Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-02
Mr.. CLINES LECTURE.
A Vivid Description Of Some Of the
Scenes Portrayed on Canvas.
A Splendid Lecture Beautifully Illus.
trated.

lions, was an artists epltome Of the
worlds history, more especially OF the
architectural wonders of ancient and
modern times.
Mr.. Cline began with America,
and with noted men Of America,
belonging to the Christian church. II
was natural thnt he should do this,
because every man of thought contem-
plates the entire world from the point
of view supplied by his own nation
and by HE peculiar religious belief.
Setting sail from Americs he landed
his audience in England. and sum
moned on his canvas st. Paul's Catba-
dral and Westminster Abbey, around
the latter Of which cluster the funeral
glories Of Englsnd's greatest dead, Sol
smn reflection and mellowed yet manly
aspiration aroused rather than dunn.
lshcd by this concentration aud epi-
taph Of successful and buried ambi-
tons, assumed the empire OF the
mind. We felt that we were In the
presence of the magnificent mausoleum
around which hovers the spirit OF
British greatness, where every en-
tombed patriot, poet, hero and King
leaves bis statue To speak by the side
OF his sepuIchre In marble immortality
Of the glories OF British history, and
to urge the present and future genera
lions ~ compete with the dead In
raising themselves and their nation to
dignity and true renown.
The lecturer afterward exhibited the |
rival structures Of Notre Dame, Of the |
cathedral NJ Pisn with It's famous |
lna N, ~. aud nT I.n .alA- /
brated edifice of st Peters at Rome. |
This last was built 10y the pope with
consummate magniiicence such as
strongly contrasted with the detesta-
BILE priestly imposition that they emf
ployed % obtain the nee essary money
for constructing II. The grand palace
OF the Vatican with It's 100 laby rinth
ine apartments next arose by the
magic OF art and Of the artist on the
canvas. Plus N.appeared In his ponti-
fical chair and robes. After that
the present pope fitted into conspicu-
Gus view. The writer closely scruti-
nzed him. His forehead was high,
and showed IA scholars and think
er's brain. His face was long and
rather thin; his cheelS.bones high and
somewhat disptoportionately broad;
his eye penetrating and polite; his
nose, Roman, indicating Il powerful
VIII, and his mouth had n mingled eN-
preston of practiced and cultured
urbanity arttully yelling deeper pur-
poses. He seemed To bc "A courtier, and
yet profounder than u courtier;
smiling man of the world, aud yet
there was bitterness and con
cealed, perhaps disappointed, am'
billion and cunning playing In his
smile; lac seemed 10 be n philosopher
aud yet TO have sadness but sadness
that never gives up In his philosophy.
Without u temporal scepter this sad,
stern, thoughflil, smiling, cunning
face In which Turk two hemispheres OF
ambition, exercises spirit
ual domination over the four CONT
nonts with which no royal potentatc
can challenge comparison. ! am not
n physiognomist, but ! have rightly
read the couutenance Of the pope.
Aiier thia, iittiugly the lecturer In
PRODUCED us TO the majestic ruins of
Rome, OF Greece aud OF Egypt. In
u series Of views Illus.
traling the pyramids were cxhib-
lied, from which the writer IL
confident that more accurate concep.
tlon of these immortal mysteries In
could be obtained than
from any engraving or book. The au-
dience was then Introduced to two
sepulchral curiositles, representing
royal mummics of the time Of AIoses.
Gloomily and Rrandly, indeed, did the
Egyptians toll Tor the Immortal. In
the presence of these mighty nations
Of the past let us Americans anl
Texans arouse our energies, aud prof
iting by tho plumbers OF centuries and
ayes let us rectify our aspirations and
labor ~ the heirs of the worlds
memories aud purified hopes. AZ
ter u connie intorlude for refresh.
ment appropriately did the lecturer
conclude, by IA scene In which the ma
tional rose Into the international and /
universal and temporary into the oter-
nal, All material and spiritual sub
Unity Were Swallowed forth In this
eliminating scene. The ocean dash.
Ing and lashiUg In foam-crested, bro
ken pillows against "A lone rock ini-
movably rising from the earth's foun-
dalton, amid the lone war Of the en-
ragged waters, This was the frat scene. |
Then, towering above this In interest,
another grade, u stone cross massively |
elevated itself. covered with the moss
OF antiquity and majesty above the
rock; this WAS the second grade; a |
woman next appeared on the scene |
struggling with strangling energy |
against the seemingly omnipotent con. |
test oil the herce ocean; sh. was laboriny |
with dying yet unextinguished hope |
To reach tho rock, to reach the blessed
cross, To make the contrast more
striking, beyond the tragic turmoil of
the waves that hurled themselves I'm
successive volleys against the rock, far
OH IN the distance, was n serene ocean
touched with smiling iingc OF heav-
emily radiance. But the woman was
In the center OF the oceans and storn,'s
commotion. IA change comes over
the spirit of the soene;h the woman
has won victory through the cross.
she appears angelic with gratitudc
and winged with vletory's
exultation above the crcss.
The preserving cross seems to have
heightened and now to show itself IN
It's sublimity aud altitude. IL towers
far beyond the rage OF the elements,
amid Its azure home, with the clouds
Heating about. The woman with am
gers attire Ia looking with unutterabIe
longing, hope and immortal victory
towards the golden gates of eternal
mercy, that throw their Inviting radi.
auce towards her. She Will SOON he
among angels. Hark! She Is plumlng
her flight. Let MS depart aud nedi,
tate on her victory, while the arch
angels make heavens ceruieau dome
ring with ana ha,ns ~ v,.,l.,,,,,.