The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-25
NO WAR AGAINST SMOOT
WOMEN CRUSADERS WILL LET THE
MORMON SENATOR ALONE.
They Will, However, Continue Their
Fight for a Constitutional Amend
ment Against POlygamy.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
NEW YORK, Jan. A.-Those women who
led the crusade that kept Mormon Dele
gate Roberts out of a seat in Congress
when asked if they are preparing to enter
upon a crusade against Reed Smoot, re-
Gently elected United States senator, reply
in the negative. They will continue efforts
to secure adoption of a constitutional
amendment against polygamy. The
ganization that is working for this amend
ment is called an international Council of
Women for Christian and Patriotic Serv-
ice, but the leading spirits in the council
are Presbyterian and Methodist women
of prominence in missionary, social and
other activities The recent decision at
Washington, not to undertake action of any
sort in favor of the amendment, giving,
as the reason, the fact that this is the
short session, is declared by these women
to be victory, because they say they new
er before got so far as to have a decision
of a Congress committee of any sort vir-
tually placing the matter among the list of
things to be done next year gives them en-
couragement.
Catholic leaders say the chances of Car
dinal vannutelli are neither enhanced nor
diminished by the action of Pope Leo XIII
in naming him chancellor of the Holy
Roman Church within twenty-four hours
after the death of the late chancellor, Car
dinal Parrochi The vannutellis, for there
are two of them, are wonderfully clever
men. having accomplished what brothers
never accomplished before in the history of
the Roman Church. namely: Both of them
hou oft he i0ha H., A. G
cred College, that of cardinal bishop There
have been brothers in the college before,
but both never succeeded in getting to the
top before. Cardinal Parrochi was a great
man as cardinal vicar, but a few years
ago his dropsy and asthma so far got the
better of him that he was forced to give
up the active life of cardinal vicar after
long service and take the quiet office of
chancellor, great one, but not Office
that helps or binders cardinals papal
chances. Cardinal Vannutelli the new
chancellor, is the elder of the brothers,
and resides in one of the most goregously
furnished apartments I'm all Europe. His
brother likes show as well as he, and ii is
said in most quarters that both of them,
by display of it, have sacrificed such
chances as they might otherwise possess of
reaching the papal chair.
There is now left only one cardinal who is
the appointee of Pope Plus TX. Leo has
is seventy-four and in poor health. Great
fear is expressed in Roman Catholic cir
| cles, especially abroad, that the ceremonies
of coming anniversaries will prove too
much for the aged pontiff, but the fear
also brings on fresh gossip about the sue
cession. Some effect will be had upon the
choice by the action of Leo regarding the
French situation. If Leo approves all the
French government has done, and it is not
unlikely he will do il he lives few months
longer, the candidate of the triple alliance
will be helped. The Vannutellis belong to
the minority party that argues in favor of
acceptance of present conditions, loss of
temporal power and all. Much is now heard
of the excellent qualities OF Cardinal Sarto,
of Venice, while the favor of Cardinal
Gotti seems TO be waning Cardinal
Svampa, of Bologna, is still prominent
and Cardinal Rampolla is favored in some
quarters, in spite of the tradition that q
secretary of state never succeeds his late
chief. Cardinal McClosky, of New York,
did not reach Rome in time TO participate
in the election of Leo XIII, and it is doubt
full If Cardinal Gibbons will be able to do
so when Deo'S successor comes to be named.
Xxx
Great meetings in favor of missions. and
to celebrate anniversaries. are the order of
the near future. Methodists throughout the
world are to observe the bi-centennial of
generally than in the United States The
| exact date is next June. but as that is hot
month in New York, Methodsts of that
city will inaugurate the Wesley celebration
| in America by holding their initial meeting
next month. and they have secured Presi-
dent Roosevelt principal speaker. Epis-
copalians in the United States have been
invited by the united boards of missions of
the provinces of Canterbury and of York
| TO hold a great missionary congress of
churchmen as part of the next Lambeth
conference of bishops. The suggestion
comes from the secretary of the Society for
the Propagation of the Gospel and Ameri-
| can bishops are asked to give their opin-
| ions not later than May. Lambeth confer
| ences are held every ten years. and bring
| all Anglican prelates of the world together
| At the last session. the third TO be held.
il was privately said the speeches were in
some measure. prefunctory. there being no
| burning questions needing TO be discussed.
| Some American bishops, receiving the invi-
at-fr mis- ,,s-t~