[246] The work by M. O. Menshikov, _Concerning Holy Love and Sex Love_, was printed in _Knizhki Nedieli_ in 1897, No. 11. In Chapters IV and V of this work, Menshikov wrote about the struggle of the two principles: The many-gods and the One-God; Tolstoi was probably pleased with the following lines: “The great teaching about One-God wiped out, together with the idols, the very conception of separate gods; the gods disappeared but their elements--the passions--remained, until now the overwhelming majority of Christians who profess by word in the One-God, in reality bow to a _plurality_.... (Italics made by the author.) Notwithstanding the thousand year rule of the Gospels, we, in an overwhelming majority are more sincerely idolaters than Christians--of course without suspecting it.... Nihilist, Godless, paganized, the contemporary generation accepts as an undoubted law, that the development of man consists in enlarging the number of needs and refining them to the point of a cult. Is this not a new plurality of gods, an idolatry?” [247] In his book, _What Is Art?_ [248] St. John, Chapter XIV, Verse 2. [249] Chapter I, Verse 24, St. Paul to the Colossians. [250] See letter of Count L. N. Tolstoi to his Wife, March, 1913, page 535 (No. 583) and page 537 (No. 585). [251] See letter of Count L. N. Tolstoi to his Wife, March, 1913, pages 536–537. [252] About this time Tolstoi wrote to an acquaintance of his: “You know Mme. M. A. Schmidt. She lives near us, straining every effort, notwithstanding her weak health and her age (about 50), to work to support herself. (She constantly helps people) and it is impossible to see her without a softening of the heart and ... envy. She is always joyous, calm and graceful.” [253] In the _Novoe Vremia_ (November 19, 1897, No. 7,806) there appeared an article by V. V. Rozanov: “Graceful Demonism” in which, in an ironical tone, he criticised Menshikov’s article, “On Sex Love,” which was printed in _Knizhki Nedieli_ (1897, Nos. 9–11). In his words later on, Tolstoi speaks of his deeply loved brother, Nickolai Nickolaievich (1823–1860). In his _Recollections_, Tolstoi relates the incident as follows: “I remember how once, a very stupid and bad man, an Adjutant General, who was hunting with him, laughed at him and how my brother, glancing at me, smiled kindly,” evidently finding great satisfaction in this. (Biriukov, _Biography of L. N. Tolstoi_, Vol. I, Moscow, 1911, pages 43–44). [254] A. Maude translated _What Is Art?_ into English. [255] The letter of N. Y. Grot is printed, I think, in Tolstoi’s book, _What Is Art?_ [256] Grigori Antonovich Zakharlin (1829–1895), a well-known professor in the Moscow University, in his day, one of the most popular Moscow physicians.