Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-18

Fences arr selected from BIZ enthusiastic
account written by the correspondent OF
= faris morning paper Everything I'M
TINT his eye Ia an increasing glass, a
mirror which eeizis the objects con-
centretes them, and reports them within
20 this centre which Is called the BRAIN
which brain Will later do ite clasSlnca-
ton, Will re-estahllah the objects Va their
place, and draw 40 n magnificent ana nhI-
monlous scenic arrang ment But ne hui
Tered two profound impressions. Inn n, nIs,'
on the ascent and espianade OF the Pincio.
where the Eternal CITY extends-wtth tn
terraces, towers, churches, cupoias. cam
paniles; spires; s,eepies, closea ana uo III
man CampagNs--to the right by the enor-
nous mass Of the Vatican and us gar
dens. 10 the left by the Janiculum. an Inn
mcnee city Roman. Babylonian, and fur-
nsnos the impression OF grand ancient
capital, the capital OF theocraVc poNet
By itself alone. with It's cupola, when
eittcrs respondent In the sunshine w
6ssllca OF St Peters indicates II. This
Rome IL the Rome OF the poDesf, the
other profound impression II derived from
the hrst sight of the Capitol and the
ronlsnccr lis really n Latin. who eN-
Roman who kisses this sacred dust-this
OF the Capitol-and who drinks In here on
this balcony opening over the Rome OF
,ss ssys ns so q he sght 81 the
Forum he utters very fat and ordinary
commonplace The Forum Is not great,
but this little place. this shred Of soil,
has held the world In its hand-withln
the folds OF the Roman togay
MARIE GUIRSAINT'S PRAYERS.
The Journeys OF Mari Guirsalnt In the
churches are 80 many pious plgrima&es,
in which she offers her prayers ana her
PR 81 Pierre Fremont may be. brought
back TO the truth which he has forsaken;
that HIS soul may be healed from the tatai
disease OF unbelief with which II Is al,
fected. Each day she painfully ascenQed
approach OF death" There are many ex-
quisite passages relating to her Tier
offering is accepted az length ana sae
faith and duty. The scene Is very touch
ing In its way. Pierre is now priest as
he ought to be. He bears his broken out
repentant heart with him into the gloomy
RAIN OF misery. He is sociaiist-priest
Of the divine socialism Of Christ. Such Is
the conclusion OF his tragedy.
"As TO NJ. Zoa,' writes the auth9f,
who has learned the conversion OF his
Able OF Lourdes. he telegraphed TO ms
publisher:
*, Publisher, Paris: The Abb 1b, con-
verted at Rome lola.
The publisher replied:
'Zoa. Rome: Priests who have lost the
faith sell better in the book sto 1Ssippn
CARDINAL GIBBONS'S INTRODUCE
TON.
Such Is the nature and aim Of the book
which is put forth TO the world with the
letter OF Cardinal Gibbons as lntrodue-
ton" OF course, such introduction means
nothing toward his Eminence's approxal
OF the work. and the author wisely ols,,
claims such a deduction. But the second
part Of the work, consisting OF lew
pages at the end OF the book, mas a
strange interest. and VIII probably De
more talked Of than anything else. IhiS
Is a series Of notes on cardinals ana nun
clos which, the author declares, were
drawn w by a well-known French Jour
nalist, who was recently charged by a
mission TO Rome. The matter was 10
know, "ln provision OF q proKlmate con- COLI
France might reckon" The list con-
tains four columns-the first gives me
names and offices OF the cardinal; Inc
second Is headed, Notes; the thlrd, 70
litical Opinions" and the fourth, RE
ligious Opinions"
THE CARDINAL AND THE CON
CLAVE.
II would be Of supreme interest to know
how true these appropriations or the proinl-
nent cardinals are. That they have some
,nuroach TO accuracy may be taken Tor
granted IL is unlikely that other gov
ernments deeply interested in the charac-
ter OF the successor OF 10 N ~ NV w,
Interest I'm these notes is all that whlch
concerns Cardinal Gibbons. Under the
first head II is stated that he was DoIis
in baltimore. 23d July. 1884: Archbishop or
Baltimore: Of the title of Santa. Maria m
Trastevere; Cardinal since 7th June, lss6
In the column OF Notes ne Is uescllDes
az "tbe glory and the hope not only or
the Sacred College, but Of the wnoie
Church" ,,,a
liz is seldom, indeed that such magnli-
cent tribute was ever given TO any man.
This iusfifes the hopes that have been
iong Cherished, and have from time TO
time found utterance in the press OF the
United States. and II the occasion ioI
conclaye arose within limited peIlod
az time there are few cardinals In the
Sacred College who would have more
SURFACES to their names than the present
Cardinal Archbishop OF Baltimore. u