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The church interests In Venice have
pyoSpere1 under his control

The church interests In Venice have
pyospere1 under his control.
FERRARI AND GIBBONS
Cardinal FerarrI, archbishop Of Milaa,
is another young cardinal, only SO years
old He was educated iu the seminary
of Parma and the college of the propa-
ganda az Rome After serving 10 years
as parish priest he was made bishop
OF Guastatta IN 1891. bishop Of Como IN
1892, archbishop Of Milan In 1884 and a
few months later was created cardinal
lie is a member Of the congregations OF
bishops and regulars. indulgences and
sacred relies and studies.
Cardinal Gibbons OF Baltimore has
been mentioned IN the recent dispatches
from Rome as a possible successor OF
Leo NH. His name IL brought m as
that Of a possible compromise candi-
date, In view of the fractional rivalries
In the sacred college. and Cardinal Glib
bons is undoubtedly highly esteemed by
his fellow cardinals, but Il is hardly
conceivable that the time has come
when a pope viii be taken from Amer
lea, which Is only a missionary coun-
try In the classification of nations at
Rome,
MAKEUP OF SACRED COLLEGE.
The sacred college OF cardinals which
win elect Leo Kills successor Is now
composed OF 6i members When the
college is full It's total membership Is
90 Twenty-Five Of the cardinals i've in
Rome and form The Roman curia. so
often mentioned, A majority Of the cur
diuala are Of Italian birth.
There are three orders OF the sacred
college-bishops priests aud deacons.
But these orders belong exclusively TO
the college. and have nothing to do with.
the dignity held 10y the cardinal outside
OF the colleg9 For example, Archbish-
op Gibbons ~ Baltimore is In the col
lege OF priests There are six cardinal
bishops when all the offices are filled.
Not very many others are presented
In the college, because most orders
compel the taking Of VOWS not to seek
prefoIment and TO accept the same on
~ when ordered 70 dc so by the pope
himself The only Jesuit in the college
Is Stcirhuher, a cardinal deacon. The
senior bishop 10 the college is dean,
the senior priest Is first priest. and
the senior deacon is first dea-
con, The cardinal dean conse.
crates the new pope, and the cardinal
who is first deacon proclaims and
crowns him,
FEW SUPPORTERS OF POPE.
There are three parties In the college,
according as the views Of the members
support, oppose. as are neutral regard
ing the policy Of the existing pope The
supporters Of Pope Leo IN the college
were feW--it ls said not above one-third
uf tho cardinals. II 50 many His OPP
ponents numbered fully go and about 10
took mo- special stand The chief point
ot division was ON the proper course OF
the church toward the italian govern-
ment-the temporal power question. lu
representing the college Automatically
Cardinal Kampolla has been secreary
Of state Cardinal Respighl. Wp'r gem
eral and Cardinal Macchi. major domo.
The vice chancellor has been Cardinal
PWocch
Each cardinal takes title from some
church On Rome. and this is only
cropped not changed, when the care
final becomes. through advancement.
cardinal bishop. and for the time takes
title from the sea. Cardinals belong TO
various committees. as the propaganda
tdc. some are IreteCts OF heads Of the
congregations ana most Of them Urotcc
tons or attorneys for Catholic societla,
iu different parts OF The world. but
chiefly in Europe.