The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-07-25


three votes for the viceroy. Cardins
Joachim Pecci.
The balloting papers were burned
nd at the sign OF the smoke issuin
from the stovepipe In a window III
crowd outside knew that no pope hs
yet been chosen. Cardinal Pecci n
Iii, TO his cell.
Then came an afternoon session
The cardinal himself voted secretly
like the rest. He sat In great distress
aad responsibility. Persons presen|
say that great tears rolled down hi
checks and that when he undertook ID
write IFS ballot his hand shook so VIC
lently that the pen fell TO the ground.
This time he had thirty1eight votes
Int not enough.
Everything pointed TO the>pro5abiff7
OF his election on the next day
! Wednesday.
That day Cardinal Pecci undertook d
check the movement toward him. bu
the third ballot came on. and forty -foul
votes were recorded IN his favor, more
than two-thirds.
The master OF ccresy lies went up 10
his seat and asked him, "Do you ac.
cept the election as supreme pontiff OF
the Catholic church," He arose and
affirmed his unworthiness. At length.
however. he bowed.
Then at clapping o. all the
cardinals rose anu In homage,
and the canopies above all their seats
were lowered except that above then
pope elect.
"By what name co you wish TO be
ca!led?'
by the name OF Leo MIL"
Tie pope elect was now taken aside
and clad In white cassock. cincture
rochet, hood and berretta and even
stockings. His shoes, hoxtever, were
scarlet. with golden cross upon them.
He advanced from behind the altar to
his throne. e.
The fisherman's ring is put upon, =
hand. The cardinals come up and kiss
his feet and receive his kiss upon their
cheeks. This is called the alteration"
An aged cardinal advances upon the
piazza and declares 10 the multitude:
II announce 10 you tidings OF great
Sc We have pope. the most emf
ncnt and most reverend Joachim Pee
CT. cardinal priest OF the title OF St
Chrysogonus who hath given himself
for name Leo MIL"
The bells OF TIE churches rang, but
no cannon Numbered az aforetime, and
there was no illumination. though some
individuals illuminated their palaces.
Perugia was in delight
The pope's term has been unusually
active. as might be supposed from the
diminution OF his temporal or prince
powers. lie has given his active head
TO corresponding with tho churches IN
all nations. As the Italians preferred
their national policy 10 the pope's In
terests, he has not been AZ provincial
an Italian as his predecessors. His
friendly and reciprocal hand has been
felt In distant countries. Teaching the
necessity OF Christianity, which he
considered o be his, or the church 70
human society. he said:
Let every member OF Christian so
ciety reform his own conduct and out
ward manner OF living" lie made Car
chief OF the propaganda, and sent him
TO Ireland , keep the National paytXl
there loyal. peaceful and orderly FrW
chi died suddenly. and Cardinal Mind
succeeded him. The pope spoke OF be-
Ing compelled TO see beneath our eyes
in this Rome. the center OF the Catho.
lie religion. the progress made by here
sy. heterodox temples and schools built
freely and In great number"
The pope addressed himself TO the
good will OF bismarck. who really held
Italy up. The Italian government sold
the property OF the ganda and put
the church catcchism out of the prma.
~ schools. Many pilgrims, however,
came 10 Rome bringing gifts. Leo made
peace, rather recklcssly broken by his
predecessor. with the emperor OF Rus.
STA, and some OF the grand dukes came
TO see him. lie sent crosses TO Asiatc
rulers and softened their natures. De-
prived OF spme barren mountains and
masmatic plains. he cultivated far
abroad the menities OF society and the
human heart not all depraved. He
made n hierarchy for Scotland. shrewd-
ly saying in the tone OF Walter Scott
THE remains still extant OF church ed
iflces. monasterics and other religious
structures bear splendid testimony 10
the piety 90 the ancient Scots" He
stopped the silly feuds between various
kinds OF rufiian Christians In the Turk
ish parts and gave this confidence 70
Cardinal DR. Walsh in 1885, and "
Parnell was unable 10 lead the Irish
cause after his social slip.
In Germany eminent Catholics IKE
Dr. Dollinger and Prince Hohenlohe.
both OF Bavaria. attacked the papal
doctrine OF infallbillty as encouraging
rebellion againy- = civil rulers under
Jesuit inteTpH~ .sJtnly vas then
the the. ally , Of ss - at wa, scale. called
lists. was b. po oI T. 10 uslize the