Гуманитарные и юридические исследования (Sep 2021)
MISSIONARY ACTIVITY IN THE STAVROPOL TERRITORY IN SECOND HALF XIX - EARLY XX CENTURY
Abstract
The article investigates the stages of the establishment of missionary activities in the Stavropol territory in second half XIX - beginning of XX century, when after the end of the Caucasian war, began a more active colonization of this territory, the new territories are, therefore, expanded the tasks of missionary activity. The article discusses the methods of struggle of the Russian Orthodox Church with sectarianism and the old believers, as the people's unawareness was the main reason for leaving sectarianism. The evolution of missionary activity, when effective missionary work in the diocese was created brotherhood, missionary society, temperance societies, opened mission stations, schools, carried out missionary congresses of priests. Gradually expanded directions and objectives in missionary activities. The article presents data of archival materials, allowing to perform a wide range of issues related to the development of missionary works in the Stavropol region in the pre-Soviet period. Archival documents confirm the disturbing power structures over the activities of sects because of sectarianism were sown in the minds of the public the idea of an apostasy, from both the official religion and the overthrow of the existing order in the Empire. Records of Stavropol Andreevskoe-Vladimir brotherhood, the Orthodox missionary society, journals of the meetings of the congresses of the clergy show how important was the missionary activity, reveal the ways of working of missionaries and clergymen, bring to light the difficulties faced by the missionaries.
