Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-11-07
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Iuuderneath which 10 suspended Abe large
rough sione on which she Kings of Scollant
lind previously been crowned, and which, IL
lthe supers.i,iou of England sis associated
with the soyefeigniy Of this realm. Th'
other is the chair which was provided iol
MARY, wife OF William III. when she iva.
crowned jointly with her,uhusband. s9,e \
q From this chapel We passed into the am
|bula.ory. and the chapels opening INTO IL al
of,whieh are surrounded by iombs and moD'
Eumen,s, a1odern and ancsnt--,het oldest,
tha, or William de Vaence, Isl dated 1926
From the ambulslory NO assembled by q
small flighrnf; stairs into Henry Wis Chap
(el, ofsshs Chapsl of The Virgin Mary This
is the gem OF the whole structure. i"rhrowv
ly6ur ey 9 upward. 9 said ihs guide, and well
bhe miph,. Cor shel tDof is mosl beaaiflliissis
wrouph, in circles, which are carved In aele-
giant fanracery, each circle having q pend
an, boss in ihe center. That roof aapPa-
ren,ly so light said the guide, is 'solid
s,one." The pillars and arches by which
il is supported are adorned with, Ornamental
carving, and the walls are decorated with
statues Of, pa,riarchs and prophets, martyrs
and apos.los, ln this chapel are several
lombs. the most sumpluouso Of WHICH is that OF
Henry VII and his queen, Eliza5sth: among
The most remarkable Of the Others are those
Of Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary and Mary
Queen Of the Sco,s, Separating Ihe nave Of
this chapel from the oisIes are The carved stalls
and screen work Of the Knights Of The Bath,
above which are suspended .heir respective
Moving among these tombs, one can but
reHsc, upon The desolaion Of time and The
weaknes1 OF humanity. The heads Of some
Of these efiigies we're Of solid silver, bu. these
have been decapi,a.ed, and probably run in
TO more useful forms. One tomb has a va.
cancy; the noble lord who erecied ildesigned
| i, for his second wife, who refused 10 occu.
py j, because i. was on his lei. hand, the
frs, wife being on the right. These monuI
mems 10 the dead may inspire BRUSH youth
10 yir.uous heroism. Many of them, iespe.
cialIy ihose in The iranscpt and aisles Of The
nave or the Abbey proper, address power.
fully the hear, as well as the eye. Here is
Pin speaking with commanding grace, while
Liberty listens in transport Of joy and An
urchy in transport Of rage; here Fox re.
clines his head in Liberiy's arms, while
Pence and an emancipa,ed negro look up
with satisfaction d, his feey here Newton
sits in lofty contemplation, and Wilbeiorce
in serene triumph, here Canning stands in
majesty, while Mansfeld,in the robes OF
Chief Justice, sits on pedestal with Justice
and Wisdom behind him. a., ,gFs y. b,so,.
l desired TO visi, the Chapter House, but i.
was no. accessible without an express order
RON vne record pfiivp. rselisss-i -i.-ia-Sstll
used as place Of deposi, for the Dooms-
Day Book and other documents. did not
enter either The Pix or the Cloisiers, bu. left
af.er had passed round the seven chapels.
9yit 9rj ID >gsr. PAuL's.g. .iarq tHai.a
Afew days after visited Westminster, I
entered 81. Paul's-next 10 81. Peters, at
Rome, The larges, Christian temple in the
world. d.--ihe groa. Protestant ca,hedral.--
Like Mt. Zion il is beautiful for siiua,ion---
eeva,ed, ceniral--,he Joy Of oil London
The ground on which il stands-S.. Paul's
Church. Yard has been The site Of acaihedral
since The early part Of the sixth century, and
has been place Of seputure since the Ro-
man conquest. ln,digging the foundation
Of Tho present siructure---l674--ihe work
men struck at different distances, the graves
Of four diffsren, peoples: the modern Eng.
lish; the Saxons. denoted BY their stone sar.
cophagi; the Brilons, known by the ivory
ard wooden pins by which they 1as,ened
their shrouds; and the Romans, marked by
their broken urns. The history Of ST.
Paul's wou Id be 10 grea, extent, The histo-
ry Of Great Britain. 'o4eaa Ta ,l' q y
Old ST, Paul's was spacious edi6ce, 600
feet by 1870. with nave 1o2 ieet high, and
choir 88 feet high. nl643. by decree
Of Ihe long parliament, It's revenues were
seized, Its nave became garrison for troop
ers, and the cross, where Tor ages the
highes, Church digni,ares had preached, v Ss
torn down. In 1868 Charles II commenced
It's Iestoration; but, while in progress, the
great FIRE Of 1866 swept over IL. In 1876
Sir Christopher Wren laid The frs. sione o
the present cathedral, and in 17l0his son
laid The last of,he lantern Of the cupola--St
Paui's being one Of the very few ca,hedrals
erected under the superin,endencei Of the
same architect. |, is no, built according to
Sir Cris,ophers model (which is sill
shown in the building. and which all now
agree is superior toiha, which was adopted
Two par,ies-Papal and Pro.es.ant--infu.
enced the commissioners who'were charged
with The work; lhe formet desired TO adap
the proposed edifce TO ecclesiastical tete,
and professions. and the latter 10 Chris,aI
worship and song. A compromise was made
The building is, however 10 the form Of the
cross. The average hight Of the walls II
80 feet, the high. Of tho companile towers
220, the hight Of the SUNNI, Of the cross
404. The principal entrance is the wes
front, which is ,he most beautiful; lie pedi
ment is ornamented with statues OF 81. Peter
ST. John, and 81. Paul. and its eRlabla,urt
with representation Of lhe miraculous con
vel sion Of the las. named apostle; the o,he
entrances are at the nor,h, and south end
Of the transepis, BY semicirculSr hexas,ylt
porches. Passing by q massive eS,e through
The iron railing which surrounds tina. por
lion Of the Church. Yard encomPassing Ih,
building, | entered by The northern povlico
over which 10 carved the royal arms support
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