Russia’s Opening for the Gospel
Whatever form of government may come to Russia out of the present embroglio, one thing is certain—the power of absolutism is much weakened for the time being. The power of autocracy both in state and church has been so modified that the people are no longer dominated by the superstition that the state is an invincible political power and the church an infallible influence. The former has been beaten at arms by a despised nation, and the church’s prayers and charms were powerless to prevent the inevitable. Consequently the doors to Russia’s millions that have sat in darkness so long are being opened by circumstances that neither the state nor the church have been able to control. The time is propitious for the entrance of the Gospel of Christ. Let there be no delay, for if the opening gap be not filled by the ambassadors of truth at once, the enemy will occupy the ground with some perversion or substitute. Opportunity does not long tarry for procrastination.