The morning times., 1895-10-28
LION OF THE TRIBE.

LION OF 1hE IhlBE-
A prominent Catholic to day said:
Pope Leo XIII, by his policy, his en-
ergy and courage, has signalized him
self as a "lion of the tribe OF Judah" Be
ginning modestly, he broke ground and
laid broad foundations. When the Irish
people announced their plan of campaign
and determined to hold the land without
paying rent, he ut once grappled the diff
Guilty, and by a letter directed against the
practice, arrested the evil.
Following this. be issued his encycli-
cal on labor. This lifted the cause of the
people from the hands of empyrics and
demagogues, and pronounced a general doc
trine for the world. Moderation was en-
joined on capitalists, but the laborer was
considered 10 be worthy of his hire and en-
titled 10 first consideration in the distri-
button of the profits.
"The question of socialism in Belgium was
recently forced on his consideration. The
Pope wrote the bishops advising them to as
semble their clergy and flocks in national
convention, to take up the issue and come
TO a determination. In no uncertain terms
he set forth the duties of the rich, stating
that they must meet their brethren and in
the spirit of the golden rule adjust all
differences. sympathy was openly ex-
pressed for labor, and his kindly admonitions
TO the rich were pointed by reference to the
weakness of their position.
Pope Leo has many enthusiastic adj
mirers, who state that he is the ablest
pontiff who has ever occupied the throne of
Peter. In chara cter ne is amiable and con-
ciliatory. but at the same time unyielding
and austerc In his policy.
HIS SIMPLE LIFE.
His time has been devoted to founding
schools, colleges and churches. Prayer
and education are the two resources he has
constantly urged on his flock, whether as
Bishop of Perugia or ruler of the Catholic
world.
His life is simple. He rises at sunrise,
says mass, busies himself with private
study of history or literature and then takes
up his public business He takes but one
frugal meal a DAY. about l O'clock, and
he rctires always about 10 O'Clock at night.
AT the consis;Sry Of 1877. on September
27, he was created cardinal bishop of
Ostia and CJmerengo of the college OF
cardinals This is the second office in
the church. and the holder is head of the
church during the ten days interim bet ween
the death of a poHtiff and the assembling or
the conelaye. From this time on Pecci
resided at Rome, where he attracted great
attention as the second dgnitary of the
church, until, on March 3, 1873, he was
crowned as successor to Pope Plus IN.
..The election Of Pope is the most
solemn OF ceremonies. The seventy cae-
dinals, of whom six are cardinal bishops,
fifty priests, and fourteen deacons, assemble
at Rome. After the expiration of ten days
from the death of the last Pope they go
into solemn ccnclave. For this purpose
they select one OF the basilicas around the
Vatican. One of the inner rooms is boarded
In, and within this separate apartments
are erected for each cardinal The outer
doors and windows are then solidly closed
with bricks and mortar. Only one en-
trance, for the admission OF food, is al
lowed and this Is double locked and jeal-
ously guarded. The object OF all this is to
secure perfect privacy for the election and