| Show CIlUJlCHlOR WAIL GOD FnANCB HAS A NEW MILITARY TBMPLB FOIL SOLDIERS Tit merpetnate site 1nte nr loss nl AreetnInant Tht the 1101 > Inn annt Yaen tieeny ut Ih Lure t al ttae IIRIIR ha jltl been erects alI al-I u m rem y III I Frtnr the blrlh plare of the world i famous mild of Or Inane what is I per limits the mint won iliMlul military I rl I rI rhnrch In the I w 01 II stye the Nell York Journal It ba hn Illerally built by mldlen for soldiers and with the nary ash Krlbod by tnldlen ll It an almoat exclutlvrly rollllary churrh There la I mure of the pomp and panoply of war I about It than even the Herman im I poor chapel al PntKlam or the military mili-tary chapel In the Invallde at Part In direct contrail the rmeefnl Mwet IIf most church Although nbmlnally built In tarp > pate the nm of JOIn of Arc It It I practically a IOInII tJ tin god of war Tim very appearance It I i that nf a strong fortrrllk building i and both the Interior and iurlor are decorated with warlike tatUM and martial figure and everything trot the church ipoakt of military life and attain The appe raiir of the rant luarya Interior U certainly rnlculnte lo arouse all the military enthuslatm which the Trench soMler can boati of In the porch stand a inagnincenlty sculptured group among which the UK urn of Joan of Arc kneeling In the attitude atti-tude of prayer and raiting her band and taco to heaven It I prominent The figure It I lifelike and ono scent almost to hear the fair warriors petition for divine guidance At her tight tide ttandt HI Margaret the patron taint of fortltiule holding tho mnluVni lie = = = c met whllo HI Catherine the Matron tulnt ot heroism It I on her left and hear tho word which It I in be used In the battle with the llrltlsli Another varllko nguro It I that of RU Michael the cleat archangel of bathes Ito It I repritenlcd nt clad In a complete stilt of armor ai though ready for Immolate Immo-late warfare and ho lowers high abate the other ngurct and with tilt right hand points lo heaviMi the warrior war-rior malda gaze following the direction direc-tion ut hit uplifted linger In hit left hand HI Michael holds the royal tanner tan-ner of France with llsuradMtt long since nuprrtHHled by the natjoniil emblem em-blem the trlcolnr of Ibo rrtnlutlon Title group of ililuary Inspire the most peaceloving clllien with martini rlnr mill Mere le l tout a solder Of line lrnrli army wlllilii mil I of Diniromy who line not tltllitd the church and been struck with this grand military monument It It ilgninoanl thai the turnip face toward llermany and the patron Mlnta of heroism and forlltud are gaslng out In the III Milo II of the lnngtiMtliul mil forgotleu pnnlnco of Alsace Tide hat been iwrllcularly nnllcwl by nearly every tnlllury via l llor lo Ihe church The walls of thus church arc dewraled with old color ol the Ir nch rca1manl lalieiwl and torn reninanU of whit IIIIIe were bright Hog ilnlnul with the llfliooj of many n gallant a ntuliirilh < ar < r and hnnnretl by victory In many n battle On tho very altar llaelf ore marble alit lira of warrior talma with avford inlid aloft und commute wrltttit on Iholr imturn The building wu com menird tome jean ago and wa In tfiuled to bo the national moiunrlal U Iho fair girl who war in cruelly burned its a witch In luirbarou time The money 10000uwaa tub oril > d by French toldler and authors In all part of the world At before mentioned the church It iptclilly fretted for the benefit of not diem Services ot military character ire frequently eoniTatltd and everyday every-day a matt U I laid 1 for the sonlt ot thorn French igldlent who have been klllwl In batlln or olherwlie la the torvlce of their country I |
