The Pulaskian., 1920-08-26

procession of church ana state dignftaries, all barefooted, and followed by crowd of hWmbler peo- pie, walked from his cathedral church of Old SaFum to a pleasant meadow by the riverside, little more than mile distant. There and then he founded tie cathedral of New Sarum, which, in but a few years, was to- spring from the greensward in the sim pie beauty associated with it's newer name of Salisbury cathedral; to en- dure as the finest existing example of early English architecture, says the London Telegraph.
 After consecrating the site of the fur ture cathedral Bishop Poore laid the first foundation stone in the name of Pope Honorius; second for StepEen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury, and a third for himself. William Lon gespee, first earl of Salisbury, whose altar tomb on the south side of the nave Is q masterpiece of st8tuary art, laid the fourth stone, while the fifth was placed by his countess, Ella. Oth- CT stone laying followed, amidst the exclamation" and old chrenieleT tells us, ''of multitudes of tie people, weep ing for joy, and contributing thereto their aims with ready mind, accord ing to the ability which God had gfv- en then," So quickly did the work progress that three altars were conSe- crated in the new building within five years of the foundation ceremonies.
 Why the Site Was Changed.
 TEe founders of the new cathedral gave several reasons for abandoning the structure on the hill of Old Sarum. One reason mentioned in the bull ob- tained for the purpose from Pope Hon. orius dated March %, 1219, was that the hilly situation of Old Sarum placed the cathedral at the mercy of winds so stormy that not only was it often difficult to hear the words of the sery- ice. but the structure became in con stant need of repair. Another trouble was the insuffieieney of the water sup ply and a third was the most cogent of all. the military in the neighboring castle taking all possible pains to show that they, and not the ecclesias- tics, were the lords of Old Sarum.
 "What has the House of the Lord 70 do with castles?' asked Peter of Blois in support of the proposal to remove the See from Old Sarum. Tt Is the Ark of the Covenant in temple Of Balnam. Let us, In the name of God, descend into the meads. There are
 
 aboundIng in the fruits of the earth, profuseIy watered by living streams, There is a seat for the virgin patron ess of our church to which the whole world cannot produce a parallei."
 His conclusions as to the situation were In every sense correct, for among English cathedrals scarcely one-if any-can vie with the exquisite set ting of Salishury's aspiring loveliness of pinnacles and spire in the center of the greensward.
 The Tower and SpIre.
 Without its splre the cathedral at Salisbury would still have been mar vel of architectural beauty; with Its tower and spire 1t stands complete as the crowning triumph of English ar chitecture throughout the ages. For over Il century inc building stood with a low, stunted central tower. Then, in 1850, came the daring conception of raising a tower and spire soaring to n height of more than 400 feet. The hold ness of the idea. and the danger of 1t inspired the builders with constant care. They knew thnt the riverside