The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1893-04-15
VOICE OF LEO XIII.
Through the Wonderful Phono-
graph, It Will Soon Be
Heard in America.
AN AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE.

The Interest Taken by His Holi-
ness in This Practical and d.
Commercial instrument.
An audience, which is destined to be-
ccme historic, was granted last month by
the Holy Father, Leo XIII, to Mr..
Stephen F. Moriarty, director of the
Edison Bell Phonograph corporation
The object of the audience was to give
Mr.. Moriarty an opportunity Of deliver
q photographic message to His Holiness
from His Eminence, Cardinal Gibbons,
and another from the late Cardinal Man
ming. Considerable interest was created
by the audience, as it was the occasion Of
the first introduction into Europe of the
phonogra ph as a practical and CONNER
cial instrument in it's complete and per-
feet state.
His Holiness received Mr.. Moriarty in
his private study, the phonograph having
been previously brought in. The Holy
Father, who was sitting at his writing
table, welcomed this gentleman with
great affability. Mr.. Moriarty having
explained this perfected phonograph to
His Holiness. asked him il he would hear
an address which he had spoken into the
phonograph. The Holy Father took the
hearing tubes and put them to his ears,
listening to the address delivered by the
phonograph lin italian, of course) with
keen interest and delight. The address
is as follows:
"Prostrate at the feet Of your Holiness,
I beg to offer my sincere congratulations
on the event Of your Golden Jubilee, cole
brating the 50th anniversary of the epis-
copate Of your Hol l;ness, end I feel doubly
honored on this occasion as being the
bearer of two messages, sacred messages
to me-: one from his late Eminence, the
Cardinal Archbishop OF Westminster,
Henry Edward, Cardinal Manning, who
will. in bis own voice, convey to your
Holiness, the expression of love and es-
TEEN which he always held tor your
Holiness. And also another message Of
love and goodwill, from his Eminence,
the Cardinal Archbishop of Baltimore,
Cardinal Gibbons. Deeply sensible of
the honor conferred upon me, and of the
Importance Of the occasion, ask your
Holiness to receive these messages
through the medium of this great inven-
tion, which is shown for the first time in
it's perfected state to your Holiness. 1t
is the invention of the two greatest sci
entists now living, Thomas Alva Edison
and Professor Bell, and I desire to ask
your Holiness to send some expression of
love, if only short Benediction, by
means of the phonograph, or such an adj
dress as may best appeal TO your Holi-
ness, to the Catholics of America, on the
occasion of the opening of the Exhibition
at Chicago, in celebration of the 4OOth
centennial of the discovery of America
by Christopher Columbus; and beg to
call the attention of your Holiness to the
great historical interest which any mes
sage from your Holiness would occasion.
It would be the first time in the HISTORY
of the world that the voice of a Sovereign
Pontiff of Rome had been heard by his
loving and faithful subjects in America,
and I assure your Holiness that such q
message would be hailed with universal
delight by all the Catholics of America.
The Importance, also, of your Holiness
marking this new era in the progress Of
science and in evolution, would greatly
honor and dignity the genius of inven-
ton, by using it as medium for sending
some message to the Catholics of the
United States, where your voice will be
preserved for ali time in the archives of
the State Department as an honored and
historic record. In conclusion, / ask
your Holiness to accept as my humble
Jubilee Offering a photograph which I
have had made especially for this occa-
sion."
After this Mr.. Moriarty placed the
cylinder on the phonograph containing
the voice of Cardinal Manning, and dur
ing the hearing of it the Pope was deeply
affected in recognizing clearly and accu-
rately the voice Of the dead Cardinal.
The Pope said:
s'It is his voice. It is as If he were in
the room. bad no idea, = he continued,
"that human ingenuity could bring this
machine to such marvellous perfection.
The phonograph was then made to de-
liver the Cardinals voice aloud in the
room, and it was 9 picture % see the aged
white figure Of the Pontif as he stopped
forward, listening, and following with d
movement of his thin, delicate hand,
eyer word a ths eerdinal's a 60
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