Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-09

4 Cher Priest above 1t and Its
business blocks are among the largest of the
world. 1t has the finest churches of Russia,
and the people consider it so holy that they
make pilgrimages even tron the borders of
The Black Sea and from the edges of Siberia
to pray at Its shrines. 81.
The mightiest citadel in the world is the
Eremlin, which stands in its center, and
tire treasures of its churches are unsur-
passed by the cathedrals of Rome or the
mosques of Constantinople. We hear but
little of the Greek Catholic Church, but it
has one of the most lively religions in the
world to-day, and the holy synod of Russia
las 8 capital of S25, 600, 900, which it can
use as il pleases, and its income is some
thing like $1,000, 900 year.
A Forty Million Dollar Building.
visited this morning the Church of Our
Savior, which was completed only few
years ago and which surpasses in beauty any
church of modern times. 1t was built to
commemorate the deliverance of Moscow
from the French, and it has cost about Si0,-
O1G, 600, or three times as much all told as
We have snent on the Capitol at Washing
ton. This church stands on the banks of
the Moscow river just outside the Kremlin,
ind its great gold dome may be seen blaz-
ing out under the sun from any part of Mos
cow. 1t covers almost two acres and it is
luilt of clear white stone in the shape of a
Greek cross. 1t has golden cupolas at its
corners and 2 Russian dome in its center,
and these cupolas and this dome are covered
with copper and plated with polished gold.
1t took 900 pounds of gold to plate this
dome and there is more than 81, 900, 600
worth 1i gold upon it This dome is IN the
.hape OF an inverted Bermuda onion, and
ii won can imagine an onion of gold the top
OF which is Just 100 feet in diameter you
NAV get some idea of this 81, ,000, 600 golden
onion which crowns this temple of the
Savior The cupolas cost $780, 600 to gild
and there are bells within this church which
have cost nearly 81, O0o, 900. The biggest
one here cost $500, 600 aud it weighs just Is
tons.
Tut Together With Jewellers Skill.
I have visited the temples of India and
the interior OF this new Russian church re-
minds me of tHe wonderful architecture
vh.ch vou find at Delhi. 1t is finished
like level and it is beautiful mosaic of
marble, gold AMI wonderful frescoes. Its
altar is as delicate in it's combination of
precious stones and marble carvings as a
iadv's breastpin, and this altar, before it was
enriched By its golden icons, silver orna-
menis and sacred pictures, cost nearly
$500, Coo The marble in the building cost
almost 50, GOO, eco and the floor and walls are
OF wonderful marbles of malachite and of
lapis lazuli. From the floor, running around
the entire church, there is first a dado of
Jasper Above this runs panel of white
aiabaster and marbles of different colors
succeed one another until they lose them
in rrpot frieZe of CARVINGS and
frescaes By the most noted of the Russian
painters.
Everywhere there is gold and gold cary
ing. Galden pictures hang upon the walls
Twelve hundred golden candelabra hold as
many candles under the cupolas, and all the
vessels used By the priests are of solid gold
Upon the walls are golden texts from the