Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-14

Amer while rather bright looking
Mexican came up. 7 advanced and SAID
deliberately. "Ikf.th y MgfcSf' lie
said. 81 b0eO. said. as there any oWec.
ton to my going inside Of the church,
lie replied, why no, certainly NOT
walk right in" I walked IN.
The church was built in the shape Of
cross The nave was only partially sup
Piled with benches, leaving large open
space near the entrance. Inc Ilght
wing was occupied by the choif, and the
whole space between the wings was
taken UP with the images altatsi can
dlcsticks, etc. In the tar END o. tne
room behind. the images OF inc. virgin
and the saints was piano, ana se9ls
that ! think must be occupied ny tue
choir during regular service
IL was a novel sight To- me TO see the
people, young and old, as they entered
kncel before the images and cross them
selves aud then take up a knecing post
ton on the bare floor, where they re-
manned during the entire SO. vice. when
lasted more Than two hours. ] anus
ed with the dramatic elect VITA when
the services were conducted, ana when
the little bell tinklcd looked up nan
expecting to see the curtain rise, out
instead some little boys would advance
solcmuly from a side door, kneel ana
cross themselves before the image, ana
then proceed to light the candles ,or
pour some water into the vases, or cise
a monk would enter aud after kncellng
would advance to the tail aud read
something In the Spanish language,
while the people all rose TO their feet
aud with bowed heads repeated u to
themselves Ancr while the bishop
came In, dressed like king lie had
on loose irock made either OF SIX or
satin, on the back ul which was worked
a large cross. and while he was perform.
ing his obiations before the image the
people were performing theirs before
the cross on his back ] was very much
impressed with the apparent devotion OF
the Indian portion OF the audience,
which was fully two.thlrds oil those pre-
sent. They did not seem to mss a
single item Of the service and during the
whole time they were engaged IN count
ing beads or IN silent prsycf These
poor people will slave during the week
and deprive themselves OF many OF the
ueccssaties Of life in order that they
may contribute for the support OF the
church on Sunday. They will carry
willingly and without mufmur the
heavy wooden crosses o, the many pro.
ces,ions gotten up by the church aud do
almost anything else required OF them
by the priests. asked myself time and
again "What IS It in Catholicism that
iastcns il 50 indeliblylupon the minds OF
these poor unlutored people TO the ex'
clusion Of everything elsr2' Here,
through Mexico aud South America, are
millions OF people to whom have been
made promises as great or greater than
were ever made TO any other people
and OF whom great things are expected.
Yet we find their minds so completely
hcdged about that Il Is apparently i'm
possible for those Influences upon which
depend the iulflment OF those promises
and the realization OF those great works
to ever obtain access to or power over
them. But we know that those promises
will be fulfilled and those works
realized, by what means is beyond our
ken TO say. JuRL RlcEs.