The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-21
Lay and Clergy Pay Tribute
10 His Memory and
Greatness
GREATEST MAN OF THE
NINETEENTH CENTURY
Official Announcement of the Pope's
Death Is Received BY Archbishops
Throughout the u. s.--Many
Comments on His Life.

Philadelphia. July 2o.-onlcial announces
ment Of the death of Pope Leo was re-
ceived by Archbishop Ryan at 5 o'clock.
In speaking of the death of Pope Leo the
archbishop said:
II think 1t sufficient to say that l join
in the universal estimate of him as a
great man and a great pope. He was pre-
emlnenty a man of his age. His SYM
pathy for our constitution in America
was genuine. I had the honor Of address,
ing him on the occasion of the presenta-
tion of the copy of the constitution of the
United States, sent as a present to his
holiness by President Cleveland in 1898,
at the silver jubilee of the episcopate OF
the pope. In that address I alluded to tho
homage paid to him by the kings and po-
tentates of the world"
The following extracts from the address
and from the popes reply may be inter-
esting at this time:
"Your holiness, In your encyclical, inn
mortale dei.' you truly relate that the
church is related to no particular form
of civil government. In our American re-
public the Catholic church is left per-
fectly free to act out her sacred and
and benehcent mission to the human
race.
"We beg your holiness, therefore, to
bless this country. which has achieved 50
much in a single century and finally we
ask, kneeling at your feet, that you bless
ourselves and the people committed TO our
care"
In his answer Pope Leo declared;
LAS the archbishop has said, they dhe
AmerIcans) enjoy full liberty in the true
sense of the term. guaranteed by the con-
stitution. a copy of which Is presented to
me Religion is there free to extend con-
tinualy, more and more, the empire OF
Christianity and the church to develop
her benificent activities.
your country is great with a future
full OF hope. Your nation Is free, your
government is strong and the character
of your President commands my highest
admiration. 1t is for these reasons that
the gift causes me the liveliest pleasure
and forces me by most agreeable inn
pulse to manifest to you my most pro-
found gratitude and esteem"
Archbishop ougley.
Chicago, July 20.-Archbishop Quigley
said:
1T has been the life work Of Leo XIII.
to arouse the Catholic body In every
nation, to enlightened organized effort
against infidel tendencies He has re-
organized the intelligence and power OF
the people In the affairs Of modern gov
ernment and his appeal to them lie has
put the work of God and church in our
r.. IL.
with precedent building up the Catholic
faith through the agency of Christianized
people This century we are entering
upon will worship as we have Leo XIII.
the great pontifl who has just passed
away"
Archbishop Henry Elder.
Cincinnati O., July 20.-Archbishop
Henry Elder. who became the Oldest iiv-
ing prelate upon the death oe the pontiff,
said Of Leo Kill:
ut is eighteen years since last 1 SAW
the holy father and during thar period
so much has been accomplished by him
that he has become the marvel Of tho
age.
"At the time I saw him last b. i'm,
pressed me witt his learning and >iatGiiec-
tuality, for even then he was an old man.
l had seen him before and knew him.
Since that time, however, his activities
have been so faP-reaching that they have
challenged the hdmiration Of the world.
He has been afgreat man and holy man.
Ills writings have done great good for
society in ge1kral in the dissemination OF
advice andstfust and thinkers, irrespec-
tive Of creed, have shown their appre-
ciatiopgof his teaehi1Ss
while the singular purity ano modesty
OF his life have won for him grests ad-
mration his most lasting monument wnUp
be the work he has done for the ameliora-
tion of mankind, the aid OF the laboring
classes and the defense Of right and jus
tice. For the church he has been
great pontin."
Mayor Low.
New York. July 20.-Mayor Low today
issued the following letter regarding ;he
death OF Pope Leo;
''The death Of the pope will bring sor-
row to many hundreds Of thousands of
citizens Of New York and those whom It
does not directly affect will respond with
fraternal sympathy for their fellow citi-
zens who feel his death as a personal loss.
Every one must have been moved by his
calm and brave bearing In the presence
Of approaching DEATH 1t is too early to
attempt to consider Leo NILS place in
history, hut one may safely say that he
filled the great position with dignity and
authority and as one who has understood
thoroughly the movements OF his time"
Bishop John j. GIennon.
st. Louis, July 20-Bishop John j. Glen
non said of the late pope:
''He was a man who was foremost in all
the events of the world, His decision was
felt alike in every country OF Ealrope
and Of America. No man had ass n34cl1 Jus
nuence for good In the past twtf Il &pdas
as he had. His pEovipcs was MI poliifSelk 4
or diplomacy, but his hand Was vi<,,,,,f II I'm
most Of the prominent eYspfSS- And II svass
always for the good. ~ z z
!. z 'fhere has not n9fh III 4 Character n
dss Ror y anx .la !, :! e, ii he hist