Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-02-27
Gmpire.
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4 SUMMER IN EUROPE



,o. ii- No. XXXIV. 'I '.
SABBATH IN iANrwERpt- -nRUssErs--MANNl.
'al las.r .-.aI4 HiNiu.t .... .,r.
Wespent one day yery pleasantly in visiting
three or four OF Antwerp's celebrated
charches We climbed to the ;op Of NE beau
tilul spire Of the Cathedral, which reminded
Napoleon'oi Methlin hc, $50 ia1eirul light.
and elegant, is its arehitccmre--nnd whicn
think suggested the ideas ia 'he monument
to Sir Waller Scott at EdinIoro stopping to
lool, at tho immense bells which every qaar-
ter Inerrily tell to all the people that the
hours of their earthly pilgrimage arc rapidly
passing away. From the top, the country
around wa4 visible for thirty or forty miles
most beautiful panorama. II had many nov
ell features which we're pleasant to look upon,
but most interesting Of all to rs, were thres
ships lying IN the stream, which carried attheir
mastheads the most beRuhful banner which
floats over any land or sea--our own "Stars
and Stripes AS we were descending the
spiral stairway the light was uncertain and
the steps uneven, aud more than once we
slipped aud were only saved from severe falls
by tho firm grip which We soon learned to
keep with our left hands upon the iron rail.
ing. Al)er this we voted unanimously that
climbing church stcebles is n bore especially
with the mercurVat ninety, Fahrenheit and
thencelorwRrd left il TO be done by more as
piring and enthusiastic sighlseers Inside Of
the Cathelral-it was Sabbath morning-we
found vast throng OF people, standing or
knesling very few sitting-upon the bare
stone floor, intendy watching the pantomime
of the gorgeously altired priests before tic
altar, listening with great apparent pleasure
to the music oithe orghti and th, choir OF
ycung men and hoys, soiteuel and muillrd
BY its reverberatons among those loftly aisles
and arches, before it reached their ears and
now and then bowing their heads dnd tracing,
on their breasts with rapid fingers the sign Of
the cross II was worshipto them bat only a
show to u.s. No one could doubt their sin.
eerity, and no onelwho believes in the perfect
equality OF all men before God, and that the
poor should hare the gospel preached to them,
could fail to be pleased in noticing there the
e'egani'y uresseu my S"u BeH''9""n' Alee'
nls oy 'ne sue VI M '"o Io''i"io" 'aOorFr OF
mendicant, and none OF them by the slightest
gesture indicating that the proximity was i'm
proper OF a,sagreeAo'e' Inc 'ne''or o' 'ne
o"u''" VI '''' '"'f"'@, " '''o ",i '"Do," 10
ours were 70 'ne 'nun,"ce"ee o. ''e Oa'ho'cS
IN Tue pe'orS.'on ., 'n''' ''u''nsS, was some
'ni"s "onuer'uI ''' "''n'''''s Tue soup,
'of'' '"e painters '"o "O'',e'' ',e' :" so'u n'u
precious S.o"''' ''''p NY 'O'' '"S'' 0'''' " "''s
groups VI "s"'e' H'' "'e''' we ''"''''"'S 50
70 speAA' u sHB" ''oFN - "'r''', 80 per-
feet that You think single spark OF FyEma-
lions fire would make glorious living beings
| of tbem o,lv a little lnyycr tbnn the an,als
L.,.a,onaI allan vih ~, r,,h,
OF rubes, emeralds, garnet' and sapphires,
embazoned upon them, while tall golden can.
ldlessiets hear aver burnipp Gphts. and i'm
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inenSo 1ASA''' '''' " "'' '"'' ' " '"'''
fragrance as an incense oi praise, heiore the
altar. '.'''.
Tho most wonderful thing in the
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representing "lhe Elevation OF the Cross
An immense stone of several tuns weight was
nlaced in the wall when the church was buih
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nrss WIN ms cn'Sei Wn''e Pereheu upon a laH-