Daily globe., 1879-04-06
A Great Priest.

Even his enemies have done justice to
the noble activity and dignity OF Dupan.
loup as Priest and Bishop. He lived
most simply, and strictly according to
rule. He rose early, prayed for consid-
erable time, said mass at o'clock, and
then worked uninte,rup ell until noon,
when ne breakfasted with the priests of
his household and any guests who might
be stopping with him. He then generally
took long walk, or found relaxation in
a drive to the College of st. Mesmin. On
his return he resumed work or received
necessary visits. Dinner was served at Z
o'clock, afte, which he remained with
those who were present till nine, at which
hour he regularly retired. 1t was during
those evening hours that his friends, men
and women, not only from Orleans, but
from all parts Of the world, used to gath
er round him in the only salon in the
episcopal residence decorated with the
portraits of his predecessors, and where
he, generally walking up and down,
would, in his lively way, express his
views on every possible subject. Those
who preserve personal recOllections of
those hours, look back on them with
gratitude. There it was still understood
that social intercourse is recreation, not
merely duty, and that conversation
should be relaxation as well as in
citement to the mind, neither as COM
pensation for neglected study, nor as
fatiguing loss of time. There the ira
ditious were to be found still living of
that refined and cheerful social inter
course, the recollection of which once
caused Talleyrand to exclaim that he who
had not knownit ssn'G pas GONNA ze plai,ir
de pivre." Dupanloup's head was silver
white, when one of fFeuillet'snovels chance
to fall into his hands. We shall not
mention its name, butt was not ''Sibylle." !"
To witness the delight he took in the
book was an enjoyment to others as we'll,
and he spoke much and long about it..
All who knew him can bear witness that
up to his death his heart remained warm
and young, and the keen
sympathy he preserved with
all that is noble and good, and especially
for his fellow-men, is the secret of that
influence which he exercised upon high
and low with almost unexampled power.
People of all sorts and conditions, men
of high position and renown, ladies of
rank, souls in trouble and needing help
all were anxious for the favor CT his hos
pitality, which was given generously and
! indefatigably, because he considered the
house of Bishop as in part belonging tc
all who entered it. In those small and
modest rooms, whose whitewashed walls
gave them the appearance of monastit
cells, many an inward struggle has beer
fought out. many vocation decided
We know of not a few who date from
that spct new epoch in life. To tn.
had nothing left of his own
he would ask others, but he never failec
to relieve real want. In his pastoral of
fee he was indfatigable, and demanded
from his clergy the greatest sacrifices
Not all, however, could keep pace witt
him, or accommodate themselves to hi
inf1exible will, and in this respect he hat
to encounter many difficulties. 'sQue
hoan,ne /! u naettrait let fen Gnaer," exclaimed
one day poor parish priest. upon whom
he had come like whirlwind. On hi
part, however, the Bishop was quite read,
to repply as Arnauld did, when rest wa
| OAAVAVu AIAA L 1CoSS udvC CItIulG'
for that" In 1854 the Academy elected
him one of its members--not as author
or orator, but, faithful to its tradition
as a man ofhigh and general distinction
This was the only honor he received
under the Empire. He never becam
reconciled to Bonapartism. The frs
pastoral he issued after the coup d'etat
spoke with praiseworthy courage OF til
First Empire as having wished to set u
the Church without liberty, and endin,
by prosecuting her. His various oficia
utterances are models of dignifcd reserve
!, The imperial officers, on their side, wer
} directed to avoid him, and of Napoleo
, III. he once remarked to friend that b
had 'sun peu de super:tition ct beaucou
d'hypocrisie." Dc Warmoast, IN Nsn<
tee'ath Century.