Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1918 — "Church of Gold." [ARTICLE]

"Church of Gold."

There is no structure Just like St. Mark’s, in Venice, in the world, notes the Kansas City Journal. Its bulbshaped domes and minaretlike belfries remind the visitor of the Orient. It seems more like a Mohammedan than a Christian temple. In the facade are scores of variously colored marble columns, each one a monolith and all possessing au eventful history. Some are from Ephesus, others from Symrna, others from Constantinople and more than one even from Jerusalem. St. Mark’s is the treasure house of Venice, a place of pride as well as prayer. The work of' beautifying this old church was carried on for five centuries, and each generation tried to outdo all that had preceded it. The walls and roof are so profusely covered with mosaics and precious marbles that it is easy to understand why St. Mark’s has been called the “Church of Gold.”