Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-01

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IN SIS. Peser'z * Rcroe is tho grandest
cathedral Of tas Kamisn church, - is e..
/ sophia the must eniesmsd By the Mnssui-
mans. II stands On sieFstea lane, ana may
| BE seen f-r un ana down the Bosphorus.-
oh.airiag q ,rgra--tast is, permission I"
VA, I, ", catered Ia portal, leaving our
i,s.s !. tina door. shall give no figure OF
r.,,,h breadth or height, for statistics VIII
aonver no clear idea OF its appearance I;
but yonsses a building with white walls, IN
;m,nerss central dome, aud score or two
o. smaller domes, arranged - you might
build a miniature mosque, With . large
boal turned bottom mp for the central
done. aud tca-cups and saucsns, also invsrt-
ed, arranged around 1t.
There are email windows high up the
walls which admit light, and four small
minarets, lkesslight-housss, piercing the
sky. 1t is the fast Of Ranay an, which lasts
one moon , nothing can be eaten or drank
from sunrise TO sunset. The follower Of
the prophs. may DO ready 70 faint, Or on
the point Of famishing, bus 10 eat while the
sun is above the horizon duiing Ramayan
is TO lose his sonl and he esteems his soul
offsr more value than do many residents Of
Christian lands. 1t being Ramsyap, the
place Ii especially holy, and We infidels had
better take care lest ws fan the dying en-
bors Of fanaticism by appearing inside the
holy place., .,-.-v
We ascend first 10 the gallery and gaze
upon the interior frorn point high above
the pavement. ltis en- immense area. The
dsne is supported by pillars Of porphyry,
asrpcntius, and marble. Some Of The pill
lars were brought from Ephesus, Others
from Egypt, others from Barbsc. There
ass 1000 gears Of genius in these sculptur.
ed marbles. Incense 10 the gods-to Iris,
| Astarts, Jupiter, and Diana-has been e.
Tered around those columns in heather
temples. Christians havs kneelsd Of theil
base, and now before them hundreds Of de.
vstess are humping their heads against the
aoor. Soreligion, 10 all agea; has had pos
session OF the hrmest convictions Of man.
1t would b. > place for silent and profit.
able Meditation upon mans moral nature
were II net for what Is going on below no.
There 10 a row Of Musselmans with thsil
faces toward Mecca, bowing their heads. II
is alteration, and We will respect it but
ass bey end them tiery old Turk. flaming
al over with rcd. is sxhor,ing, doubling up
his fists, shaking his head fiercsly, shouting
at the top Of hia voice, getting himself into
fevsr Of excitsmsnt in his xsal. Farther
out, under the great dsms, are two groups
so,ne sxhorting, and others saying thsi
prascrs Around the area are defvishs
reading the Koran aloud. Aside frsm tn,
few who are hneeling, there is no more ap
parent reverence than ,here is in an Amer
can town meeting when an exciting topi
Is up for discussion. The scene 10 YER
much like one ! once Witnessed in tn
coal hole" of the New York goldroom
when geld was at $50 and on rise. Boy
are capering across the room. having grss
glee upon the carpet, the entire area bein
+ spr al with carrcting
q Descending from the gallery, We pass III
0 door aud stand upon the floor. A Ia
D dozen American ladies' and ~ many mor
o gentlemen IN Frank costume, in time
t. Ramayan, stand:ng in ths holy place.
E sut cleHt r. create & commoten. Old Iufs
% halt Ia their prayers. loung Turks lsav
r. the exhotters and gather round US. Boy!
u who have not learned to be tolerant, " h
: fys fraFd lrnm their methers in Tia
y hattn that ~ ,uhdsl j. as bad rs tho devil
I en-, 81 ~. i there were stone, With
4 reach, ne should pc,h=ps awe them IN on
. faces. A dstvi.h is ps ia trent OF ~ iisrc
. and defiant. liz has strong lungs and
+ stui voice lie pours out torrent ,
i ofda which We do not understand, b.
: ,-re IS no installing bis actions. We hav
o -: 20 get out--out--outl suiting action
II b world, We are showed to the door, whs
i a crowd OF beggars held cut their hands ia
{ backshessh.