The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-20
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The telegraph this incoming informs d
that the pevs Of the death Of Pope Plus IN
wss received in Paris yesterday, and i
view Of his extreme age and long continue,
ill-health, TIE report is probably correct.
Plus IX.-Giovannia Maria Nassai
Ferretti-vss the son Of Count Girolam'
Mastai- Ferretti, gonfaloniere Of Sinigsglis
and his mother Vas the Countess Catarin,
Salnzzi. He wss born in Sinigsglia, MAJ
IL, 1892 In 1903 he entered the College o
Volterra, but left in 1905. on account o.
epilepsy. Having recovered. he received tn,
clerical tonsure in 1909, and went to Rom.
to study theology.
| In 1878 he was chosen companion BY
Monsignore (aiierxard CasdinaD Odescal.
chi, and received priests orders in 1919. Ia
1893 he Was chosen secretary to Monsignors
Muzi, and went to Chilli. In 1925 he was
made domestic prelate to Leo Kill. and in
1897 he Was nominated archbishop of Spo.
leto. He was proclaimed Cardinal Dec.
II. 1910. On the death Of Gregory XVI,
June I, 1876, he vas nominated a. his
successor, and on June l6 he Was elected
Pope.
He began his reign with spirit and enter
prise, dismissing foreign trooI~, endeav oring
TO restore public credit, inquired into needed
reforms, reduced taxes and his own house.
hold expenses, chartered railroad and iele-
graph companies, stimulated home manu.
features and encouraged the formation Of
agricultural societies he founded central
normal school. opened reading rooms and
mechanics' clubs, patronised the arts and
sciences, and provided free lodging houses
for the homeless. He also showed like
zeal in the reform Of ecclesiastical instiin-
tions, and bis aim was to gradually estab-
lish . confederated Italy.
The Austrians were the bitter enemies Of
Plus IN. from the 6rst, and taking advan-
tase Of Republican plots. they occupied
Ferrara ON July IL. The Pope vas urged
BY the papal states 10 declare war against
Austria. but he hesitated and refused. The
Papal troops, under Durando, surrendered
Vicenza to the Austrians after ihiriy-six
hours fighting. Mamiana was forced upon
Plus IL. n premier, and after this battle
the Maxzinians in Rome raised in revolt,
and on July 10th the Populace gave
Mamiana an ovation amid cries OF "dovn
with the priests" On Nov. oath, lSiS,
having for some time been prisoner in his
own palace, he escaped to Gseia. lie issued
a protest against the revolutionary govern
ment, which had depo~ed him. and called |
On the Catholic powers for assistance.
France, Austria and Spain came to Ii. 1
re-cue, and on April Il, 1850, he re-eniered
Rome.
In 1854 he formally defined the doctrine
II immaculate conception 10 be \ dogma oi
he Catholic faith. A revolution hogan in
he papal territories in 1859, and wxs fol-
owed by events which gradually deprived
he Poniiff OF all his territory.
Plus ". has bestowed the honors al con-
nixation on more persons than any Of his
Predecessors. In June last he completed
he 3lst year Of his Pontifcate, having
eigned longer than any Of his predecessors,
nd was in the 10Th year Of his age.
He vas a man Of great learning
kind and benevolent, and imbued
18th liberal spiri, Of enterprise; but his
eign was cast on troublous times, and he ,
,cked the iron and administrative abilities ,
some Of bis predecessors.
There are about dozen candidates for ,
ne chair Of 81. Peter. Cardinal Psnebi
nco IL the favorite. 1t il even claimed .
lat he is already nominated in petto by \
Jus IN, and it is certain that he is all the 9
ronger because he is seventy years old and !
ot over robust. His strongest competitor
another Italian, Cardinal Pecci, who was
.legaied to the archbishop Of Perguia, by +,
'e jealousy Of Antonelli. He is the rep
Of more liberal wing ia the !;
'urch that is struggling to bring the {,
'urch into sympathy with the spirit Of the d
=, BY encouraging universal education, pro-
citing humanitarian progress. and adopt =
g the principal Of = free church in free h
ate. The future Of the church may lie n
id TO depend largely upon the result Of a
e struggle between the conservatives and r
e liberals, as represented in thee two !,
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