The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-26
WORLD LEAGUE OF CHURCHES BEING
 CONSIDERED NOW
Would Be Formed Along the Same Lines AS the
 League of Nations.

"Few religious movements of re- cent times have aroused such world wide discussion as the proposal Co form a league of churches aloug lines parallel Co the political League of Nauuns," says a bulletin from tn National Geographic society,
 The bulletin recalls that this pro posal came from the most unexpected source, from tho Patriarch of the Greek church who left the EeGmenl- cal throne, violating a precedent ot 400 years, to present his plans a. Paris,
 Unexpected, it explains, because the Greek church not ouiy Is remote from the western worlds affairs, but many uf it's own strouehoids are isolated and breathe the spirit Of past ages, AS an example II points to tho monss- tcIies of TheSssly, nauIre-madC sky rcrapers reached by unique eleva tors, which are described in a coEnmunj- cation to the soulsly by Elizabeth Perkins, as follows.
 There Is e legend, perhaps it is UlEstory, that there was oaca a ruler iE CunstanunopIs who disliked his brother and wished to banish him to the remotest corner of his kiugdorn, Consequently the monarch built a monastery on a wclI-nigh inaccessible mountain In Thessaly and founded e brotherhood, about 40O years ago, in what seemed to be the uttc~most corner cf Jhe earth.
 ''The monastery was called Me teors," meaning 'domiciIe of the sky After the original was built. 23 others grouped themselves around and were inhibited for a while, They were, however, finally abandoned, wItL the exception of three which are stIl in uses
 The seven hours trip across the plains of Th-ssaly tc the town of Ns!aboha ls most enchanting. Oc- cAsiouaiy a Greek priest, with long beard, long hair, and long garments rides by. His high ha- and Iavsc cross indicate prominently his call iaE. and. lf he is not in too great 9 hurry, a pedestrian may s-op him, kiss his cross. and be touched on the forchcad with a EtLe switch. pre- sumahly dipped in holy water, and the sinner obtains absoIution for the day.
 eve loFt the train at KaIabaka. and thorc took horses and guides t0 climb go tho hlgh-bEGt monasterics- For
 
 thclr way over hIusidcs where. in the month Of February. no trau was visible
 "As we looked in wonder at one aotachsd colossal pillar Of stone we, discovered on Its seeming unattaiu- able summit a building This hnbzta- ton of man. half natural rock and haIF. artificial, seemed most extra ordinary Our guides drew attention Co The higher preclplces. and as we grew accustomed to ihlir outlines we saw. 0u all s-acs- mnuas-uries tucked Into the leGgEs Of Inc perpendlCuiar walls They are not all inhabited today, b-- thcy orc tNc-- bearing 1es- timouy that man has climbed. and ba4ll. and lived on Crazs that seem Impossible for goats iD climb.
 -Tvac whole Of thc west plain of Thcssa1y lay at our feet. and the white unouatalns Of the P5ndos range rose rugged and imposing before us. Xt the base or the rock on which Trinity ls pCrChed- like an eagles nest. our Ezides halooed and beat wIIh a stick on a an can found in flle bushes Soon an answering call came buck and over the prccipice, some 3Qg feet ab0TD us. the psering faces of several monks were seen Then something serpeu-ine flew into the air. and as lt dropped perpen- dilularIy we saw dangling from coil of rope what looked like a small fish net Down came the cable until q touched Lhe earth at our feet and tho fish net proved 10 be a large sized rope bag. which opened and spread out flat on inc ground
 cone at a tiEne we were invited to H4HH. squat Turk-fash3on- The edges were gathered together onto a large iron hook. a shout was given, and the net soared upward, while it's occupant felt sUrnewhat like an orange at the bottom of a market woman's bag.
 The ascent takes just three min z1trs Occasionally the open-wOrk elevator swings into the rock with a slight bump, but the monks at the top wind the windlass slowly, and the pumping does not hurt but as com pensatlou the view grows more beau t1ful every second At last the top was reached There was a final swing outward. to get a rebound inward, several pairs of hands were out stretched to pull the net over to the platform, and then came drop onto the stone floor: The hook was de- tached. the meaches opened, and the passenger helped to her feet by the black-robed brothers. They all gath cred around with words of welcome and hands ready to be shaken in greeting
 "AI we had to offer in return for their hospitality were some American postcards- The F-latlron building caused much uninteIlisIbIe comment, 1 but also the perfectly understand able remark that this must be the 1Tateora of America Our red-haired friend also made us understaud the {. ruperiority of the original Meteora in having a not bag to fa aciiitate the | mounting. Alasi wo could not make 1! him understand tha greater superi- l ority of an electric nfL"