Telegram-herald., 1891-03-09
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iaNpoS, Feb. ss-The hsief after
noon % the water day ss auA ana
chll!s heavy clouds sai slowly AUFoss
sac grey, gloomy sky above tlle hlaCk
massive dome II ~. Pa9l's Cathedral.
ia the vest toaeh of irs marking
where ths san has begun n act casts
luria glare on the upper portion OF the
sanshrs hualdng, sott4ag the windows
absaxe. sharp and sudden gusts ~
WIND sweep Through tno surrounding
ehnrclgarG. hlg rain drops Tall npun
the slippery pastmelts, and from oat
the N0riheTu toNer the Iolaug ~
bell. Whose melancholy sounds soar tae
dln ot traffic, and sGe alternately
waited downward and swepi smwani
by the gathering gale, invite the heed
less faithful, overbgsy with the aiialFs
Of THE world, 10 the service 81 even
song Within the great cathedral on
this winter afternoon congregation 81
about tso hundred persons have al-
ready seated themselves GA lush-hoi-
toned chairs ander the great dOno and
close 10 the chou, a
Bla.k Mas ia the Center of GREY Space
lost IN the vastness iis Surroundings.
Lower down uie aisle people have scat
tered themselves i.ere and there on the
forms, rather with the intention az rest
ing than OF taking part ia the service
about 60 begin. Tue atmosphere IL
solemn gloom snd sepuichTai silsnee
that reigns throughout ls Occasionally
broken ny sounds 81 stray foaislcps a
whispered word, The hanging 81 q door,
an unrestrained yawB. Sufficient lgHt
still streams through the high windows
10 make visible the monuments erected
10 soldiers and sailors, statesmen and
scholars, philosophers and painters,
humanitarians ana historians, ana
sghtseers pass quietly up and down tie
nayes, gazing ~ surprise, u not IN soF-
row. at the Pagan emelems that celc-
brate the glories OF Christian heroes.
Here
Brace of LoDE-Issssd, Red Bodied
enardsm.D
with smooth, well-chopped heads stands
before the lccumbent figure Of the
hero OF Waterloo, At which they gaze
for some seconds, and then move on
ward with measured step and ling!ing
spur 10 inspect the statues 81 Sif John
Moore. Lord Hcatbheld, IA Ralph
Abercrombv, Corn wallis the Governor
General OF India, Napaer Elpamstene,
Sir John Lawrence, 81 Isaac Brock.
Lord Mayo, kodney, Lord Duncan,
Lord II. Vincent and General Gordon;
;Sobir and gallant company ia all,
whose NAMES are associated with WISE
rule, or whose feet tIod the red road
leading 30 death or victory 4 couple
of American ladies. accompanied by a
glrl in short skirts and a pg-taIl, and
two siout-limbed boys "a knickerbock-
ers, stare IN spcCchlcss wonder at tie
thletcfigurewhichco commemorate tie
memory OF samuel johnson. The mar
bic by 30 means represents the heavy
browed, round shonldeTed philosophof,
dressed in small cloths aud roii-collarcd
coat, but
sereBsfaced. Upright. Muscular Giant
sparely clad IN Roman toga. Could
the good man have seen THIS mouu-
meni. bearing he name, how hC would
have wondered. and by what forclhe
epigranr would he have protected
against is inspproprlsteness. From
this statue the group passes 20 That OF
SIR Joshua REYNOLDS, whose marble
efigv bears hut sight resemblance %
the spectacled face have 20 often seen
ON canvas: for be u likewise marked
with the sign Of eternal youth, rioI1fled
! in expression. heightened by y liberal
allowance of inches NV country people
are evidently interested IN the men of
peace who lie burned hero. soon the
| hour OF service arrives. and The sonbre
| figure of "a verger advances 20 tod All
sightseers cease from wandering and
the curious 20 he at rest. yellow flaDes
of gas jets light the Choir. snd sfe re.
fiected on the polished oak stalls,
supcrlay carved by t,upling Gibbons, 81
a cost of Thousands 81 pounds. and
already the first notes Of the voluntary,
| low, deep. and solemn steal through
the vast CHURCH as Il
A clock in the tower strikes four, and
suddenly the congregation rIses ss
PROCESSION. hcsded Nv ve1esrt - black
/ gowns carving silver stats, followed
/ hy choir boys. and singers ia black cas-
/ cocks and flowing alrpiicfs. aDd on
eating clergynlen IN boods, 20 the num-
| bor of forsv-nBe ia all, leave tbe vestrv,
and two abreast filing into the Choir
| take their places. Tie dean intones
the opening words Of the service. snd
the choir responds IA clear ringing
| voices that st the amen end N sweliIng
/ harmony. Then Je Deum enc q
/ TfeDedlctus, hv StsIneF, IN which TIE
boys' voices. wild and sweet, pure and
passi0nifss. supported tyy tenors, barr
/ tones and bssses, riss and sInE. and
/ s.sr ASssn Ifbe Incense to the Great
Dome
/ dying gradually away m dim and dole
/. fui echoes among the lofty arches ~
the frettso roof. A ies-on - then read
IN low noDotonops voice. which
/ leaves 90 hearers IN igDoraDcs of tire
words SPOKEN. The service ~ reslslously y
/ followed bv most of those nearest the
choir. congregation that shifts tno
changes car hy dsv; bUt those ~ the
| lover portion OF the sacred edlfcs take
10 part 40 Il, and raerel, listen 70 the
YYsflsic OF stare st the rows ~ white
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