Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1908-09-06

service. however small, for the noble
martyr. st. Paul thereupon besought her
to lend him her handkerchief to veil his
eyes at the fatal moment, promising to
return it after his death. The soldiers
made no end of sport at this simple re-
quest; but Plautilla, remembering the
story of st. Veronica and the saviour,
showed her faith in Pauls promise by at
once handing him the 'kerchief. And the
holy martyr kept his word, appearing to
Plautilla one evening subsequently, while
she was at prayer. The picture of this
event is oneof the sights in ST. Peters
basilica.
where St. Paul was beheaded by the
sword is now known as The Three Foun-
tains and is one of the most interesting
spots in Italy to visit, which is only in
creased when you come to the Church of
S. Paola allie Ire Fontane. Here you are
shown the pillar to which st. Paul had
been bound the block of marble upon which
ne had been beheaded. and the fountains
which sprang up when his head fell to the
earth in three bounds, crying Jesus.
Jesus Jesus!' After the decapitation the
weeping friends of the apostle took his
body and carried it off to the catacombs,
where through many ages it found sepul-
chre Later on the pious Lucinda secured
possession of the body and inferred it in
her own private property. And from thence
it passed into the hands Of the Roman
Catholic Church.
'The head of st. Paul is now inclosed in
a gold and silver case underneath the beau
tiful canopy in the church of st. Giovanni
in Laterano This is known in Rome as
the Pope's Cathedral inasmuch nearly
all the Popes for the last 1900 years have
been crowned here. 1t is rich in marble
and mosaic, and contains among other
things the original table on which the
saviour ate the last supper.
The body of st. Paul now rests be-
meath the beautiful confession of the
church of St. Paolo fuori lie Mura, which
is a beautiful monument to the martyr
apostle, and one of the most magnificent
bascilicos in Christendom.
Such, in short, is the story of the clos
ing scenes in the life of st. Paul. as they
are told today and as you may see them for
yourself here" Rome correspondent of
Louisville Commercian, Sunday October IT,
1898.
Men who will thus lie about such mat
tiers, for their own selfish interests will
never brighten and better the conditions
of human life.
Count Leo Tostoi, the famous Russian
author, says:
Religion is truth and goodness, the
church falsehood and evil | tell you
frankly / cannot agree with those who be-
lieve the church is an organization indis-
pensable for religion. The church has ever
been and cruel and lying institution, which,
In seeking Tor temporal advantages, has
perverted and distroted the true Christian
doctrine.
christianity has ever been simply pre-
text for the church. / may be told that
there have been and still are in the Catho-
lie world men and women of holy life, but
Ianswer that these sainted lives are not
due to the church, but rather in spite of
the church. The present religious move
ment, which is going on not only in Catho-
lie countries, but in the whole world, is,
believe nothing but the unrest accompany
ing the exit from the dilemma"