The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-07-23
THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON
Apostolic Delegate Issues Address to
Catholic Archbishops and Bishops.

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Apostolic Delegate Issues Address to
Catholic Archbishops and Bishops.
Washington. July 2l.-The first def
mite announcement Of the death of Pope
Leo made to his immediate representa-
tive in Washington. Apostolic Delegate
Falconi, was conveyed to him through
official confirmation of the news came.
During the afternoon the delegation
was visited by many Of the Catholic
clergy, anxious TO know IL the news
paper announcements were true, and
II so. to leave their expressions of
sympathy and coincidence.
The official announcement Of the
pope's death. written in Italian, and as
translated by DR.. Rocker, read as fol-
lows:
Rome, July 20. 1903.
"Monsignor Falconio, Apostolic Dele
gate, Washington:
with deepest sorrow | announce to
you the death Of the holy father, which
occurred this afternoon at O'clock.
His holiness died surrounded by the
sacred college.
M. CARDINAL RAMPOLLA."
Delegate Falconio also Immediately
prepared and gave out the following
address TO the archhishops and bishops
of the Catholic church. OF whom there
are 30 in America:
Your Lordship-It is my painful
duty to convey TO you the sad intelli-
gence Of the death OF our holy father,
the r oe, which occurred today. As IN
life, so In death, the august pontih has
shown such wonderful example Of Sc
rious thought. OF determination Of char
acter, OF sweetness Of hearty piety and
Christian fortitude as 20 evoke in all
lands the most striking manifestation
Of reverence and respect Leo Mi. is
dead In him the world has lost q pro-
found scholar, distinguished states
man lover and a protector Of right
and Justice, has lost one whose power
for amelioration Of society has been ex
ercised with such consummate skill
and earnestness as 10 be felt every
where and TO gain for him universal
admiration. Hence his death is de-
plored by all without distinction OF
nationality or creed. However, for us
Catholics the loss is greater and still
more keenly felt. In Leo Kill, besides
the scholsi, the statesman the plnaii-
Aor sv-;$ ,ul
father, the supreme pastor d cur
church, him who during his long pom
tif1cate has watched with incessant So
licitude for our spiritual welfare and
has spared no labor 10 proclaim farther
and wider the kingdom OF his divine
master His reign recalls 10 our minds
the brightest days of the papacy. His
noble figure has earned one Of the most
glorious places IL history While We
bow reverently before the mortal re-
mains Of our august pCntiff and deplere
the great loss which his death has
caused 70 the church, let public and
private prayers be raised 10 heaven in
every diocese and in every parish for
the eternal repose of that soul As 70
the public prayers. your lordship may
prescribe such sufrases as your piety
may inspire"
The state department upon learning
Of the death Of the pope sent the fol-
lowing cablegran TO Cardinal Ram
polla:
Cardinal Rampolla the Vatican,
Rome:
The president desires me 10 express
his profound sense Of the loss which
the Christian world has sustained In
the death OF his holiness, Leo hITI.
By his lofty character, mis- great learn
ing, and mis- comprehensive charity, be
adorned his exalted station and made
his reign one Of the most illustrious as
il mas been one Of the longest In the
history Of the Catholic church
JOHN hay"
The bishops Of the Catholic church
will celebrate pontihcal mass for the
repUse Of the soul Of the pope N the
catnedrals Of their respective dioceses
and funeral mass will be SAID in all
Catholic churches. Mgr faiconl prob
ably will celebrate ponuhcll mass in
one OF the Catholic churcLes o, Wash
ington.
After the interment OF 'he pope.
prayers will De beid 40 the Catholic
churches asking that divine guidance
may attend the iaDors Of tL' ,ya.Is-
tory iu their election " successor 70
Leo XIII