The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-04
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Judge It is not my province so to do.
| The irescoe work on the ceiling
and mural decorations beggar descrip-
ton. and deserve closest study.
St. James Cathedral (Ro-
man Catholic) was designed to ex-
ceed in size all other church build
ingS on the continent. and | was told
was one-third the actual size Of St.
Peters at Rome. One Of its princi-
pal features is it's immense dome, tow
ering far above all other buildings in
it's vicinity, and which may be seen
from all parts of the city. This
building is $50 feet in length by 222
| feet in width and is built in the
| form Of a cross. Surrounding its
facade are large life size figures of the
twelve apostles, each one bearing an
emblem peculiarly characteristic
OF his personality The interior
of this, as OF all the other Catholic
churches, has elegant furnishings;
though the pews are simple, the
| decorations are ornate and eNpen-
sve. We hasten on passing Royal
Victoria hospital, Royal Victoria col
lege, the Seminary of ST.. Sulpice with
its old time clock tinkling the quar-
IN
1867, the splendid Protestant church
es, the Jesuits' church, the Chateau
de Ran1azay, once the home of the
governors, and now full of quaint
relics. the monastery Of the Fran
ciscan Fathers, the great McGill uni
versity. with its 1000 students. All
of these are attractive and deserve
special notice The Bonsecours
church was very interesting place,
being the first stone church erected
in Montreal. The colonists were con-
r;nually harassed by she fierce and
savage Iroeuois Indians. hence the
I name Bonsecours, to commemorate
the frequent escapes Of the colonlsts
from savage butchery 1t is over ESQ
wears DID,. A circular interior stair
way takes one to the top of the
church, close to the gilded figure
that serves as light house to the
Jolly tars, a> they come in on the
| St. Lawrence. The sisters charge a
dime for the privilege of climbing.
| Much is left unwritten and perforce
will remain so, though | might con-
sumo pages for descriptive writing,
but alas time and space prevent
Our final drive is to the cop OF
Mount Royal. which we reached by
steady ascent. all the While entranced
ov the winding approach road. On
each side of which are lovely wild
flowers filing the air with choicest
perfume; here are exquisite ferns,
and beautiful natural woodland; we
expand Our chest, inhaling the lnvlg-
Grating atmosphere, and realize how
magnificent the situation! At last on
the crest of the Mount, which by the
way is said to have been OF volcanic
origin, and our eyes cast coup d orli
over the beautiful city that sits at Our
feet. We are 900 feet above the city,
every part of which is clearly visible.
| What a grand view, scarcely surpass-
ed anywhere! From these heights
we discover that Montreal is an IS
Hand. the largest of group that are
surrounded by the Ottawa and st.
Lawrence river. Everybody is JOY
Gus, all now are optimists and wear
mess gives way to buoyaEcy and Wig
or. 1t is commanding position, and
one that is greatly cherished by the
city, so much so that it is kept as
her most attractive park. Back TO
the hotel, and soon Our party breaks
up. some returning home, few OF
US continue our journey to quaint
Quebec. An exchange of pleasantries
and parting blessings and our royal
crowd disbands. I bid adieu to
friends and hasten away, for fear OF
shedding a tear. Au reyoir! au revoir.
VIM. E. Pelham.