The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-03
THE NEW PAP4L DELEGATE.
Personality of Father Martinelli,
SatOlIi's Successor.
FROM the New York Sun.

SatOlIis Successor.
From the New York sun.
Rome. July si.-Father sebastin Msrti-
NELL. prlor-generaI or the Augustiniaus,
whose appointment TO succeed Cardinal
satoli as papal delegate TO the Roman
Catholic church IN the United States has
been announced. was born al Lucca. CAPT
Ia OF Lucca province. lu us de enter
ed the Augustinian order in 1873 and was
consecrated a priest in ISL He was made
rector Of the Irish College In Rome IN 1913.
ana prlor-seneral o. the Aug ustinians IN
1859 In 1888 Father Martineli visited the
United States. remaining in that country
tnree months, part OF which time he pass
- az the Augustin.an convent at Bryn
MaMr, "a He speaks English
When nrst Informed that he had been
elected 70 succeed Cardinal Satoll, Father
Martlneul refused 10 accept the appoint
menL After being summoned into the
presence Of the pope yesterday and being
informed ~ his holiness that he person
any desired him 10 10 10 America, Father
Marunelh accepted the mission.
Few persons in this country. outside OF
the small number in the Augustine con-
vents here, know anything personally OF
the man who is 10 succeed Cardinal Sa-
TOLL Some OF the priests OF this city re-
member him as a visitor who passed
through this city on his way 10 the head
bryn MaWr, near Philadelphia, three
years ago. That he Is an able man and
fully equal to the duties OF the place he is
70 MI, none OF these persons doubts, and,
dilhough MS name had not been mention
ca publicly for the appointment. IL is clear
from what Father Connolly, secretary TO
Archbishop Corrigan, said yesterday that
~ was known that he was thought OF Sc
Nously Tor the place. Secretary Connolly
said that the nomination of Martinelli
was FULLY expected here by those whose
opinions on the matter were worthy Of
consideration
Father Connolly was one Of those who
met Martinelli when he visited this coun-
Try, Tor Martinelli was Archbishop Cor
rlsan guest for a short time. The order
OF Augustinian Monks, Of which Marti-
nell was prior general at the time Of
ms appointment, IS one of the Catholic
orders OF mendicant monks. They are
also known as the Black Friars and
austin Friars Martin Luther belonged
70 the order. The order was once very
strong In England, but 1t never attained
10 the importance IN the church that each
OF the other orders of mendicant monks
attained to. 1t is divided into two gem
eral bodies-the regular monks and the
Descalceated or Barefooted Augustinians.
Every convent of the order has a prior
ana each province a provincial and other
officers. The prior general is elected by
the general chapter of the order which
meets every six years. The Barefooted
monks have their vicar generals, while
the prior general is elected from the
regular body.
The order is very small i'm its represen-
tation in this country. Its organization
IS known as the Province of St. Thomas of
Ntllanova, and the provincial is the Very
Rev. Charles NJ. Driscoll Of Bryn Mawr,
Pa. The order has in this country sixty
one fathers, and has sixteen houses and
converts, sixteen parish schools twelve
mission stations with churches, and TWEEN
ty-seVen churches
II has establishments at Bryn Mawr.
Philadelphia, Haverford and Villanova in
Pennsylvania, In which twenty-five faith
ers live; at Cambridge, Greenwich Hoo
sic Falls, Lansingburg, Mechanicsville.
Schaghticoke and Waterford, in the AL
bany diocese, with seventeen resident
fathers, and at Andover and Lawrence,
in Massachusetts,, where fourteen fathers
reside.