Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-20
LAST NIGHTS LECTURE.
INCIDENTS OF A SEVEN MONTHS
TRIP THROUGH EUROPE,
As Delivered by Bishop J. J. Kain at the
CathedraI-A Hasty Review Of the
Cities Visited and Places
of Interest.

of Interest.
Last evening, as early as 7 O'Clock, the
cathedral was well filed with an audience
that had gathered for the purpose OF
listening to the lecture of Bishop j. J.
Kahn on his seven months tour through
Europe. BY half-past seven the large
| ediice was filled to overlooking with an
intelligent mass OF people, who listened
in perfect quiet TO the interesting and
entertaining talk of the Bishops.
At the hour mentioned Prof. Carl
Hermann played in his own style all
accompaniment to that magnificent and
always favorite production OF Handel,
II Know that my Redeemer ..Liveth,'
while Mrs. NJ. +. Whitaker's superb
voice filled the building as she sweetly
sang the same. Mrs. w., in the opinion
of many, never sang better.
Immediately at its conclusion the altar
boys and clergy entered the church and
took their seats; they were followed by
the Bishop, in full %cononicals, who
Immediately entered the pulpit, and
began his lecture, entitled "lnci-
dents in a seven months tour through
Europe" The reverend gentleman
started by making a short explanation;
he said many would be disappointed
because he did not give a detailed
statement of what he saw and heard;
however that would be impossible; he
would run over it all and Gull out n
or two incidents, in fact, give a sum-
mary.
He then took his audience to New
York, and on the 18th OF February, Ash
Wednesday, we set sail. A rather
rough time was had on the ocean, and
the following Tuesday We land in
Rochelle; from thence to Antwerp, with
its Cathedral, fine arts, Reuben's mag
niiicent pictures, and the city museum;
then on to Paris, where We stay but a
few hours, as we must be in Rome dur
ing Holy Week; then to Bordeaux,
with the great st. Andrews Cathedral;
then we come to Iourdes, where the
apparition of the Blessed Virgin was
seen. The Bishop graphically described
this celebrated place, and the deep re-
ligious feeling he ielt as he said holy
mass on that sacred spot. He, with his
fellow travellers were there on the 4th OF
March, and hat date would be an ever
memorable one with theH. His de-
scription was very attentiyely listen
ed to.
Again We resume II journey to
Rome, passing through Nice, Genoa,
Marseilies and numerous other points
Of interest. In Marseilles we find ele.
CANT drives, and bat a short distance
the celebrated Casino, the most magniti.
cent gambling den in the world. At
Genoa points OF interest in connection
with the discoverer OF this great cOun-
try, Christopher Columbus, were point
ed out to us, and at Pisa the big cathe.
dral and its celebrated leaning bell
tower were seen.
But now We rush along to Rome, the
eternal city, and on the 18th OF March
We first catch sight Of the noble dome OF
St. Peters. The Bishop first said mass
in this building on the day OF the feast
Of st. Joseph. He wa there during
holy week. \ long description was
given of the grand old city, and under
these heads, the Holy Father and the
churches, the ruins and the Romans and
their present political status. 1t was on
Holy Thursday that the Bishop first met
the pontiE; again on Easter and again
on the following Tuesday. Two OF these
interviews were private, in which Ills
Holiness enquired closely as TO the IL.
%cilities OF this parish for giving the
children q sound Catholic education.
The Pope also made close inquiries as
to the situation, population, etc. The
Bishop trusted the congregation would
take these things into consideration.
He rave a description OF the Pope, and
her dealt the Associated Press a rather
severe rap, for the reports circulated
concerning the health Of Leo NIL.
Bishop Kahn is authority for saying
that the PontiiT is tough and wiryi.
Again we are taken IN hand, and we
visit st. Peters, with its immense pro-
portions, vet withal so magnificent; the
chapels We gaze with wonderment and
establishment at, together with the four
hundred churches Of Rome, and then
we 20 to the Catacombs, and wander
for hours in that immense tomb under
the direction oil an experienced guide,
and we view with interest that wonder
full place. Then We examine the old
churches, and frescoes, and paintings,
and listen to the old traditions concern
ing them.
The Bishop grew eloquent as he
halted and informed us OF the political
state OF the Romans and their
feeling Of hatred towards the Pied
montese. The Pope was oblige to keep
closely to the Vatican, for did he appear
the people shouted "Long live the
Pope," and then down swooped the
military, and hundreds would be thrown
into prison.
But we could not stay in the dear old
city longer, and We 20 post-haste 10 Ma
pies, a city that is lovely, with over
three hundred beautiful churches. Here
wealso view Mt. Nesuvius and visit those
buried cities Herculaneum and Pom
peii; we wander through those once
populous cities hat once teemed with
life and animation. But again the call
is, forward, and Bologna is rapidly
passed, and Venice, the "bride OF the
sea-" is reached-that silent city where
the same strong dislike to the present
government is found as was in Rome.
The Bishop led us through st Marks,
but could not describe it; in fact but
few men can, but he read us Ruskin's
beautiful description in his "Stones ~
Venice" and We gazed in wonder a d
establishment on the magnificent pile.
Milan, with it's Gothic Cathedral, then
Lake Como and its scenery. Munich,
Vienna, Prague, Dresden are hurriedly
passed and at last Berlin is reached.
The Bishop played Talmage a little here.
He had heard OF the evil results OF beer
gardens in America and he decided to
take a little personal observation in the
old country, and he told his audience
that on the whole he was rather favor
ably impressed with the gardens and
thought them good institutions. But
in Berlin the grip Of that Nero of the
present time-Bismarck-was every
where seen. The glitter OF the bay
onets and the endeavor to suppress
Christianity-here was the great land
of Infdelity-it might last five or ten
wears and then would come the crash.
And now we resume our journey, we
pass Cologne, then up the RI inc, pass
ing interesting places, and then We stop
at Strasburg. For a while we are in