Show CHURCH FORM AR G OD FRANCE HAS A NEW MILITARY TEMPLE FOR SOLDIERS to perpetuate like lie nm 0 at jonn joan of are arc that the U orand monument um ent face germany and the long lot lost alsace HERE has just been beca erected at domremy Dom remy t in it Fr france aiice the birthplace of the world famous maid ot of orleans what is perhaps the most won aeiful military milli tary church I 1 in n t the it e says the new york journal it has been literally built by soldiers for soldiers and with the money subscribed sc by soldiers I 1 it t is an almost I 1 exclusively military church there Is more ot of the pomp and panoply ot of war about it than even the german emperors chapel at potsdam or the military chapel in the In at paris in direct contrast to the peaceful aspect ot of most churches although nominally built to perpetuate the name ot of joan ot of arc it Is practically a temple to the god ot of war the very appearance Is 13 that of a strong fortress ss lilie like building and both the interior and exterior are decorated with warlike statues and martial figures and everything about the church speaks of military life and affairs the appearance ot of the sanc interior Is certainly calculated to arouse all aji the military enthusiasm which the french soldier can boast ot of in the porch stands a magnificently sculptured group among which the figure ot joan of 0 arc kneeling in the attitude ol of prayer and raising her hands and face ace to heaven Is prominent the figure Is lifelike and one seems almost to hear the fair air warriors petition tor for divine guidance at her right side stands st margaret the patron saint 0 of fortitude holding the maidens ma idena hel he killed 1 in battlo battle or otherwise in tha service ot of their country met hile st catherine the patron saint of heroism Is on her left and bears the I 1 sword ord which Is to be used in the battle with the british another warlike ligure figure Is that of st michael the great archangel of 0 battles he Is represented as clad in a complete suit of 0 armor as though ready tor for immediate warfare and he be to towers ers high above the other figures and with his right hand points to heaven the warrior maids gaze following the direction ot of his uplifted finger in his left hand st michael holds the royal banner of france with fleurs flears de lis long since superseded by the national emblem the tricolor tri color of the revolution this group of statuary inspires t the P e must most peace loving citizen with martial ardor and there is not a soldier of the french army within miles pt of Don who has not visited the church and been struck with this grand military monument it Is significant that the group arnup faces acos toward germany and the patron saints of heroism and fortitude are gazing out in the direction of the long lost but not forgotten province of alsace tills this has been particularly noticed by nearly every military visitor to the church the walls of the church are decorated with old colors of the french regiments tattered latter cd and torn remnants of what once were were bright flags stained with the lifeblood life blood of many it a gallant standard bearer and Illo honored nored by victory in many a battle on the very altar itself are marble efat ates of warrior saints with swords raised aloft and courage written on oil otheir kheir features the building was commenced some years ago and was intended to be the national memorial to the fair girl who was so cruelly burned las as a witch in barbarous times the money was subscribed by french soldiers and sailors in all parts of the world I 1 I 1 As before mentioned the church is in especially specially erected for the benefit of soldiers idlers services of military character are frequently conducted and every day a mass Is said tor for the souls of those french soldiers who have been |