The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-17

ShS COMMUNICATING aff&~l{<Z1
cniirch's welfare In my ~, g.
chief occupation. This brtss
into relation with the ~. Z.z!.'I I'D
Propaganda. BY this I msSs l||
I tee. or the congregation y, t b. ,
have special superintenderrzl | +
OF the church In the newer ~ x ~
world--that Is to say. n sk'.S3
come within the fold 81 Az ~ 49,
the last two or thrre II ~ n ID ~
Among these the Church Z ~!
uraiiy holds the first plscs
Nearly all the CARDINAL =, b
Italian origin are member u 4!
cation, and have right Il ~ NJ
sessions whenever they a. "a
Cardinal Gibbons ana Orr N
are members Of the consrss - >. 4
propaganda. But the reemtsE p. y. 4!
congregation Is carried On "a \,
or fifteen cardinals, resii ant ~ r. 4 49,
who when necessary, take cc.'y< I. H.
others by means Of corresnc. \ s;Eks
The head Of this consrsss A. NJ &!
dinal Ledechowkski. by orisin n
for many years a resident " y
a man Of splendid charactss ~ Will
simple. straightforward. est,..ss 4 !|,
anxious to receive light froec ~ Il
in the fulfillment OF his. rns.s '.z3!
abundantly endowed with NJ Ia. e.
which recognizes that IN dssis.! u pol
ecclesiastical affairs of a Conn., I! |
prudence suggests that Al ~
should be obtained from thosa 49,
competent to speak in Y,e 49,
country. He, through the Ascr.,..o
propaganda, consults me concerSlss 1.
can matters whenever he sees "
the ether hand. he receIves 49,,
many ecclesiastical affairs vh,rk n: <
ops Of the United States intrus 4
management.
ARCHBISHOP KEANE's iii,
Thus my relation with ia ~.
promises in itself to be a sourcs !, hi:
ant occupation for me in Roma 'l'2
there are many things in The sx.sz
ton OF the church, even in ms b.
tries. of which cognlzance can i 4
directly by the vatican, which mss p
tically speaking, the pope and NJ "
of state, Cardinal RampollA. ~.
only permit me, but even reuufrs &.
confer with them about all MATER y
| pecial Importance concerning IN ~
OF the church in the United Stats
| frequent visits to the vatican 4. 4,
occasions of special interest end -
Men like Gladstone and Biuns,,t ,
ognize that Leo XIII is one Of u ~
est minds Of the age, aud to b. alIss
conference with such man an ~
Of the greatest Importance 20 rnsniia
privilege that can not be too hi1Ab
mated. Next to him in grandeur Il
tellect and character may well. y ~
Cardinal Rampolla. his trusted iii
in all his work for the worlds Id
though the pope is now SS Year, d n
| one can discover in him the slIEhlt1
dence of any weakening in bis oyss1
intellect and Of will.
The archbishop Of Boston said u = r
winter that in all these respech IL =
seemed to him mere full Of power tn Z
years ago, and when Bishop Mas Il d
ington was bidding him farewell q
lately the holy father asked him vhd =
would be in Rome again, and when
bishop said that he hoped to be hA /
five years the pope said:
VERY WE'LL will be here thsA ~
Twill be glad to see you"
He seemed to feel within himself u {
promise of several years to come d
work for the glory of the good ihsl0
and the welfare of his sheepfoM.
| AMERICAS PLACE IN THE Furr
OF course, my life in Rome d "
gether made up OF work ThsI =
thinkers, writer's and workers II
country are constantly grayitstlne, (
were, naturally toward the etsfnQ
They pass through it again ana
every time desiring more TO ~
pleasure of visiting it once ssam
my good fortune to come IN con0H
most of them. They all recognN
special place which providencs -
America in the forming OF the wuidt
ture, and they seem to have an haua
desire to come and talk with tne ~
can whom providence has Lately "
in Rome. But among the visltos
eternal CITY and to my modest lodglg
the Canadian college there are = "
none SO welcome as those WHO 0as
the United States. They brins ~
all tho memories, all the associs4es
the IDEAS and influences wnicn y
est to me on earth.
| I have been so long plie.s
church and soldier Of provlosaT ],
am not much influenced Dy - ~
ments. America to me does ~ 4.
| locality. America is TO my NM
bodiment of ideas, conditions 4.
ences which are the best ~
has yet beheld for thu furtneisaI, ~
man welfare. That is what
| America. That is why Amerlcs NJ
to mo than amy other part ~ ~
and that is why Americans arg - ~
most welcome visitors. aosr ~
to come to the eternal Guy ~ &,
most always bear in mind IT, NJ
| try is not a revolution from q! Y.
coded her; Is not an anso'1 .,e,N \
parture in the ways OF tne 49, r,e
a development, an outgrowtn, ~
conditions. Americans must ~ n
their reverence for what prece,,
ca, for what made America p0' y "
therefore, it is good for tnem a,,s.m ?
that great center OF the in's =. ~
moral power that produced ID -
best that history tells OIL oxnht
/ sail ON my return voyage 0 4 7
There will. of course, De . - IL
separation, but it is with ' s,'ty -
that return to my post Of as .souib
work there during the comins ~, ~ 4 |
be sweetened by the thougn' s, sld
cation of next year Will als. ~
spent in America. W.. -