84 -Li/^s of The 



To this work the protestants of the city contributed 

 generously, and of their number Miss Mary A. 

 Merritt, a young poetess of rare gifts, has given a 

 volume of her beautiful poems, the proceeds of the 

 sale of which are to be added to the contributions 

 already given. It is built after the style of similar 

 monuments in the churches of Europe. It stands 

 in the south wall of the Cathedral, within about two 

 feet of the south altar, and is seven feet four inches 

 high, by four feet three inches wide, projecting 

 eight inches from the face of the wall. The whole 

 stands upon two pgee trusses placed about four feet 

 from the floor. Resting on these is a small projecting 

 base, upon which stands two plain pilasters, sur- 

 mounted by plain caps and a plain Roman arch, the 

 faces of which are on a level with the wall forming 

 the inner recess. Upon this arch is engraved in 

 bold Roman letters: 



"Gloria in excelsis Deo." 



In the rear of the arch and of the pilasters, and 

 constituting the recess, stands the back plate, upon 

 which is engraved in bold bas-relief — the Bible, the 

 Missal, the halo of glory, the Cross, the Crosier, the 

 Mitre, and the laurel wreath, as before described. 

 This recess is twenty-one inches wide, and four feet 

 eight inches in height. Outside of the foregoing 

 work are the wall plates, slightly Gothic on the top. 



These plates rest upon the outer end of the base 

 before mentioned, projecting two and a half inches 

 from the wall. Against these and the plain pilasters 

 stand a pair of pilasters projecting outwards about 



