Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-16

wv hill Of Montmartre? might
be asked at this time. when
w events seem likely to inter.
fere with the conservation
OF the Church Of Sacre Occur. Octo.
Der IL was the day chosen for this
ceremony. and this 10 thirty-nine years
after the beginning Of the building
This GATE II the fete-day Of Marie
Marguerite. who heard voices com
handing her to build . church ON the
top OF Montmaftre. Louis XVI formed
In prison the pious intention to carry
out the behests Of the voices. but the
scaffold robbed him Of the chance.
Napoleon had . more secular idea and
proposed building thers . temple
where each successive peace might
be proclaimed. but he never ceased
warning. says . writer in the Literary
Digest.
II was the events Of 1s7o-7l that d.
rected the Catholic mind to the PROT.
ect and caused it, consideration By
the national assembly.
Under . Paris date the London
Times prints the following:
"Pious people 1t Poitiers wished to
invoke the protection Of God By erect
ing . temple to his worship in Paris.
Momentarily allowed to lapse, the idss
was taken up By Catholics In Paris.
The difnculty was to establish com
muuication with the outside world. for
the city was invested. Balloons were
tried. tm pigeon-post and even the
bribery Of secret agents; but all failed.
and II was not until the Commune
had added its horrors to he war that
the enterprise took practical shane.
The war minister wanted the ate
for . fort; but better inspired. Msr.
0uibert, the cardinal-archbishop Of
Paris. cried: Your fort win do NO
good and may Be turned against you.
Better build my citadel than you're :
Whether or not he was moved By the
argument the minister. gave up his
project. and. on July -. 1873. the M
tional assembly authorised the pur.
chase Of land for the church ana even
permitted the cardinal to proceed by
appropriation. The large majority
which supported the bin shows how
feeling In parliamen. has since
changed on questions Of church ana
state.
Byzantine Architecture.
Two years later the first stone was
laid with impressive pomp ana in the
presence Of $4,000 persons gathered
from al parts Of France. Almost In
evitably the plan Of the architect.
which prescribed . Byzantine church.
was severely criticized: but Il NTH.
mately triumphed. The public sav
the folly Of attempting to rival the
Gothic glories Of the thirteenth cen.
tury BY adding Montmartre to the
splendid series Of Chartrss, Of Amiens.
Of Rouen. and Notre Dame.
Slowly the domes and campaniIe
and the cluster Of side chapels aroae
on the Mount Of Martyrs-near. q,
deed. to the spot where. according 10
the legend. 81. Denis was decapitated
and carried his head under his arm
% II II bad been . crown. Centuries
after temples TO Mercury and Mari
had disappeared. . deaf and almost
blind abbess. with the ladies Of her
order. was hurried to the guilIotinc
on tho tumbvels Of the convention.
Mount Of Martyrs II was also for two
generals ahot By Communards while
M. Clcmenceau was mayor Of Mont
Marie. The people had dragged guns.
for the second time IN the history Of
Paris. up the steep slopes Of the hill
the FIRST was on the morrow Of the
taking Of the Bastile, when the mob
feared vengeance nom the Royalists
and the army ct Saint Denis-and the
two officers had gone to parley in the
name Of the government In their