Oct. 12.
When some weeks ago it was announced that a large, delayed-action. German bomb had fallen in the Dean's Yard near St. Paul's Cathedral, all Britons, who know and love the "parish church" of the British Empire, waited with bated breath to learn what was to happen. After some days the news was published that by the great bravery of a few men the structure had been saved, the bomb removed to a safe spot, and there exploded. Wren's immortal work had at any rate been aved for the time being. There will undoubtedly be sorrow felt at learning that the wonderful fabric has received some damage by a bomb which struck the cathedral roof the extreme eastern end, as a result of it. some damage in the Jesus Chapel behind and particularly to the picture of the doubting St. Thomas which is situated over the altar there.
To all those who have gone home from the East, and, approaching London from the south coast, have seen how the splendid dome of St. Paul's dominates London's skyline, the fate of the cathedral must be a cause of anxiety. The building is much more than mere stone, much more now than even the
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