The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-04
4 d THE CROSS.

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] . t'' y. human possession. 49,.
ss' Y give credence to tne
~ s 1arr IN s.s by the Empress sss
,s''', e.,,,. !. and there arc
sds n' !, fragments of the ,,,, sa.
ssi' a'' s,.cs Of the true cross IS
= s y s,,spts Of it, are publicly
i s'' -. iunumeraOle small re-
t's wv s,ld by good people
o. W. ,.ored upon what It's pos
rst aa's :. a , minute portion of the
r'a ' !. = stained with the Savior. s
>. y M ID years ago. 1t was car
~ " noess, Of a vest that en-
. y sa .',lvsrt form of william J.
W ~ n was contained WITHIN
.saIsp Of solid silver WIN '"A
y 's, ...,sur.--Secause II authentic
Eaa '. Ssyond price--was emoedded
4 -, shaped piece Of pure silver ,'s.,;
y ,.d with eighteen beautiful
!, atm II 4 ANIMATED mass Of yir III,
!, r Y. work 0, the same metal. yet
|, l e. 9 richly honOred by the jew
:, ,,.hius more than dlmlnu-
v,ct wood, scarcely as thick
I, 1T near as long as one even IN
sl:s4r branch,
~
!. aual.n, who possessed a wonder DER
liable collection Of rarities pro-
. l,,tlms OF travel, would rather
J ,s.u all than part with the little
/. ,csd, which, II its accompanying
!, 4 ,utsenticity was to be believed,
4, sacred cross on which Christ
Il. The document, certifying to
...,,,s Of the treasure, translated
rsr,al Latin, read as follows:
III. and testify to all and every one
N Ip,u,c. this present letter that
.,t,lr Sacred Relics shown to us
,,,,., been otherwise catalogued a;
4. vhsa We also catalogued as such
!. ,,,rs,,sd therefrom the followint
A u. holy wood of the most Hol!
an, Lord Jesus Christ, and which WI
Lmrntly placed within a small sllvcl
-,,nsu,sa with fligree and tied will
thread, sealed for It's identification
n su,u,st wax. We grant the facult,
mig It. giving II to others, Of properl.
4 4 for the public veneration of tn
n |, any Church, Chapel or oratory
rs.t,r glory Of God and the homo
..r,t!ou Of the most Holy Cross itself
h d. form Of the Apostolic Constitu
ri tie resolution OF the Congregation
IN. Rites, Wherefore, In testlmon
I've lave ordered this letter to be mad
bird with our hand or by our Vicar
u, Ay he Undersigned secretary special
Eltd isr this.
L Il NsH from the palace OF our rest
4. d, 18th day OF the month of Novem
/, q, year i77s, Philip.
Bishop OF Nepi and Sutri.
n. Lrthory Conf, Secretary.
no It'll, pieces Of wood, which brln
h. he tragedy Of Mount Calvary an
~ sid to have once been an integr;
4 that instrument OF torture which BIZ
sscns the emblem Of Christia nit
p Nsy diversity OF creed. were sent
7fwn by a distinguished Roman ca.
''as esteem be won in Italy.
~
r3s possession Of a relic OF such
tr aussd scoffers to declare their II
FlgHt 70 It's authenticity. Historians
m md cresds have differed upon Ii
~ some contend that II ia impossib
n fisnsnt Of the sacred cross to ha'
as'Hst, and others advance argumen
['@i Of az entirely opposite conclusio
III u bis History Of the Decline al
|ans Roman Empire" referring to Ii
le passion, says that in the mid
'@ri barren country the walls of J
= aelossd the two mountains Of ST,
|Aa' M'aln an oval figure OF about thr
r alla' Toward the south the upp
\ ~ us Fortress OF David we're erect
d wy ascent Of Mount Sion. On t
~ We buildings Of the lower toy
= ~ Spacious summit of Mount Aer
~ 81 the hill, distinguished by t
aorl'o and leveled by human indp
III, y crowned With the stately temple
'ri'h nation.
|. We maj destruction OF the temple
h. o. Titus and Hadrian, a plowsha,
!, was drawn over the consecrat
!. W sign Of perpetual interdictlc
s''s''ed' and the vacant space
!. w. ~ was filed with the public a
!, n ues OF the Aellan colony, viii
NJ 'i'es over the adjacent hill
,,.,,. 'as uoly places were polluted W
/, o' iddatry, and, either from
!, :, usut a chapel was dedicated
/. ~. Wv spot which had been sanctif
~ anu resurrection of Christ.
I ~ years after those stupendt
AZ, p,o'ane chapel OF Venus was
Il, !. !. Tue order OF Constantine, and
,.., 'as earth and stones revealed
,,., .anef to the eyes of mankind.
= ' church was erected ON the nv,
!, ~ ae hrSt Christian emperor, and
=, asF'cus muul6cence were exten,
, ~ ,p0' which had been conseorated
Il A ~. q PatFiarchs or prophets and
~
!, ,I','l0nate desire Of cont.mp,at,nr
|. I, ~. OF their redemption
~, .''u'alem successive crowd n,
d. 'ns shores of the Atlantic oc,
a., NY Distant countries of the n
I d. ~ was authorized by the ex,
nh, I y Helena. who appears
i.slIs,. -' 'redullty of the age with
!, ,, =. Of reoen, conversion. "'
, Es,.' Oes who have visited the me
,,,,. 'S Of ancient wisdom or 81
: pace 'ne inspiration Of the ger
! he ho,,' anu the Christian who kl
I'D ~ uo'y seDulchre ascribed his Ii,
duo iDs, ,eryent devotion to the n
n.,b,.. aasnce of the Divine Spirit.
lien es., ,ne avariee, of the clergy
visit, y, and multiplied the be