The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-31

The following lecture on the history o, ih
Vatican" AT Rome. was lately delivered b
Cardinal Wiseman for the Society Of ST. viu
cent dc Paul
His Emiuence said that the stranger who vi,
tied any foreign capitol was ordinarily tako
TO some spot the ,nterst, the besuty, or III
wonders Of "hch it was thought might favor
ably impress him. In Paris he would be take,
probably to the Place dc Ia Ccucor,ie. 10 em
brace at a single coup d'en the vast assembling
Of edifts with which the architectural geniu
of the French had enriched their capitol /,
London he nigh, perhaps be taken where at
glance be might take in tho Royal Exchange
the Bank, and the Mansion House, aud coul,
he told Of the latter that in il, the chief magis
trate Of London, the Lord Mayor. disIruss
Justice In the morning and entrrtAinsd hi
guests with the wellkoown hospitality whicl
was traditional to his dignity in the evening
In exhibiting the wonders Vi Ronc, however
any one with knowledge competent to the tasl
would hardly know, 50 great were its dlversife.
riches, where To take tho stranger. or TO wha
to direct his attention There we're two ol
three several points of interest Of choice he
tween which he might perhaps hesitate, i
, '..,e s,rsae,r wsrc spapo~<l 10 be more sd,,ctd
by antiquities and by he greatness Of thu pas,
he woud be shown the Capitol, and Il would
be explained tina, thus and that vas, mass o,
ruin WAS y palace or temple that thu~
columns and those solemn arches represented
buildings which were the pride Of the imp-ra
masters OF Rome. Bu, Il he desires to iorm al
estimate-oi tho modern city--to contemplate
the triumph OF Christianity Ito be impres~,i
with the btnfcent sway OF the Catholic rcil.
gion, and TO receive the deep impress Of thu
religious thought which had triumphcd over
Paganisn, aud constituted the most distinguish
lng feature OF meiern Rome. there would bc ~,
doubt or hesitation o, the part of bis guide in
taking him to the Vatican.
In the Vatican, strangers. OF whatever crcel
would iDd in perfection all that had brought
them TO Rome. or even Italy, to SEC They
would sec u church whose dimensions. wh,<e
works II art, whose richness Vi decor at ion wer,
unrivallcd. They would find the largest, the
most beautiful. the most cOmplrte aud most
valuable collection OF ancient sculpt0re. They
would see the most complete and method,cally
arranged collection OF lnscri ptions, both Pagan
aud Christian. The finest existing collection
OF Etruscau Antiquities. OF Christian sntiqu
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