New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-10
FOR AN EAST SIDE MISSION.
ALFRED NJ COLLETT LECTURES ON SAILS
BURY CATHEDRAL ILLUSTRATED
WITH FIFTY VIEWS.

The lecture given yesterday afternoon by Alfred
NJ Collett in aid of the Manhattan East Side Mis-
sion called together not only audience interested
In that charity but which appreciates these
talks on English cathedrals and finds them par
ticularly appropriate for Lenten diversions. The
lecture opened at o'clock in the ballroom at
Sherry's.
Salisbury Cathedral was the subject Of the talk
and II illustrated with fifty lantern slides
showing views OF the town. the surrounding coun-
try. meadows, park and cathedral from many
points the interior and exterior.
"The early history OF the See of Salisbury, said
Mr. Collett. carries us back into Saxon times.
The see originally established near Mains
bury, and in 800 at Wiltshire. More than
a hundred years later 1t reunited to Sherborne.
and the episcopal seat was transferred in 1915
by Bishop Herman to the strongly fortified town OF
old Sarum From this place the cathedral was
removed 10 Salisbury. The present building
not erected the site Of any other. II is the
only Of its size completed entirely In the
thirteenth century and in style OF architecture
the so-caed early English
The cloisters, chapter house. tower and spire
have been later additions. The spire was built
about the middle Of the fourteenth century. and
ranks with the tower as among the finest works
OF in the world The height is 404 feet and
the cathedral had to be much buttressed to support
the immense weight. though the spire does lean
now nearly two feet from the perpendicular
"A quaint old rhyme traditionally connected
with the cathedral Is a Of guide In the
enumeration Of It's attractions and may be in
teresting:
las many days In one year there be-
So many windows In this church see:
Az many marble pillars here appear
AS there are hours throughout the feeting year;
AS many gates as moons one here doth view
Strange tale to tell, but not more strange than
true"
In showing the slides Mr.. Collett pointed out
the many pillars spoken Of. and described them
being of dark purple marble. and making since the
restoration and the cleaning Of the storework d
rather startling and not wholly pleasant contrast
with the tone OF color throughout the edifce
Wyatt the architect TO whom the first restoration
intrusted had nearly all the beautiful thir-
enthcentury stained glass taken out Of the win
dows and carted away 10 waste heaps Tombs
also desecrated by this vandal til
OF the ancient sepulchres is in its original con-
dition The window OF the choir contains
fragments OF the old glass. and this
shown IN the view given.
Another interesting slide showed the strained
arches put up In the ransept 10 support the walls
in bearing the weight of the tower. In the choir
itself the stalls and the carvings are new, the
pavement Is new and the roof Is restored Other
beautiful slides were the meadows Of Avon. the
cathedral from the northeast with the trees about
It. the view from the Bishops garden the closters
which coeval with the cathedral. and "a
from the quadrangle.
The lecture next Wednesday afternoon will be
on 81. Pauls Cathedral restored. Mrs c. H.
Tweed IS the superintendent OF the committee In
charge OF these lectures.