Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-03
FROM BISHOP KAN.
Interesting Extracts From Letters From
Abroad.

Abroad.
The current issue Of The Mount, the hand
some little journal issued by the young
| ladies' Of Mt. de Chautal. contains letter
/ from RI Rev Bishop Kain 10 the graduates
of 80. dated Hotel de Bysaucc, CONSTANT
nople, May :. Among other things he saws
''From the capital Of the Ottoman En-
pre from this distant land Of the Turk, ]
/ send YOU my congratulations on the disiin-
guishcd honors of graduation with which
YOU are 10 be- crowned at the hands Of your
| Alma Mater; and trust my congratula-
tions may reach you in time for that most
| happy occasion. ! cannot present You IN
person with the insignia of these high hon
Ors. but ! shall be with YOU in spirit, and
bcstOw them upon YOU through my worthy
representative. Rt. Rev Monsignor Sulli-
van. He is authorized to express 10 you, in
my name, the sentiments to which. were !
present. would wish 10 give utterance.
These sentiments are conciscly embodied
in your chosen class motto, ora dc Ldbord
Pray and Labor
In some advice 10 the class, he concludes
Scout the false notion THAT work of hand
or mind is ignOblc, Nay. il is most honora-
bic. especially in land like ours, where
caste is ignored. and where industry counts
as a radical element in estimating the true
nobility of man or woman. Honest work
is the sweet safeguard against the ills Of
soul and bOdy-thc chief human ingredient
of a happy life BE industrious, then, my
dear children. if You wish 10 be happy and
contribute 10 others happiness. DO not
! initiate those thOughtless girls VINO squan-
| der their precious time in useless and vain
| frivoltics. and then wonder why ii is they
are SO wretched and discontinued. DO not
belle your own chosen adage. Love work
as well as prayer. and the happiness
which will then accrue 10 You Will
be but a foretaste Of that which awaits you
in Your Fathers home in Heaven. There
fore. my parting advice 10 you cannot be
more tcrscly or beautifully expressed than
in the words of your class motto, Ord dc
Ldbord."
There was also a very interesting letter
from Athens and one from Rome. Ia the
latter. which is dated May -. the Bishop
writes: 81 must tell YOU briefly the story
of our audience with the Holy Father.
We arrived at the Vatican, the Swiss
Guards formed and presented arms; we
passed on through an open court, up several
flights Of marble steps and through various
apartments. Finally the others were halt
ed and was taken two rooms further on
to the Throne Room Several Bishops had
precedence, 50 that our turn did
not come until nearly one o'clock. first
saw His Holiness and had a delightful con
ference of about twenty minutes with him
being received with all the affection
fond father could bestow upon his son.
Then the others were ushered in-the
Clergy first receiving "A cordial welcome and
blessing. Then IL was the girls turn.
wish | were an artist: what a picture !
could draw II -knclt before the Pope
rested her arms on his knees put her
rosaries from her own into his hands and
looked up into his face, with the br0adcst
kind of a grin all oyer her face Even
when forced to give way 90 the others, she
stood close up 10 the Pope and again seized
hold Of his hand and held IT, The good old
man was evidently pleased and amused at
her childish simplicity. When we came
out, H declared she had not held her
elbows down on the Pope's lap-but we
were all unanimous IN asserting the con
trarv She was so ovcrioycd, ! suppose
that she did not know what she was doing.
when / told His Holiness that her
father was not a Catholic, he ~ once said
he would pray for his conversion. Present
ing Miss p, | informed him that she was
not a Catholic He replied, II must impose
my hand upon her, and pray for her, too.
He seemed much pleased TO hear that both
Of VS. parents had bhen converts. All
were delighted with the audience: and II
can't see why she couldn't 90 any time she
wanted TO and talk 10 the Pope though She
didn't do any talking when she saw him
she laughed all the time.
The girls will give You. perhaps, de-
scription Of the suites Of rooms they passed
through In the Vatican; but doubt II any
Of them could describe the room where
they saw the Pope They were taken up
entirely with him-dcar old man. that be
is, We are now about ready 20 resume our
march tomorrow