The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-03-19
-E--ERs FROM TIE OLD COUNTRY.


i- teruoo1 was spent IN visit
zrc t5le Cathedral al Litchfeld, some
-va1sr uaaz Il the north Of Biz
-l-Ean- OF ali the Cathedrals in
Euc-zu6. 5l5s Is considered the most
l5sauituL. though in size and age II
5 surpassed by number. Its sym
m-v j. majestic, It's picturesque
e6se.s most remarkable. and from
esET point Of view it Is a grand
szhL From one place the three
s-@ melt into one perfect pyramid.
Prom another they look ike three
mass 81 a snip moored among the
e The Cathedral has only
reached It's present proportions
7r-l q long and checkered his
sc-y- buL towering as it does 252
Ices above the threshold. adorned as
with sculptured characters Of
modern and ancient history, includ-
M 1lle noted characters Of Bible
history uui5l you find yourself gaz-
M upon Adam himself, gives one d
-eva-eut feeling as though 1t had
surszre5 the wrecks of time and
would lay hold On the uncertainties
Cf sutuIzty- Litchfeld means FAC
cordu- % DR.. Johnson) the d" field
of the dead and tradition says
several hundred Christians were
murdered by the Pagan Romans
under D10cletiaD in the 3rd century
g. tLi= place. and . church was sub
seurerIly founded on the spot to
lilelr 1ae1nory- But this much IS
kngEr. thai one Of the Bishops from
1lse kingdom If dercia, established
q chrrc1 II Litchfeld in 663. Here
Il z few wears came the hermit Chad
who lived in q cave aud to whose life
a1d death are ascnbed many mir
aeles- DIS hermit life was soon fol-
lowed ~ his taking the bishOpric Of
tsIls church. From d small begin
z7ng. through twelve centuries, has
1iis sacred building lived and grown.
zla-ee additions. magnificent Orna-
r8enatio1s- grace, beauty and har-
-nouv have c0nspiTed in Its life, to
rilaoa u foremost among the creations
q 1a1- Loving and generous hearts
hive Ezvs1 largely 10 aid IN the re-
st1ratl01s necessary. The west front
bulit IN three stages. In the
lous- are -hree richly decorated
6ourys- Tie doors themselves
are partly covered with the old iron
sr1L Erk q he 18th century.
Lll-e gre four rows Of inches across
s-e e1t-re 'front.' one above the other,
ans each niche contains a life sized
Eue earTal 5ut u stone. The
l-=--es- TIER Il figures are all apostles
and Bishops The second. kings of
E-uelzud- before and after the con
cues The third. the prophets of
tie B1h-e and bishops The fourth,
Elzr7archs even unto Adam. while
1he gable Is filed with Our Lord In
G-uE- and saints. 1t presents a
mosl remarkable appearance as a
E-1ole. AID one Is excused for the
tesI7n- thai il has stood from the
beginning q the world, The in
sa-zar Il tie Cathedral IS elaborate
Il detail The great height of the
z-chss the rich carving on the mas
Ere pillars, the delicate designs
wrought IL the carved oak decora-
5uns d the choir. the elaborate in
fsz-zezvlng Of iron, copper and brass
II the screen, the magnificent altar
Oz marble wrought by skillful hands,
IL EAich many colored marbles and
EIrs101s stones are combined with
E1-ilI5zu1 effect and the wonderful
pzEe6 floor richly inlaid with stone
and marble. are fairly bewildering
- the visitor Many visits would
nr wholly fsmlharize one with all
sle bssufies and details that the
rsurr1z-les have been concentrating in
s rzre old Cathedral. It has
muv vary ancient tombs and
szsia-s within It's walls of great