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Identifier: spiritofmissions80epis (find matches)
Title: The Spirit of missions
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Episcopal Church. Board of Missions Episcopal Church. Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society
Subjects: Episcopal Church Episcopal Church Missions
Publisher: Burlington, N.J. : J. L. Powell
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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were running tothe city. This man also told us thathe did not care to go out and makerepairs along the line, and that we By Rail and Trail to Mexico City 40;) were quite liable to be robbed anywhere along the road next day, but youmay be sure this did not keep us awake that night. The walk next day was really beautiful, and full of interest of varioussorts and kinds. We passed through several little old villages, and by some wonderfully fine old churches. Some timeI would like to get a collection of picturesof a number of these old country churchesin Mexico. Their solid stone domes andlofty towers are astonishing, and to see oneof these far away in outline against theside of a mountain is a picture to rememberforever. Neither could I forget that wewere on historic ground, for the housewhere we had spent the night was close bythe two famous old pyramils, supposed tohave been dedicated to the sun and themoon, and much older than the Aztec civi-lization found in Mexico by the Spaniards.
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Photograph Underwood & Underwood, N. POPOCATEPETL FROM THE TOP OF THE PYRAMID OF CHOLULAHere are superimposed three civilizations: That represented bv the unknown builders of the originalpyramid; that of the Aztecs, who had a temple on this spot; and the Spanish Christianity which placedthe Cross here in 1666. THE PYRAMID OF THE SUN , The Pyramids of the Sun and Moon, twenty-seven miles from Mexico City, were the sites of greattemples and are built of volcanic rock and clay. The Pyramid of the Sun here shown is nearly as largeas the great Pyramid of Eigypt. The city of Texcoco, towards whichwe were going, was the place whereCortez launched his brigantines on thegreat lake of the valley for a final at-tack upon the Aztec citadel. When we met the first group ofhorsemen and foot soldiers we did notknow just what was going to happen,but we walked in between their horsesand shook hands with them, and theyallowed us to pass on. My sturdycompanion was walking with somedifficulty now, as

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