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oor clothes. At the same time, Pashkov enclosed 100 francs for him to buy shoes. 55 Pashkov admonished "dear" Burov (see note 51), who must have complained regarding some of the tasks assigned to him in England, to realize that some people had to do such tasks every day, not just once or twice a week. Pashkov also admonished him not to leave things for the servants to have to clean up. 56 Pashkov's charitable giving was not indiscriminate. Efforts were made to verify whether the need was genuine or not. He also encouraged others to give. In at least one The most detailed account of this story occurs in S. Lieven, pp. 15 a-g, which includes a brief account by Gorinovich himself concerning his new-found belief and his new desire to live. For a letter to Gorinovich from Pashkov, see PP 2/l/b/30 (January 1885). The collection also includes 26 letters from Gorinovich to Pashkov, over the period 1874-1895 (PP 2/11/1-26). See also Trotter, p. 195. 54 V. A. Burov, a stove builder from Rostov, was sentenced to Siberia after destroying an "image," leaving the Orthodox Church, and evangelizing. Released on bail, fellow-believers sent him to England where he met Mrs. Pashkov at H. Gratton Guiness' Harley House. Pashkov seems to have contributed to Burov's support in England and urged him to study English well. For letters to or concerning Burov, see PP 2/l/b/129 (1885), 131 (to Baedeker, September 1885); 2/1/C/33 (December 1885), 63 (February 1886). For another instance of support, see Pashkov's letter to Theodoroff, PP 2/l/b/136 (1885). 55 PP 2/1/C/66. 56 PP 2/1/C/63. 39 instance Pashkqy expressed a willingness to help if the companions of the person in need, who had themselves made the request to Pashkov, also came to his aid. 57 He appears to have been especially interested in providing aid and at times, a means of livelihood, to fellow believers, although much of his early St. Petersburg work was clearly done on behalf of the population at large. The connection between his generosity and his evangelism also led to rumors that Pashkov paid people to leave the Orthodox Church. 58 According to V. G. Chertkov, Pobedonostsev on one occasion wished to report a story he knew to be false, in which Pashkov had supposedly paid a woman not to wear an Orthodox cross. 59 Whatever assistance in his cause Pashkov's generosity may have been, those converts who held to their beliefs despite persecution suggest that, at least for some converts, financial inducements were not their motive for perseverance in their new belief. Pashkov himself wrote to Vera Gagarina in 1886 that he was certain he had done harm in giving money away without discernment, without knowing the recipient, and without seeking divine guidance. However, he added: I am ... persuaded that the Lord has entrusted us 57 Letter to Nathalie Kruse, PP 2/1/C/72. Stead, pp. 360-61; Heier, p. 115. See Heier, p. 132; Stead, p 377, for a quotat