The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-02
THE ECHOES

in the Bap,istry Of Piss were angelic
and the music Of ST. Peters was likeiunto
Il. The tenor and soprano voices rolled
and echoed among, the lofty arches and
died away as soflly and sweetly as the
tones Of harp or the gentle mnrmur oil
the winds, We stood entraneed, forget
full Of everything around. The grand old
building and gorgeous alter service being
Loaf entirely upon us and it was with re-
eret we turned away when the service
closed, for we could have stood there and
listened the entire evening. It's thus
that the church charms and allures, for
her ceremonials and music are grand and
attractive beyond measure, and well cal.
culated to catch the religious and devout
element Of mankind.
With purpose Of getting ageneral view
81 Rome, and 10 be able 10 locate more
especially ancient Rome, for around II
YOU gather the memories Of the past 70
Il cling The recollec,ions Of that which
links our seh6ol-boy days with Roman
history, you care not so much for mod.
ern Rome although that 10 rapidly loom
Inc up into magnihcence and too rapidly
removing the ruinsan debris Of The days
Of the CRsars, we take ourselves TO
Mons Aureus, nlihe site Of the Aux jan
iculensis, and Cd which wgstands the
Church Of San Pietro Montorio, founded
BY Constantine and being the spot where
isyf n. FrfEh WAS oRoGFitD,
Notbins cad edual the beauty Of this
panoramic view. 1t takes in all parts Of
Inc city. Stretching before You Is the old
Campaign, extending 20 or 80 miles 70
he sea, shut in partly BY The Sabine
mountains. To your right "a Tivoii, en-;
powered Units olive groves; TO- the leit oil
il Monte Gennaro, the Lucretllis Of Hor-
dee. Further along is Albano with its
EXQUISITE landscape and volcanic. hills.
III. convent OF The Psssionist Monks rises
On the site Of the old temple Of Jupiter.
Along the plain you see the sluggish
Tiber. Nearer TO you are the ruina oil
the city Of the CR'ars, with the churches
and palaces Of the Pope lying to the lett.
Remembering that Rome 10 built, upon
seven hills you feel disappointed at
he comparative insignifeance Of them.
The Pala,ine Ia al one augle Of the For
I'm, and the Ayentins adjoining Ia prom
inent from the Church OF San sebina. 10
the valley between this and the Capitoline
hes the ruins Of the circus OF Maximus;
Over the Coliseum 'yon ZEE the C@lian
and further along the Etquiline. larger
range than any Of the others. The, walls
of the Augustus II tum and Trhian's loS
cate the Quirinsl, whilst you are unable
70 see any part Of the Quirinal. Mons
Testaccio isSmore PROMINENT than some
ii die otherS. Ffom this high point you
are able also to ace some ot the ancient
bridges, The one crossing to Castle
Angelo was built by Trajan, and has
ltood The Aoods Of ages In good preser-
ya,iopi the adornmebts In shape Of the
many angels on Il being only the work
81 the 18Th century. The spproach, 70 II
h doubly interesting a. lcohnscted with
Tie history Of Beatrice Cenei, whijstiiu,-
nediately opposite Is Hadrian's Tomb
TiS the purpose Of the government % re-
move The Caa,le At an early day. Higher
op Inc Tiber you zee only the piers re-
naming Of Pona Publicius, withaview
AZ deepening the present channel this
psyer q BeI orgStts1 loGSlity IL being he.
| spoiled Of The remains Of the byidge
where Horatins Coolies githstood The
whole opposing army until the Roman
forces broke down the bridge behind him
Here II Is expected 70 End -
THE 66LbEs cAsptEsricKs
md other articles Of Temple service
brought By Titus from JsrpsAlep, iRclnd,
Ing he EG!deS tsbfe and ThnPeis; Ill o.
which were thrown into the Tfber BY the
Jews, and not, as generally believed, By
HE Romano. II would scarce seem prob
able Il this late day 70 End such treasured
in the bed Of the stream, and yet the gov
eminent has refused large offer made
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