St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-02

night, and 1t is we'll known that when
the midnight hour rings citizens look
ing up to the palace see the light still
burning In his room. He is untiring and
energetic, and studies himself all the
great questions of the church, and he is
informed in a manner surprising as to
the condition of the church i'm all lands.
l approached him about the church
IN THE UNITED STATES.
4 lie takes the deepest interest in our
country because America, to him, Is the
country of the future. The church of
L America in her growth and power is at
: tracing the attention of Catholics the
world over, land as she will prove herself
r. SO will Catholics in other countries
!, be 10, induced to do. The great
questions of the future are to be solved
f1n America, hence his deep interest in
America. Leo Kill, before ascending
to the papal chair, was prepared for his
great mission. In early years he pur-
sued with great avidity his sacred stud
. les ia Rome. AS legate of the apOs-
t0llc see he was thrown in contact with
: the5wOrld at large. AS bishop, he I'M
derstood the duties of the episcopacy.
and his letters and sermons, while yet
bishop, were full of that wisdom and
depth of thought, so characteristic of
this recent encylicals. He continued
this life of study and observation and
prepared his mind for higher duties.
The position of the church was
Leo XIII. was declared pope
The nations of Europe were at war with
the papacy. and the deep-seated preiu-
dice against the church eliminated
whenever the name of the sovereign
pontiff was mentioned. This age is a
revolutionary one. Science declared
herself an enemy of the church. His
tory said that the world would break
down the church. In the midst of these
battlings even our own soldiers became
timid. Leo XIII. turned this world of
conflict into world OF peace. He is
evidently a providential pope, in the
sense that he is thoroughly man of
the times, ready to meet and combat
error on its own grounds. He at
once. in his encycIicals, gave out
known and prejudice would, cease.
He placed her in a position
to be seen in her true light. He pro-
ceeded to tell the world that the Catho-
lie is not bound up with monarchy or
Imperialism, but that she is at home in
any government. In his conversation
with me he said that Catholics should
LOVE THEIR REPUBLIC
and be among its first citizens in 10y
atty. In France, many of the church
men labor under the impression that
monarchy alone can save the church.
The pope in his words and acts.shows the
church to be prepared to meet any form
of government and be at home with
them all. She fears not history. I'VE
will open orr archives to all Protestant
and unbeliever said Leo. with all its
sacred secrets, knowing we'll tat Gods
truth cannot be affected by anything
that has TRANSFERRED in the past
The Rev. Bishop referred to this age
as one of progress and intellectual life,
and spoke of the popes keen perception
of the needs and demands of the times.
Leo is the statesman of Europe to-
day" he said, land the most cunning
and ShreWd politicians tremble when
they have to break lances with him."
He spoke of LeO'S wonderful tact for
diplomacy as shown in his bringing
about amicable relations between the
church and the various powers, and
touched OH the changed condition of af-
fairs in Italy since his advent to the pa
pal chair. The bishop drew a beautiful!
picture of the Catholic church as she
really is, and called upon those outside
of the church to examine her history
more; carefully and not be satisfied with
seeking out facts that belong to the
world at large.