The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-08
THE HTSTORY or PIUs IN.


The life which closed Yesterday IN the
death OF Pope rlu- ~. has heon one oi the most
cvcn.ul aud memorable among all those of the
suncosAors Of -. Potter Thcrc havr heon groat-
or Iopcs than Pic Mono, mon mis- superior- ia
! I'niuS. "A learning. in cioquunre. in oxtraordi-
many eils Of sauotitv. The dead Pope w.l- nei-
thor Gregory the Grcnt. noe d Ilill .lu.udt
nora siNtu- V. But hr had. nevertheless. dis
tin.tivc features OF character which gave him.
lilh IT, "a man and Pope. a p parate place
among the Roman ponins.
Giovanni Maria Ma~ru-Fcrrctu was born at
fnca-la the ancient Sepa Gaiicd a scat of
tho GaHI >nonesl. on May l3 1902 His father
was Count Oirolamo Nu-tal- fcrrcit confalon-
icror chicfmugi7tr't. ofthc city. and the head of
u family Whose nobility goes buck H. lar a. the
thirteenth century When the child first saw
thc light on the borders Of the Adriati' The
whole OF Europe wa- stirred to it, depths hy the
frat revolution in France. Italy in part rular
was thrilled with the ma shty pulse OF what her
patriots considered os popular liberty awaken
ing TO now lfo
His mother was a woman Of uncommon INTEL
lgcncc and piety. and would trust t. none hut
herself the first education of her boy. From her
he learned the first rudlmoI,s OF knowledge.
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c""'"''r 'n' stump oi plety anu r'r"l|h'l'r-
n"''"'S -. N,''f "'1ulr'ns MS HI-' training III
this excellent home school q iovnnni was placed.
n .ic age of twelve in the college Of Noiierra
wh'rc hc had d. 'h0oIma,e the eloquent Padre
Nohiura, destined To- exercise such decided IN
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h. his own inanito ,li.tr... and IN the di.mav q,
b,s family durin, his tbeoIocical stulins rn,
according In the general belief in Rome whan
once elevated 70 ,he nri.sthood and oftor bis
nrst mass tho ATTACKS ~ the fou disease nov.r
peain occurred. While vel in the glow ~ his
tr,t pricstlv f,rvor he was chosen hv Monsio.
more Muzzi D.osnt. Anostolir oCbni toho lis
companion on his iournev 10 south America
They left Rome Julv 1s29 and snenttvov voars
f.. the little repuhlic. Tho Young Mastar visited
far and ncnr tbe nosts established NV the carly
Missionaries ana would fain hsy. snent mis- M.
In ean,lnuing their good work The puritv ~
h., Mo, and the nrie.tlv ou,liti.s he had dis.
rlay,t ia his distant tield of labor caused him
iOb. raised b. the urelacy.
On Niy y. lsls. he was made Arahhisbon ~
sp,irt,:aul after a brief and useful admins.
tr4tlou II than seq he was In s,nt,mher 1s93
translated 10 the soc of Imola Hisunaffected
goodness his religions zel. nnd his sympathv
for suffering in every shane. soon won MI
leir-. and dld much to allay the bitterness If
-. ..oa. passion and popular discomfort His
almini- i-triitlon raised him go high ia the steem
o. all. hat IN December. 1870. he was proclaimed
Cardinal in fan consistory. At that very be.
rol and during the six following years. the
VOICE allke Of people and clergy designated him
as the successor Of Gregory XVI.
When ia, E,man see became vacant. Padre
Ventura his Old hoolmate. then General Of
IT, Thoo'inos. and the most eloquent man in
ItUy hn.tened % the influential Cardinals and
ur scented o. them the necessity Of doing
G"ly with tho conviction. growing wider daily
ain In. H.I r.asse~ that the Church, the Holy See
~ p.r. .ulur was the enemy Of freedom
!, Isr.--. a4l REFORM \ pope must DE chosen
WHO appreciation Of the wishes Of the people
~ Oh" nra j. q the times would bring about
hearts rr'ou'iliation between the Church and
u llh'ry-luying maSses Whatever may have
% 'N" cnr.t IF such representations, certain
is tlat on June lG 1916. two days after the
0p'uin. Of the couclava Cardinal MnstnI WAS