The New York herald., 1878-02-25
THE NEW POPE.

REMARKS or rEy JosTPH WILD on THE SEw
Porn AND TnK CATHOLIC oHuncu-A TE
pEux N IT. STEPHENS AND Tnr CATHEDRAL
Rev. Joseph Mid. rector 81 the union consregA-
tionsi csarch. lsets'ed 4st sveniss The Kim Place
tBroosiynl cnureh % the Pope. he said that In
tue election of Pope Leo XIII. sbe Catholic Church
had losi i,s temporal aide. snd ne SIMPLY the
spiritual representative aiiheagh the popss bad
In possession of tue temporal power Tor thousand
yearA The e,crend speaker regardea new Pope as
sLe best tha, eoald have been considered
hun the best ht,ed q exercise the spiritual
and to grave lsss Tor the loss Of Tie
temporal power Here. too. vas 10 be seen,
he said. the high hand OF Bismarck, VINO
In Reality has had the choice OF his candidate Ger.
many mad elected ths rope sltnosgh bat fes people
thought 81. IL had been announced IN a despatch TO
the HERALD. shortly before tue mcetcg OF the Con-
clave, THAT tue German authoritss nad stated that
the eeclon OF irrsconciisble Pope would obgc
government to take decisive steps immediltely:
wa. rcas II moderate rope Was cles,sd there would
considered had been iuinlled he bcirv.d that ~
spiritual progress the Catholic Church wocld uow
auies.
a, ST. Stephens Church. Ess, Twenty eighth street.
solemn mass Mas celebrated kev Dr. Acclypn
being ceicbraut. Rev. Dr. Currsn deacon Ani Rev
Father Cotton subd.acou. No fermai sermon Was
preached, but alter the communion Dr. McGiynn
nounced that Te Dcum would Oh sung tue conciu-
sion OF nc mass. IN honor o accenon OF Leo Nll
TINS, he said would have been dono even without Tho
circular which had been received IRON the Vicar
era inviing the pastors TO tnis act OF dcvvtiou Dr.
McGiynn spoke oi tho unanuity with which CARDINAL
P.ccI had been cuoscn TO oil the exslled onicc OF
tho Pontncatc and OF the worid-~ lde concession
10 tho wisdom oil tho choice thut had been made. In
audinR TO the reasons why this universal verdict
accorded he spoke OF the various traits OF character
which the new Popc possessed, and saii that all the
viuor OF intellect aud piety OF heart which
requisite Tor sovereign Pontn NJ this lully
ths charactcristics o Leo KILL In speaking Of the
name chosen by tho new Pope tho speaker rchcarscd
the great Distinguishing features vi all tho Lcos
from Inc hrh oil that name, who was called the
Great, down TO Leo NIL, whose bret rcsn havs
deeply impressed the present Poniif. II certain
that the God had HIS Church In this ap
OF the Churcb's majesty would be undimmcd during
the coming rcgn
Dr. McGiynn then invited tho congregation to re
main alter the mass Tor tho singing the .'re Dcum
ana also Tor the singing OF The hymn Veni Creator"
which would DO especially oncreu up that tho HOLY
SPIRIT would cnlighen and INSPIRE the new Pope Ia
the responsibilities OF his pontlncate.
At tue prlcipai mass IN H. Patrick's Cathedral
Very Rev. Father Quinn announced from tho pulpit
the reception by hun the day before OF u despatch
from His Eninence the Cardinal requesting Tho
arrival IN Rome. The Cardinal ordered that u .sro
Dcum" DO sung In all the churcnes OF the CITY mlnc-
diatey alter mass In thanks to Cod Ior tho election OF
Pope Loo KILL, aud ut lis termination the Cathe-
dral Rev. Father M0ri the ceIebraDt OF mass hay
ing descond.d from the aliar chanted the nrsI nnc
when the was takcD up by the choir all the con-
gregation remaining 10 the end. Father Quinn said
wo might now look for the carly return oil His Emil
ncnce.