Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-29
LITTER FROM ROME.
Handles In aud Around the external
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street, stop all Of n sudden tp find you
ate on One Of the most historic places
III the world. You look and wonder.
pass on 10 another aud another, until
YOU inwardly exclaim, "How hath the
mighty fallenw We have been TO the
fOro Romanum aud walked over IA.
ground among the ruins Of ages. all
there IL LETT VI the glory aud richness Of
Tue public buildings VI the mistress Of
the world consists In few columns,
tfiumphal arches, statues aud enough
OF the sacred pavement 10 enable you 10
trace IL cOutse; but these are all stately
anu majestic, rs they stand there In
tue places they have occupied Tor
centuries.
The seven hills OF Rome are no
longer mystery, Ia fact, our hotel
-tibus on OF the most important, viN
the Qlirlnal, 70 noted In history,
slth0ugh not 20 much ~ the Capito-
INC aud PnlltlnCj we would not call
any OF them hills at home, for this IN n
rolling country aud thuhc hills some NJ
tue largest rolls. The Coliseum gives
you better Idea " the great
ness aud power Of Rome than
any onU thing here; Just think
Of a city that had 10 have n plaro VI
amusement that would seat 81, 900
persons al one time aud have run of
one hundred nights, crowded 10 over.
flowing every night Of the perform.
hnce, ana baths where 1900 batherp
could diaport Themselves Mt the same
time. cnn hardly realize II, stand.
ing In tho very theatre and baths
where such things took place. Hut
here they are--the Coliseum aud battle
OF taracalla; and the fact II forced upOn
you. l have tried 10 Imagine such
vast audience, with the emperor. no.
blos aud common folk all In their TO-
tpcctivc places, md the Performance
foadyito begin, Ia which tue life Of
man was 10 bO taken both by wild
beasts and In combat with one another.
As have stood upon the arena that
has been made sacred 10y the blood Of
tho early Christians who have offered
up their Hives rather than deny
the new faith that increased their
hopes both IA 10 this life
aud that 10 come. But looking around
all Il silent and etill, even ~ the tomb,
except the talking of few guides,
tourists or boggnr-, or the noise made
10y some birds that rest upon the barren
walls In looks. the splcndOr aud mag
niilcence have all gone ages ago, the
cages for the Wild beasts are open aud
the cells Of the hated Christians arc
empty. All you see around h ruin
hnd dcs0lation, aud ina gination almost
falls 10 do her duty when such con.
trastlng elements abound To give
you an Idea Of ~ Size, will make a
comparison between u and the Taher.
nhcle, As the two are almost the same
shape, " the roof Of tho Tabernacle
was removed and IL walls built much
higher and seats right up 10 the top.
Tho Tabernacle IL quite small. IL
you would make the long diameter OF
II about two and one-half times M
large, the small diameter about throu
and one.half times ~ large az at pres
eDt and increase tho height Of the
walls little over twice the present
height, you would have structure
about the size Of the Coliseum. The
figures have taken OF the Tabernacle !
are from u real estate agents card and |
| think they are about correct. There |
IL only one part Of the wall that ~.
mains Mt its original height, for during |
tho dark ages II was used Us u fort, |
mandatory aud a quarry; indeed, the |
people 1.-THE Popcs) used II 10 build their |
churches and palaces, ~ well ~ every |
other precious stone they could get |
from the other public buildings, until |
the time OF Pope Benedict NV, who !
protected II from utter destruction by |
settling II apart 10 the Passion Of Oh rlst,
because 10 many had been marlyIed
there for His names sake.
This first seats above the arena were
for the Emperor, senators, ETC., then
mobiles, knights, etc., then well.to-do
citizens and lastly q place for tine
humber citizens, making four tiers
In all. They hpd sailors TO stretch
canvass over tho open top, but can.
not imagine how they ever did II; II
seems like covering In the earth.
Leaving tho Coliseum, close by arc
triumphal arches OF Constantine and
Titus, Applan Way, Sacra Via, Their
moe Of Titus, etc., then tho Forum
with all It's memories and little fur.
Their on the old historic Tlber.
There are only three classes OF poo
pie here, viz. priosts, soldiers and beg
gars, hut | cannot tell you which are
In the majority, but | rather think the
priests have the greatest number ON
their side.
was surprised to Ind almost exact.
ly the same state OF affairs here IA nj
home, only on much larger scale.
For many years Rome was controlled
and almost owned both politically and
spiritually by the Pope. The King Of
Naples, Garihaldi and others united
the different provinces OF Italy into ono
and with the rest Of tho Papal States,
the property Of the Catholic church.
They deprived the church OF nearly nll
l,s lands, palaces, monasterles, con
vents, gold aud silver amounting In all
TO millions (almost untold.
The church expects every year 10
get It's political power and property
back, while the State would like 10 find
some more 10 MI up the empty treas.
ury. The Catholics ray the Pope and
party are the strongest II mn issue were
Ia come between the spiritual aud tenn
moral leaders NJ this nation, while the
King and party seem 10 have every
thing in their hands and maintain u
vast standing army. How tho result
will be- no man kuoweth.
The churches are all marble, gold,
silver, precious stones, maryels Of ,
sculpture, painting and mosaios that 4
are made so nicely that You take them ,
for oil paintings and bronLcs. {
FIRED. W. TAYLOR.
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