Evening star., 1898-08-27
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long since had the honor of an audience
| with the pope. Asked to give his impress
| sions on the event, Mr.. Swayne said:
L have travelled over Europe and have
had the homer of an audience with Pope
Leo XIII. There can be no mistaking the
remarkable vitality, the spirituality and the
Fastness OF learning and grasp of detail
| OF that most remarkable man. 1t so hap
pened that / had been especially honored
| by him in the receipt of a cablegram of
| ccngratulation from him to me on the oc-
| casion of my marriage. The message was
handed me Immediately after. the wedding
On cur wedding tour my wife and visited
RCne, where We had the audience with the
pope. L cannot describe the impression
made on me by the holy father as he en-
tered the audience chamber And that feel
ing OF reverence. of respect, of a some
| thing indescribably affecting. is not con-
| flied to Catholics, who have had the honor
| of an audience with him. He is gentieness
itself; his appearance is ETHEREAL, his feat
uteS most benignant in expression. His
mouth denotes firmness, mingled with char
| ity and Kindness, and his eyes are most
| luminous.
He has the happy faculty of, saying
nething pleasant to every one admitted
| to audience with him. He puts every one
| at ease at once The most embarrassed
| Immediately forgets his or her timidity, in
| the pleasant questions he puts in his quiet
old man, burdened with the innumerable
cares of the government of the largest
| body of Christians in the world, finds time
| to write poetry, of which Horace, in his
pure moments and when his genius
brightest, might have emulated, but could
not surpass.
| But it is at the termination of the
audience and when the holy father gives
his blessing to the assembled visitors that
| the feeling of reverence is most impressive
| He seems to stand transfigured in his dig
| nifty and in his reverential feeling for the
solen;nfty of the act. Protestants kneel
with Catholics, and, with the Catholics, go
! from his presence feeling they have been
with one WHOSE life is one of sanctity,
whose greatness is most eminent and
whose purity of life would extort tribute
| even from an enemy.
| Yes, he is feeble in appearance, so far
| as the body is concerned. But 4 take no
stock III the stories sent out from Rome
periodically about his failing heath. His
great age must admonish all that the end
cannot b. far off; but 1T is not unlikely the
pontlficate of Pope Leo will number the
years of Peter as did that of his predece es-
| sor. Plus TX. He is feeble. but he is not III
| in the sense tha reports would indicate. He
| has made his mark in the history of his
| time, and the historian of the future will
assign to him the highest rank among the
greatest men of this and of all ages"
Mr.. Swayne is the agent of thu New York
Foundlings and Orphans Home, and
cerning this he said: The home is con-
diocese of New York, and was founded by
| the veneratsd Sister Irene thirty years ago.
| There are now in the institution 2.1o1 boys
and girls, neither nationality nor color IN
| terfering with the tender care Of the sis
| ters. The object of the home is not to
teach the little ones trades nor to educate
| them. That would be impossible, for there
are very few, If any, in the Institution over
| six years of age
''Our object is to procure them homes at
| tender age, SO that they may the more
quickly become attached 30 the persons to
whose care they are confided. Since the
beginning of the work homes have been
| found for 2S,O00 of the unfortunate and
abandoned hrtla ones left at the gate of The
institution or directly given in charge of
| the sisters. There are many of the 2S,oo0
now happily married and with homes Of
their own. The greatest care is exercised
| in the selection of the homes, and the num-
Der of disappointments is remarkably
small; in fact, SO few to be almost
noticeable III point of numbers. The home
is not endowed in any way, but depends
solely on the charitable people of New
York.
Rev. Dr. T. C. Warner. for some time
past pastor OF the NJ E. Church at Ken
sington, has resigned on account of failing
health. DIR. Warner went to Bethany
Church, Baltimore, from Knoxville, Tenn
About one year ago his health became so
impaired that he resigned his charge at
Bethany and returned to Knoxville. His
condition improved so much while at his
old home that DR.. Warner came north again
in the spring to attend the annual meeting
of the Baltimore conference held in Wash
ington.
Just before the announcement of the ap-
pointments at the close of the conference by
Bishop Merrill DIR. Warner caused quite a
dramatic scene by stating that he did not
feel that he could accept appointment Had
DIR. Warmers announcement been carried
out it would have caused a considera BILE
change in the plan of appointments, and
Bishop Merrill did not feel disposed TO
go over the list again. After a consulta-
ton with some friends, Rev. DR.. Wilson,
presiding elder of the Washington district.
announced that DR.. Warner had reconsider
ed his determination. DR.. Warner and his
family will probably return to Knoxville,
Tenn.
Appearances indicate that many persons
will go from Washington to attend the third
convention of the Luther League Of Amert-
ca, which is to be held in New York city,
October Is, 10 and 10, 1S9S 1t Is expected
that every organization of the society in
Maine New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa-
chusetts Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware.
Maryland and the District Of Columbia Will
send delegates, and that every state south
of the District, well as Ohio and others
west of it, win not be found wanting. Any
society, of whatever name. connected with
a Lutheran congregation or Lutheran In
stitution of learning is entitled to one dele
gate, each district association to three del
egates, and each state or territorial organi-
cation to ten delegates.
One of the interesting features of the pro-
gram for the rally meeting of the national
convention of delegates at Carnegie Hall,
October 20, 1888, Will be the music. This
has been left to the Luther League Choral
Union of New York city. 1t is their inten-
ton to have a mixed chorus of about go
selected voices, In which all who are capa-
BILE are invited to take part Several choirs
outside of New York city have already
volunteered their services.
The business sessions of the convention
win be held in Holy Trinity Church, Rev.
C. Arma1 d Miller, pastor, In West sd
street between 9Th and 6th avenues, where
all delegates will report Monday evening,
October II, Tuesday morning, October
Is. The opening session of the convention
will be held Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock
Rev. W. H. Chapman and Mr.. W. E. An
drews Of this city have accepted an invita-
ton to participate In the exercises in con-
nection with the observance September IL
and u. of the 135th anniversary of the In
PRODUCTION of Methodism in Maryland, and
the ninety eighth anniversary Of the eree-
ton of the old Patapsco Neck Station
Church, on the North Point road below the
Eastern avenue road. Rev. W. T. Roberts
pastor CT the Patapsco Methodist Episcopal
Church, has arranged program of exer-
cfses as follows: Sunday, September -.
H. OIL Ia