The words spoken are: "as in years gone by", which is the same as saying "as in the past". In other words, the speaker is commenting on the fact that Orthodox doctrine, worship and church order (which is a better word than "government", as it does not have the obvious secular meaning) does not change "with the times", but is constant and timeless. He is contrasting the truth, stability and integrity of Orthodoxy with those denominations and sects which feel that the Christian "message" and "doctrine" must be "updated" to suit modern times.