The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-07-21
WORLD UNIItS IN HON.
AGE TO DEAD PONTIFF
Continued from First Pase)
to contend with as Leo XIII, and who
has done the work so WE'LL
President Roosevelt.

has done the work so WELL.
President Roosevelt.
oyster Bay l.. l., July 1v.-Presfdent
Roosevelt was deeply touched by the
death of Pope Leo. "a his home at Saga
more HILL on being informed of the de-
mise of the head OF the Catholic church,
he dictated the following for the Assoc
ciated Press:
..rhe President expresses his profound
regret at the death of the venerable pom
tin. whose long career. no less than his
exalted character, has commanded the
respect of all Christendom.'
The President said that in uttering
these sentiments he was giving express
sion to the feelings of all the people in
the United States without regard to THEN
religious faiths
Secretary of State Hay.
Washington, July 20.-The state depart
ment. upon learning of the death of the
pope, sent the following cablegram to
| Cardinal Rampolla:
| Cardinal Rampola, the Vatican, Rome:
1.-THE President desires me to express
| his profound sense of the loss which the
, Christian world has sustained in the
death of his holiness, Leo XIII.
by his lofty character, his great
learning and his comprehensive charity
he adorned his lofty station and made his
| has been one of the longest, in the his
tory of the Catholic church.
! (SignedD. JOHN HAY
Bishop Horstman.
Toledo, o., July 20.-Bishop Horstman
Of the Cleveland diocese gave out this
statement:
Leo was the greatest man Of the nine
teenth centurv and the greatest man
| who has occupied the chair of ST. Peter
since the death of Benedict XIV intel
lectually and otherwise. He was the
greatest man humanity has had, having
been a student of sociological as well as
religious subjects"
Bishop John j. Hogan.
Kansas City. Mo-. July 2O-Bishop John
J. Hogan Of this diocese, who saw Pope
Leo in 1879, shortly after he was made
head Of the church, said:
THE pope was an old man and his
work on earth was done. He was a great
and good man."
Bishop McFaul.
Trenton, D. j., July 2O-Bishop McFaul.
In speaking of the death of the pope,
said:
Leo XIII was mighty churchman of
marked simplicity, with rare wisdom and
| answering determination. AS states
man he was a potentate, tactful and
| courageous. In years to come Leo XIII
will live as the champion of humanity's
rights and liberties"
Bishop Pitavall.
santa re- N. NJ jury zo.-blsnop Flta-
van IN cnarge Oh the afcndiocese OF
santa re SAID
Win the oeatn OF the great pontlH'
Leo Aill' the Cathonc churcn loses orii
OF I.s sIeaeest ruiers anu tne worlo US
saying current in Rome to the effect that
there are three kinds OF popes, the
scholar, the statesman and the man of
prayer we can well observe that all
three were combined In Leo Kill.
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ister Delcasse called ut the nunciat,,ra
as soon as he received the news from
the French Ambassador at the vatican.
and President Loubet sent his aide de
camp. General Dubois, to express his con-
dolence.
Grover Cleveland.
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