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Mather residents claim Kirkland residents are behind the disappearance of the Adams House gong and letters threatening to send the gong to the Russian monastery that has been seeking the Lowell bells.
The source said the gong was shipped to the Danilov Monastery in Moscow as a gift. The monastery is pressuring Harvard to return the sacred bells that have been hanging in Lowell House since 1930.
“It’s certainly intended in place of the bells, but not to replace the bells,” the source said. “Nothing can replace the bells but the bells themselves.”
“We sincerely regret that the decision of Harvard University does not meet your request about the returning of the bells,” says The Crimson’s translation of the letter. “The administration of the University does not speak with the voice...
“In order to demonstrate our solidarity with your request we have sent you as a present this [gong] from one of our main University buildings, Adams House,” it continues. “Regardless of the fact that the bells are currently located in Lowell...