The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-12-19
THE VATICAN EXHIBIT.
Worlds Fair VIII Have Fine Display OF
Articles From Rome.

Articles From Rome.
The Vatican will have an exhibit at
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
The news of the acceptance by his
holiness, Pope Plus n, of the official
invitation to the Vatican to participate
in the Worlds Fair, to be held III ST.
Louis next year, has been received in
Washington and by the exposition au-
tlorities ut st. Louis. Not only will
an exhibit he installed but Cardinal
Satolli is expected to be the guest of
the archbishop of st. Louis. and the
exposition, as the representative of the
pope, during the life of the Worlds
Fair next summer. and definite ar
engagements for his participation in the
exposition are now being effected.
The collection of the exhibit which
will be sent to st. Louis will be under
the direct charge of Rev. Father
Ehrle, project of the Vatican library,
who will select such oh. Gets of inter-
est relating to the Vatican as will be
most appreciated by and instructive to
the exposition visitors. Count Ludo-
vico Pecci, Il nephew of the late Pope
Leo MIL, will loan Il number Of inter-
esting relics of his uncle, significant
among which will be many of the
jubilee gifts. In accepting the invita-;
ton to have the Vatican represented
at st. Louis by an appropriate exhibit,
the pope, through his cardinal secre-
tary of state, Raphael Merry del Val,
expresses himself as anxious to do
everything in his power Ito promote
the welfare of the great American
people and to show his sincerest SYM
patlly in the development of every en-
terprise which may be conducive I'M
! der the blessings of God, to the true
progress and honor of so noble ma
tion," and in the selection of an en-
| fibit for the exposition, gives asSur-
ances that care will he taken that it
shall be such as will serve as a token
of his expressed interest in the success
of the enterprise. The Rev. Father
Ehrle, upon whom will rest the work
of collecting the exhibit. is IL famous
scholar and Il high authority upon his
tcrical and ecclesiastical subjects. He
WAS educated in the gymnasium of
Feldkirch. Norolberg. Austria. and ut
the Jesuit college at Munster, West
pl,alia. Father Ehrle is the author of
many works which are rated as the
most important contributions to his
tory in recent years. Among these is
an exhaustive ''IIist0ry of the Church
and Its Literature in the Middle
Ages" published in German, and COM
plete in seven volumes of seven hun
drcd pages each. also Il history of the
Plpal library from the year 1900 to
1l17. Il work of 800 pages. which is
Il history OF literature during those 217
years when the Church was almost the
sole patron of art and literature. Fa-
tier Ehyle was called to the Vatican
by Pope Leo Nil. to become project
of the library. where he has distin-
guished himself by his learning and
his taste. The exhibit which Father
Ehrle anticipates sending to st. Louis
includes Il long list of interesting and
important articles. Which is sure to
prove one of the most notable displays
ut the exposition. There will be port
RATS of the late and present pope. OF
the principal officials of the Vatican
and the most distinguished cardinals;
Il series of Photographic engagements
showing st. Peters and the different
portions of the Vatican; Photographic
copies of the most famous decorations
of the Vatican. including the Sistine
chapel and st. Peters. sketches of the
cutacOmbs and other famous religious
relies and monuments in Rome; Il col.
lection of autographs from the arch
ives and the library; & large selection
of the work Of the papal mosaic fac
tory, the most famous in the world
, maps and documents relating to mis-.
| sions in the Louisiana territory; repro
9 auctions of the CodeX Vaticano, the
oldest copy of the Holy Scriptures in
existence. the original from which oul
Bibles are translated and the most
. valuable book in the world; reproduc
e tons of other unique and precious
Q manuscripts belonging to the pope anG
J, numerous other selections from the
: treasures of the Vatican. The eX
hibit will also contain many Of the
. relies Of Leo Mi. from the Vatican
:. collection. including, among othel
(. things. complete set of the severa
:. editions of his literary works ant
probably. the vestments worn by him
together with a copy of his latest pho
J tOgraph. Much of the personal prop
2 erty of the late pope has become scat
Z. tered, the bulk Of it.. however, ha
= been, delivered to his family and takel
p to his old home at Carpineto, where i
is controlled by his senior nephew
8 Count Ludovico Pecci, who, has con
-, scented to loan such relies of the lat
T.. pope as may be most interesting. TIL
i exhibit of the Vatican will be place,
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