" Restrained nestor, Bozhiej the favour Bishop Kamchatka and Peter and Paul " remembered this signature on the Certificate of honour, addressed to father Paul Stepanovichu and the uncle Flora Stepanovichu Markizovym - to the contractors built church " House of Mercy " in street Batalonnoj in Harbin. It was remembered from those far years, can be because I for the first time in a life have seen such Certificate of honour. In what to year it was, I cannot with uverenyonostju tell. The church in honour of icon Bozhiej of Mother " All Grieving Pleasure " was under construction in two steps, in process of fund raising by bishop Nestorom. Under certificates those years harbintsev, it concerns to the middle of 20th years. According to G.V.Melikhov - in 1925. (DejatelYOnost Vladikas Nestor the Russian emigration in China is briefly described by the doctor of historical sciences academician G.V.MelihoYovym in the book ", 1917-1924 ").
With construction of the first turn of church " House of mercy " close relations of seniors Markizovyh with Vladika Nestorom have begun, proceeded it is a lot of years. Vladika Nestor, all over again bishop, then archbishop and mitropoyolit, was the frequent visitor in our family. It happened on all celebrations and is simple without an occasion, having a rest among friends from burdens of an emigrant life. It liked ancient Chinese game "madzhan". Partners of the Vladika quite often were Polina Fedorovna Derzhavin and somebody from MarkizoYOvyh (it was required four partners). It was the game demanded not passion, and the reasonable analysis and thoughtfulness: it is necessary to count some courses forward. Who has won or has lost, opreyodeljaetsja not money, and special kostochkayomi with points. By quantity of points it was possible to conduct calculation by money. It is recollected, that somehow send young friends, and we had a game in madyozhan. Here children also have reflected how to be, approach under blessing to the Vladika or it is inconvenient. Here the Vladika herself podozval them, blagoyoslovil, and children were very happy. Then game in madzhan proceeded.
Being present on our family holidays, Vladika Nestor never forgot a shelter " Houses of mercy ". For example, talking to our visitors, it spoke: " We here pleasantly spend time, here is cosy and warmly. There comes autumn (or winter), and to heat poyomeshchenie our shelter there is nothing... ". But there and then the problem was solved: Markizovy Derzhavins fire wood in that quantity which was required on all otoyopitelnyj a season sent next day coal. And sometimes, when visitors the Vladika asked to help a shelter gathered and took out a subscription leaf. Here there was frequent visitors Feodor Nikolaevich Zimin, the owner of two drugstores, Vasily Ivanovich Kazikov, the co-owner of shop of a ready dress, Paul GavriloYovich Derzhavin, the owner of a warehouse of fire wood, Evgenie Zenonovich Komar, the house owner and others. The moment was suitable, and businessmen did not stint, the blessing, that the enterprise were not unprofitable and all wished to help the business which is carried out by the Vladika sincerely.
Somehow on oil week parents have invited Vladika Nestor to pancakes. It by phone has answered: " I can not, dear. As I shall go on pancakes when we in a shelter do not have coal, and the cook cannot make a dinner to kiddies and old men. Thanks, but I have no right ".
Certainly, to it have answered: " Now we shall send coal. And you, the Vladika, nevertheless come on pancakes ". - " Well if it is possible so to solve a problem I shall arrive ".
In a shelter for girls and in wings on a site of " the House of mercy " veins as it is remembered, the aged priest, it participated in fulfilment of a liturgy only on dvunadesjatym prazdyonikam, differently it did not have not enough forces. Veins in " the House of mercy " A.N.Gibbs's Englishman - one of tutors of the successor of cesarevitch Alexey. It has accepted Orthodoxy and inochesky postrig, warmly recollected in conversations family of emperor Nikolay II. From young inokov in a monastery of veins ierodiakon the Nile (Konstantin Mihajlovich Nosov) who has ended a grammar school by it. F.M.DostoevYoskogo in 1932, up to a nunhood worked the journalist in harbinskih newspapers.
Was in " the House of mercy " and Ladies' committee. It organized charitable lotteries, fund raising on subscription sheets, gathering of donations in the certain days in streets of city. When the youth went with mugs, to everyone who lowered money, prikalyyovali any bantik. On dvunadesjatye holidays the Ladies' committee suited after ·liturgii " a cup of tea ", and pies, a batch of lady brought from the house.
Were very solemnly made bogoyosluzhenija. In days of the Great post a liturgy or a night service made in dark oblachenijah, the Vladika and clerics were medlitelyony. During Easter zautreni oblachenija were light, rasshitymi beautiful patterns, and the Vladika went on a temple very quickly, figuratively speaking almost "ran", creating joyful prazdyonichnoe mood. Reading of the Gospel on an easter liturgy, after zautreni is recollected till now. The gospel from Matfeja, for example, (ae.28, verses 19-20): " Go, learn all people, kreyostja them in the name of the Father, both the Son, and Sacred Spirit, learning them to observe everything, that I have enjoined to you, and se I with all of you in all days before the termination of a century. Amin ". This Gospel in " the House of mercy " read in 12 languages, on number of apostles. Vladika Nestor hegumen Nafanail (in the world prince read on-ei?yenee, Lvov) in French and in English. Other clerics read in German, Japanese, Chinese and, certainly on tserkovnoyoslavjanskom and Russian and in other languages. Was very solemnly and lifted religious mood praying.
In divine service participated the prior of a temple about John Trostjansky, protodiakon about. Fedot Zadorozhnyj. Sosluzhil to archbishop Nestoru those years usually archimandrite Philaret (Voznesensky) - the engineer who has ended HPI. It was the son of bishop Dmitry (in the world mitrofornogo archpriest about. Nikolay Voznesenskogo). Later archimandrite Philaret has headed Foreign Russian Orthodox church in a dignity of metropolitan. In " the House of mercy " in the end of 30th has accepted a curacy journalist V.A.Gerasim, becoming about. Vasily and then the secretary of Vladika Nestor. In " the house of mercy " usually sang fine chorus in which known singers participated in Harbin and actors, but their surnames were not remembered.
For the Christening it is usual vodosvjatie made on the river Sungari where on some removal from coast were constructed from an ice a cross and all necessary for vodosvjatija. But in separate areas of city were constructed mikro-ei?aaie, in particular and in " the House of mercy " where consecration of water is usual made Vladika Nestor.
Two cases from a life of our relatives and friends Are recollected. In 1942 from a typhus has died George Vasilevich Pogozhev. Read the burial service over it in church " House of mercy ". A coffin have brought in a temple on the eve in the evening after a night service. When all have gathered for burial service, otkryyolis Imperial vrata and from an altar there was the archbishop Nestor known the late. There was a service mourning and solemn. The Vladika it has made not under our request, and on the attention to the late engineer. In 1943 has died Polina Fedorovna Derzhavin, and its son George was at that time on one of stations was KVZHD. George have caused telegramyomoj to Harbin, having informed about illnesses of mother. Vladika Nestor has met a train at station where it had a rest, has called George and that has understood, that there was a misfortune, and has asked: " that will be sluyozhit - moleben or requiem? " The Vladika has divided with the young man to mountain then George has continued the way.
Per 1945 at active intermediary of archbishop Nestor Harbinskaja and ManYOchzhurskaja to a diocese of orthodox church send to conducting the Patriarch Moscow and vseja to Russia Alex I. To it the conversations which have extended in Harbin that the Japanese authorities of iaiu??io-th have intention to bring in orthodox temples attributes of the goddess of Sun Amaterasu, " rodonachalnitsy preceded the Japanese imperial dynasty ". Ruling metropolitan Harbinsky and Manchurian Melety and all bishops of a diocese were kategoricheyoski against it as Amaterasu on orthodox canons was the pagan goddess. Through General consulate of the USSR correspondence took place in Harbin (the intermediary was archbishop Nestor) with the Moscow patriarchy and Harbinskaja the diocese in the end of 1945 has passed in jurisdiction of Patriarch Alex I. About it it has been solemnly announced in all pravoslavyonyh temples.
Even earlier, exact date I do not remember, but it was prior to the beginning of military actions on August, 9th, 1945, during a night service for the first time began to remember Patriarch Alex, instead of bishops of the Foreign Synod. During this night service in " the House of mercy " archbishop Nestor has told, that now we not people without a sort and a tribe, and we were accepted in a bosom of Russian Orthodox church by the Most holy Patriarch Moscow and vseja Russia Alex, " we have also Native land, and our Orthodox church led by the Patriarch ".
Russian emigration has differently concerned to ocurrence Harbinskoj of a diocese in structure of the Moscow patriarchy, but overwhelming majority - is positive. The indignation to me was stated only by one participant of civil war: " why us have not asked, whether we agree? " The similar question in that conditions was not possible even if to come at Japanese into the Soviet consulate was unsafe. And after the introduction of the Soviet armies into Harbin arhiyoepiskop nestor any more was not afraid to visit General Consulate of the USSR.
On it my memoirs come to an end.
About the further way of Vladika Nestor to Harbin priest Dionisy Pozdnjaev in magazine " Problem of the Far East " № 4 for 1998, ss has written. 127-128, the following:
" The Patriarchal Decree from June, 11th, 1946 for № 664 mitropolichy the district was preobrazoyovan in East-Asian ekzarhat (the district uniting of some dioceses and using certain independence). The patriarchal ekzarhom had been appointed archbishop Nestor with its erection in a dignity of metropolitan of Harbin and Manchuria.
Activity Vysokopreosvjashchennogo of Vladika Nestor on a post of chapter Ekzarhata was extraordinary multilateral. It is enough to mention that the Moscow Patriarchy those years often used printed editions Harbinskoj of a diocese. In Ekzarhate Vladika Nestor in every possible way supported traditions of church charity ".