, 1879-02-01
=. ,ha Pautheon-.-A French sermon.-'
Catholic Eloqnence--sensueus
Religion.
M. c,no+or;al Elections and the Priests
Interesting statistios-Elsotoral
Uufairuess,
Dramatic Gossip .-.ze1a's "1sssnmsir ''-' TIL
l,trsm md tho Grocer Ia III
taw.rourts.

E,atks, and FAf16 as LIE uoucta ntnens. =
o.nr Which "Auld Reekio" {wlth consIderably
,s.s r,ob,) was, and believe still ts, wont to
.n,,y n itself ID its moments Of modest self
nm nl.eency. Athens had It's patron goddess
v.,ts In, no goddess recognized by Mother
church, but, In Initiating various customs and
,n..i,utlous Of tho nucicnts, IL has placed Hself
nn,t,r The protection Of 4 Christian saint,-who,
+ suppose, is at 4 least a. good Is Pagan
.,s1des,,-supposcsl to take special interest In
he welfare Of It's too often forgetfu1 and grace"
,.., lnhabttauts, and ever ready to assure their
~. ,ctf,1ous u favorable bearing by tho Deity.
Tht. pstron. saint, ,-fomato, Of course,-
ONCE s1urL8 oENkvzHvE,
j. ,s,r,ot who otd her feiIon-countrYmen md
e,,,ns good service during tha Investment OF
psyt. by tte ruthless hordes Of Attt'a, the
useouraa Of God, has given her natnc to tho
mi on which stand now two flnc churches, the
pantheon md St. Etienno du Mont together
Win many other handsome and venerable build
trc, colleges, libraries, and schools. Mont st.
GtneyIsye is the citadel, 30 to speak. OF the
ou,ftler Latin. From this place OF vantage
rnu JDK down upon the busy and joyoua Roulc-
y,rt Ct. Michel, the Luxembourg. and the
Odcou, Tie wholo nefghborhuod teens with
studcuts,-wlld, noisy younR fellows, for tho
greater part, hatcrs Of prtckts and ovcrs OF sonr
bre,. declared enemies OF churches and crowns,
,.Ln.s and saactlsy. An odd place, therefore, to
choose for Catholic demonstration such as
that which for week past has crowded the two
churches with pilgrims. a farlstan pllErlmaRc .
lmpossbei The very association Of the words
IA r;utcu1ous but not tho le1s Is It true that for
sweek and more crowds hare been foeklnE to
the hit OF Bt. Gcncyiero to pay that long-le-
rsrted heroine homago in prayers pcnltencat
md pcncc,-especially pence.
TIE "HEuvltNK pH ST. aRRAyIEvB,"
at!t Il called, Is IN event Of annual occurrence.
For pipe days, st. Etienne, which boasts . slab
Of atopo sapposed to hare 1t aome time covered
the tomb Of the fair saint, and the Pantheon.
wherein, carefully luc1osed In Convenient box,
lie few Of her remaining bones. becomo the
cent!rs Of q very remarkable movement. II
Rue soutilot with MIC this afternoon you would
hayc found the pavements Of TINT magnificent
street lined with succession Of little wooden
booits. at which you might havo seen people
baERainibg With much worldly aharpncss for
ehap'css, crucl!l1es. plous pictures. aud stat
but chiefly OF ber whom tho Neuvainn
vas Invented to honor,-Gcnevcve. Farther
Oh, the Place du Pantheon 4 illied with similar
boo.hs. At some, they sell religious symbols
butu ~ HAfe cuuAlCtHkE0s a. VtHG@ef JNA
may buy carpsl gns1ds and trinkets, rings,
lsuocl'es, a,M p4rsea: but these latter arc iew
Ia number. amt seem In most upssEhtly con-
trass u the surrounding plety. Entering tiH
Pantheon ITSELF, You would have found tic
walls richly hung with blue and white drapery,
sp'euld catAIalqucs Of gold aud velvet depend.
iug from Thy ROOT, and . otzzltng display o.
lighted candles before the nlauy, altare which
sdoln ,hs ehurrh. Three xrsnd services arc
Stleotatfu aaaY. ~ thele 1s IN ofulnaFY
MASS dlRh aiash lu!!oWS az III WIN much
pump Of music and Incense: then. In the eyen-
i9E, colnes tic "salut " md q sermon. It !s
the evening g-serEIce which Rppcufs to 10 most
attractive to tie faithful;
AND NO WONDER.
ttanjfy more mysteriously beautiful than in lie
Sours Of cycni4a III ftc, t3at tho an. sensuoMs @
MUD il most easy tmnressett. ;rhn tiImness nf
tlc sscrs,l ctlifcc. nttfnily j1nmtnatsd i,v th.t
soit ]atues Of . lew hunJtctl candles 10 d{fler-
ouvc nrenarrs It ior liz. reccnton of liza myattc
doIsfnes rreseutiy 10 be nrn,tnt1el ny :nmn
etuouent pfcaci,rr. ,n words ssemfHriy OF
iransnarept rlr.,ne.s. nrcscn,tv hi mi
Ireu RtiIl furslcr orcnnrc5 hv fnc
sweet tnus,c ri rho;r All orr.n, AMI
hoY perfectly these Frnnch nr;asta mntiersta,,d
tle art Of ofatory. 6lr il jr rat,trr1 Wfatcvnr
Ii mhy b., It i most captivating Tor tic mo.
mi n.inS n...a,'tn+. ~ ".I ,t.. ."I
Amtr;cS,, mtntatcr. .rhs - s,r,nn1 iist.,'.d ~
last ntuht Has suncrtor 10 ai,ntar etYnrts Of ajl
Protestant preachers / have heard but few,
n1'i tl'ese The efforts Of very famous lnen; yet
there arc hundreds OF priests til this country :
who could hayu done rs we'll and al least d
seoIc wAo could maku 1t Guild aid tamo by com.
pat!son With their own sermons. Not q refer.
enes to notca all the ttne,--fuily thrce-luarter1
Ut IN hour. All was delivered,
~ skAMoNs sEoULu kvRa m,
Without hlunler nf speech or action. -custlY,
nataFally,- ,--the action suited to tllu word. Til
word tO the action. 1t was trent to hear It;
threat to watch the movements OF tho orator,
~, nnhanpered by tbs pItitul Obligation to turq
oser paees u nanuscrIpt,-often Illeglb!e,-htl
outst1ctched Arin. Or untitled hanl and face
aecon'pau.ed The isnpassIoncl PRAYER, Or render
ed doaby moving ttc appcal 10 tfn Christtau
zeal ol tho sllcnt crowd But, llku most Cathe>
lie fe1snenS, It had cue quality which, it esaeu
t!sl to good ep!eren,, ls ouite out Of ptsce tt
aged hoIn!Iy. There wa* I stIue in Its tuil
a1"l the sting Eas political, The nfcarher-thu
Superior Of tlu Catmclltes. by.tlc.by-coultl
nes 1es.t the temptation to deal a h!0N
Mn. n.na neuuo!!sana; " Aie tt!enie'-uhe oeAut,
ilIm,,,at.da " I'iuE = ea1ntly he.|at hrsl
liz. Mcu M.. " tte patriotic anA ho!Y ueeas VI
t;aphniIs: t;h: "a, Iao patsiot!c virtue Of tl!e fssncl
to M sss,paa: pssstaoou. From t9le me ttanslttot
I'm; 'heIoos aeaunciAalon Of lts opponents wa
yrrr ,Js, .1sp, stiu ae made 1t, thereby spelling