, 1877-09-23
Remarkable Cures Recorded
at Lourdes--The Modern
Age Of Miracles.
Our French, Canadian Neighbors
at the Shrine Of Ste. Anne
OF Beaupre.
General Notes from the Church at Home
and acknowledgements
Services To-Day.
GREEK CHURCH MONKS.


largest OF the two religious retreats which occu
py So picturesque site in the Sagadel Pass, be
tween Polcrasi aud Tiruoya. The monaster,
is ahoCt an hour and lali's ride from the latte,
eaty,-Isrst bali Of the way being along the road
cut in the lace Of the precipitous cliffs which
lie:.. III the Sayadel Pass. built by the side ol
the meanaerlng brown Jautra,-one Of the most
Fo7Gropsly romantic roads it has ever been nv
10: to travel over. About halfway down the
pass is All upright stone, with ride inscription
in the Bulgarian charattcr-rese etnbling Greek
lrCicating to the Traveller that he must, it he
TGud ascend to the monastery, turn aside to the
let. The roadway can only be described as
brii'e-path, for quite suddenly it narrows
to about loot and hall, and for a
great part Of the way it is not more
than foot in width. ;. Suddenly in
turning tie corner of high bank, VIC reach
TIT monastery, clinging, SO to speak, to the
cr2cs. anG, one would almost imagine, hanging
in u,id-air over deep defile whose pcrpendicu-
lar sides are hidden By q wealth Of gigantic
bushes end young trees. AT first glance the
pile Is lot imposing: indeed, all that you can
sec Is All aryhed porch win red sandstone col
unns and red-tllct roof, aud two rather high
1auksng plain buildings The clatter OF our
horses feet or the pavement was echoed from
the raultcd ceiling Of tue porch, ), and, as no one
answered our call for some time, ne began to
ceuo, whether. in the great Stiffness, the place
was 'n-ali;cd at all. However, this theory was
destroyed by tho a;,pearauce OF 4 youn4-looking
monk, att!Ee1 in long bruwn dressing gown,
san<:a!s on Lis bare feet, and high, conica cap
shading the coarse black hair which reached b.
low bis shoulders. Tic expression Of Lis lace
WIS tNal VI ".:hocl:ll CURIOSITY. anu having
Il o1..
VIC 'an:ec over our Eorses 10 The care
o. LeothEte- anu loiloNeo our guide to tue
presence " tue abbot or Atchluandr1tc- This
nbp1t anu olonsacc GU eec!es'ast1c was rcci'n-
an- III aa open ea!icsS, ~.iien commanded
VT" OF tne Tnolc lass from serSoSlco TO lir-
'nasa" Inc tones and ininarets OF the latter
1"sI:hS gu exquisite set1itls 10 tEe 1cad ol the
EtsHs ~ LIT: E''atcaeu attss salAlSo III LUZ pure
1;soFnNsG = :. so1i.snt. enf lelnunafnois
lassst:naf>a-aor tlat' a> ne n1o1meu US, was
LIZ aooo1s llane-leee'ec US "lln grave
couft:ss, ana ltt'thaseo th@l sAe monastery was
e. our ~ we ac.'ES our pleasure, 1nanklfs
tae sood o5u n.:ln l2f Us kli,s'hess' We stated
t4'St w nv oeei ~ ~ sasat n'ut ei!'sPls ue-
cau;e q t1e to!1'Ahilc oeeuts o. Tue situation
O. fFeant:zea'l: as!u Gcsire 70 see lor our
se.'es the 1nte''oF ~ uleeh monastery i1e
1tcStuee ~ .ns ou 80 tin H;tn s loosI aooc'
G's lonG gray Ha11' Ills peaIu.-"ucn. 4lhe Az
E1hss. Eo"cu Gown 10 us preasl,-"as I'M
{fc5sVc as nc CONQUERED US oNeI lnc house.
Tic I2u, nc Io1u Us. oeGn 1.aTts-sA years 2
L'aok N tnc no's se,uleii1e ~ Jelusa'em' anu
henec hao appeuoe1 10 h's own name thc cog
n2vh y, H., ,er ~, i,co or ~, ,c,t
at once conveyed. Il IS somewhat lrrcea1aE,
oalun@ pi!c q ouliaiEss, uiVlocn INTO three
u1ulan:!'es-t"o larse ahu ore smhI-pf tNo
t"o SLn1cAcs- houHo 1Gesc qu.1usauSies are
erected houses Win open Sa'leTlcs-some TWO,
some enc, and some three s1of7es Ia he19ht.
10 tue FiS'tt arc INC guest Ghas1beIs, at tne luf
thes quadransle arc ne cells O. the MONKS anu
1.c housts pc1t Lie cliAs are defotec partly 10
tie a -ccmiuouation oi lleop.lytes amt partlEfor
The iou:meut VI pilgrims. !hc e2uFches are IN
cxterlo: architecture not at ali cicgant pnt G1-
tsetnsly ATTRACTIVE troia lhelf picturesque Tuue-
Ecss Of style atd the elaborate ircscocs Which
ado:n their walls, tug largest ne1ne repre-
scntatlon ot the anEcis r1ugng the Jov-belis VI
Ecavcn- Dunes. and bcllr1csr and spires spring
up here aud there in the most unexpected
places, and at all eoris Of angles there are bal
COMES aud projecting windows commanding
BEAUTIFUL views and !end1n1 charm 10 Inc whole
place. III stroll round the courts comes upon
monk quietly knitting in shady corner; there
another lndtlstriousiS carding wool; i'll little
shed third Is spinning with very primitive
wheel; II the upper galleries some are drx7.tg
onions, others preserving fruits; here is the
rude little f1orr-mili, with a bakery a few yards
away. Now q group is seen proceeding to
prayers, again a quiet old man is driving the
try aud urostentatious pieiy characterize the
inmates. But to return to the Abbot he
leads us first to the church Vi the patron Saint
Of the monastery, ST. Preabrazeni. 1t is. as
tered through piliarcl porch and down sburt
1lirht OF steps Out OF The glare Of the sunlight,
il is little before the eyes become accustomed
to the ditu religious light, and then NC rea,ize
that, though small, it is one Of the most richly
DECORATED churches i'll Bulgaria The Abbot ad-
yanres te the sanctuary, and on the lither side
o1 the screen commences to pray in low but Ter
vent tones. In the middle Of his prayer my
friend and I arc startled by being asked our
names, aud thereafter the guol old 1nan prays
fur US personally that We mar be delivered
from all uauser. His deyotions over, Christian
tu shows us with pride, the beauties ol A,s
tio1, ol Christ, while at the corners are the
Eyanstlists. Tbv walls contain a stored picture
Of tic Evangelists aud their work, the paintings
being all distinguished By rSh color and sa;n TiTor
9as eseya9 IN 1 Tue n fa, T. TcSy
gilt. At the back is portrait Of st: Ness