Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1871-10-21

more objects upon whom TO DeStoW
charity, it can readily be imagined if
he were to give but small sum to
each one, he would have nothing left
absolutely nothing. The present
Pope is wonderful man in many
respects; great student and one of
the hardest workers in the world
The amount of labor he has to per-
form is truly wonderful. He is near
50 years Of age, but he rises regular
ly at 3 o'clock every morning, sum-
mer and winter, makes his toilette,
says his prayers, celebrates or attends
the devotions of Mass, attends daily
to reading or having read to him a
hundred or more letters receives
calls from foreign Ministers and pri-
vate citizens from all parts of the
civilized world: he dictates answers
to his correspondents; reads half
dozen chapters of the Bible carefully
every day; gives instructions and
orders to his Cardinal Secretaries {;
reads considerably, having one Of the
largest and finest libraries in the
world. The Pope speaks six or eight
languagos-the Latin, Italian, Span
ish, French, Greek, German, English,
Portuguese, etc, and is an elegant
and classical Scholar-no doubt equal
to his critics in any part Of the gloh"
The Prince of Wales, Heir Arpa-
rent to the British Throne, the eldest
son of our beloved Queen, who has
seen Pope Plus, visited him at the
Vatican, and enjoyed Pir-Nic with
him in the dome Of the Church of st.
Peter, and was shown the suhterra-
mean apartments of the Church. whore
the honmnents and Crnoraphs Of all
Ia, poprs and all the Catholic Kings
of England, including Pope Adrian,
( Nicholas Braktspearr rr--couId he
hay" been any relation Of our immor-
tai Shakes oeare } lies inferred, the
only lrglisl slman who ever obtained
to 'h- "lnincncc Of II Pope, are care
fully preserved. The future King Of
t;rrol Britain, the young man who
knr"Ie1 and wcpt to tears before the
,hrlne of Pope Adrian in Rome
alongside with Pope Plus IN, and
before TIA" lunb Of George Washing
on in America. alongside with prcsl-
dent RGrhauau, ,HyS that lh" reign
ing Pope Of the Catholic Peoples. is
ON" of the most remarkable men, in.
dependent Of his spiritual jurislic-
ton, in the world. II" is a very
small eater; atstemious to Il great
degree lives on the plain"St diet
and possesses a wonderful faculty for
conversation seems TO know and be
familiar with almost every portion Of
the habi,ahle globe III early life he
was a Missionary in South America
and scaled the And~ - thoroughly
co!nrrchcndS the history of England
md loves to dwell upon the
virtues of Saint Augnstine the Cath
ollie Monk, the Missionary sent over
from Rome by the 2r,at Pope Gre
CORY to convert the ancient Britons.
then rud" and unet1ercd and almost
AZ wild as savage Indians, to rivilzc
and chriS,ianiHc them to teach them
}he ruliments Of education, the arts
and agriculture. How he landed in
the county Of Kent, firmly planting
down the CroSs,the symbol of religion
and christianity, and how lN was
received by the untutorod Jborigines
--hc on won upon their affections
and esteem; and unlike Julius Caesar,
who failed to conquer them by fire,
t"ggot AID the sword, 1.-The great St.
Augustine, conquered them by love
and kindness and the glorious pre-
rcpts Of the Roman Catholic Church.
All that England is and was and
may become, She owes to the seed and
rjuus example Of the Catholic Mis-
'ionary Of the Cross first planted in
the county Of Kent. He raised the
! Briton~ from low degree Of super
,tition, ignorance and savage state, tc
Tie sunlight Of christianity, to learn.
ing. to greatness and power. God
bless the old Catholic Missionary
Saint Augustine, and God bless Pope
Gregory for sending him over. He
learnt them the Roman Calendar
taught them tho names Of the days
weeks and mouths Of the wear
I Christmas, Easter and Whitsuntide--
'aIl Saints and all Souls and tn,
days Of the Feasts recorded in til,
Almanac, all the result of Catholic
, training Christmas (na ned in homo,
Of the MASS OF CHRISTI who
l,,t love this good old CAtholi,
English holiday. so entwinod viii
Catholic christianity, the name
given TO it by one Of the earliest
popos, the linoal successor of Chris,
and st. Peter. st. Peter loved Rome
o did Panl---lhey were the "nobles
Romans Of them Ill -.although botl
were crueitied there.
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