Show ROM OP OF A CROSS work of 0 art of the fifteenth century reproduced in the fifteenth century a beautiful full cross stood in the tillage village ot of shilling stone a picturesque hamlet neat blandford in england when o 0 puritans came into power evil befell it ar acl 4 boon soon all that was left was a aw w inches of the tall shaft and the square steps on which the cross had rested in 1892 mrs kyrle kyrie chapman resolved to restore the ancient em blem to its original form and gave the necessary instructions to two well known sculptors the result being that the finished work wae was ready in their studios ten years ago then trouble began several persons residing near Shilling shillingstone stone got the notion into their heads that there was something very suggestive of popery in the beautiful cros cross and they raised so many objections that no at tempt was made to erect it for years the opposing element refused to listen to any arguments but finally it gave way and a few days ago the cross was erected and was solemnly consecrated i by the bishop of salisbury bury new i york herald |