The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-08-01
INTERIOR OF PROPOSED CATHEDRAL.

INTERIOR OF PROPOSED CATHEDRAL.
width 156 feet and it's height 80 feet The
.campanile or bell tower will be 300 feet
high and will form the dominating ex-
ternal ornament. The design of the cathe-
dral will be of the Byzantine order. The
external elevations will be simple, but the
doors will form an exceedingly rich deco
rative feature, and the western entrance by
the side of which the campanile will stand
Is to be over 30 feet in height Upon en-
tering this door tho whole of the cathedral's
interior will be seen. The nave is to be
240 feet long and go feet wide in the clear,
while there will be transepts, aisles and
side chapels. The floor of the apse will be
raised some feet above the level of the nave
and will contain the monks choir In this
as in many other respects the style Of
Milan's beautiful church of SAINT Ambro-
gio will be followed, and as in that structure
the monks choir will be visible from the
main entrance. In certain other details,
however, the style of the new cathedral
will partake Of the churches OF San Marco,
Venice, and San Nitale, Ravenna.
The total cost of the new building will
be not far from $3.50 900, and strenuous
efforts are TO be made for the completion
of the structural work within the next
two years. Nearly all the interior decora-
tions, to be carried out as funds permit,
are to consist of colored marbles and mo-
saics, the latter illustrative Of the history
of the Roman Catholic church in Eng
land, the Apocalypse, Old Testament types
of the Christian dispensation, New Testa-
ment history and the lives of saints. The
ceremonies at the cornerstone laying were
elaborate and imposing, and were partici-
pated in not only by many English digni-
taries of the church, but also by many
Catholic members of the British nobility.
Cardinal Vaughan, upon whom has fall
en- the mantle of the lamented Manning In
the construction of the new cathedral is
described as the handsomest prelate In
England. He was born at Gloucester In
1882 and was the eldest son of Lieutenant
Colonel Vaughan of Courtfleld, member
of one of the most ancient English fam
lilies; one of those which, like the How
ards, remained faithful to Rome through
out the reformation. The Vaughans had
ever held hirh place in the state, the army
and the church, but the present cardinal
no doubt is more highly distinguished than
any of his ancestors. He Is a thorough ar
istocrat and Tory by all the rules of he
redity. These facts occasioned some dis
Irish natioralists when Vaughan WIS
made an. archbishop, but it was learned
after his elevation to the see of Westmin-
ster that his long association with Car
dinal Manning had somewhat softened the
asperities of Vaughan traditions, and he
has proved quite popular prelate with
both the democrats and the Irish.
AS q speaker Cardinal Vaughan acquired
a considerable reputation while yet he was
no more than plain DIR. Herbert Vaughan.
AS writer he has made some mark his
productions, however, being chiefly pam
phlets and newspaper articles. He Is not en-
tirely unknown in America, for in 1871 he
was sent out by st. Joseph's Foreign Mis-
sionary college Of Mill Hill, Middlesex,
England Tan institution founded by him
self, with the first detachment of priests
who came to Maryland on special mis-
sion to the colored people of the United
States. He was left considerable proper
ty by his father and is the owner of the
London Tablet, the Roman Catholic organ
In England, and the Dublin Review
Through these papers he has exercised
great influence within the line of his
church In both England and Ireland, and
while, as before stated he represents the
old school in some degree he is real so
cial reformer and an earnest advocate Of
municipal pleasure halls where concerts,
physical exercises and dramatic entertain
ments may be provided and light and
harmless drinks may be sold.
In his early days Cardinal Vaughan
was a soldier. Having decided as young
man to follow the footsteps of his father
In military career, he volunteered for the
Crimea and served with credit there.
When he entered the priesthood, Cardinal
Manning was his superior in the commu-
nifty OF Oblates at Bayswatar, from which
Vaughan was transferred TO the bishoprio
of Stafford in 1879. II was then that his
remarkable career as an organizer Of Cath
oAio institutions, especially educational,
began, and it was his success at this work
that brought about his promotion to the
red hat.