The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-06

| those about him and asks the meaning
! of words that are unfamiliar. As
stated he reads our language readily.
Shakespeare, Milton and Longfellow
he knows in the original Whittier's
poems he also adrnires and reads. The
monsignor is naturally very dif6dent
to the use of English conversationally,
and when he travels some one usually
/ acts as interpreter for mis- benefit. he
can write English, however. remark
ably we'll 1t is his intention to de-
liver series of sermons in English
next autumn. So far he has employed
our language in the pulpit on two or
1hree occasions only. His method is to
write out his discourse, go over it caro-
fully and than ask Bishop keane to
look over the manuscript. The bishop
sometimes recommends the change of
a word here and there. After that
Satoli memories his sermon and re-
peats it in his room, striving to catch
both accent and pronunciation. When
he finally delivers a hornily from the
pulpit it is difficult to believe that he
is not master of our tongue. Satolli,
discourses. His ambition is to deliver
extemporaneous English sermons. His
first effort in this line was at Philadel-
phia some weeks ago and ne did very
we'll His voice is resonant and car
rying," and his manner earnest and
impressive. He possesses the further
merit of making his sermons brief.
A Cot
as 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 Satolii was present. AL ques-
tons relating to precedence in this
connection have been most pleasantly
settled owing to the ablegate's unfail-
ing tact and courtesy.
Satolli's recreations are simple
enough. He has taste for literature
and his leisure-precious little he has
is devoted to a perusal of Dante
whose "Commedia" he profoundly APP
preciates. The "Purgatoria" of that
masterpiece he must know by heart so
often has heread it. He is not so 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. He
never wearies of conversing 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 student or two will I'M
dertake to initiate the ALLOCATE into
the mysteries of pool or billiards in the
lower room of the seminary. Mgr.
Satolli is invariably beaten most in
gloriously Cards are an utter mys-
terry to him, and baseball, if the ex-
preston be permissa BILE, ''broke him
all up when a young priest once en-
deavored to explain how our national
game is played. The ALLOCATE never
visits theater.
1t 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 ablegate's salary has been stated
to be four thousand dollars a year. but
his living expenses. are far less than
that sum- When the ALLOCATE travels
extensively, as for instance on his late
trip to the west, he occupies 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.
He cuts no figure in 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
and cassock, distinguished looking and
smiling, and leaves early in the even
ing.
American institutions Satolli warm
II admires, and it can be authoritative
ly stated here that there is not and
never was any intention of making
him nuncio to this country. Our his
tory is already familiar to him, for he
has made it his study since he came
among us. And for the people of the
United States he has not failed to ex-
press a warm regard and esteem.
While 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 degree that even those
who like Archbishop Ryan, of Phila- /
delphia at first doubted the wisdom of /
his mission have been forced to &C.
knowledge that his coming is one of
the most auspicuous events that ever /,
befell the church in America