The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1895-05-23
LICHFlELD, THE ANCIENT.
Described by a Lehi Boy who is
Located tn ere as a missionary

Dear BANNER AMI Friends Having
been out tracing this morning we have
just returned and fnd dinner prepared
which is Apr, ciated While the surg
ing sea OF lie is rolling ON | will en-.
deavCr to pen few of my thoughts,
seeing it has been some time since
wrote YOU. The message we bear II for
MI so We encounter ell classes and see
the varieties in life and great has been
the changes tlis last winter which has
lcen the severest Old England has
Witnessed for many years. Thousands
have been fed aud scantly clothed from
charity, and many of the aged have
parsed from this sinful world, while
many honest lahUrers, both male
and female, after they have struggled
through life till siivery hairs crown
their heads, have nothing but the Union
or the Workhouse staring them in the
face, while thousands are wondering
md worrying how they are going to get
enough money TO bury themselves, and
instead Of mourning when one departs
his life il is more time of rejoicing
ior at nearly every funeral the ones
burying their dead have TO prepare a
goud dinner for the pail bearers or all
who participate in the affair. They also
have to furnish beer enough for them to
drink, and in most cases the family Joins
in with them and all eat, drink and
have a good time, and in many clses
they all get drunk before they depart.
The same funeral services are read in all
churches, Tor old and young, and in one
church which is known throughout all
parts OF the world, they put little
hammer in one hand OF the deceased
and penny In the other. The hammer
is TO knock at the door OF Peter, and the
penny TO pay for entering into the gates
of Heaven such il the tradition OF the
world in this enlightened age Gas it is
called OF the nineteenth century. Al
a single glance one can see enough
poverty, misery and sorrow to make him
shudder; in fact there is enough sin
throughout the world TO make the earth
shake and tremble from center to
circumference. The weather has been
very fair these last two or three weeks
with showers quite frequently, and
everything is beginning to look very
pretty. The hedges along the lanes are
turning green, and the trees and
shrubbery are beginning to put forth
their green mantle, the larks, thrushes
and cuckcos are heard at distance and
the beauties of nature are beginning tc
shine, which gladdens the hearts
qulckens the spirits, and after shower
| the fresh breezes invigorate the system
To see these things in the country make,
a person feel almost as II he were in
paradise. But when he enters the cit,
the various kinds OF birds are silent and
dull sound from men and womer
selling fresh mackerel' fresh Londor
water cress" choke poke" etc, and
quite frequently the dull throbs and
groan9 of men, women and children
staggering under the influence OF liquor
Such is the difference between countr,
and city sights
| partly promised to give description
Of Lichfeld and its cathedral and L
fulfill my promise l will endeavor Il
write little about them Lichfel,
City is situated in stahordshire. A
one time it was the capital of tn,
county The city probably owed it
existence originally to the fact that tn
spot on which it stands ia the center o
England, and there two great Roma
roads crossed. This position render
the city easy of access to people iron
Birmingham and the west OF England
also from Nottingham, Leicester, Derb
and other large places. The city /
especially noted for its spring waite
which is principally used for brewin
purposes and large quantities OF ii ar
pumped to Burton.on-Trent, The bee
metropolis, Li3hdeld, has population q
about 5000 Brewing ia the priucipa
trade Lichheld is very old and Xix
other old places has CROOKED street
and narrow sidewalks. The creates
attraction OF the city is the cathedri
which ia quite a mammoth buildin,
stated to be serond to none in EnglanC
II stands near the center OF town on n
, elevated spot, To gaze upon its arch
t,ctural beauties is something grand
There are llSstatues covered with Roma
cement which makes the front vie
very unique. The statue representa-
, Christ IL in the center over larg
arched window which is llled wit
colored glass Of varioIs figures. I'll
p other statues represent the apostles an
prophets and other leaders, some OF III
kings and queens, etc. The dimension
are as follows: total length (exterio
4O3 feet total length tnterior) $40 feet
length OF nave l73 feet breadth OF ma,
IS feet breadth OF trOnsept l4S #. 0 il
! height OF yaultng 81 feet, height