The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-15
ON TIE HILL OF nrRsA.
TIE Cathedral or Carthage Consecrnted on
the Spot where -. Louis Died-CArdinal
LaViRerie and HIs Predecessors.

del Of Carthage. and where. later. the homan
conduerors had built another stronghold, In
Guiding the palace OF the Proconsul OF Africa
There tho heroic King Of France. intent on
carrying out his second crusade against the
Moslem, had been. together with his victorious
army, overtaken by tho paEue-the most
powerful auxiliary OF the Prince OF Tunis, to
whose territory tho fallen Carthage belonged.
as II does at this day.
Whose has rend Joinvllle's exuulsItely
simple biography OF St. Louis knows how
touching. how edifylng, was the death OF the
Crusader King, Just as his private and public
life had been most exemplary. Tell tho King
Of Tunis." he said short time before he
landed in Africa. that so ardently desire the
salvation OF HE soul that should gladly con-
sent to remain in Saracen prison all my life.
without ever seeing the light OF day, II he and
his people would on this condition. receive the
grace OF baptism" And thoreupon Jonville
adds: Tho good King Lors yearned right for
vently to SEQ the Christian faith which had
been planted In this land OF Africa. and had
borne there In the age OF st. Augustine. at
Carthage especially. such abundant fruit.
hourshinR anew In his own tho King 81 time"
Ono might he justified In thinking that the
pious wish OF st. Louis was in a way 10 be
fulfilled six centuries alter he and his fellow
soldiers had laid down their lives in the cause
OF Christ. For not only has Pope Leo NH. re-
vtved the Episcopal See OF Carthage but he has
by solemn decree conferred upon 1t anew oil
AVG ioinner Pr'ii"''c" preros".i'eS "VeF 'i' On
uRe Arlcau continent VA 'ne lo'n VI ''.i9
"on'u Sa'u'ha' h"''So''" "i' 49, 'ot 'no
present at ieaS' ootn hreno'9nop VI h'S'ots
ana ArenoiSnop Oh AFRICA cohSect".ou' uiii.'
econcoarse ., pre'n'es rrencn n'i ,,', ",.'-
GERS anu cNi''"n oiicla.s, roaIuo't r ulp'oln.e
shu ho.ous uoou'"..o"7 .1Il ''I'oo OH.
nor colonies along inc hoI,nern SHORES o,
tne continent t"e 'l'"Ehl"cont e"thr,'ta.
Just [nIsou S >oiuu,"ir so.ip'' .,ls
Basiljc1 Major. or grea: Roman court of JUS
uce. whlch ser'oL rs c"tn VI C"' III 'ne .,nlo VI
st. AuGu tine Ihree DAYS i"ter' on May TO-
twelve Arehbishops and Bishops laid the cor
ner stone OF q pro-cathedral in lunts Itself.
On both occasions the brother OF the Bey
80 r,osor, In ot.to nm ot,,ptiva ,iat.nor and
was nrssen, IN S,a,o al s "1 Of
sro " "onvsrt .'"' ''''' ''
The readers OF TIE Sun, and American
scholars in general cannot but recall to mind
taken in Carthage and in all northern Africa.
iar AVA" ;s ,n ~, ,raralrs Tha Chnron
much iisk py Luropeau travellers Inc .hurcn
of Africa was tor many " century the most
I,"ir I,a oaunoiis ora s,iII halG IN rayorsrce
by conservative Protestants. one of them hav-
Ing drawn UP a canon of the books OF Scrip
ture still an authority among Christians
Tertullan one OF the early and most elo-
ouent apoloRists OF Christianity, was educated
49, : - ~ - -, -, -,
In the SCHOOLS Oh the new carthage WHICH l'oiuo
had rebuilt on the ruins of that of Hannibal
81 Cvnrion WAS Rishon OF Carthape and IL wss
Q. CSptiun ""o lt' 10y y. .,araS 90. :. "e'
on the very slte OF the catheurai Just cohse-
Sronted the Roman proconsul The Bishop
.as ,...o-oa ho.,,,o, ,,.1 uo,or. .yov coll
yo1psels BsSon oe Of ,ha GSristisns" abruntv
aueflea me frocons s l am me bihsnop oi
me Snrlsti IN r 40 you KNOW ,hat 'nere
decree Oh the Enperot cqInninhulnR AZ per
sons 70 oHer sacriii iS 70 Tue Sous =, knoW
OF ere y9H %illnR 10 TO o o ~ oond. an,
that r. was the t simple answer; , 81. rsr,,
place 81 e1eeHtloni lately disfoyeIeqi hy ShF,
Sasociats missionares. toc eth NV With other
sites ruins; ana RriceEess relics relic o. lagha aru
SincSina and eionuent IisRop receiyed his
death stroke Is now marked hI With Gross ssitb
yel mere, Syp6iHh phHe Une 81 ms na aSt
ncas If SoS be Ted s Ss scrIn AID than
EnnalInn EtaiS be hsad On ths hInrt ""o 'NoA'
Anee nbE, iai Iists s tom tha sita ~ tha
Ptocensnar residence 'G are the yast ruins of
me mp9itneatre; wnese an4uSahas OF Ihf IT'S
hanIs OF e%ecutioners and Radiators. or
xy.ra torn limb from limb by tho wild
Me1e Torn d ,Rs sbonis ~ The fegocinns fri
4l b rae erest nrcpIar min CnrdiniI
gan rD has Stosreu 10 nm mense nmn
eftd 1,S III h1mo6 Il The snint ira
oary ane ea nf be fricaH Chnreh etntain the
ma nct rig a. t6ese glurions Witmesses
of tSe 9hG al eHmrp Ham in the
Oh INC Hospe' niIoiG trp'tii ~ w
EHene! Ion III h,,eT nEoH oeinE omo M 10 a.
Heinetua nunl9 nondn liHtton: a ~, 49, ro o.
ncitas. poor sinSei whose StprY sui moves
me soul G1 eVety Emrist,'n that
4, IL was IN mo son1oS D. pagan o'Ir mugs tnaS
Ine Sleht AuE uetIuo "ho ieu G . 1inti
away ne Palm lGT elonienc" mnu poe , . ama
Il was there tnht ms SOU pecane ior tns tIihSS
beinE lmpreEinated Win .me neeH1y poison Vi
the .nrropndinG nagah mWla bs rhris.,,,
FROM TINS same shore; Wn!ie MS CHRISTIAN
mother Monfa was pr2YnG s Win ,Ie inc
memorla erected over the grave Of 81 Syprihn'
Augustine emDarRed stehItnliS IN me mlEnt-
time, He'd TO some, ana from home 10 Miian.
lest his mother Should follow nun. oyertaKs
him. and maze - ohrlStiah 20, 81 MINI nhe , din
follow MIN to HoMe and 10 Mlnn, pIaceu mn, nm
a. tho leet OF Anihro'e. aha maze o. MP, hip,i
Christian AMI glorious Bishop we Know nun 70
have been. He soon afterWard returned 10