture, With contacts with centres of Anglo: Saxon culture, Started by a small group of English and Russian priests ud laymen, the Confraternity present numbers 690 members, 120 of Whom. are. Russians and the rest English, Most of them are priests or students of theology, but laymen, fand even women, are not excluded. The centres of the study of Orthodoxy in England are the country's two main theological colleges, where Russian professors are Invited, give Jeelures, and are afforded the opportunity of writing and working in 2 cloistered atmosphere. Russian students are often taken in for year of even more, thus being given knowledge of things English and Spiritual and social contacts which can be theirs through life French and Russians That the doors of the French Concession are equally wide open to Russian emigres as for all men, what-over their nationality, who are willing fo lead peaceful and lawful lives was stressed by the French Consul-Generfal Int. Auge in an interview just given tothe. "Shanghai Zaria." The Conisul-General repudiated rumours circulated by certain parties that the attitude of the French authorities towards Russian emigres has changed, fand was generous in his praise of the Work of Russian Volunteers doing duty in the Concession. Auge also denied there was any truth in the rumour that charitable work carried on by Concession authorities in ald of indigent Russians will be discontinued. A still more eloquent denial, he suggested, is supplied by the fact that whereas previously the bank of the Charitable Fund se! aside $80,000 for this work, the sum has now been increased to $100,000.
True, certain alterations in the organization of this charity work have been made, as the authorities are willing 10 help only those Russians who are honest and willing to work and are in a state of poverty through no fault of their own. But those men, stated M, Auge, who in the past' have made a business of being' indigent, and have contrived to receive aid from two or three places at the same time, will have to remain without the benemt of charity in the future, Furthermore, the French atithorities will dispense help only to permanent residents of the Concession, as no sum would be sum cient to give ald to the temporary, chance and transient elements. For this reason only people who have lived for two! years in the Concession will be given help. 1M, Auge said that every. day' hho signs at least one order for apointment of some Russian to this or another position, and this in itself repudiates any' rumour that the authorities have changed in their attitude towards Russian emigres, myself a former officer "and whatever regime there may be in continually joining this Society.
Russia, I can never forget that dur-Ing the War of 1914-1918 we Frenchmen fought side by side with the valiant Russian Army for a common cause."
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