Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-10-29
Correspondence of the Delaware Gazeti!
b SABBATH tn FRANCE,
Pans, September IS, is.

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The first Sabbath spent in Frahce wa
in the little city of Remisemout: Rad sim
ed 10 arrived at Epinal, twenty miles fur
ther. The latter city is much more interest
ing. 1t is in the neigh hborhood of Piombieres
one of the most fashionable satefi1s place
in France. Besides, not far off is tn
scene CT the philanthropic labors Of "Fathe
Oberin.''
was not well pleased to relinquish tn,
pleasure of spending the Sabbath thefs
After breakfast ] went TO church. TIL.
Cathedral and Hotel de Vile, form one iarg.
mass of buildings, connected in their rear
| The former is surmoU uted bv a tower abou
| two hundred feet high The interior woult
contain congregation of three thousand
but the affairs and different shrines occupy
SO large portion that two Thousand uor.
shippers could scarcely be accommodated
With the exception of few small Chapels
this is the only house of worship in the city
And as all the people are Catholics, it is pret.
| ty well filled.
| When l entered but few were present
and | readily found seaty but the house
| rapidly filed until all the seats were occu-
| pied, and many were standing in the aisles
and large vestibule. My first impression, as
looked around me, was that was certainly
on the sfwomen's side,' bat as could see no
"meti's side,' and Witha1 had very fair spe-
cimeh Of the better gender BY me, conelu-
ded to hold my place.
The fact is there are few men who 60 to
church here. More than hine-tetths of the
audiences addressed by the clergy of France
are women.
The usual preliminary exercises we're fol-
lowed by sermon TO which gave tolerable
attention, although did not understand a
word. The music of the organ was not as
good as is usual in these churches, 40 chose
TO give my attention to a man in full militia
ry dress with long staff mounted with sill
yer. As he marched slowly through the
al sic he Set his staff hard down at the end of
each seat, to call the attention of the people
to the basket carried by aman who followed
him. The contributions were not numerous
and each one was received with bow,
which seemed to be low in proportion to the
weight efthe piece of money cast iuto the
basket.
Last of all came the passing of bread.
They did not do it after the Methodist FASH
ion, offering only what would lie on plate
to whole congregation. Here little boys
passed up each aisle with baskets holding
about half a bushel each. The bread was
in small square pieces as with US, but as they
passed each one who could reach thrust their
hands into the basket taking out once OF
twice. according to their inclination. They
ate what they wished passed some to their
ffeighbors who were farther off, and poured
the rest into the hats of some little fellows
standing In the isle. As the basket came
where sat my fair companion took out
bountifully and insisted upon my eating
about enough to supply our congregations at
home.
The city lies in the junction OF several
valleys among the Yosges: these are some-
times called mountains. TO person eros
sing from tbs Alps :hey appear, perhaps,
lUwer than they really ate, yet do not
think they exceed two or three thousand feet.
They look like large round hills, and are
covered with verdare to their tops, and often
the heavy dark forest gives TO them pecu-
larly grand appearance. A spur from one
comes gradually sloping within the limits of
the city, separating two o: these valleys and
commanding fair view of all the surroun-
| ding country.
| | saw some monuments upon the brink,
which had formerly beer made precipitous
to strengthen the Notifications of the place.
Supposing the cemetery here. preferred to
walk there rather than go to the unconge-
utal hotel. After lengthy winding ascent
sat on the low otter waHs looking down
upon the city and valleys and around on the
dark green verdure of this eastern wall of
| the French empire.
The Sabbath services seldom occapy more
than half the day. From the city nos was
heard the voice Of the street-crierJ anno6n.
cling sale, or some secular business; the
blast of the trumpet called the few soldiers
| here to a Sabbath exercise; the loaded fruit
wagons hastened In to the aftefnooh market,
and those who did not have business were
driving to the country, to the park, or other
| wise employing the time they look upon as
no other than common holiday. Just with.
in the grove before me was large eros:
with bronze statue of the Savior, and, by
the side, OF Mary and John, as large as life
and neatly executed. A brass serpeaht hung
in several circles round the foot OF the cross
and the stone base descended in severa
steps TO the leveled ground about it. Itwa
this which had attracted my attention from
below, and drew me to this spot which
is one ofihe beautiful parks of the city. A
| sat here long enjoying the scene boil
without and within the enclosure, many wo
men (no men) came, and undisturbed by tn
presence of a stranger as by that u
those who were doubtless acquantances
kneeled at the cross. offered ur thei
prayers numbered by the beads they the.
held in their hands. | admired this piou
courage, and do not doubt the entir
sincerity of those who thus made know
:, their wants and griefs to the Savior of man
kind.
The countenanees OF the figures, though
most clearly represented that interestn
moment of the Lords Passion denoted b
the inscription beneath.
Dixit matri s1ae
Muller ecce fius tuus
q Dgindc diXit discipulo
a Ecce mater tua.
2 Yours truly,
/ p. C. WILSON.
The Richmond Enquire. says there
one squrs mile OF land between Smyth an
II Washington counties, Va, on the north tor
J Of the Holston river, which is worth moi
+ than the whole valuation oe the city of Ne
II York The salt rock within this mil >~rans
b es from seventy five to one hundred feet
IL thickness, which would yield net ton.
= forty bushels of salt to every sulid yard
r, contains, or over three Thousand millions
IL bushels! which, when manufactured, is wor,
ie from forty to fifty cents per hushel. b
presumng it to be worth twenty cents p
bushel In the ground, and we have six mi