truth will preach their own doctrine. And if a false teaching ispreached to the inexperienced sons of their Church -- which as the

truth -- then that Church cannot but burn the books and remove theman who is misleading its sons. What is to be done with a

sectarian -- burning, in the opinion of the Orthodox, with the fireof false doctrine -- who in the most important affair of life, in

faith, misleads the sons of the Church? What can be done with himexcept to cut off his head or to incarcerate him? Under the Tsar

Alexis Mikhaylovich people were burned at the stake, that is tosay, the severest method of punishment of the time was applied, and

in our day also the severest method of punishment is applied --detention in solitaryconfinement. [Footnote: At the time this

was written capital punishment was considered to be abolished inRussia. -- A.M.]

The second relation of the Church to a question of life waswith regard to war and executions.

At that time Russia was at war. And Russians, in the name ofChristian love, began to kill their fellow men. It was impossible

not to think about this, and not to see that killing is an evilrepugnant to the first principles of any faith. Yet prayers were

said in the churches for the success of our arms, and the teachersof the Faith acknowledged killing to be an act resulting from the

Faith. And besides the murders during the war, I saw, during thedisturbances which followed the war, Church dignitaries and

• doings [´du:iŋz] n.行动；所作的事 (初中英语单词)


• christ [kraist] n.基督 int.天啊! (初中英语单词)


• artificial [,ɑ:ti´fiʃəl] a.人工的；模拟的 (初中英语单词)


• priest [pri:st] n.教士；牧师；神父 (初中英语单词)


• explanation [,eksplə´neiʃən] n.解释；说明；辩解 (初中英语单词)


• swallow [swɔləu] n.燕子 v.吞，咽；淹没 (初中英语单词)


• therefore [´ðeəfɔ:] ad.&conj.因此；所以 (初中英语单词)


• knowing [´nəuiŋ] a.会意的，心照不宣的 (初中英语单词)


• fulfil [ful´fil] vt.履行；完成；执行 (初中英语单词)


• doctrine [´dɔktrin] n.教义；主义；学说 (初中英语单词)


• ignorant [´ignərənt] a.无知的，愚昧的 (初中英语单词)


• unhappy [ʌn´hæpi] a.不幸的；不快乐的 (初中英语单词)


• belief [bi´li:f] n.相信；信仰，信条 (初中英语单词)


• consequence [´kɔnsikwəns] n.结果；后果；推断 (初中英语单词)


• hostile [´hɔstail] a.敌方的，敌意的 (初中英语单词)


• proportion [prə´pɔ:ʃən] n.比率 vt.使成比例 (初中英语单词)


• obvious [´ɔbviəs] a.明显的；显而易见的 (初中英语单词)


• behave [bi´heiv] v.举止；表现；举止端正 (初中英语单词)


• regiment [´redʒimənt] n.团；一大群 (初中英语单词)


• generation [,dʒenə´reiʃən] n.发生；世代；同龄人 (初中英语单词)


• equally [´i:kwəli] ad.相等地；平等地 (初中英语单词)


• height [hait] n.高度；顶点；卓越 (初中英语单词)


• procession [prə´seʃən] n.队伍 v.列队行进 (初中英语单词)


• spiritual [´spiritʃuəl] a.精神(上)的；神圣的 (初中英语单词)


• purity [´pjuəriti] n.纯净；贞洁 (初中英语单词)


• preach [pri:tʃ] v.宣扬；鼓吹 n.训诫 (初中英语单词)


• punishment [´pʌniʃmənt] n.罚，刑罚 (初中英语单词)


• celebration [,seli´breiʃən] n.庆祝(会)；庆典 (高中英语单词)


• painful [´peinfəl] a.痛(苦)的；费力的 (高中英语单词)


• confession [kən´feʃən] n.招供；认错；交待 (高中英语单词)


• consciousness [´kɔnʃəsnis] n.意识；觉悟；知觉 (高中英语单词)


• remembrance [ri´membrəns] n.记忆(力)；回忆 (高中英语单词)


• acceptance [ək´septəns] n.接受；承认 (高中英语单词)


• clergyman [´klə:dʒimən] n.牧师；教士 (高中英语单词)


• pilgrim [´pilgrim] n.旅行者；香客 (高中英语单词)


• salvation [sæl´veiʃən] n.救助；拯救 (高中英语单词)


• regarding [ri´gɑ:diŋ] prep.关于 (高中英语单词)


• exclude [ik´sklu:d] vt.拒绝；排斥；排除 (高中英语单词)


• learned [´lə:nid] a.有学问的，博学的 (高中英语单词)


• falsehood [´fɔ:lshud] n.错误；撒谎 (高中英语单词)


• so-called [´sou ´kɔ:ld] a.所谓的，号称的 (高中英语单词)


• temptation [temp´teiʃən] n.引诱，诱惑(物) (高中英语单词)


• identical [ai´dentikəl] a.完全相同的 (高中英语单词)


• hostility [hɔ´stiliti] n.敌意 战斗(争) (高中英语单词)


• external [ik´stə:nəl] a.外部的；外面的 (高中英语单词)


• loving [´lʌviŋ] a.爱的，有爱情的 (高中英语单词)


• contempt [kən´tempt] n.轻蔑；受辱；不顾 (高中英语单词)


• affirm [ə´fə:m] vt.肯定，断言，证实 (高中英语单词)


• historical [his´tɔrikəl] a.历史(上)的 (高中英语单词)


• emphasize [´emfəsaiz] vt.强调 (高中英语单词)


• differently [´difrentli] ad.不同地，有差别地 (高中英语单词)


• reproach [ri´prəutʃ] vt.&n.责备；指责；耻辱 (高中英语单词)


• throne [θrəun] n.宝座；王位 (高中英语单词)


• solitary [´sɔlitəri] a.独居的；孤独的 (高中英语单词)


• communion [kə´mju:niən] n.共享；交流；圣餐 (英语四级单词)


• experienced [ik´spiəriənst] a.有经验的；熟练的 (英语四级单词)


• humility [hju:´militi] n.谦逊，谦让 (英语四级单词)


• astray [ə´strei] ad.&a.在歧途上(的) (英语四级单词)


• renounce [ri´nauns] v.拒绝 n.放弃权力 (英语四级单词)


• assertion [ə´sə:ʃən] n.断言；主张；论述 (英语四级单词)


• theology [θi´ɔlədʒi] n.神学 (英语四级单词)


• clause [klɔ:z] n.条(款)；分句，从句 (英语四级单词)


• almighty [ɔ:l´maiti] a.万能的；全能的 (英语四级单词)


• taking [´teikiŋ] a.迷人的 n.捕获物 (英语六级单词)


• illiterate [i´litərit] a.文盲的 n.文盲 (英语六级单词)


• dissatisfaction [di,sætis´fækʃən] n.不满 (英语六级单词)


• orthodox [´ɔ:θədɔks] a.正统的；正统的；习惯的 (英语六级单词)


• secondly [´sekəndli] a.第二(点)；其次 (英语六级单词)


• insufficient [,insə´fiʃənt] a.不足的，无能的 (英语六级单词)


• vocation [vəu´keiʃən] n.职业；使命；天职 (英语六级单词)


• applied [ə´plaid] a.实用的，应用的 (英语六级单词)


• inexperienced [,iniks´piəriənst] a.缺乏经验的 (英语六级单词)


• confinement [kən´fainmənt] n.限制；监禁；分娩 (英语六级单词)