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Sights and shrines of Montreal; a guide book for strangers and a hand book for all lovers of historic spots and incidents . real. It is notouite completed, but, when finished, will have cost inthe vicinity of $12,000. It was presented to the Cath-edral by the Priests of the Seminary of St. Sulpice. The sanctuary railing is also worthy of notice. Itis made of white marble and onyx, and was erectedto the memory of Father James Callaghan, by hisfriends. A tablet just to the right of the sanctuaryreads as follows: This sanctuary railing is erectedto the memory of Father James Callaghan, , by
Sights and shrines of Montreal; a guide book for strangers and a hand book for all lovers of historic spots and incidents . real. It is notouite completed, but, when finished, will have cost inthe vicinity of $12,000. It was presented to the Cath-edral by the Priests of the Seminary of St. Sulpice. The sanctuary railing is also worthy of notice. Itis made of white marble and onyx, and was erectedto the memory of Father James Callaghan, by hisfriends. A tablet just to the right of the sanctuaryreads as follows: This sanctuary railing is erectedto the memory of Father James Callaghan, , byhis friends. They mourn his loss, treasure the im-pressions of his most exemplary life, and rejoice inthe hope of his eternal reward. Dieri. Feby 7th, 1901. Close by is the Palace of the Eoman Catholic Arch-bishop of Montreal, a plain brick building with present Archbishop is Monseigneur Bruchesi. The Windsor Hotel is the best in Canada, and oneof the best-situated anywhere. Its dining-room andgrand corridor are scarcely to be excelled in effect. Itaccommodates 700 guests. SIGHTS AND SHRINES OF MONTREAL. 49. 50 SIGHTS AND SHRINES OF MONTREAL. Windsor Hall, adjoining it, is one of the largesthalls in Canada, and is used for concerts. St. Georges Church is the place of worship of thesecond largest Anglican congregation. It is anexample of the Decorated Gothic style, and possessesa number of excellent stained glass windows and agood carved front porch. The old flags of theMontreal Light Infantry (1837) are hung within. Ithas a square tower with a fine set of chimes. Theservice is Low Church, which may he said of nearlyall the churches of the Episcopal communion in thecity. The square next worthy of notice is St. Louis Square, the prettiest in Montreal, on UpperSt. Denis Street, above Sherbrooke. It is small, butis embellished by a large rectangular pond, occupyingits centre, the bright flat mass of which, with a distantview of Mount Eoyal visible, good trees around, and
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