Te Deum for Russia Title: The Protestant offers a Te Deum for Russia's Fighting People An article in the New York Times describes this event as a celebration of the successes of the Soviet Army. Dr. Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury, addressed this meeting via transatlantic telephone from England. "'Red Dean' Appeals for a West Front." New York Times 14 Apr. 1942: 8. Print. choir performance meeting 1942-04-13T20:15:00