The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-11-10
OBJECTS INTERESTING TO CATHOLICS
IN THE PARIS EXHIBITION.


When we consider the great purpose the
sacred vessels of the altar are made to
serve, we regard with joy the wealth of
gold and of silver, of gems and of enamel
wsrk lavished on them 10 elaborate de-
signs, and revealing in their appropriate
ness to the holy places they are to adorn,
evidences of uch care and thought. The
fashioning of the sacred chalices and mon
strances, the reliQuaries aud adornments
of the affairs was in all times a labor of
love. St. Eloi worked out with patient
care the shrines of st. Genevieve, St. Ger
main and st. Martin, and his historian, st.
Ouen, records with satisfaction his labors.
Happily many of the great works of past
ages remain for our delight and edifcation,
and now we seem to have again loving
workers worthy of the ''ages of Faith" It
was beautiful thought to make the costly
chalice for Mgr. Terris. Bishop of Freju
commemorative of the Saint who wept
over the feet of her Lord and anointed them
with precious perfumes it ie in this dio-
cese that the sacred relics of St. Mary
-MagGalen- are veneratedy aHd her ehFiBe is
at ST. Bsuume. On tho foot of the chalice
we see her in her first act of penitence in
the house Of the Pharieee, and again weep
ing at The foot of the cross on the cup
she is seen by the empty tomo of her risen
Lord, and, again, carried by angels to St.
Beaume; onEtho knob of tue stem are the
ether SAINTS most associated with heT-St.
Lazarus, ST. Joseph of Arimathea, st. Mar
tha and st. Maximin. The twenty four
figures of these subjects are in very fine
recousse work. Another very remarkable
work is the great silver lamp for the shrine
of the Sacred Heart at Paray -le -Moniel-a
votive Offering from North America. 1t
has q diameter of over two feet, and
weighs more than 30. bs. On It's sides are
three cheru5im, with extended wings Of
many colors in enamel work. There are
also three subjects. The first alegorises
America under the figure of a young saw
age he is seen bowiDg down near his
wigwam, his hands and feet are bound
and a bandhge is over his eyes, he is in
the darkness, in the midst of forests and
frozen lakes, but near him an angel is
praying. Tie second subject shows him
converted ; his chains are broken, the for
ests are cleared on the lake, no longer
frozen, are seen steamboats,, telling of the
civilization which has brought with it the
holy faith of Christ; an angel holds the
bandages that before obscured bis sight
and all the scene is irradiated and inun-
dated with light flowing from tho Sacred
Heart, The third subject shows the allie
gorical American clad as pilgrim, going
to the feet of Jesus aud contemplating His
glory corn and vines and roees and many
flowers encompass him, and the angel
chants HOs0nnd in ercelSiS. Suspended to
the lamp is a shield with the arms of the
United States. NJ. Armand Calliat also
exhibits-amoDgst objects too many to
mention-a fine reliquary for portion of
the true Cross also one for thorn from
the crown ofJesus. The retable that forms
conspicuous object in his cases is for
Bourg en- Bresse 1t is in pure white mar
BILE, with colonnettes in colored marble
and raised figures in branze gilt.
The great lamp for Notre Dame de
Lourdes bangs near, much delicate flower
work and crown composed of eglantne,
sparkling with gems, forming part of it's
lovely desigu. There is also the episcopal
Cross made for Mgr. Perraud, the Bishop
of AutuD, (who is it seems of the same
family as was the Blessed Marie Marguerite
Alac0que } {: on it Our Lord is seen stretch
ing forth His arr TO bless, and his sacred
heart ie figured Dut IN diamonds. AT his
feet comes in, most admirably, large
Marguerite" flower, the centre of which
is a precious pearl. In this valuable cross
there are 95 gems OF many varied colors:
| Then there is the Cross made for Cardinal
Pitra in 1877, on which are medallions of
/ St. Peter in chains, ST. Benedict throwing
| himselt in the thuTns, etc the cruets and
eacting bell offsrei to the late Pope in
1876 by Mgr. dc Dieux Brezs and the Bar
on and Barouess dAubiguey Uberherrn
aad which he beQueathed to the SistiDt
| Chanel the chalice offered him in 1877