Year: 1879

would fear those cannon no more than If they were
bamboo tissues.


THE ASGELUs BELLS


But cannot quarrel with the vanities of the
beautiful city, and hope she deems her cannon be-
coming The light starts up from various points,
light here and there. giving token of the coming
night. The ringing of bells falls on the ear-of many
bells-that ring as though it were summons or an
admonition. They come from all parts of the city.
and their jangling is tempered into kind OF music
by tho distance and the clearness of the air. This


the angelus. In this Catholic country it is the
tom when the goes down for the priest to go to
his prayers and for all Christian souls to what
calling may employ them and for few moments
to join him in his prayer. thanking the Virgin for
having given them the blessing of another day. thank
ing the saints for having watched them praying
Saviour to be with them Away and give them at
the end the grace of happy DEATH As the bells ring
out you know that all Cadz turns by instinct and for
a few moments joins the praying priest in his sup
plications. l afraid am not devout many
OF my friends who belong to the Young Mems Chris
tian Association. and feel whenever touch rcli-
gious theme of great unworthness, OF
coming into foreign atmosphere and that after ALL
am mere worldly being. animated with selfish
ideas, concerned over politics. and revenues. and
dinners. and Clothes the yellow fever and the East.





presence, into relations with men and women who
have lived i'll the face of God. This feeling. this
consciousness of all that l am. and of how much
moro I could be were l to walk in the hum
ble believing way. has given profound
respect for any form of religion. for any
doctrine teaching that brings consolation to the
harried soul Of man that wins him, even if for
moment into the presence of his Creator. can
respect the Indian who worships fire. and the Egyp
tian who deitied the bull, Mumbo Jumbo in his
who adorcs the ebony fragment he calls a
god 1t is all expression of reverence, and human
nature depends upon reverence as the sea upon
the salt that gives it SAVIOR. So far. then,
religion teaches men to revere, to see
above them higher wisdom to look
for better ways and chasten their lives by the per-
formance of nobler deeds, far it teaches them
restraint. energy, courage. Observation-Disclosures
presses it's ofces-is sacred thing. From this point
of view what beauty you find in those angelus bells
as you lean over the wall-the cool breezes
fannng your check and hear them jangle in the
evening air. Stately Spanish gentlemen pause and
their coaks fall from the shoulder-for the Spanish
gentleman always uncloaks himself when he greets
you-and now he is greeting supremacy and looks
out toward the and follows the distant priest in
his prayer. My lady with the glowing eyes pauses
and the head drops q moment. and making the sign
Of the cross, she passes on. For few minutes the
angling bells ring out and all the world is at prayer
He would be poor Spanard, whatever his creed
ways. who could allow those bells to pass without
answering their invocation. They ring for him now
they did for his infancy as they rang for his
cestors. as they ring every day of his life What
ever the world may do in the way of temptation or
duty, for moment the Church comes and absorbs
his soul, and he is one with the thousands around
him and his heart goes in reverence to its Maker.
and as you hear these jangling bells you feel how
fond and vast and supreme is this religion. whose
command falls upon people from hundred turret
bells.