The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-19

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ma'am" And the beaas = go
were resumed with ino1=a. pA"S 0A9
The slowing Of the zzs,,
enlng OF interest among 4ba D,,c.u,,S,
showed that we were uezz~<z
nation and very soon VS. 80, - 49,.
at the little railroad s6zns~,,, - -
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1nls interesting place TOLD s,,4 r,,r,tto,, NV
ueVouO CaVnohcs and Inn partial bistor,ans
puC unelr words were 1nas1aonata 10 Htlv
uescrlbe It's beauty. Mature hos endowed
One slCe Win rugged s9z-ene.tb Art bas
soughJ TO lessen Its seve1-11zx- xz,+h oo,,s,,r,
mate skill, the result Is zsat.fsfv,ro mo
oaslllca, massive, dign lied sevare in it's
plalnness' Quilt Of the I1aest oranita that
can be quarried, it's d11za.sz,e5o,1r 1Eo roo+
In length by in width --.-sz- a. mon
uerful architectural hz--ss,0,. 100 ~,
hrst, and tor some tim - 80 o,,ioo+
OF interest. In propoz-rz- ~. r. 49, s,rSn1o
dignity OF It's exterior Is The ornate rich
ness of the interior <7sz<.o~a+4o,, Tho
Vaulted roof, almost rro<tzxya1 o1s ,,orot,or
the choir with one OF the 11,,es+ o,o.o,,e mo
nave ever heard; the 69z4xze7 ,.ol,,vors tho
bases of which in many <sazas oro naaa
OF onyx and other 0rsC4ous nataria1.
the large number of lateral otav,oIs With
their affairs, statuary. vzz1xza l,1e no,rtiros.
the browning point o. IA thu sarctnaI.v
with it's painting, bias z=esI1afs noaaa of the
nnest Carrara marble -~oIdan statues
affairs with cloths whose wa1s,a 10 untold
and the numberIess ARTICLES that 90 IN
make up the necessary furn4sbfnos of so
sacred place, WOULD each one. REQUIRE
columns of space ana a Knowledge of ar
chitectural terms, ana plans. TO trnthfrlIy
describe.
At the time Of our visit the holy sacra-
ment was being admin stored. The com
municapts were from every walk and con-
ol5lon IN mes scholar a1u 1lliterate, rich
and poor, sick and Well childhood and
extreme OLD age, youths and maidens
eagerly pressing forward together to re-
ceive the consecrated Evzzfer and the added
blessing of health Or prosperity. Far
above these rang out eeho1ng and re-
echoing through the vzu1ted arches the
magnificent harmonIes aof Mozart-s 18th
Mass sung by finely trained choir with
the full organ accon1DanIment. We
doubt If such scene cou1a be paralIeled
In any other place on this continent. If
It's soIemnity impressed one brought up
in the most rigid puritan faith what
must it have been to those TO whom it
meant SO muchP
We were unable to remain at the SER
vice of the ''Venerat1Ou Z Of the Relics
which is the summun bonum of these
pilgrimage services. but through the
extreme politeness of one Of the reverend
? fathers we were shown the relics at close
. range,-the finger joint and wrist bone Of
the bonnie ST. Anne. The former seemed
very fragmentary and was enclosed in a
q golden box OF not more than four or five
p inches in circumference The later for
which the greatest ve1eratIon exists is
more clearly defined, and Is about one
inch and half long enclosed in some
preservation fluid In an ob1ong glass YES
O sci, around the center Of which Is sunk
g en a golden band set with costly pearls.
. This vessel is placed IN a golden frame of
! most ornate design, ana Is about foot
=, and half in height and twelve inches
. broad The gold from which it is made
was presented by many ladies who have
\ received signal blessings from the
: bonnie saint; IN gratitude for which they
begged the privilege OF allowing their
personal belongings TO enter into It's COM
position. Many thousands Of dollars
n worth of watch es, rings, brooches, brace
let's and gold coins have been thus util-
lied A lady of Chicago furnished the
+ precious stones, diamonds, rubiss, eme-
r raids sapphires and opa1s. which orna-
ment in graceful design the face of the
case. Out of tn distance beyond the lit
tie group of three, IN an eager half sup
pressed whisper, as If the glory of the
place was greater than she could bsar,
came the words; Gather, may l kiss
/ itP'' A young woman beautiful and fair
came forward and with bowed head and
bent knee, paid reverence TO the sacred
, treasure She was allowed to place her
rosary upon it. The light upon her face
when she arose and turned away cannot
be described.
"What eviden ce have we that miracles
, are wrough here? How are we to know
that the place holds the miraculous
power ascribed to it? Here are hum
r dreds seeking lost health: what reason
have they for hogess Eza< my Phillistine
companion in sdDdued Gaaisper, for to
speak in an ordinary one seemed kind
E OF PROCLAMATION. AS II dAvIning our
thought the reverend father answered.
s'God's glory does not manifest itself at
all times even here. We cannot tell
when it is to come. We keep ourselves
in the attitude of expectancy. We await
His plan. Please come with me. Will
show YOU some of the evidences OF Ills