Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23

would Leo NH say? Would he. too, adj
nit that accumulated and concentrated
wealth had brought into the world
problems unsolvabe except by brute
force:
No man can make that journey from the
| famous bronze portal of the vatican into
| the PRESENCE of the Imprisoned monarch,
whom 2O0,000000 human beings hail as
the vice regent of heaven and earth, with
| out being thrilled from head to foot.
care not whether lie be Protestant, Cath
Ole, Jew or pagan; whether he adores
the pope as the infallible vicar of Christ,
or regards him simply MS the supreme
teacher In universal school-he will be
profoundly moved by the solemnity and
suggestiveness of that place.
Guards About the Vatican.
| To reach this sovereign of a ghostly en-
| pire we passed through the palace door
that looks out upon the wide space in front
of st. Peter's-once lighted by the burn
ing bodies of Christian martyrs. Here
stood a squad of the stalwart Swiss Guard
in brilliant costumes of red, yellow and
black, designed by Michael Angelo more
than 300 years ago. Ascending the royal
stairway of marble that leads to the i'm
mortal Sstine chapel, and turning to the
right, up flight of ancient steps. we were
saluted by the gendarmes of st. Peter Mt
| the entrance of the open courtyard of ST.
Damascus, which is half surrounded by
corridors and halls glorifed by the ge-
MUS of Raphael. the tender colors glow
| ing here and there through open win.
dows.
This spot once echoed the steel-shod feet
! of Charlemagne. Here Napoleon stood
among fawning towards
| In one corner of the sunny courtyard
| was cardinals carriage and long-tailed
horses: a tall thin monsignor in purple
silk rustled by, and a white pigeon wheel
| ed in alarm through the air MS the great
chimes began to strike the hour. A pic
turesane sentry, leaning on an antique
halbert guarded the door. of n great mar
bic stairway, leading from the opposite
side of the court. Passing through the
door and mounting the stairs, we came
to the vast hall of st. Clement Here
stood figures of Justice, Mercy and Faith
looked down upon n jolly company of
the pope's soldiers sprawled comfortably
on wooden bench In a corner, their gilt
tering halberds leaning against the bril-
liant wall. There was n ringing command
uttered by some invisible officer, and the
next instant the row of red, black, and
yellow guards was saluting a stately scar
let cardinal who passed, without raising
his eyes.
/ Personality of the Pontiff.
i Imagine the feelings of young Amer
\ lean writer moving through that palace
Of 1900 rooms to interview a king with
out territory-trying to preserve his
heather news Instincts in such surround
1 ings. 5l
4 A burly, white-hared- servitor in Grim
son silk and knee breaches met us at the
outer door of the pope's apartments, and
to him l delivered the document which
4 called me to the vatican. ". Through one
4 splendid chamber after another he led us,
among historic tapestries land ,princely
| trapplngs OF bygonc pontIffs, until we
reached the throne roomsate A.y.e ~,
Here we sat until Leo NH was ready
4 to receive us in the next room. The great
golden throne under the royal canopy was
| the gift of the workingmen of Rome to
the pope. Above it shone triple crown,
surmounting the. azure shield, silver bar,
/ and cypress tree of the Pecci family.
The pope is proud to sit upon throne
given to him by the toilers of his own
| country.
/ After n while. smiling chamberlain In
/ purple silk, with u respondent gold chain
hung about his neck. came from the inner
chamber. He chatted with Monsignor
Rocker and myself for few moments and
then. opening the door, preceded US into
the presence of the august head of the
Christian world.
There, behind all the pomp and cere-
mony, sat gentle old man. with sweet
face and the saddest eyes that ever looked
out of human head-the quiet shepherd
| of Christendom. He sat in a chair of
crimson and gold, set close to table.
Beside him was carved figure OF the
Virgin, and near 1t smaller throne: He
Il wore Skull cap or white watered siik.
and a snowy 5cassock fioWea Gracefully
about his frafl hgure,isa plain cross OF
gold hanging upon the sunken breast. 1t
was a presence ut onces appealing ana ma
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