The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-17
PROF. zAHN IN ROME
The Distinguished Scientist
Favored With a Special
Private Audience.
REV. FATHER TlGHE TO LECTURE
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The Rev. John A. Zahn, c. S. c. of
Notre Dame, Ind. who recently had a long
confidential audience with the Pope,
states that the Pope spoke with intense
fervor and precision of his coming En-
cyclieal Letter in regard to the affairs
of the Church in the United States.
Speaking of the audience Father zahn
in part said
THE INTERVIEW DESCRIBED.
1.-The audience lasted over half an hour.
I cannot say, how successful it was. 1t
could not have been better. The august
Pontifr was most gracious and in perfect
health and spirits, more so, it seemed
TO me, that at the time of his sacerdotal
jubilee, seven years ago, when l saw him
for the first time, His excellent health
gives ground for the best hopes. 1t is
impossible for me to express my gratl-
tude adequately. Just as 1T is Impossible
for me to say how gratifying l found
the extraordinary kindness he lavished
upon me. He spoke of my work with
fattering condescension, expressing his
satisfaction with my efforts and his hope
for their successful continuance. 1 then
presented him with the text of my paper
read at the Brussels Congress, printed
in the original French and bound in
white silk, with the Pontifical arms on
the cover. He said he would read it at
tentively, and he was seen turning over
the pages when 1 left the room.
He asked me if I had visited the Vati-
can Observatory, and when 1 said 1 had
he asked how I liked 1t. l told him thai
it was one of the very finest and best
equipped I had ever seen, though 1 had
visited very many, including the cele-
brated Lick Observatory of Mount Ham
ilton, California. He was very pleased
to hear his and went on to speak OF
Father Denza, the director of the Vati-
can Observatory, and spoke to me with
much pleasure of the success of Father
Denza's work. especially in the important
part taken up by the Vatican observatory
in the international scheme of photo
graphing the heavens.
HE SPEAKS OF AMERICA.
Then we began TO speak about Amer
lea. 1 told the Pontiff how much he was
esteemed there. and that ever Protest
ants looked to him for light, and in
stanced the success of MS eneEclical on
the labor question. An, yes he said
that is a very vital social question.
There are still some difficulties to be
solved, but we may hope for their salts
factory solution in Gods time Then
he spoke with utmost expansion of
HEARTH love Americans and 1 am al
ways glad to see them Then he spoke
unfortunately of his cherished university
at Washington, of the prominent mem
o7 the hierarchy and of Archbishop
T3 mentioning the important func-
tf5d which he expected the Apostolic
Delegation to play in the American
Church. This Church, he added. was d
prominent bulwark of Christianity"
Father Zahm has left Rome for Paris,
after hic he sets out for the United
States. He will be in company with the
Rev. Father Corby, the provincial of
the United States Province of the Fathers
of the Holy Cross. The pamphlet which
he presented to the Pope is concerned
with the necessity for a greater study
of science in Catholic SeminarieS, and is
appearing in Spanish, French and. Bel
gian periodicals, after having created
quite a sensation at the Catholic Con-
:. gress. 1t will be good news for the
Studious of America to hear that he has
another work ready for print. His photo
graphs of the Vatican o~bservatories have
been a complete success, and will form
the only entire collection of the kind. /
may add that the question is still pen
dant as to. whether the general of the
Fathers of the Holy Cross will take up
his residence in Rome or at some cen
trail house of the congregation.