The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-17
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FATHER LANlGAN OF BUFFALO
CREATED A SENSATION IN THE
STREETS OF JERUSALEM.

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Ir Tho course Of a very interesting letter
.eu by Rev. James A. Lanigan, D. D,
SD. Bridget's church, this city, to
er.cm friend, the popular priest
ss-ribcs an unusual experience he and
s. fellow tourists had in Jerusalem, says
le Buffalo Commercial. DR.. Lanigan,
Euug from Rome, says.
Although did not at first intend to
,y much about my Holy Land ex,
srience, cannot let this little episode
ISIS by without noting it. We made the
atlons OF the cross from the hall of
nate, where Christ was condemned to
.ath, to the Church of the Holy
-pulchre. All true pilgrims do the same
Hng, but with this difference. We were
yeuty American priests and could all
ug pretty well. When we started at this
rst station inside the present Turkish
3rracks, We felt ourselves impelled to
Use our voices above the ordinary tome
E prayer and we intoned Gn soto voce
Vie, [ assure YOU the beautiful 'Stabat
later Ia perfect surprise the soldiers
tme running towards us as If they were
riug 10 massacre us on the spot How
-er they did no such thing. They were
IMPLY stunned by our unWOnted daring
Irrouuded us but uttered no protest.
hey even followed US TO the second sta
1n. on We went from station to sta
a1, through the streets of Jerusalem,
wing as best we could to picture our
iessed Lord going over that self-same
1uie to die for us. He carried His
ross, we our umbrellas, for 1t was rain
- All this time we continued to chant
b each station a verse of the 'Stahat,'
util We came to the place of the cruel
Nion. ] assure you that we were very
Iuch i'm earnest in this pious exercise
nd we all cherish the memory, and are
r0ud Of what we did. The Franciscan
athers told US that it was never done
efOre. They must always go in silence
nd even when large pilgrlmages come to
erusalcm, the stations are made always
sithout singing, for fear of interference
Do the part Of the Turkish soldiely But
rc We're Americans and acted as If we
adj Il perfect right to sing If 1t so pleased
Father Lanigan expected to make an
Ntended sojourn in Rome, thence going
Austria, Germany, Ireland and France.
ie speaks glowingly Of his trip to the
apital of the Greeks, writing Incidental
of his st. Patrick's day celebration In
hat classic city, as follows:
From COnstantinople on to Athens.
Oh, with what fervid imaginings L an
icipated my visit through the Homeric
sles, to that home of culture! 1 had
expected to see an old city crowded with
monuments Of the past glory of Greece,
)ut instead Of that we beheld a modern
Athens, a small edition of Brussels, with
streets lighted by electric lights, and
hese streets broad and neat and clean.
What q contrast between this and what
We had seen. under the dominion of the
Curk. We were soon quite at home in
Athens. We did not bother ourselves
about our past troubles in our Greek
lass. After the first half hour we even
gave up spelling out the Greek signs
over the stores. and after viewing the
city undertook to climb-to the top OF
Parnassus? No, to the top of the Acrop.
ops and the Hill of Mars, and wander
yer the remains of a temple which, ii
the palmy days of Grecian art, mus