The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-08-05

feet. Formerly the nave was cut off by
partitions. and used as parochial
church. Of the nave it may he said
that it is Gothic in the style of its strnc-
ture, and is charactized by grand sinrli-
ity. exquisite beauty and gigantic
strength. The choir is ninety-scvcn
feet long and is sixty-thr"e feet wide.
The choir is now used AZ a place of
worship, md it is known all over the
city Of Glasgow as the High Church ~
st. Mungo's Parochial Church. The
pulpit is in or near the center If the
space occupied by worshipcrs. The
choir or band Of singers occupy the
west end, but elevated above the hear
crs, perhaps fifteen feet. There il a
grand Hrgan-a part and parcel of the
building. The house is lighted with
gas and SO dark it is that the gas las t.
be lighted in daylight The Cathedral
cf Glasgow is the property cf the En-
tSblished Kirk Of Scotland. 1t is not
by ony mcanS pleasant place in which
to worship. The place is gloomy. notl.-
irg cheerful about it. ahd the air il
damp aud peculiarly unplcasan oder
is constantly floating through the place.
This is true Of all the Cathedrnls and
AbbeHs.
The cryrt-ircm krupto. TO hide
under the choir, is wonderful piece yf
architecture 1t is one hundred and
twenty-five feet long. The piers frum
which tic arches spring are 80 construct
that grand view is ob.u;u~d from ev-
cry part to the shrine in the ccuGs.
II is regarded .s cna vf tie best apeci-
mems Of veulting in the world. The
crypt was Ht one time used as plac. If
worship, but it rs now only used as
place Of burial, the purpose for which
it was originally designed. The genius
Of the inimitable Sir Walter Scott
graphically refers to the crypt in tn.
tale. or novel, Rob Roy.
The Cathedral stands in the midst vf
an extensive cemetery. The ground Of
ncar, or perhaps fully, one half of tLis
ancient burial ground is literally paved
with gravestoncs, while the vtLer hair
is crowded with what We call toma-
stones and monuments. Som, of the--
arc memorials .f Il number of those
v ho gave their lives a. martyrs f tie
Covenant.
1T til. northeast vnd of the Cath.-
-ra: Ia pointed uut the very >p-t on
which Alexander Kennedy and .JarumI
Russell. in 1888 were .urpel at tic
stake h,cause ttey embraced he sc
trines Of the Reformation. Tie tuG.nl
oi Ss"tch Church history will remem-
Ger that there was something peculiarly
affecting III this act of cruelty E>pec-
tally was it affecting in the case Of Ken
neIy. boy Of eighteen years. Of Iiber-
al education and poetic .ndowments.
john KnoX describes him as III young
man Of meek nature, quick spirits. ani
Of good letters . When the timid boy
was brought hcIore thr Judges and
threatened that IL lie did not ...can! h.
would bc burnt alive. he ocgan tu tre,D-
ble and apparently was about to deny
his Lord and Master. Ii short time
he rccovere1. He kpclt und thanked oi
that Hc had preserved him from aposta-
cy. He rose from his knees and ao-
dressed the judges in firm tone using
the following language: Now defy
death. Do with inc rs you please I
think God am ready" So affecting
was the scene that it touched the heart
Of the Archbishop Of Glasgow, whose
heart was not very soft