The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-30

from La-vendee, 1,42o nom Ch0let and Anjou.
MAY 2s-Prgrimages arrived rom Blaye, Oloron
Ste. Marie and Ste. Marie de Campan; $50 pilgrims
came from Blaye, $500 pilgrims from Oloron Ste.
Marie and an unknown number from Ste. Marie de
Campan.
NAY 29.-Pfgrimages arrived from Grenad-sur-
pAdour and ville-Comta; 100 pilgrims came from
Characterization and about an equal number
from -VilleComtal.
JUNE 2-Pilgrimagcs arrived at Lourdes from
the apprentices OF Bordeaux, from st. Aubin at
toulouse, and from the College OF Aire; 572 pill
Rrims came from Toulouse, 621 from the appren-
tices OF Bordeaux and $50 from the College Of Aire.
JUNE 3.-Pilgrimages arrived at Lourdes from
Ariege and Pontacq; 621 pilgrims came from Arege
and nearly 1000 from Pontacq
JUNE 5.-Pilgrimages arrived at Louides from
Porte Ste Marie and from SttJacques OF Pau. Among
the pilgrims on this day was His Eminence Mon
seigneur Dounet, Cardinal Archbishop OF BOr-
deaux. the first ecclesiastical prince of the Papal
Court that has made this pilgrimage. Six hun
dred and fifty pilgrims came from Porte Ste Marie.
JUNE o.-Pllgrimages arrived from Abb, Tou-
louise, Aste, vic-Bigorre, Auterine and Cntega-
belle; 1900 pilgrims came from Abb, 1900 from
Toulouse, 100 from Vic-Bigorre, and an unnum-
bered multitude from the. other places above
mentioned.
LiboA St. Jerome de Toulouse, villefranche-de-
Rouergue and Monnein; $50 pilgrims came from
Toulouse, conducted by the clergy OF st. Jerome;
1,2O0 pilgrims from Villeranche- de Rouergue, $50
from M0nnein and an unknown number from Libos.
JUNE 11-Pilgrimages arrived at Lourdes from
Notre Dame de GARRISON and Poictiers; 100 girls,
attended by their female relatives, came from
N0tre Dame de GARRISON, and they were followed by
654 adult pilgrims. The number Of pilgrims from
Poictiers is not stated.
JUNE 12-Pigrimages arrived at Lourdes fr ON
Beaumont de Lomagne and Montfort, Colomiers
and Blagnac and Puylaurens; 042 pilgrims came
from Beaumont, 700 pilgrims from Colomiers and
Blagnac, 642 pilgrims from Puylaurens
JUNE 14.-Pilgrmages arrived at Lourdes from
the Seminary OF st. Pc and from Pau, number un-
known, and among them came Monseigneur Saivet,
Bishop Of Mende.
This is the latest published list in my possession,
but am writing on the SOth of July, and every
hour Of the day and night an endless stream OF
pilgrims pours into the town by rail and carriage,
on horseback and on foot. The railway trains
which bring them are decked with nags and fow-
ers, and the songs Of the pilgrims rise high above
the Shrek Of engines and the rOarof wheels. One
man lately arrived on foot from Belgium, two
women walked hlther from Geneva, and bishop
and archbishop, vicar and dean, with all the
mightiest princes OF the Church, come to kneel
and pray at the grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Five bishops have been seen praying there within
twenty days, and the yard Of my hotel is crowded
with the ceronetted carriages OF the Old legtimist
nobtlity Of france and Spain and Italy. Both the
ex-King Of Naples and Don Carlos have been here,
and the ribald wits Of Paris say the whole thing
may be summed up in this beautiful canticle:-
Un, deux, lrois,
vive les rolsl
Vive Henri Cinq
But wit Is not always wisdom, neither is ribaldry
argument. "This is the beginning Of
THE NEW CRUSADE
which must end in q social war;" Well, 80 be 1t.
All the great changes and gains OF the world have
come of wars and rumors of wars. Canon Smith,
however, thinks that the miracles of Lourdes FORE
bOde great trouble upon earth, ana that the words
''Penirence, penitence, penitence," which the vir
gln spoke thrice, have grievous meaning, yet
WHAT THE VIRGIN SAID TO THE MAID
herself is secret. Perhaps she whispered words
OF hope and not Of sorrow.
THE ToRCBLIGHT PROFESSIONS
to the Virgins grotto, at Lourdes, are very pic
turesque and impressive. Thousands of pilgrims
carrying wax tapers chanting ever
God Of Clemencyl
Col the Protector
Save, OIL save our Francel
In the name OF the Sacred Hearth
are sights and sounds not to be witnessed without
emotion. The church above the grOtto is illumi-
mated and red electric light is brought to bear in
flashes upon the pilgrims as they mount, singing
through the woods up the Steep and SO on into the
church.
We are such poor waits and strays upon earth,
Always so weak and often SO miserable; our very
lives are so mysterious and so uncertain, that we
may well inquire with awe and reverence what
is likely to become Of us from one Of the inhabt-
ants of another sphere who has been mortal
like unto ourselves.
It has been reproach often brought against the
Roman Catholic Church that its most solemn cere-
monies have theatrical air about them: and the
torchlight procession at the grotto Of Lady of
Lourdes had q strong resemblance to a scene at a
grand opera. 1t was not without one or two
funny things about 1t, however Among the pill
grms, for instance. was a little old lady In spec
tacles, wizened little old woman, and her taper
was wrapped up in bit Of old newspaper, which
looked like an Illuminated label on her. Upon it
was printed "Le Phare du &tdin 1.-THE beacon Of the
South. "The DEVIL" said Bishop Berkeley, ''has
all the good tunes" But can any one tell me why
good music and theatrical representations should
be given over to the Evil One, and why all that
charms the ear and moves the heart should not be
used to impress truth upon mankind in vivid
characters, rather than to gorify idle tancies9
AS watched the forming OF the torchght pro-
cession came the grim vscount OF Damas, the
leader Of our pilgrimage. lie had never
once spoken to me before. His behavior had
simply expressed this:-
'HALLoi YOU MAN OF THE NEWSPAPERS,
what do you do here Be Of, now, can't you from
holy ground Bless you," (underst00d), ''are
you going to turn all this into ridicule'" His man.
ner was altered now, and as he bade me a brief
good night noticed that his voice was broken and
that his face was sad. The iron nature and big
heart of the crusader were overweight. 'They
tell in Paris it is all nonsense" he said in tones
as humble as those of little child. What | saw
around me was in some measure his doing, and it
was something great; but no flush of the cheek, no
kindling of the eyes showed that he claimed 1t.
"YOu can afford. sir, to be misunderstood"
answered gravey.
Then he turned away his knightly head and
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