Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-09-17

principal Of which are those Of tie Louvre,
and at the Palace Of Versniles, are among tie
largest and finest in Europe; second In extent
and interest, Of all that we have visited, only to
those at Florence. Welack, however, in Paris,
those grand old Paintings, and those ancient
statues, which impart so intense an interest 10
the Pitt and Unizi galleries in Florence. The
paintings In Paris arc, for the most port, cotn-
parativcy modern and chiefly historical in
their subject, depicting those events in which
the Frenchman glories.
To visitor in Paris It's exceeding historic
interest will almost surpass the interest of It's
modern beauty. To stand on the spot where
those deeds were wrought which shook all Eu-
rope with their horror; the story of which ex-
cited US when we were children, and which
has furnished a theme, which can never be ex-
hausted, TO so many modern writers OF fact or
Il icton, was an event of lifetime We visit
the Place de la Concorde in the vefy heart OF
the city, place now adorned with all the
beauties Of art, and stand on the spot where
the guilotlne was set up which drank the
blood of thousands, we go out to the Palace
of Versailles where the mob cried out for the
life of the austrian Queen" we sec the bal
cony where Lafayette stood with the young
prince and sought to calm the angry populace;
and the dark history of the Reign of Terror
passes before us, and we pray God that such
fearful scenes may not be re-enacted here in
our age But these are matters of familiar
history which every school-boy may recall.
To us, one of the most interesting spots was
where the great Conqueror sleeps, whose name
is yet worshiped by every true Frenchman (;
the tomb of Napoleon. In the centre of Il
magnificent chapel, in marble urn, of a color
and polish which resemble the richest rose
wood, surrounded by the tattered flags of the
battles to which he led his army, the warrior
sleeps We bowed silently over the urn, as
we thought of the vanity of human greatness
and reflected how much better is the lowliest
name with Gods people, than the grandest
elrthly fame.
We attended, on the Sabbath, the American
Chapel in Paris, and heard an excellent scr.
mon, appropriate to the dark and sad times
which have come upon this city, from DR.
Robinson, formerly of the First Presbyterian
Church of Brooklyn, N Y. On every Sab.
bath, with one exception, during this Conti-
mental tour, it has been our privilege to hear
the Word of God preached in our own Ian
guage The Established Church of England
and the Presbyterian Church of Scotland sus-
tain chapels in most Of the large cities of Eu
rope, and the American and Foreign Chris
tan Union have chapels at the most promi
nent places. So that the stranger, in his wan
derings, may find Sabbath home. And, with
one slight exception, where the doctrine was
II little doubtful, have heard the same pure
evangelical preaching which we enjoy in A.
merica. God and his love, Christ and his cross
rer enhance and salvation, have been the theme
And though the forms varied, and the denomi-
national names were different, the church was
one that holy, glorious church of Christ
which, though divided outwardly, is one in
heart and work. and shall yet be one in out
ward union if not in this world, for which
W pay, yet in that world beyond, when the
multitude which no man can nummber, of all
nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues
shall stand before the throne, and before the
Lamb" Very truly Yours,
j. n. MCGIFFERT