Thechurchhasbeenagooddealrestoredduringthelastfewyears,andaninterestingoldchapel——withanaltarinit——atwhichmasswassaidduringatimeofplague,whilethepeoplestoodsomewayoffinameadow,hasjustbeenentirelyrenovated;butaswithsomeEnglishchurches,themorecloselyapieceofoldworkiscopiedthemorepalpablydoesthemodernspiritshowthroughit,soheretheoppositeoccurs,fortheold-worldlinessoftheplacehasnotbeenimpairedbymuchrenovation,thoughtheintentionhasbeentomakeeverythingasmodernaspossible。
IknowfewthingsmoretouchingintheirwaythantheporchofRossurachurch。Itisdatedearlyinthelastcentury,andisabsolutelywithoutornament;theflightofstepsinsideitleaduptothelevelofthefloorofthechurch。OnelovelysummerSundaymorning,passingthechurchbetimes,Isawthepeoplekneelinguponthesesteps,thechurchwithinbeingcrammed。Inthedarkerlightoftheporch,theytoldoutagainsttheskythatshowedthroughtheopenarchbeyondthem;farawaytheeyerestedonthemountains——
deepbluesavewherethesnowstilllingered。Ineversawanythingmorebeautiful——andtheseforsootharethepeoplewhomsomanyofusthinktobetterbydistributingtractsaboutProtestantismamongthem!
WhileIwaslooking,therecameasoundofmusicthroughtheopendoor——thepeopleliftinguptheirvoicesandsinging,asnearasI
canremember,somethingwhichonthepianowouldcomethus:-