Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-05-21
GOLD AND DIAMONDS.
A Costly Ornament Made Of offerings
10 The Catholic Church.
~ ~ rour rect Htgh. 81 solid Gold
anu contains More than fhou'
sand Precious stonc4.

ST. Ipuniius church o. now the pos
aefsor % iowtlet ornament Whlch I'
probably the most costly aud elaborate
owned by any church iu the World
There IL certainly no church on thls
continent which has one sD Valuable.
Itia almost four feet high, Do made 90
pura gold and has over 1000 precious
stones. 10 p0sfcssts a history that BE- OF
more than usual local Interest 10 j.
safely locked ina steel safu specially
provided for 10 AMI will not be- seen by
Inc pubic until IL h. viewed Boo che
midst OF the elaborate ceremonies
which are held in the Observance oi
the feativnl of Corpus Christi. 10 10 In
the Keeping Of Rev. Father Vars who
wlIlali1w no one, not even She priests
OF the church, 90 see 70 until the great
iele, which will be held a week from
next sunday
Tue expensive ornament has been
made from offerings which IN the
course Of years have accumulated Until
they wero worth over $4,000 ST.
lgnatius church has many wealthy
pnfiahioncr, who have given literally
% the church which they attend. Que
alone bore the expense % the present
decorations. which cost over f2j,ull
Others have shown Their devotion ami
libufulity IN other ways, aud i0T Year,
costly offerings have been male, until
enough were given TO make the rplon-
ava ornament just finished.
Most Of the offerings out Of which u
was made were jewels given by Wo.
men. tits not au unacCust0moi iuing
20 see iewelei ring in the oJuiiibu.
ton plate which ia passed In g. Llua'
thus church. Scores Of times valuable
pieces Of juwelry haze been given. On
such OCCASIONS ~ q lod Friday many a
leweled ring OF bracelet has been
Dropped quietly into the box. More
ffruurntly tho fair wUfnhlpofs have
made their giis In private.
The Jesuit fathers never for n mo.
meut thought " selling such c1ninuu.
lions. When the church wasOn Market
street the collection uogau. Noaf ~
yeaf it increased, until ~ value WIS IN
tue tens Of thouaands OF d0liats. When
the new eiiiicn was erroiud ON Hayes
street aud Van Ness avenue this
strange fund was already a large ouc,
anu each year found II larger one.
There was not little discussion re-
gArding what should no done with 10.
II was huhlly decided 10 melt the oiiri.
Ing Of gold, form them Into one costly
and splendid ornament and stud IL with
the precious stones hich had been s1
freely given. What that ornament
should be was another problem which
was not easily solved. IL was finally
determined 10 have a monslpuce ma 10
and 10 make Il far more beautiful than
any other Ia existence.
The mUnstrAncs IL one Of the most
ancient OF symbols used 10 the ritual
OF the Catholic church. IL IL the one
10 when most sacrsdnuas attach ~,
except the tabernacle aud its con.
tents. 10 IL used only on occasions OF
the gfea,eat solomnity, IN process.
sions and ceremonies u the great.
oat dignity. lta essential feature IL "a
transparent pyx surrounded by golden
darts IN stimulation Of the blazing rays
OF the sun. In this pyx the oonse.
Grated wafer or host Il placed aud held
up 70 the Wow Of the congregation.
This Ia a monstfance in IL simplest
form, but II explains nothing Of tho
splendid ewelod ornament now nj, 81.
lgnatiua church.
After deciding what 10 do with the
many Jewels and offerings Of gold a
local artist was Instructed 10 make n
design. He hal aa models similar
ornaments Ia the possession u the
famous churches Of tue Old world. lie
know tho character and the value OF
tho material 20 be used, and he de-
signed n mouslfAnoe ~ elaborate aud
perhaps more beautiful than any sui.
mltled to his Judgment. His dosigu
was accepted, anu with the Accumu.
lated levels WIS sent 20 Paris TO one Of
the beat " European jewellers, 10 took
several werGa 10 finish the ornament,
aud "A few days ago 10 was rocuiyol
here and quietly placed away.
IL IL also four feet VA height and Ia
made Of solid golj. tits adorned with
rich carvings ami cmbullishUd with
figures made 81 virgin gold. lie con.
ual pillar u studded with diamonds,
rubios aud other precious stonus, aud
tho oifcling darts Of gold are burn
isled, until they glistcn oven In the
iaintrst Hight. The beautiful ofuG.
ment, telling Ia ils raised figures the
story n the Savior, HparklCB with over
700 costly stones.
The festival OF Corpus Christi 10 the
most splendid festival OF Tho Catholic
church, aud was Instituted In 1894. by
Urban ", who appointed for it, celc.
bntion the hrst Thursday alter the
festival OF Trinity, Rnd this year
would come on May "a. Pope Urban
promised the peniteut who should on.
gage In this festival indulgence for a
period ~ from forty 20 Que hundred
4ayH,-SaH Francisco thrOUic's.