The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-29

and bent, still arose far above those of or
binary men whom he met. Standing
erect, he would measure nearly six feet
three inches in stature. His hair was very
scant and white as snow. But it was the
clean cut face of this old man that would
attract attention. Over it the skin was
drawn like parchment. 1t was long,
thin, powerful, ascetic face, with intellec-
tuality in every line and wrinkle. In the
contour Of the jaw and chin there
were those marks Of decision and
strength of character that stamp the leader
of men. Now and then some passer-by
would tender the aged man a respectful
salute, and he in turn would not fail to
bow in graceful courtesy. Again he would
pause to pat some ragged, dirty-faoed
urchin on the head and address to the
abashed youngster some smiling remark.
Most Of the denizens of the region
through which he was passing seemed to
know him. Frowsy women would retire
into their Railways upon his approach and
lounging dockmen would cease to swear
and pull clumsily at their greasy caps
when he drew near. The stolid-looking
policemen, too, appeared to know the aged
man, for they would invariably draw
superior officer
ming, archbishop of Westminster, head of
the Roman Catholic church of England,
and the last of the great English cardinals
in the Roman church. It was significant
of the character of the man, that although
past SO years of age, he was still to be seen
in the London slums attending to church
work, that some curates would think il be-
meath their dignity to perform.
The aged cardinal, since New mans
death, has stood alone and uniqe among
English churchmen. He has outived all
his followers. Cardinal Newman, in some
respects the greatest Of them, is dead.
Pusey and the other leaders in the Tracta-
rian movement that brought both Newman
and Manning into the Roman Catholic
church, are dead long since. Cardinal
Howard, of the great Catholic family of the
Howards, still lives. But he has been at
Rome these many years. and has been in
such condition of mind that it has been
necessary TO keep him under restraint.
So Manning may be said to be the last of
the cardinals in England, and what is
more. when he dies it is more than prob
able that his place will not be filled for
many years AT least.
Cardinal Manning says that the Catholic
church is growing constantly all through
out England, and he ought to know. 1t is
just as true. on the other hand, that Ii has
of late years developed no great church.
men. The ablest of them, Newman and
Manning himself, were converts. There
are great Catholic noblemen, like the Duke
of Norfolk and the Marquis of Butte, who
may wish the cardinalate to be kept up.
but Leo XIII. has not yet found man
big enough TO fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Newman, and 10 appoint a
successor to Manning will not be less diff
cult when the time comes
This Is why the position of Manning is
so interesting just at this time. But then
the man himself is of a sort such as is
rarely seen even in England, where a man
OF 10 is regarded as being still Young in n
sense. Mr.. Gladstone has been called more
than once the hardest worker in all En-
gland, and indeed he is indefatigabIe. But
though Mr.. Gladstone is much YOUNGER
man than the venerable Archbishop of
Westminster, he certainly has not until
recently, day for day, done any more hard
WORK, and not nearly as much in matter IF
detail as the archbishop. 1t is doubtful if
there Is any man in England who has.
The cardinal recently told the writer that
his day began at 6 O'Clock in the mornine.
and that he was frequently at work until
near midnight, keeping two secretaries
busy constantly. 1t is not any small task
that OF governing an archdiocese that
covers the whole city of London. But
the cardinal has done il, and he
attended TO the smallest details
personally. That is how il is
that You could, until recently, meet the
Old preiate going about in the worst uarts
OF WhItechapel looking after the manage
ment OF chapels and missions, or find him
IN some dingv hall IN an out of the wav
part OF the city trying 20 settle the
troubles of body Of striking lockers or
the Ike, or again st some great ternper-
ance gathering, for the cardinal ia tho
foremost apostle of total abstinence in
England, or II may be az some meeting in
the interest of educational reform, Tor thar
Is cause 10 which he is also devoted. I'm
IKE many Roman Catholic prelates, Car
uinaI Manning does not hold aloof from
the works IN which other sects are en-
gagged. In any movement for social or
moral reform he has been found on the
Platform with leaders of the established
church or With dissenting clergymen. IL
Is TINS that has made him so popuIar
with the masses Of the common people in
England -
But the cardinal knows the common
people OF London among whom be has