Smyrna times., 1854-07-05
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Another Winking Picture,
DoUer, June %, 1854.

The following, we clip from the Philadelphia
Sun, of 29th ult.:
The Malta Ordine of May 26, publishes on
the information of +" an ecclesiastic most worthy
of credit" and who declares himself s.an eve
witness of the fact,' thehistory of this addition
al Papist fraud, to which we have already al
luded briefly. The scene is the "Church of
the minor Conventualities," at Civita Vecchia.
the marvellous performance of the picture of
"Our lady OF Rlmini' having been successfully
initiated by the less noted picture of tour lady''
IN the church of that place. The picture gave
its first wink 'at about four o'clock in the after
noon of April 20, 1884, to some little children
who were praying before it. The painting is
son canvass, about three palms high repre-
sentiDg the Virgin Mary, "with eyes uplifted
to Heaven, and the hands Joined in the act of
prayer" The little children were sadly fright
ened, exclaiming, "the Madonna is looking at
us and moves her eyes," and SO "lively were
their sensations and internal connections that
enc of them fell down, two ran away CRYING to
tell the priest, and the others scampered off to
tell their mothers. There is not Protestant
child, accustomed to playing with its doll, with
eyes that opened and shut by pulling a con-
cealed wire, but could give solution of this
miracle The narrative proceeds:
A pious woman, who was praying in the chap
ell, hastened TO the spot at the cry of the chill
dren, and she also saw the prodigy. Imme-
diately the chapel was filled with people: the
picture was removed from the wall, and placed
on the altar; candles were lighted, prayers
were loudly vociferated, ard the holy Virgin
repeated the prodigy, and moved her diUine
eyes, although not all present had The consola-
tioH TO Observe The moDement This was the
commencement of the affecting prodigy. The
mosi. holy mother has continued to move her
eyes, sometimes towards one, sometimes to-
wards another, and sometimes towards many
together, and still continues to do so up to the
present day, QSth May.) The most frequent
movement of the holy eyes is to look up and
down, but very often she moves horizontally or
direct them toward bystanders.
His emlnence the Cardinal Bishop Iambrus-
chini (now of illustrious memory ordered thata
canonical process should be- commenced; and in
consequence ofwhich on ihe 26th of the same
month of April the ecclesiastical authorities as
sembled some persons skilled in the art ofpaint-
ing and in the anatomyof the eye,and in the pre-
sence of many respectable persons of the city,
proceeded to formal inspection of the holy
picture. The prodigy is certified by an immense
number fpersons Of every class and of every
age. The chapel has become a most devout
sanctuary. The most reverend chapter Of the
cathedral, with the sufiragiln bishop at its head
went in procession to a0orship the holy picture,
and we're followed blf the chapter Of the neigh
boring Tolfa; the piops secular confrasernities
Itherelgious bodies oi'the reYerened Dominican
Capuchin, and Doctrinary fathers Of Civita
Vecehia and an immense concourse OF deyotees
crowd during the day antil late at night to the
holy place, toimplore for grace. In this man
ner The mother Of oar Lord erhibifs hen nercs
and shops herself uisibfy propitious, bs mean,
i Of this holy picture, to The Peopse Of ODD.
ONE WoRp TO NouNe MEN.--There is
\ divinity that stirs within you. God has i'm
planted in each Of your bosoins sense of honor
Stand upwith the frmness of a granite pillar
Of a promontary which, through unknown ages
has stood the fury of the elements--agEainst tn,
J charms and fascinating pleasures of sinfu
, world. They dazzle but to bewilder-the,
smile but to deceive Do this and you win b,
prosperous. fou will have peace, homer am
: dignity and you VIII be classed with the wis
: and good. You may be poor, but yeu will pos