Telegram-herald., 1889-12-12

rHE COLISEUM
Ex-GoVeTnor Porter. United States
minister e. Italy. and his daughter. nads .
u a delglIili eall ag tle Oriental hotel. .
where es stAd while in Rome. lie IS
= geaal, pleasant gentleman ana ex-
pressed himself .s greatly grallurd with
his appointment Cf Rome and its
wealth. of antiquities. be spoke with
much information all more enthusiasm
than Is usually seen Ia diplomatic gen
flemen. Tie Colosseum was promi
n-nt subject of couyersatiou. Speaking
% u. Dr. Ialmage a4id An idea has
occurred o. ms with reference % this
colossal work of antiquity. 4 great
deal has oeen SAID about duplicating the
Eltfel tower at the American exhibition
~ 1902. buE it seems o. ue that 10 would
be- a far greater idea 90 duplicate
the Colosseum a.. Rome This would oe
means Of classical education for the
whole nation The presence ot that
structure would bs forcio.s ant con
tuual reminder 10 all nations Of the
blessings ~ Christian civilization a. COM
pared with the heartiess cruelties of the
most refined heather civilization. now
happily oanahed fr9ln toe face Of the
earth forever Besides. il is the most
stupend0us structure ever erected on our
planet Moreover, have discovered
something in regard % it which have
never heard spoken Of allude % It's
acoustic qualities. I tried them today.
Some Of my family stood on the oppO-
site side of the Colosseum. which was ca
paole OF holding one hundred thou and
people. while I stood on the place once
occupied BY Nero. and they heard every
word I uttered, thus proving that in
building OF this kild the human voice
could be heard oy one hundred thou
sand people. Such a structure devoted
70 arts. science. education and religion,
would somewhat atone for the horrid
crueitiss that were. during Eve centu-
res. enacted IN is Roman original"
DR.. Farrelly. 20 whom ! alluded above,
very kindly undertook % arrange for DR..
Talmaye an audience with the pope. But
our arrangement would not admit Of this
unless We were content 20 devote part OF
SUNDAY u travel This Or. Talmage
would not consent 70 do. In fact, with
the exception q meeting his engagements
70 preach. Puutanicai rest is the order
Of the daY with him on Sunday; no eight
seeing then. however great the tempta-
ton. While az Naples We gave up see
ing Vesuvius. although We had paid l25
francs for tickets % take us there and
back. and ws all louged 70 visit It., but il
was not possible without our travelling %
Buudisi on Sunday. and We deferred ac-
coroingl7 Until future occasion This.
however probably viii never come,
certainly not CD Dr. Ta!mage, who SAYS
the world IS So large and there is so
much 90 oe seen in it that no one can
afford to visit % place twi-e for sight see-
ing Tie doctor. however. has found It
wichin the possibilities Ct our itinerary
and due Sabbath observance O. visit the
Mamerfiue prison three times lie mas
made accurate measurements and
drau-h-sd n careful diagram u this
place Before leaving Rome he also
managed 20 breas away piece II the
ancient. tiue-h0uored mortar of the
historic r1u. Which be has laoelsd and
dated in museum STYLE. The MameVtine
prison greatly impressed him. "Oh.
ae said. .-that cur church members could
come here and see with their own eyes
what Paul mrt have suffered. and then
70 house and l1 a measure relive his life.
The trouble is. We get cur religion too
cheap. and 200 often value it at the price
we pay for it.'
From the Msmertine prison we started
for the read CD Ostia. che same which 50.
wa-I h-f -r tara m, hfz v~nv t1 a~o-rr-