The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-15

red and gold. To the left is the altar led
| icated to San Augustine. This figure OF
| the greatest of the fathers of the
church represents him In his char cter OF
| writer and student.
To stroll through the cool, dark cloisters
opening on the tropical court, with it's
sparkling fountain, the view of the mon
astery wall, whose many windows look
down on the garden of palms, the quiet
Of it all so seemingly far removed from
the world or anything like war, make one
think that the whte-robed friars moving
TRANQUILITY about have not found it SO
hard to rencunce the world for this rest
full home. The monastery wanders about
the peaceful court, passes over a thor
oughfare by means of a covered bridge
from one upper story stos another, and
comes by this devious path to- 1.-THE new
Procuracion flodse, avery handsome mod
ern building. The padre announces that
1t is the most artistic edifice in the Phil
ippines.
The farther walls of the Procuracion
palace touch those of the Jesuit Athe-
neum, school for boys, which, in turn,
comes into the Convent of the Jesuits,
and again into San Ignacio, the Jesuit
church Although next in actual contact
to the Agustinos, the Jesuitss are not so
in power, wealth or influence. AS every
where they are propagandists, the most
erudite, the patrons of learning
The Society of Jesus came to Manila in
1851. They were expelled in 1868, at the
same time they were driven from Spain
by the king, Don Carlos III, ''for Just
and grave motives which were to be re-
served IN his own mind!'' and which, ac-
cording to the Roman Catholics, were mr.
others than the prejudicial influences
Masonry against the holy church. They
returned to the islands in 1859, charged
with the task of Christianizfng and civ
ilizing the Moros Of Mindanao.
The present San Ignacio was finished
in 1889. One can say little for the exte-
rior; 1t is so crowded in between conven-
tual buildings that a lateral view is i'm
possible. 'Tis built of brick and stone:
there are two square towers at the front,
an unimpressive facade, plain paneled
doors, which open on a tiny court yard
shut in by a high iron fence. Within,
architecturally, the church is a bascilca.
The fiat coffered ceiling of the clestory.
the columns which separate the nave
from the aisles, the high altar are all
of a beautiful dark native wood carved
exclusively and with great prodigality of
detail by native workmen, under the di-
rection of Padre Augustin Saez director
of the Academy of Drawing in the Jesuit
Atheneum. At each side Of the altar rail
and above are two angels, showing most
artistic workmanship; and around the
dome, the heads of cherubs, with wings,
make very charming device
At the time of the fiesta of the Sacred
Heart, the church was especially beauti-
full the music excellent and the process
sion of the host from the altar all around
the church most impressive, had it NOT
| been for the change of music; the choir
yielding to a Filipino brass band, which
played two-steps at such an enlivening
I tempo the candles even nodded in meas
ure.
From the Jesuits it is not far to the
! cathedral, which faces the Plaza Palacio.
and, has a better show position than most
of the churches of Manila. 1t is an edi-
flee of rather magnificent proportions.
approached by, a small fight of steps.
lis to be hoped that theApresent church
will remain, for, since 1851, when the first
bishop of Manila, Don Father Domingo
Salazar, Dominican, had built the prim-
tive cathedral according to a concession
OF Pope Gregory Kill, there have been
erected four others, all DESTROYED by
| earthquakes. The present cathedral was
finished in 1879. The three handsome doors
of the entrance, and probably the whole
exterior, attempts the italian Gothic The
outline OF the interior is a Roman cross
the construction of the choir on the
main floor of the nave; the POSITION of the
high altar directly under the dome with
| d narrow aisle connecting the two is a
| little unusual in arrangement The nave
Is supported by clusters of four marble
columns having one base and the aisles
are separated from the chapels by large
masonry piers
At times of infant confirmation, when a
great swarm Of fathers and mothers Of
high and low degree gather long before
the arrival Of the metropolitan. the con-
secrated pile sounds like a sheep fold of
Dleatlng lambs. Unfortunate, the
"ninos" do not realize the Importance of
the occasion. Then the bishop, in his
vestments and episcopal ring of
sapphires and diamonds flashing in the
light. starts down the narrow aisle,
marking the sign Of the cross on each
little dark forehead in holy oil, while
behind comes the priest to wipe it dry,
lest it should be touched by profane
hands. tie bautizo, Juan en- ell nombre
del padre, del hijo, de Espiritu San
to-" and each and every one is men,
Der of the Roman church
On the farther side of Plaza San To-
mas, only a few steps away, is the
Church of Santo Domingo where for
nine days the fiesta OF Neustra Sonora
del Rocario has recently been celebrated
The Dominiccs are the custodians of this
famous lady, who is the patroness of all
the islands. She is very wealthy. Only
short time past one of the sisters Of
the Order Of Santa Catalina left In her
will about $250,00O worth of Jewels and
property to the Virgin Of Rosario" In
times of peace, when she is moved from
her own chapel to the high altar and
pushes Santo Domingo to one side. 1t is
not possible to gaze on her, so resplen-
dent is she with jewels. The first image
of the holy lady was miraculously saved
In the great fire of 1912 which BURNED