Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-27

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lish prpnsnezassea whenever op,s>rta-
ally onrrx He lssrns ~ tl,s tslk Of
t,.ese at,at him anil asks the mc.sning
Of woris THAI are unfamiliar. A
stated Ne re<ds onr language readily
snAkespe@r~. hiitos and Lonefsllow
he knows In the original Hhiniers
re~sr,s he also sdnircs and resAs The
monsignr Il naturally very difadent
- the ose % English eoqversatioually.
aud when he travels soule es.e usually
acts as interpreter for bis henent. lie
can write English. however. reas2rk-
ably wsn II Is his intention 10 de-
liver = series Of sermons La English
next sutanan. - far be has esnraoyed
our language Ia the pulpit ON two OF
three occasions only HE method Il 20
write cas- his discourse. 90 over II care
fully and then ask Bishop Keane 10
look over the manuscript. The bishop
sometimes recomms nds the change Of
word here and there After that
Satolli memories his sermon aud re-
peats IL in his room. striving % catch
both accent and pronunciation. When
he tinally delivers = homily from tho
pulpit IL II difflcnlt 20 believe that he
Is not master OF our tongue. satolli.
however. does not believe In studied
diseonrse< His ambition Is TO deliver
extsmporaneous English sermons. Ills
trst effort in this line WINS at PhIladel-
phia some weeks ago and he did very
well His voice IL resonant and ''ear-
rying." and his manner earnest and
impressive. he possesses the further
merit OF making his sermons brief.
At masses and vespers Satolli ranks
m titular archbishop. That Is he
may occupy the throne In cathedral.
although. of course. an archbishop in
his own city would not have To take
second place on the altar simply be-
cause Sstolli was present All ques-
tions relating TO precedence in this
connection have been most pleasantly
settled owing to the ablegatc's unfAil-
ing tact and courtesy.
Satolli's recrcations arc simple
enough. He has taste for literature
and his leisure-precious little he has
lis devoted 10 q perusal Of Dante
whose ''Comnedia" he profoundly APP
preciates. The "Purgatoria" of that
masterpiece he must know by heart so
often has he read L. lie Is not 30 fond
OF Tasso and with the amatory poets
of his native land he has little or no
acquaintance The one delight of his
life Is. perhaps. Thomistic study. lie
never wearies of convcrsing upon that
topic and To him Is due no doubt the
revival of the philosophy based upon
that shoreless ocean OF literature to
which the angelic doctor has given
rise.
Sometimes q student or two will un-
dertake To- initiate the ablegate into
the mysteries of pool or billiards in the
lower room of the seminary. Mgr.
satolli In invariably beaten most in
gloriously. Cards are an utter mys-
terry to him. and baseball. IL the ex.
preston be permissible, ''broke him
all mp" when a young priest once en-
deavored To explain how our national
game Is played. The ablegate never
visits u theater.
II seems not generally known that
Satolli Is connected with some OF the
noblest houses In Italy, and that he
has relatives who are powerful In the
financial world of Humbert's kingdom.
The ablcgate's salary has been stated
TO be four thousand dollars q year. but
his living expenses are far less than
that sum. When the ablegate travels
extensively, as for instance on his late
trip To the west. he occupies a private
car with his suite and pays for it out
of his own pocket On other occasions
he travels like one of the great public.
lie cuts no figure i'm the social world.
although once In awhile reception in
his honor Is held at the house OF a Wash
ington magnate. He appears ON these
occasions in the formal dignity of silk
aud cassocls. distinguished looking and
smiling. and leaves early in the even
ing.
American institutions Satolli warm
" admires. and IL can be authoritative
" stated here that there II not and
never was any intention OF making
him q nuncio to this country. Our his
tory Is already familiar to him. for he
has made IL his study since he came
among us And for the people of the
United States he has not failed 20 ex-
press a warm rcgnrd and esteem.
While n firm believer In Roman Cath
Ollie doctrines he fully realizes and re-
spects the convictions of those who
honestly hold opinions opposed TO his.
He catches the American spirit In a
word and has won respect and admir-
alton TO such n dcgrce that even those
who like Archbishop Ryan, of PhEa-
delphia, at first doubted the wisdom OF
his mission have been forced TO ac-
knowledge that his coming is one of
the most auspicuous events that ever
befell the church in America