Californian trails, intimate guide to the old missions; the story of the California missions . dication to Saint Francis. Thisdedication took place in October, 1776, with all theceremony possible. When the walls of the little brush-wood chapel had been gaily dressed with flags and pen-nants, the image of Saint Francis was borne in solemnprocession—a preparation of the hearts of the faithfulfor the holy sacrifice of the mass. As the processionmoved in solemn step around the church plaza, thepriests chanting sacred hymns, sprinkled the people withholy water, for the truly faithful seek to take p
Californian trails, intimate guide to the old missions; the story of the California missions . dication to Saint Francis. Thisdedication took place in October, 1776, with all theceremony possible. When the walls of the little brush-wood chapel had been gaily dressed with flags and pen-nants, the image of Saint Francis was borne in solemnprocession—a preparation of the hearts of the faithfulfor the holy sacrifice of the mass. As the processionmoved in solemn step around the church plaza, thepriests chanting sacred hymns, sprinkled the people withholy water, for the truly faithful seek to take part in themass with a conscience devoid of offense, and they aresprinkled with the water sanctified by solemn benedic-tion to symbolize the necessity of such internal returning to the church the sacred image was placedupon the altar and the foundation mass was sung, theSaint being invoked as patron of the new mission to theroar of the guns of the good ship Golden Fleece andthe fusilade of the soldier guard. The mission wascalled San Francisco or Dolores. Properly it is the Mis-. THK MAIN AITAR OK MISSION DOLORES, SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIAN TRAILS, INTIMATE GUIDE TO THE OLD MISSIONS 217 sion of San Francisco de Assisi at Dolores; for the nameNuestra Senora de los Dolores—Our Lady of Sorrows—was first given to the lagoon beside which the buildingsof the mission were erected, and they borrowed the nameof the creek which honored the sorrows of Mary. Architecturally the church dedicated in 1782 soundsquite a different note than any of the other missions,showing distinctive features of both Moorish and Corin-thian, as well as the so-called mission—the facadebeing adorned with four massive pillars and an archeddoorway with four arches above, in which hang thebells. To-day the wide-spreading eaves, the gentlesloping roof crowned with a glistening cross is like someexquisite picture carelessly thrown on the rubbish heapof forgetfulness, but like the lotus of Japan, grow
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