Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-04-03

old boil called "Jesus, with It's legend " |
am the bell of Jesus, and Edward is on.
King; Sir Thomas Haywood first caused
me to ripg,"--how, finally, the chapter-house
alone had a roof under which services might
be said,-how the good Hsckett on the first
day OF his bishopric set his own servants and
his own coach-horses at work removing the
rubbish, and never tired until in eight years
time the magnifcence of the cathedral was
restored, except for the forever irreparabie |
loss Of the decorations, and especially oil the
lady chapel windows, which all the cost oil |
the restoration would have suificed to renew, |
how the church was reconsecrated with
great pomp and solemnity,-all this he told
me In detail, and he would gladly have told
more, for the poor brother had made these
few rich historic acres nearly his whole
world, and had peopled it with all who
throughout the long ages had marred 1t or
had made it. To have given "two good
trees for the rebuilding of the church was
a title to his lasting and grateful recognition.
But the light was fast waning, and the
cathedral must be seen now or perhaps
never. 1t was already past the hour for
closing, but one Of the vergers had formerly
been u poor brother of ST Johns ana my
companion went to him to secure our au-
mission.
l stood before the west front of the cathe-
dral, which was then bathed in the lingering
light of the aiter-day, its great central win
dow cleaning as though the altar lamps were
burning behind ii, and the western spires
almost losing themselves in the sky. The
quaint effigie that fill the inches across the
whole facade lost their grotesqueness IN the
dusk, and seemed really the sacred sculp-
lures they were meant to be. Fair though
this rich front must be at high midday, IL
needs for its full beauty the hali-light OF
Northern evening As seen on that rarest OF
all evenings, 1t was tit introduction TO the
subdued glory which greeted us in the din
religious light to which we entered as the
great central door closed behind US.
We stood, uncovered and reverent, beneath
the vaulted nave, looking down the long
curved aisle, bordered by the maj jesty of the
clustered columns, through the light illumi-
mated screen of the choir, full upon the
sculptured and gem-set alabaster reredos,
above and beyond which stood the famed
group OF windows of the lady chapel, mel
lowed by the light of the streaming full
moon.
Rich in the blended mosaic of the floor, in
the dimmed canopy overhead, in the lightly
arched gallery of the triforium, in the mel
low cross lights of the side windows, in the
sombre carvings of the choir, and above all
| in the marvellous glass of the chapel, ii was
| the very perfection of worshipful church.
1t was too nearly dark to examine the de
| tails OF the decoration, and we wandered
| down the aisles, remarking here and there
| the bruised statues of the tombs, and halting
| before the sleeping children of Chantrey tC
marvel how much somnolent repose can be
cut in chiselled stone.
| 4" But come" said the gentle brother, "wt
| have only light enough left for the stOried
| Sid cbnrcb outiiyed its desecration. and. n,
| bv a miracle vas nreserved 10 tell these
| ictar COMBINATIONS of the HIGHER art onr fore.
fathers sons forgot
| LIGHT of The nine windows of the anse,-
| n,7ndows which have rerbans no remaininv
| equals in the world, and before which one
| can only bow in admiration and regret for
| an art that seems forever lost. HoldI;,p me
| fast by the arm he went on
| % In restoration al tho church tbe snan.
| drels os Ipa old xyinnows were rabuitt ami
| th,a frames were set with nIain GLASS, to the
/ sad defarement OF the edifice. and so they
| stood for nigb two bupdred years. no art
beino enuaI 10 tbair worthy renlacement
| and no ancient store to the suppiyinp of 80
large a demand
.sRut listen. now how the hand of Heaven
| sbelterea ira own and how true servants al
tba cbnrch Arc aver ,nida5 to racIa;n, its
| Iost snlendoT
a. fay wars 400 a canon of thu ca,ba-
dral trave,iin" in EI,ndars wish,nn 70 con
| tribnte IN the renewed work of resioration
visitad the SismantIed convent of Harren,
rode in the ancient bishonric of Iiepe, Here
| ha sougbt among tba ruhb;sb Of the lumber
| room for wood caryings Which niob, ha usad
in the rebniiding nf ,be nrehaSdaI stalls
| Uis saarch discnvsrad many boxss of coInrad
| glass the orig;n Of which no ono knew and
| STboSa eYistsnca even had baap forao,tan
| Tbinking 10 embelisb some of the cnr,ons
| triangnlsr windows above the triforin,n he
| purchased the whole store for two bundrea
| bounds Of onr money. and nreseptea il 10
| The dean and ch.nter ss a trihute or affection
| ate deyotion IN tbe c.thedraI There Was
more tban he had sunnnsed and the I,rga
| fipures of some ot the tragments indicated !
| coherent design.