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

church. Thenceforward he signed him
self GlOacchimO. or Joachim Having
determined to cast his lot with the secu-
lar priesthood, he found himself at the
end OF the, year 1882 in the necessity OF
choosing between career of par0chial
duty or the service of the Holy See, and
chose the latter, entering the college
for noble ecclesiasticS, the nursery for
ali who are destined for a diplomatic CT
administrative career under the pontiii-
cal government. While applying hini-
self diligently to civil and ecclesiastical
Jurisprudence, he still pushed forward
his studies in theology; in fact, his wish
was always to make himself worthy the
BETTER TO SERVE
the Divine Master, whatever branch OF
sacred or profane service was set before
him. When Gregory XVI. Was sue
ceeded by Plus VIII, Cardinal Paeca
warmly recommended to HIN young,
Pecci, in whom he saw the promise OF
great career. Gregory, therefore, in
1887. appointed Joachim Pecci one OF
his domestic prelates. He was. in his
tWenty.eighth year, after having fin
iShed the preparatory studies, given
place among the prelates of the conere-
mInistratiOnS of all tho communes of
the papal state. 1t was at this time
that the Asiatic cholera had in
vaded Italy and made its way to
Rome. Cardinal Sulla, who had
always taken Il deep interest in young
Pecci, was appointed by the pope to
Superintend all the cholera hospitals in
the city. '"The mortality was fearful
says DR.. O'Reilly, ''baffling the Skin! a.
the physicians and sweeping away; per
sons Of all classes. MOnSignOr Peeci.
not being in priests orders, could not
help in miniStering the spiritual needs
possessing, as he did, the entire con-
fldence of the cardinal, he became his
right-hand man. displaying not only
great practical Judgment in providing
for the urgent wants of SO many thou
sands, but that indefatigable zeal and
that fearlessneSS of
PERSONAL DANGER,
which came as much from his own
ardent piety as from his natural
unselfishness and generosity. If, dur
ing these awful summer months. Mgr.
Pecci had often wished that he. too,
could be privileged to minister priestiy
soon to receive partial fulfillment, at
least. He was told to prepare for the
holy orders as soon as, with cold wealth
er, the plague had subsidized. Nov. OF
the same year he received Subdeacon-
ship at the hands of Cardinal Odescal-
chi, the pope's vicar general, in the
little church of ST. Stanisl4us KOstka,
in the gem-like church of st. An
drew, in the Quirinal. And on the
last day OF the same year, 1887, Cardinal
Odescalchi, i'll the private chapel of his
residence in the vicarate, conferred the
order OF priesthood OH Joachim Peeci.
versary is being celebrated The sub
sequent events of Joachim Pecci's life
can only be briefly sketched. The fol-
lowing year he gave such evidence of
his ability that he was appointed by the
pope governor of the Province of Ben
venuto, famous retreat for smugglerS
and evil-d0erS of all kind. Here he made
his name known
AMONG THE SMCGGLERS,
brigands and outlaws who for years had
terroriZed that section of the country.
The pontlfcal troops at his disposal had
captured the most dreaded of the chiefs.
Colletta. who, with fourteen despera-
does, were, taken to prison in chains and
soon paid the penalty of their crimes.
The firm action taken by Mgr. Pecci
soon led the miScreants and cut-thrOats
to seek some new field for their labors.
The work accomplished pleased the
pope so much that in 1871 he recalled
Mgr. Pecci to Rome and appointed NM
delegate of SpOletto. In his thirty-third
year joachim was chosen to fill the
apostolic nuncio in the court of Brus-
sells. Then as a partial reward for his
laborS here he was raised to the see of
Tcrugia. After being made a cardinal
DIR. O'Reilly describes how he finally
became pope after the death of Plus TX.
The Cardinal CameriengO had taken
measures never before practiced. On
each side OF the chapel sixty-four high
screens had been erected, and in front
OF these the cardinals seats, each num-
bered. Each seat was canopied. the
canopy being the emblem of sover-
eighty. -Four of these seats were hung
and draped with green cloth, distinctive
of the cardinals created during the
reign OF Gregory XVI. The other sixty
were ct purple. o the morning of
Feb. 10, 1s7 the electors fled into this,