. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. SOCI.\L SPAXISH REOIME. occurrence of earthquakes. A building above two stories in height israrely seen. The church edifices, however, are of interest fnnn their arcliitectureand their historic associations. The cathedral, founded in loTO. hasbeen destroyed by earthquakes and rebuilt several times. The impos-ing structure now seen was built on the ruins of the old one whichwas destroyed by an earthquake in 1880. It is built of ston
. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. SOCI.\L SPAXISH REOIME. occurrence of earthquakes. A building above two stories in height israrely seen. The church edifices, however, are of interest fnnn their arcliitectureand their historic associations. The cathedral, founded in loTO. hasbeen destroyed by earthquakes and rebuilt several times. The impos-ing structure now seen was built on the ruins of the old one whichwas destroyed by an earthquake in 1880. It is built of stone andbrick at a cost of over half a dollars, and the most noteworthybuilding on the islands. It is in the heart of old Manila, and the greatreligious processions for which the town is famous all start here, andfinally come back here to break THE IMllLIPlIXKS. 275 The oldest church buildiiiir. also in old Manila, is the Church of SanFrancisco, under the patronage of the Franciscans. Tliis is one of thefinest edifices to be found auywliere. The Roman Catholic is the established church of the Philippines, andit has one archiepiscopal see and three bishoprics. The various religiousorders, Dominicans. Franciscans. , and others, have been thereal i:)o\ver behind the throne in tlie management of affairs, and to them
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