Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13
Montreal's Churches.
Religious St uctures Are the Landmarks of This
Part of Canada-Some Interesting Sites.

mass, and scattered about the huge build
-ng were the wOrshtpers, a good number
or so early an hour.
Stepping In from AngliCized Montreal
the seen within seemed as though 1t were
aid in a Latin country Of the middle
ages. and the place breathed the poetry
OF religion. But TO earth came tumble
when a verger said that the Chapel OF
me Virgin was "be'ind the Ugh h'altar."
The Goth was in Rome,
Yes. there is the chapel, and many
visitors unaware OF its existence, miss
he most beautiful scene in Montreal. Ii
is not large. seating perhaps 9D on the
floor and with galleries besides, but II is
ornate TO an extreme and yet not gaudy
or Overdone. AT the s3st are three affairs,
4 high altar in the middle and one on
-acn side AT each sid altar there was
priest at low mass. with tiny acolyte
whose shrin yet sweet treble gave the
responses The thought would come that
re child ought still to be in bed. In the
chapel there was only one wnrshiper
a man The Welsbach lights and the
morning light coming through the win
lows of the Clere-story scare defined
biblical scenes such as Moses Striking
the Rock. The Miracle of the Wine and
also the Last Judgment adorn the walls.
Along the SIDES are a number of medal
ions in alto relieve illustrative OF scenes,
some legendary, in the life of the Savior.
One was partiCu arly noticeable, as
good high light struck it. 1t was the
meeting of the Savior with st. Veronica.
According to the legend, on the way to
Calvary the Savior was handed by
woman a handkerchief with which to
wipe His face. On its return to her II
was found to have retained the impression
of His face and was kept as sacred rcIlc
and called "veron eikOn." the GreSk for
a true image" These words were after
ward changed to veronica and assigned as
the name of the woman who was called
Ste. Veronica. This Is som what like st.
Amphibalus. who accompanied st. Alban
into England. "AmDhihalus" being tn,
Greek for cloak" which st. Alban car
ried. But revenons! The gallery of the
chapel is very handsome looking from be-
low being arabesGua work patterned after
Moorish architecture of Spain. But be
satisfied to look al 1t from below. At the
rear of the chapel are two spiral stairs,
one for each gallery. One was open. tn"
incautious intruder assembled. A complete
iisillusion Back of the graceful and airy
lattice work with its curves and treacery
there WIS a cheap barren floor and two
without backs the kind that are in the
'bleachers' of a basa ball field. Whew.
a feeling came like that of the visitor a
the magnificent library of a London club
whcn he pulled down on of the volumes
of splendid copy Of Rollins Ancient
History and found it was a dummy closet
careless servant had left
dust pan and brush.
But time speeds on and train waits
for no man. On leaving the church the
last that was heard was the chant OF a
requiem mass and the garish day was out
side. From the atmosphere of mc.i:eva!-
ism. a hasty visit was made TO the column
of the hardy victor of Trafalgar. t. the
pillar of Nelson Yet there was time to
dash down an archway into q closed
place to visit 70: moment Tie
church "a notre dame de pitie." Within
This plain and quaint edif1ce there is
standing under a canopy figure of the
Virgin holding in her arms an infant.
On the way to the train a fleeing look
was given to the interior of the Cathedral
of st. James near the depot 1t Is a mas
sive building crowned with a spacious
dome and two towers and adorned on the
top of the front with a row of saints.
Passing through a lofty and spacious
loggia,' three doors must be passed to en-
ter the church. Here was a large con-
grcgation. II being now 7:30 O'Clock.
AS the train crossed the st. Lawrence
the Chateauguay the last sight of Mon
;real, was the towering mass of St. James
Cathedral. The visits had been from 81
James. the Methodist to St James the
Catholic. There are two Saints James
in the New Testament. but neither has
either of the above epithets. They were
both Christians. w. H 5.