The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-21
LEO XIII.


The last Of four great century characters OF Europe
passed away when Leo end Most people remember the DAYS
when Gladstone Bismarck Queen Victoria Pope were
honed as quaree OF venerable years whom
little expected to live the longest The was the first
TO answer deaths then the Man of England
passed and the called and now the
erend head Of the Roman Catholic church. ouasng all the leaders
OF his days OF prime healthy clear headed and full of mental vgo
the of has Join with him were COM
manding figures OF the nineteenth centuy closing years
The lie OF such as Leo OF value to the world far beyond
the he able religious and charitable
organization OF which he the supreme earth In the uni
vera respect his memory there eevang beang nf
that began while yet Differences of creed nationality
and eved general homage recognized example
human greatness TO the disappearing class of bgos regard
Roman church OF Nazareth which good thing
comefor example the extremists of the prejudice p A.
the splendid figure of Pope Leo powerful enough
the most uneasonng The reach such influence greater
the cabrouded world today before for today all
Kind mourns at once and there knshp mutual feelings respect
and sorrow common makes the whole world kin and all
humanity recognizes the loss when like Leo passes be-
yond.
The bell that mournuy toed Catholic yes
terday and which will toll every day until raised the
temporarily vacant throne of St Peter striking reminder of the
this welded Of the far and fast reach of his power and
direction for this bell toed far from Rome toll thousands
OF others all over the five great continents and the small isl
ands which dot the Time calculations show that the
sad news was received in Honolulu in almost incredibly short time
after death against the
BY the calendar Honolulu had the hours before the
place The speed observed all the globe the
preve picture presented whole world thrown into mourning
and made pause and listen the changing bells
speed of electric flash encrcng the globe That the mourning
outward form Immediately observed wherever civilization has
due the laws and rituals of the Catholic church. that
vice and joined in by whose minds far from
attuned to the creed and policies of Rome due the character
the man who died yesterday in the Vatican.
1t therefore right and proper that the world regardless of
creed color should tribute at the bier of Leo Kill
the best possibilities for the human lie in the lesson of universal
herhood liberation and mutual respect and love of vruous
intellectual and vigorous manhood matter whether found III the
church Rome any other church, among the ranks OF the
they claim no Church al all and none
claims Them every who lives and dies Leo did OF
large than his church alone Leo forced
the enemies his church bow heads the
produced and this far the lesson liberation the
full realization meaning of earh most beautiful com
prehensive needed sayings, "a mans Tor that
religious for the secular journal to
sneak They were his life work grew from them and nd
vidua follow them individuals choose AT all
he whose like the world
does often look.
Catholics send prayer heaven for Gladstone or New
Christians willing their hats at the der OF
ngerso when atheists and Proents alike stop to mourn
passing Pope the world indeed moving great Catholic
leader XII larger the pride and property OF all
mankind figure that will always command respect from the
great successful head of the wonderful power that ceneS
at who do hold the faith for which he sove
for a that" ..-.~----.