The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-05
A GREATPRELATE AT HOME.
THE MAN VINO sTOOD OUT AGAINST
THE INFALLIBILITT DOGMA.
what Damon Iidson Knows About siros--
Mayors hnteccdent-. Habits. and Opin-
tons Rotation Of the Enstern Question.


tone Pollution of the Enstern Question.
From he Guardian
Bishop strossmayer asked us to visit
him. and we spcnt two days In hls Schloss or
palace At Deakovar bishop 'troasmaycr will he
known 10 most Of your readers from tho Eight
Months AZ Rome" 81 romponio Ieto and tho
" Letters Of Quirinus about the Vatican Coun-
oil" Tho distinguished and courageous part
which he took In that assembly u already his-
tprical. but In this quarter Of tho world he Ia
both loved and feared, not lcss ~ n great states
man and leader Of the people than IA great &C
cleslastic At this moment he Il probably tho
most Influential living man among the Slavonio
races Of Southern Europe. lie waS born in the
year 1915 At Esseg fortified town In Siavonia,
on tho river brave. where his sistcr and nephew
still reeide. lie WAS ordained by the then bishop
OF his own ace, and while still young man lto
bccamc very well known "a Court preacher IN
the Burg Capollc at Vienna. In september, lSt.
when ho WINS only thrty-nvc, he wa placed IN
his prcecnt position 10y the Emperor and at the
last vacancy In the nctro-p political see OF Agrnm,
IT was the hope and expectation Of the Cruatlnn
meanwhile. his personal popularity md power
among the Slavunic populations had made
h@h d m{aemSe p at VIENNA" oi''0 and I''" VIOLIN
tentinncd but comparatively unimportant
personage was raised Ia the vacant soc.
bishop StrOasmayor Il ono Of those men whose
power Of influencing others for good II indepen-
dent Of the accidents of position. 10 IA bishop
of the united diocese of Syrmia and Bosnia. The
Syrmian diocese comprises the eastern extremity
OF the district which IA inciOsed by the Save, the
Danube; and the brave the Pdnnontd InterdH,-
Is Mitrovitz, or the little ~. Demetrus, the mod
ern representative of Sitmiun 50 familiar "A
name ~ all students OF church history Jurts-
diction over the Roman Catholic population In
Bosnia assigned To ono Of his immediate
predecessors; and he himself stands IN the rcla-
tiOn Of Vicar Apostolic 10 the 300 Roman Cath
Ollie inhabitants Of Scrvia. Thus his ministerial
duties have, for many years, forced the Eastern
question upon his attention in very practical
manner, while as a born Cruat who shares all
the enthusiasms and aspirations Of his raOe. he
has never been without the key 10 much which
n fore gner Ia his position would have failed to
understand At present, To quote the words ~
a great French state-man. he probably holds in
his hands all the threads Of the tangled Eastern
question more perfectly than amy other man.
Certainly the princely position Of a Croatian
or Hungarian prvlate forms "A sort Of natural
complement to the moral and intellectual ascen-
dency Of man Hoe Bishop StrUssinaycr. Whe-
Their for good or evil, nowhere else In Europe
dpe' the church retain 50 much OF her medir-
val spendOr. The bishops income Is probably
not less than $4,000 or fNUO year. Tho
palace in which he lives at Dcakovar IA on "A
much grander scale than Fulham: its apart
inents are more splendid 1t contains collec-
man would be proud, rich In examples of the
early Tuscan and Venetian schools, but also
particularly interesting from its Illustrations Of
Bosnian art In the 18th aud 18th centuries, while
rs yet culture aud civilization had not been
DESTROYED hy the Tur,ish invader. Attached to
ana stables beyond. Inc ~ shop owns l'N
horses and Ii would he hard 10 say how many
head Of cattle: and there are. Of course, large
number Of outdoor and indoor dependents.
The lord of all this wealth saves nothing. |
am tol out 81 his income. which j. spent unre-
serNcdly upon religious and public objects. His
paintings are "held in trust for a national
Croatian Academy at Agram. 10 which he has al
ready largely contributed His garden II open
ut all hours to the public. which. he says. IL
never In his way His horses seem To he at
the disposal Of the ncighborhopd. Every day In
la haN NftYfN al
nifty poor persons and We SAT down at his table
with twenty-five others some of them artists Al
work in his clihedral two Austrian Colonies, "A
Franciscan who had made his WAY across from
Bosnia. and some young lawyers who had come
out from Esseg T. take a holiday. Every one ho
came seemed To- be welcome. Two or three IN
situations outside his gates are his own crention
especially = college founded to train cerymen
Tor work ia bosnia The other day he spent
RkOJO to help the Seryian.; and his hand l. ever
open To promote good works throughout his
vast diocese.
But his greatest achievement Of this Kind will
he the magnificent cathedral 81 81 Peter AT
Deakoyer, of which he Is the founder, and 10
the sole contributor. It, style l. Italian Roman.
esque its proportions are almost those Of oul
rival the length Of Winchester or Lincoln, but
II has the advantage IN height. Its two western
towers and central cupola are Visible over
vast extent OF country. even from the hills nj
Bosnia beyond the save. The foundation ston,
Of this splendid structure was laid In 1866. The
suh-thntlu parts or II are nire tdy complete
and the Bishop hopes. If his lie Is spared
10 cun-ecrete II in I've years time
named Seitz, father and son. Of high emf
! ncuce In GernanN; the former pupil o
cornelius, the latter If OYcrbe,k. The sub
/ jert- of these decorations are To he taken eN
/ clu-iycly from Holy scripture. The atrium o
/ the churr, il To be devoted To the Old Testa
m'nt the nave. transept., and choir 10 the Life
/ of our Lord. ~ the pictures which have beer
/ already completed the Sermon on the Mount,
/ by the younger NJ. Seitz, seemed to me to be th,
/ hh'S II j. indeed most Instructive ana pa
! thetic work, in which almost every form ~ emo
/ ton - traced with the most subtle appreciation
/ OF CHARACTER upon the uplurhed faces o. th'
! multitude which Is listening to the Diyin,
/ teacher The arrangement of the church " ID
be liasihcan; the Bishop i to sit. surrounded by
his clergy, IN the centre OF the eastern apse. IL
church-huilding, as Ia other things said The
WAYS the better" Here We have an ecclesiasti,
who recalls some OF the greatest bishops Of by
gone ages administering princely revenues In I
/ noble and disintere-ted way.
But bishop Str"ssmaNer. AS have said. IA als'
! great popular leader, "a born Sing OF men, who
/ beyond any other man. iciEnS IN the hearts %
Europe. Al hi. table, indeed, lie recalls n re
hned English gentleman ~ The old school. WIN
| quotation ,rum Virgil or Horace nut In IN,
street he las Kind word tor every child, ever
woinan. every loIsAhoy lac meets. " Oh, II yol
only knew these CioA's,' he sAid with burst %
enthusiasm. "YnI would see what splendid
what a luyaNie ponpie Icy are and they are tn
same peur!e, To Aided, " as the poor bosnian
and Serslans who have Suffered and are sGferinI
81 much" bishop Stt".sn.yef poured out hi
| HlNu ~ US it koFtIft 81 llllhS-lhNtu bu
reasoned eloquence; cannot hnpe to do NOR
than record Tho salient paint, ~ hts opinions.
We have spRce only for tHe heads ~ the Bishop
views M gathered VS. Canon liddon;
]. lie 'Aid most stress upon this the Turkisl
! Administration 10 irreforiuahle. 1t must 81
| The Koran. and the law hUuhs which are base
on II, make all real reform IMPOSSIBLE Ever
conscientious Turk regards all Christians "a hi
natural slaves; how then can he he expected 4
grant ciNi! rights 70 those Christians who are 81
| unhappy A. 30 no In his power?
2. The Bishop maintains that the declaration
Of war by Servla WAS not merely iustinable, bui
In high degree noble and generous.
g. The bishop hopes mat, I'm the rearranCcmen
| which j. Inevitable, Busula Will he united To Ser
via, and Herzegovina To Montenegro. lie OH
served that bulgaria. Seryia. aud bosnia or Croa
tia would each contribute an important eleineu
To the South SlaVonia II; II be So called Of tn
/ futuio. Bulgaria woad bling almost unriNAe'
habits ~ artisan and agricultural industry; ser
via, military instincts bosnia aud Croatia, cul
ture. liut whether Bulgaria lie intimately asso
ciated with Seryia or not, thnre are local reasons
on which tho bishop dwelt at great length. All
which. ia his opinion, make II highly desrahl
that the existing ServiAn Administration shVul
be extended to Bosnia.
We shall Know.