The New York herald., 1872-10-27

Ivy, brushwood and Q wild mixture Of hramble
briar and hedgerow. vegetation. In TINS latter
orince, now filled with white statue OF the virgin
did Bernadette behold her vision. The lower grotto
Is now cut or by railing. In order TO prevent Pill
grims from going IN and carrying It away by pieces
THE CRurCHKs or THOSE WHO COME THERE LAME
ana go away with the use OF their limbs pulpit,
constructed with deal planks, Is erected to the
right OF the grott0 Tor the bishops, who mount IL
around. The sermon was Iust beginning when 1
reached the spot have described asc and Tar was az
was On the yiclsstudes OF France. The prelate as
cribed them principally to the breaking OF the day
Of rest to the love Of ease and show, to the infatu
alton or pride and concet and to the low state OF
public education. with aview, then, to raise the
spirits OF his hearers after this great exposure OF
their past o ne ne toa sns OF THE vSrunr
he did not think there was any nation on the face
OF the world so capable OF seltsacrince. generous
France, but that there were causes wnicn rendered
these virtues Of no account. He explained that his
did not look into, and also rendered inert by in
difference as to the public good. He saw no help
the Ssvos 1a not e thought
great manifestation was desire on the part OF the
pilgrims to walk IN the path OF courage anu anu
had come SO many miles from their homes would
not keep away from their parish church on Sundays
but attend divine service instead or
LEAVING ALL THE RELIGION OF THEIR FAMILIES TO
THEIR WIVES,
ss T. were only Ut for the weak ~ nstead naton OF
He besought them to stand shoulder to shoulder;
to root out their love OF pleasure; to be earnest
citizens, and, stretching his hands out towards
them, he asked. "Will you here promise to serve
and love your country as mean ~ ''Out ~ replied
the thousands, and this affirmation echoed from
mount to valley. "Wil you say, 'ViUe Ia FranceP y
as children should who have been fed on the boun-
tiful bosom Of dear mother ~
.'VIvE La FRANCE y,
shouted the people like one man. Then the BISHOP,
after pause during which nothing but the rush OF
the Gave and the rustlng OF ash trees were heard,
raised mis- clear voice stil higher and, turning to
the rock behind him, cried,
''vIvE THE CHURCH, THE ROCK OF AGES"
IL was as III the place shook with the clam0ring
echo OF nature responding to the voice OF man:
Then all joined In o "vtve the Holy Father, vive
Plus IX.n The Bishop descended and the pilgrims
rushed to the pool which is filed by the miraculous
fountain that started out Of the rock under Ber-
nadette's touch when she did as the vision
described
TIN CANS BOTTLES AND PALS
were filed, the infrm were led down, all ap-
preached unmolested; the eyes OF the blind were
bathed with handkerchiefs stepped in the piscina;
the deaf immersed their heads, and the paralytic
sat on the edge, waiting as OF old to
be helped. Diseased pilgrims had been
carried thther In sedan chairs. Some drank, some
washed. On returning back to the hospice fell in,
was lo0ped up and who held his three-cornered,
| spacious hat In his hands, We talked as we went
along, and he gave me q programme in his own
handwriting OF the ceremonies of the afternoon
and next day.
AS this letter is already very long will describe
them In my next which will leave by the following
mail, and also my progress with Sister Elizabeth
and what further heard OF Bernadette and saw at
Lourdes in the course Of the two days which fol-
lowed