The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-05

closed for ten years. 1t also contains
one of Canova's masterpieces; The
Tomb of Clement Kill" AS this city
scription the words Of stoddard come
to me with much force: 1T requires
time to comprehend the immensely of
iikened to a city, rather than a sane
whose sky is gold
Involuntarily I call to mind the size
and the cathedral at Milan and thought
all were wonderful and magnificent
they seemed simple by comparison. Vol
churches of Rome whose spires and
domes mount heavenward but I shall
only mention some of the most import
ant.
ST John Lateran, the church founded
by Constantine and the place selected
by the late Pope Leo XIII. as the spot
ree eera BY p cafhoiics as the fst church
OF Rome. The Pope is always installed
in this Basilica and on Ascension Day
bes.ows his benedietion from the mid,
st. Peter are said to be. preserved over
the high altar. From the time of Con-
stantine until the fourteenth century
the popes had their residence in the
palace adjoining this church.
Santa Maria degli Angel. church
constructed from the ruins OF the Baths
Of Diocietian; was the dasS v WORK E,o OF
frequently attended by members of tns
royal family. Some OF the great paint
ings in this old church have been
Celebrated st. Sebastian of Domeni-
chino, which Hawthorne mentions as
truly great picture, alone would
make this church worthy Of note.
now SO popular, is buried in the vesti-
bule of this Basilica.
Santa Pietro in VincoIi, built to pre-
serve the chains with WHICH St Peter
was bound contains Michael An
gelo's strong and powerful statue of
Moses. BY Its grandeur, 1t commands
the eye at once, and one can more
critie Who denounced it ''one of the
most marvellous creations ever hewn
by the hand of man from a block OF
stone" 1t is so full of life that one
would scarcely be surprised to see 1t
| rise from its seat or hear 1t speak in
the commanding tones of the great
| law giver of Israel. must not fail to
mention the Santa Scala with the
said to have been brought from Jeru-
salem by Empress Helena. and were
| those assembled by our Savior when en-
| tering the Judgment Hall. No one is
| knees. An interesting fact to Protest
| ants and one of great event, was that
midway up these stairs Luther, recall
| ing the words, the Just shall live by
| faith" suddenly arose to his feet and
| descended.
ii was with peculiar sensations 1
/ saw st. Paoia outside the city walls.
| the church built on the traditionary
| burial spot of st. Paul. The display of
| so much magnificence in stone in this
/ deserted spot seemed to me incongru-
/ ous and inconsistent with the memory
| III the work of the great Apostle.
/ It is difficult to give you any idea of
/ tbe richness of the interior with its
| eiohtv COLUMNS of massive marble, and
he high alter with four columns of
Sriental alabaster and malachite pc
Sestais presented by Gear Nicholas of
| Pmssia. A very different feeling was
| sSrarianced as we drove along the
Appian way and remembered with rev
| s,,1s historic route and his self sacri-
ficing labor in the Pa, Pagan IN city :S H.
/ 1rison which is so haunted with
black sal, where tn bs ST. Paul Paul and
| St; Ia we knew that Christian cour-
PFC Hone could have have u; sustained these
ma. ~ the buildings in Rome of an
,.,5to'ac and aesthetic interest. the