Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-08-06
POPE Plus <.
sketch Of the Life Of the Head Of the
Roman Catholic Church.

Roman Catholic Church.
"Sarto'' In Italian means tailor
and Plus X. when . young seminarist.
being rather elegant in his priestly
robes, his companions used to joke.
saying that he evidently knew the
business.
He began his education at . semi
nary al Treviso and continued at Pa
dua, the seat Of the famous univer-
uity, one OF the best not only In Italy.
but In the world. Plus x. was only
- when he was c~onsccratci ! priest
ct CateI, France, the birthplace Of the
great master, G~iorsione, acting after
ward for nine years ms coadjutor to
the parish priest At Tombolo. prov
ince Of padua, q small village Of 1850
people, who were the first to appreci-
ate his virtues. In 1867 he was ap-
pointed parish priest as Salzano.
which was considered an important
promotion, being q village Of 3,341
souls. He distinguished himself SO
much 1t Salxano that he wal kept
there only two years, which 10 re-
markable In the career Of Italian
parish priests. In 1875 he was elect
cd chancellor OF the bishopric Of Trey
iso, then spiritual director Of that
seminary, judge OF the Ecclesiastical
tribunal, and finally vicar general.
Pope Leo, who had highly appreci-
ated hin cleverncss, picty and nodes
~, appointed him in November. 1884,
It the age Of - years, bishop Of
Nantua, where he remained nine
years, untIi 1929, when III wa made
: cardinal and appointed patriarch Of
Venice.
The new pope used TO ~ that he
did not like to 30 out Of sight Of tho
Lions Of st. Mark. which now he will
never see again, II. AZ 10 almost sure.
he follows the rule inaugurated by
his two predecessors hover to leave
the vatican. He has very modest
tastes. having retained almost the
same habits A. when he Wal 4 mere
curato 1t Salhaxo, where no was Sc
we're, but Just with his clergy.
There II nothing he llslikes so
much - publicity. ~detestlng the praise
and compliments OF courtiers. Frank
ness IL another OF his principal quail
tiles. although he Is somewhat tlmid.
The relations Of Sarto with the house
Of Savoy r well illustrated by whnt
occurred two months ago, when the
king Of Italy went TO Venice TO open
the International art exhibition. King
Victor Emmanuel gave orders that
the patriarch be given precedence over
ali the local authorities, but sarto
having arrived while the king was
speaking TO the project, who Is the
highest government on1clsl In the
province, he refused to be announced,
and said he would not disturb his ma
jesty. When the king learned Of his
presence he came TO receive him on
the threshold Of the chamber and
kept him In conversation, accompany.
Ing him afterward In a gondola. while
ali the soldiers and guards rendered
6arto military honors. Naturally this
does not mean that Sarto once pope
Win fundamentally change the policy
that the church has adopted toward
the Italian state. but certainly his per.
sonal feeling will be favorable to mod.
Grafton.
venetians who know tho new pope
say that he will soon be o. much
loved AZ pontif ~ he was yeaterday
~ patriarch Of the poor Of the Adriat.
K.
In appearance Plus X. II Z hand.
some man He has 4 fine. erect figure,
despite his Gs years. When he pro.
nounced his first benediction At st.
Peters his voice rang out with splcn.
did resonance. In every why today he
showed beyond a doubt that no had
dignity and personality in keeping
with the best traditions associate
with the famous pontirs who for cen.
turtles have ruled the vatican.
lie seemed happy but broken down
even after all other candidates had
retired and on the final ballot he
looked a statue Of resignation.
Cardinal Gibbons In speaking TO a
representative of the associated press
sid that the election OF Cardinal ear'
TO had produced the best kind Of an
dispersion throughout the entire ~
erpd college, because, being . man Of