. San Antonio de Bexar; a guide and history. veral bells that chime out morning, noonand evening, telling to all the city the time of day. Daily services are held,the Sunday morning congregation is, as a rule, large, and then the music is goodand well worth hearing. The Church is open all day and under the care of asacristan. There is an old and interesting font and several large pictures andother notable decorations. The present Bishop is San Antonios second — theRight Reverend J. C. Neraz. * Another authority says that the foundation stone of this ohl Church was laid May ^th. 1734. —{Sail
. San Antonio de Bexar; a guide and history. veral bells that chime out morning, noonand evening, telling to all the city the time of day. Daily services are held,the Sunday morning congregation is, as a rule, large, and then the music is goodand well worth hearing. The Church is open all day and under the care of asacristan. There is an old and interesting font and several large pictures andother notable decorations. The present Bishop is San Antonios second — theRight Reverend J. C. Neraz. * Another authority says that the foundation stone of this ohl Church was laid May ^th. 1734. —{Sail Antonio Herald, yitty tyth, 1872). t There was formerly mention existing in the church records of a still older church building on a dififerentsite, at about No. 500 North Laredo street; all traces of this foundation have entirely disappeared. It was theorigin of the old San Fernando Parish Church, and in a measure the building of the latter was probably a re-moval merely from the street site. o > t CC> tl. n c •7. c THIv MIvSSIONS. i;j The Missions. (5ood friend, for Jesus sake forbear,Blest be tbc man that spares these stones. ¥ ^: * ^- * A protest must be recorded here against the wanton mutilation of the sculp-ture of the Missions by thoughtless relic liunters. The shameful cliij)ping of thebeautiful carving has been going on for years. At San Jose whole figures have beenstolen and others made headless ; the fine old carved cedar paneled doors of thisMission were entirely wrecked and carried away piecemeal. Can any good usewarrant such senseless robbery ? Good friend, forbear ! forbear even to add yourname to the thousands scratched, scribbled and penciled on walls not meant forsuch a purpose. How to Get to the Missions. How can I get to see the Missions ? is the anxious inquiry of almost everytraveling sightseer that comes to San Antonio. The idea that if one is seen all are seen is erroneous. Each Mission has its distinctive feaUires, and all are
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