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Show pCE MECCA FOB loiESTiTJIIIIIllSTS Ijfciiurcli of St. James Will 'fiippeal Especially to Americans Abroad. 7gy CLEMENT J. BAEEETT. Cable 10 The Tribune. iE, Jan. 15. What Homo is to IKtholic making tho tour of the 'Mont Florence is likely to become xfe Profstant tourist. In tho now 'Wh oi St. James, now approaching -lletion, in tho Barnardo Rucellai, ii dco will possess the same impos-II impos-II 3rotestant church edifice on the V ient, and ono which has special JJ st to Americans because or tho 3 -sharo some well-known Americans A 'taken in making it possible. In m ion to tho attraction it will be as II lying point for Protestants yisu-Jatholic yisu-Jatholic Europe, there will attach i .much that will appeal to tourists A enjoy associating history or ro-L ro-L with places they visit. The ;h. of magnificent proportions and Yli it a cathedral in . its. splendor, w. s in tho old Eucellai Gardens, ij! i renders of "Eomola" have lost P delves in imagination, to all the 23 around thorn. Preparations for 1 faction revealed glimpses of long-hhistory long-hhistory in the uncovering of tho fins of an ancient amphitheater by process of digging for the founda-j. founda-j. So there rises above the grave Jntiquity and amid the scene of a pneo a great and beautiful temple mighty living faith. That its Mty- may never be marred by the 4position of incongruous . edificos, e have been secured a stipulation ttho grounds opposite shall never Ijccupiod by buildings. "J Beautiful Decorations. J&pid progress has been made in the Ifting of this now church, tho cornor-tie cornor-tie of which was laid eighteen '! ths ago, and fho roof is now on, the rior being ready for decoration. The ration will bo of a very rich scter, and experiments are being with colors in order to socure the jpossible effects. Ouo of the lead-I lead-I ipirits in tho erection of this mag-I mag-I ink house of worship is Franklin , jy, an American architect, who has I ted himself to it with generous 9 isiasm With members of his I ly, he has been a large donor, ho I bis wife having given the window ho' east end, over tho rorcdos. It llfmemorial to their parents. The Mwindow is the gift of Mr. and JVjBerwind of Newport, E. L, in ryof Mr. Bcrwind's parents. Mrs. find gave the pulpit as an indi-41 indi-41 ift. She is a daughter of Mr. ?y. Tho rcredos was given by Mrs. Hi, an English lady, and the altar JS' gift of an anonymous donor. ifKniglitB of Columbus Tour. Ijerican Catholics will flock to lltin unnsual numbers next summer, lf expected, in connection with Wlgrimage of the Knights of Colum-jjWie Colum-jjWie groat fraternity of men of the Ujlic faith in the United States, Air membership has grown, since the lHation of tho organization in 1SS2, ijiembership of more than a quarter pillion. Advices received here in-HVthat in-HVthat the pilgrims, who will sail MJoaton on August 3 on tho steam-Romanic, steam-Romanic, chartered for their rev, ( will arrive iu Eomo on MtS, after visiting Naples, where 'Qpyill land, and Genoa, where they 1 giarticipato in tho festivities com ralive of Christopher Columbus, jjwill bo met here by numbers of follow countrymen arriving by felines of travel, and by other fjcan Catholics whoso interests fl i them temporarily residents of ijjiean countries. Distinguished party Going, t tho pilgrimage of tho Knights Rbo one of extraordinary propor-iand propor-iand representative of the whole ejry is indicated by tho presence in PBt of vice-presidents of such wide-C&ttered wide-C&ttered names as former Justice J: 0 BJen and John D. Crim-.of Crim-.of New York, Thomas A. Dalv jdelphia, Frank Smith and A. S Wffn l PiusW, John S. Leahy jtiTohn Paul Chew of St. Louis, 8 H' nou of St ul, George ?'?r , Charles E. flfc a0fBu-iteA Mont.. Robert A. fe t8' $,aSc Land P. H. Calla- tL TvVl1? ' Dr- Thomas gyer of Toledo. James T. Carrol of Kn' ?,nV!?nr Senator John n& Portland, Or. |