New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-21
VOL. XXXIH.. NO 1907
IN FRANCE.

or DEPUTIES TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE rRlBUNEi
PARIS, July 2.-Among all French phenomena
the Religious Revival evcTaccelerating progress
Is TO take the lowest view Of It. OF the most curious,
Twas about WRITE astonishing To epitomize record
OF it, merely outward and visible signs so numerous
are they, would outgo the limits Of single letter In
this Will only pretend to speak Of one class Of the'
the pirrmages, and, indeed, mainly OF bat one
pilgrimage or series Of pilgrimages, where thou
sands daily journey from all parts Of France
throughout the just past month OF lJune, to Faaye
Monial. SO far some reading and other inquiry
and these limits enable, try 60 state not discuss "c'
Let me beg readers keep in mind that this French
Religious Movement is, in itself, very important
event Whether hopeful sor desperate one for France
dawnng real vitality the disturbed ghost OF the dedd
past fJebodiug death idle transient product OF dS
eascd nerves, aud political intTlgue-hese are questions
that as many Of minds and parties here nave
ready made to, with which for the moment
have nothing TO do They do acct the patent pres
ent existence OF the fact
already spoke IN the Autumn Of last year more than
once of these psrima6es to different French
shrnes Of Our Lady. These continued this year,
more numerous more thoroughly systematizod' more
fashionable so to speak-by which do not mean less
sincere Yet we are not at the hight Of the season.
which does til after harvest 1t IS return
rs than enthusiastic reporter writes 70 the
good old times, with modern improvements-the rall-
way ticket substituted for staff and scolopshell and
reduced fares with cramped knees in crowded cars
for parchcd peas and lOcOmotOn with genu-
heXiOns But what distinguishes the pilgrimage
10 Paray the fresh impulse received from and gives
the worship Of or Devotion TOD the Sacred Heart OF
Jesus. Pardy q small town Of Burgundy IN the
BishOprc OF Autuu the seat Of that Convent OF the
Visitation made iuslrous two hundred years ago by
the holy le miraculous conversation, and death within
walls, Of the siuce semcanOnized Marie AacOque
Hitherto ignorant persons curious 70 know particulars
Of the marvellous worth and works Of that sanity
% H. IN
quantity sincere MeDoire of her by the two "Cotem-
porary" sisters to published letters and then If they
will Out better mob TO Grasset and sneeriug Voaire
Enough say that, owing to repeated interviews
granted personal presence by Jesus, and 10 our
Lords constant pressure, Marie AlacOQue made par
taker in sort Of His Sacred Heart, did obtain at last
the public institution OF the worship Of the Sacred Heart
about 1852 almost the lTeceutcnnial anniversary
Of the Great Revolution and transient Satanic triumph
OF 1859.
The pilgrimage to Paray ran through all tho days Of
last month Beside the constant general thrOngiug
nom near and far, almost every day particularly
marked by the arrival Of one wOrshiDful bands
representing tho faithful OF this aud that great town or
remoter diocese. In large part these came with red
crosses or figures OF heart visible on their dresses or
the proceedings two OF these days have taken some
pains TO obtain the best orthodox accounts. OF lie
first OF these two June 90 which was par excellence
the Partisan day, the Abb6 Rouquetto giving himself
the scantcst needful hours to rest from the
fatigues Of the railway journeys each Of half day or
whole night and Of the intermediate whole day OF
proceeding, praying and singing in loco sat himself
straghtWay 10 write down an account, quickly pub
lished in pamphlet Of nearly 100 pages, which for
graphic, raoy readable quality need put the common
lac run OF "Our cOTres p0ndenV 70 the blush.
a,rrses, VOusoaorOH' WIN
all the remarkable olcyerness and higher merits
Of his account, It has its trademark, its "our
Ownncss." To take q figure from our elder political
time, It Is Jackson mans report OF jackson Demo
cratic meeting 1t is truthful and sincere IN its way, but
not utterly so from the cool Adams Wing point Of view
However, II the Able may have raised numerals some
thing the hight Of his own exataon and coored other
facts with something Of his warmth Of feeling, these
very exaggeraton though not strictly materially truth
full. become trutAuly characteristic u the general
The Able estimates the whole number Of participants
IN the ceremonies u the 10Th az 201JJ should say to
the ereditng Of this cipher, that other weaccepted
authorities the thrOn- that day 40 10000 OF whom
1920 were priests and 5000, priests and laymcn, were
Paris3ns. All the parishes OF tho capital were repre-
senled each by delegation with its distinctive banner
borne advance. The others came from widely sep
araod parts Of France and Of Asac5-LoTainc. There
were $50 banners some of costly material and very
cunning haudlwork, representing parishes c0ngrega-
TONS and other piOus associations, guilds, cities bishop
rcs. The one from orleans bore the Sacred Heart on
one side and Jeanne a Arc the other; that Of our
deep SHINING repcntant BeleyiLeit lese words: "Mon
Dieu, PardOu,' Tie sense with slight variation in
phrase Of numerous notices was Sacred Heart save
France Free the POpel" One from Asace in black
and gold having the cross in Grape, sword piercing
dragon, cross and anchor, with the motto, In hoe
signo Ynces" and below Sacred Heart OF Jesus Save
France. Restore 10 our COuutryt" From Metz
black and gold, craped, came the words: Sacred
Heart Of Jesus, Save us..' Two banners came
from Spain, with this inscription
/" C3razJn de JesU. Liberia a PiO II. SGiUIda
EspaIa." One other banner merits exceptional notice,
one not made for this OccasOlIts pristine elegance,
something frayed aud faded with winter wind and
weather and goriOusy dscOOred, for" as our Abbe
writes in his fguauye way, lit has been Inundated
with smoke and dust blood" the standard
under which ex-POnthcal ZoIaye Gen. Charete and his
fought in the Of 1s1O7l and which now he
and delegation Of $50 OF his foowersldepose
preston gratitude the shrine OF the beathed Marie
AlacOque Perhaps 10 resume and bear II high again
one day in battles better prepared for, bat not
glorious"
The long June day. till after evening tel was, except
a brief vacation for O frugal meal two busy devoted
TO religious ceremonies. Mass beginning at midnight
was celebrated at than twenty affairs IN the parish
church, within the monastery and without. Each Of
these affairs was surrounded by dozen priests counting
tho minutes while awaiting their turn OF Office. At2
O'Clock in the masses were still going
The Bishop Of Autun had authorized all priests present
u,2OO to administer the Sacrament of Penitence; 50
that every here and there By column of the church or
behind door, might be the edifying spectacle OF
priest giving absouton 10 pilgrims. There
were professions dehing through the monastery
and its grounds past the various places made holy by
the works and ecstatc visions there OF the Beat1ed
Marie AaeoQoe or the appearance 70 her there
200 years ago. Of the Lord Jesus Among these places
the little plot where she charged 10 keep the
she ass and its foa that while our Lord was talking 20
spouse struggled away 70 browse in the reserved
garden; constrained this child of exact obedience
70 quit the Divine Master aud His heavenly converse 10
run and attend 10 those animals she had been ordered
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