sentences:  During the Russian Revolution of 1905, before the Great Seimas of Vilnius in December 1905, he visited all Lithuanian dioceses (Samogitia, Vilnius, and Sejny) as well as the Saint Petersburg Roman Catholic Theological Academy organizing the priests.At the seimas, he was elected to its presidium, but resigned giving up his seat to Pranciškus Būčys.He delivered a speech promoting non-violent resistance to the Tsarist regime and cited the example of Finland.