The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-30

| limits is under the Jurisdiction of the Pope alone. Civil authority does not ex- | tend beyond the portals of the vaIcan, and that limited area, perhaps tnirty
 acres in all, is still under the temporal
 as well as the ecclesiastical authority oI | the Pontiff No civil officer can enter the | Vatican to make an arrest or serve Ie-
 gal paper, or to exercise any other a ,pf i'm | violate. and no one. whatever ms c.seo' | can look upon that monstrous puiiolne. | inhabited for so many centuries py the venerable men who nave exercissu so l tant part in the history of the worid' without the deepest of interest
 | Staircase, Halls and Corridor. | Eight grand staircases and 200 smaller | ones lead to the upper apartments or tne | building. tine highest of the great con | glomeration being seven stories from the | ground. There are twenty courts ana | seventeen chapels for various dignttaries, the chief of which is the Sistine Cnapei, | where the Pope performs mass on speciaI | occasions, and which is also famous TOT the frescoes of Michael Angelo and his greatest paintig, representing "The Last | Judgment" This picture Is in very pad
 condition owing to the >dampness and the | cracking of the walls so that some parts | of 1t can no longer be distinguished. There are 1000 halls and corridors In | the Vatican and 11,000 rooms. counting
 everything, the quarters of the Swiss | guards. the stables for the horses, the | storehouses fo- gardeners tools. the mo- | saic factory, and other workshops, and l it is said that an average Of 2,2po people are employed under the roof; most or | them being lodged there. This inciuoes can testify from personal experience | that the authorities of the Vatican are
 exceeding courteous and thougntfui m l business with them or visit the Papal palace as tourists. Cardinal Rampolla IS | especially kind in his attentions to your
 correspondent. He is man Of imposing | stature and noble presence, and every ! one who mets him must feel conscious Of | his force of character and intellectual | power, as well as his graceful dignity: He chats familiarity with his friends, ana with those in whom he has confidence, | and his manner Is at times magnetic. He | has a sweet smile, keen sense of hu- | nor, and Is by no means a gloomy as-
 cetic. although he is famous for his in- dustry and energy and has not left the city of Rome or relieved himself of his | official duties for single day during | the fourteen years that he has occupied the chief post of honor and responsibility | under the Pope
 \ While he does not live with His Holi- | ness. both having separate and independ- ent establishments, they see each other
 every day, and usually have at least two I | church. one in the morning at 10 o'clock | rpd another in the afternoon at which
 the official matters of importance for the l day arc talked over and the Secretary Of l State receives his instructions and makes l his reports Their mutual confidence is | perfect and compiets. and. while they | frequently differ in opinion upon various 1 questions of policy, and each argues | unsettled question which one has the | greater influence with the other.
 Cardinal Rampolla.
 As Papal Secretary of State, Cardinal | Rampolla is the Pope's general manager in all business except matters of doe Urine, and If you should hear descrip- | tion of his duties and responsibilities you would agree that he would have very lit l tie time to reflect upon such serious sub l jects. In addition to his official rank | Cardinal Rampolla is archpriest of the | Cathedral of St. Peters. and occasionally | officiates at mass. Sometimes, when he has an important message to deliver to | the church or desiras to announce his views upon ecclesiastical subjects he l breaches a sermon. but that is very sell | dom.
 Men who exercise such power and com mand such patronage are always subject ed to severe criticism and excite hostil- ity. Hence Cardinal Rampolla has many active and determined enemies, particu- iarly in the College of Cardinals. Even those eminent prelates are human, and are arfllcted Wltn the JealOuSleS, enVleS and rivalries that are found in more | humble ranks of life. The opposition to Rampolla has been growing more bitter recently, first because of a decided diff ference of judgment in regard to mat ters of policy, and second, because of his prominence as a candidate for the Papai succession. The government of Italy Is also exceedingly hostile to him, more so than toward any other of the prominent officials of the church, because of his determined resistance to the en- croachments of the civil upon the juris- diction of the ecclesiastical boyer.
 It Is said that Rampolla Is much more conservative in his views than he used to be; that he cultivates the monks now adays when he formerly ignored them.
 and this change is attributed to his am-
 bition to become Pope. It may be true
 that the cardinals who represent the re-
 ligious brotherhoods have more influence
 in the policy of the Vatican than form
 erly, and that the counsel of the liberal
 minded cardinals, bishops and other
 prelates is rejected, but that Is a ques-
 ton which outsiders cannot intelligently
 discuss. It is also asserted that Cardinal
 Rampola is guilty of suppressing what
 is known as "AmeFicanism" in the
 church, and no doubt hfs course is crit
 icised by the liberal clergy In the United
 States as reactionary. But he cannot
 suppress Americanism any more than he
 can stop progress or prevent the trees
 from bearing fruit. and disinterested peo-
 pie believe that his present policy is only