Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-11-06

events seem likely to inter
fere with the conservation
OF the Church Of Sacre Coeur Octo-
ber IL was the day chosen for this
ceremony. and this is thirty-nine years
after the beginning Of the building,
rms GATE is the fete-day Of Marie
Marguerite, who heard voices com.
manding her to build church on the
top OF Montmartre. Louis XVI formed
In prison the pious intention to carry
out the behests Of the voices, but the
scanold robbed him OF the chance.
Napoleon had a more secular idea and
proposed building there a temple
where each successive peace might
be proclaimed. but he never ceased
warning, says writer In the Literary
Digest.
II was the events OF 1901 that di.
rected the Catholic mind to the prof.
ect and caused Its consideration by
the national assembly.
Under a Paris date the London
Times prints the following:
"Pious people at Poitiers wished to
Invoke the protection OF God by erect.
Ing a temple to his worship In Paris.
Momentarily allowed to lapse, the idea
was taken up by Catholics in Paris
The difficulty was to establish com.
munication with the outside world. for
the city was Invested. Balloons were
tried. the pigeon-post. and even the
bribery OF secret agents; but all failed,
and II was not until the Commune
had added It's horrors to the war that
the enterprise took practical shape.
The war minister wanted the site
for a fort; but. better inspired, Mgr.
Guibert, the cardinal.archbishop Of
Paris. cried: Your fort will do no
good and may be turned against you.
Better build my citadel than yours
Whether or not he was moved by the
argument. the minister gave up his
project, and, on July %. 1873, the na.
tional assembly authorized the pur.
chase OF land for the church and even
permitted the cardinal to proceed BY
appropriation. The large majority
which supported the bill shows how
feeling In parliament has since
changed on questions OF church and
state.
Byzantine Architecture.
Two years later the first stone was
laid with Impressive pomp and in the
presence OF 10000 persons gathered
from all parts OF France. Almost in.
tyltably the plan OF the architect.
which prescribed a Byzantine church.
was severely criticized; but II ultI.
mately triumphed. The public saw
the folly OF attempting to rival the
Gothic glories OF the thirteenth cen.
tury by adding Montmartre to tho
splendid series OF Chartres. Of AmIens.
OF Rouen, and Notre Dame.
SLOWLY the domes and campanIle
and tho cluster OF side chapels arose
on the Mount OF Martyrs-near. in.
deed TO the spot where. according TO
the legend. ST. Denis was decapitatod
and carried his head under his arm
as n Il had been a crown. Centuries
after temples TO Mercury and Mars
had disappeared. n deaf and almos,
blind abbess. with the ladies' OF ber
order. was hurried TO tho guillotino
on the tumbrels OF the convention
Mount OF Martyrs II was also for two
generals shot by Communards wbils
NJ. Clcmenceau was mayor OF Nom,
martrc. The people had dragged guns
for the second time In the history q,
Paris. up the steep slopes OF the hin
the first was on the morrow OF IN,
taking OF the Bastile. when the mo,
feared vengeance from the RoyaIIs,,
and the army at Saint Denls-and m,
two officers had gone to parley in IN,
name OF the government. In thai,
excitement. the Montmartois slew m,
emissarles. without the knowledg,
and In the absence OF their youtbfu
mayor.
ION pillars within the sanctuary nm
pear the arms OF towns OF Franc,
which have contributed 10 the buIId
ing fund. Each stone may be said 1,
bear the name OF some community,
town or yillage-or OF an indIyidua
Catholic. Affairs TO St Patrick and [,
st. John the Baptist mark the offer
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