The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-12-24

MATrII.EUS ARCiiITECTUS.
Let us follow to where tho look OF the noble

Lot us follow to where tho look OF the noble
Mateo. or Matthew. directs us.
The interior Is all hung in crimson and gold.
not only the stately and majestic Norman pill
lar shafts OF the nave. but tine arches and tho
areades OF t!c trIorium running all round the
by the apparent Dimensions of tho basilica as
compared with seville or Bargos or Toledo.
Remember that the triIor iuin galleries are rs
vast us those of the cathcdrais Of Pisa and
lnOn. thus niiurdins space for thousands OF
this lofty position.
tho coro or canons choir. blocking up the
greatest portion Of the mayo. From the vas,
TO witness the solemn ceremonial OF pontiiical
high mass. Besides magnificent ~ IL the
pageant of today around the high altar. thrill
such days before the French invasion
in isVp you conn, must :. mot i4rsG ,, INT
remoteet parts Of the 1berian pennsu IA and
the most distant countries in Christepdom to
witg49ss the perlormaneg Of The most solemn
or to b, thrilled by the strains OF the most per
s1@sise elo2ne1ie s They e"m az o they o
their souls dire need. to sue for mercy TO
solicit some great ana pressing spiritual gift of
in glory on the Mount, and who drank His bit
ttercHn IN Jcrnsaicm. am not ap9loglHns for
the faith which 80 long lad, and leads even now,
pilgrims hitner from every cline. | am only
explaining to tho reader what he may one day
OF July, especially should the 25th fall on Sun
Even while you listen to the grave voices of
canonS and chOristers singing. accompanied
by the majestic strains Of the organ, the hgrie
and Glor,a in The gIapd Greg9r;an chant. or
band Of vocalists taking mp each alternate
stronhe and anthem, you cannot help percclv-
attending to ihair own dovotions and in their
own way. The confess pnu- are still surround
ed by eXpcctant crowds Of pentcnts. fasting all
Of them since the preceding midnight, and
anxious TO receive nbsp.u,i0n and holy COM
muni9n as the crown Of their pilgrimage. At
the side affairs priest succeeds priest in saying
low mass, in order to satisfy the 4eyoticn, of
the crowds which come and go without dis
In the Chapel Of the Be ,ei sacramcnt, and
in the stu larger one winch serves the ordinary
purposes Of parish church communion is
no time serving piety: for high and low arc
R1s s %as taf s or ;hnx snch
nind full only OF the duty to be performed and
tn" grace to be obtained from the Divine lib
James GIBBS and flows without dminuton or
cessation the tide of visitors till long after the
conclusion OF the morning service. indeed. till
The sun has SGT. You return to the cathedral
during the interval between high mass and
the hope of exploring the many most inter
cstin. monuments connected with this VEN
e era pile or Gf cSamininG wi;h all Eeysronee,
church are still thronged with worshippcrs. and
you restrain your curiosity ashamed Of graft
Tying even the most lnudtble desire of knowl
edge in presence OF a faith which only seeks
the God of the Temple
Happy those who can spend an entire week in
exploring. with II weil-inGorIned guide. this
venerable pile. with its vast modern cloister.
| and what remains OF the ancient monasteries
and schools with the ArchbishOp's palace and
the res Idcnce of the canons All these. shcrn
at present of their former splendor, and with
tho marks of steady and unromedi"d decay
STAMPED upon Them, are more calculated TO
sadden than even to instruct tho student Not
muiatcI here by tho muniticence, the graft.
tudc. and the piety OF SO many dynastics of ma
tive princes OF royal vo:ares from other lands.
and OF THO great mobiles OF the peninsula. The
up to 1899, in massive silver, and real work
high and twice that length. or nearly the
same dimensions was the lamp, which was
hung to the same Chain. when tho censor was
taken down. 1t was also Of massive wrought
! silver and Of greater artist value. They were
both carried of by the French. together with
nS s S" On the lS% s of a arch soS Mar
shnl Noy ordered tho, canons, under the
lorty,eirht hours 100000 pesos. After cx-
l'nusting every resources. only 100000 reals, or
Ney sent the Chief of Police witha percmptory
| order To deliver mp at once all the church plato
he .a to the entire Glty. lie notified ne
| pain OF death. have AL their lycr and gold
ready at the Chapter House at 3 r NJ w fol,
| force presented itself and the n'nto collected
was loaded on the carts hnnugng 10 the Chap
! Of May u little mora thuu month thrTclftHr.
Nsy and his plunderer- were driven in hot
! haste from santiago bat the silver gold. and
jewels were never recovered Mood il Ice said,
That previously one pi tn" fist ne = II the Ma
| polrouic Government hHd been 10 coullsratr all
! the property of both ohurcNcs and mrnrsir cries
to sriln their revenues, ana napprppr ate such
works OF art as IL Thought proper! Alas! this
was not to be the lir't spuNtl0n.
Fo account for tho PRESENT condition Of san
t!aso, W. have not. iD"m,'"". IT, - far 10 ilni
. G .rae TrTaI2nS IA III 'mr',FJ GaI.a, 2I
proud of her lamrand prrimincncr, there is So
great and constant Il dg1id by emigration to
South America hat just ai this IN mrut La
hi00cuand other leading Journals raise "a cry OF
| alarm. Galicia rs not ouly threatened with
| lnmin". but win dopupuiGtiun, Othrr causes
| might mention, but l"t those suffice. The
| I1nl ~ the Gael in southern Europc j., despite
its climate. soil. and geographical position. but
| ono degrco removed from the ruin and ms"ry
| OF a kindred land in the West SIN. tourney
| to tinlicia and to Gompostnlla will richly re-
pay the pilgrim. the traveller. and the scholar
Bernard ORALLY.