Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-18

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- gle constantly going on i'm the
Eternal city between the party
which claims 81 rogress' as it's
vatchword. and that which wishes to
preserve "old Rome" and. as might
Doe. expected they both do "a great
deal of harm and some good. while
occasionally they find themselves In
accord. An instance OF this accord
which has just happened has special
interest for Americans as IL viii re-
move one of the shrines at which
every American who comes 10 Rome
worships
As one leaves the railway station he
has his first thrin ON seeing huge
pile of masonry. Of uncertain outline.
covered with green creepers. "oh!
what is that?' is an exclamation I
have heard hundreds of times in
voices. fun of excitement. and at the
answer. THE Baths Of Diocletian,'
the exclamation points become very
thick. If unspoken. and the Thermae
ever afterwards in the midst of much
more beautiful and characteristic
things. stand out clear in the memory
as having been the first realization
Of the lifelong dream of seeing Rome.
What remains Of the baths is scat
tered over many square feet of the
most expensive land in the city, and
comprises an orphanage, a church, Q
monastery. one of the most magnifi-
cent museums I'M the world, a coal
merchants depot. severtl wine shops
ana a sculptor's studio. 1t is with this
last that the particular American in
terest lies.
WHY CHURCH WAS BUILT.
The church is noteworthy because
il occupies the tepidarium Of the
baths. which WAS adapted by Michael
Angelo for the purpose. Like many
OF the Roman churches. Santa Maria
degli Angel owed its erection TO the
pioty and visions OF a priest. Antonio
del Duca was accustomed 20 pray be-
fore am altar in Palermo over which
hung a picture of the seven Angels
lie came 20 Rome aud in "a dream
the angels pointed out 20 him a spot
Tor his church. which investigation
proved 10 be the baths Of Diocletian
lie began with affairs only. and az
last, after 33 weary years. looked ON
the conservation m 1850 OF his
chtgch, designed aud carried out los
no less a person than Michael Angelo
himself In 10 is statue by Houdan
of ST. Bruno. of which Clement XIV
said "Hc would speak IL the rules OF
his order che TrapristsJ did not for
bid"
In our days this was the only
,hurch OF amy Importance la old Rome
which would open its doors Tor the
OF the present king of Italy.
hen Prince Of Naples. Al that tims
Leo XIII was alive. and he absolutely
closed IAN tho other churches 10 th,
lated "usufpcr." but Santa Maria DEL
Angel could be- "conmaudcd' by tho
oval family as 10 is maintained by tha
tate Very beautiful a. looked that
FAY, the transcript POS feet by u. being
decorated. and crowded.
Win representative OF au the royal
houses N Europe
Originally the baths of Dioclotiau
which date from 302 A. d.. covered AN
irea OF $4,000 square feet furnishing
!, 200 baths al the same time. and Doe
coming one OF the worst slnks lf liccu- !
.iousness n Roman history They
we're built with the sweat. blood and |
ives OF 10000 Christian MARTYRS. In-
Vulnerable men ana children nndIns /
heir graves there. Among tho debris !
u the falling walls, bricks have como |
20 Hight bearing "a rude cross drawn /
ly these martyrs us "a symbol of thor
alth and steadfasiuoss even boz tine /
midst Of great suffering
FE6riVITlEs ~ l9lL
ln 1871 there are to Boz great fotos
M over Italy 90 celebrate the procla-
nation of Rome ns the capital ~
United Italy, each biz city in the pen
nsula having separate program of
festivities. Romo viii DO many thing,
nd not The least Will be what is called