New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15
MONEY FOR THE Y. w. c. A.
ALFRED NJ COLLECT, NJ A.. OF OXFORD.
LECTURES FOR THE BENEFIT OF
sELF.sUPPoRTING WOMEN.
THE HALL OF THE ASSOCIATION WE'LL PACKED
WITH LISTENERS ANXIOUS TO LEARN OF
THE ENGLISH CATHEDRALs.

THE HALL OF THE ASSOCIATION WE'LL PACKED
WITH LISTENERS ANXIOUS TO LEARN OF
THE ENGLISH CATHEDRALs
Durham Cathedral. that most interesting OF
Christian churches, the subject OF 'he ,e..u.e
given yesterday afternoon by Alfred NJ 'o"e'' !"
the hall OF the Young Womens Chris"an N''''"
ton, Nc. East Fiftecnth-st 49,
Mr. Colett began his lecture by saying Every
one who speaks the English tongue Is Interested OF
course, in the history OF the Christahl~'hs VI ~
Britain. We commonly think that that "orh oe
gan after the Roman missionaries had haue uo'
verts among the Saxons. but still every Tns"sn
man knows that he owes much to that carry .hris
tan church among the Celts that was o'o''eu ou'
bv the coming of the heather Saxons That cnurch
took refuge in Ireland and In the isand Oh io"' VII
the southwest coast of Scotland
"Toward the end of the century the great stern
Cutbbcrt came on the scene. He became Bishop OF
Lindisfarne and Is remembered as the Missiohary
Bishop of the North. He was canonized ai'e' ''is
death and about his shrine one 'of the IoVehes'
cathedras In England arose.
.The story runs that after his death his body was
carried by monks from place to place 10 e'0"Po '"'
fury of the Schismatics A stay of about two cen
turtles was made at Chester-e-Street, ana IL"
months at Ripon. before, In $50. the pohes u, OF
Cuthbert found their final restng-place NJ Du'
ham, or Dunholme. as IT was then called ~
"The castle. which still stands. beside Inc "a
thedral bears witness TO the dual power vi III.
ancient Bishops of Durham. II was the seco"o
Norman Bishop. William of St cariieph' wiz ~
gan 10 build in the style OF the day the ne" c"uic
In honor of St Cuthbert. The work was carr'eu
on from century 10 century until the result was
great stone structure OF such majestic beauty that
all subsequent demolition and restoration nave pee"
powerless 10 utterly destroy It's origihai c"",'"
Mr. Collett has an exceptionally hne cohectIo"
of stereopticon views to illustrate TINS Iectuie
first nicture thrown on the screen was that OF the
weird ruins OF the Cathedral at Iona men
lowed views OF Melrose Abbey OK which c"tl'o.'
was prior; Of the seabirds on the flhhace i'o0
in the Farne Islands Qor those bros are SUPPOSE
IN he sacred to Cuthbert) Of Idndistarhe rrio's
the parent Of Durham Cathedral; OF Ripoh' one y,
tho rest,nenlace of the body OF St. Cuthpert, ahu
fnalIv about forty views of the town OF Durhanh'
It's cathedral and its castle. ,oscr,he the cathe-
dra it was easy from the DREAMY .Hn9 he
crept into his voice that he spoke OF he said
lit can never be forgotten; Those were ne snrG hs
old monks who fixed thelT Snui re now no fortress
but II once was Now 1t belongs to the University
"Durham Cathedral has the most strikng; anu
beautiful 1terp ,s6 Ies Th e grandeur Of h
place is increased by the fact that 1t Is shrouue'
in semi-darkness. ,,, -, .ho lady chapel
b originally for the East End but
TO the West End when the eas;ern. ae,ied the
fapsle SEX whether Because he had been crossed
in love or just because he was a n tppns at the
ascatIc &c moi known When the founuatois d. 'n n
east end gave way i was interpreteSS 70 Trpn
49, tho saint was offended because the NHsln .
Ihana s' us located there The chapel was nc
cordineIv transferred to the west end. ana ne
vas dra vn across the or the cfurch' ,ha
which women were not allowed 10 pass an ON
thirteenth century there came along ason The
eastern foundations were shaky lay IN me act , o
there were springs in the rocks on when the iou"
The last slide of all was beautiful co ia WI IN
ter view Of the cathedral. Thcn WIS io'''"N' -
zone of the chief charms OF these nd tbs nso
e. hsoan "a disperse lis that Mr.. Collett. as an
Eneiis6man Is so at home In his subject ana Is so
fond Of 4. An American c""'u ''o' 'e - '''''
eS Wr CoiIett will speak next week on OXFORD
Cathedral He will also describe the university anu
historic old town itself.