The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-05

ant promotion. being village OF 334l souls.
Still he was exceedingly sorry To leave
Tombolo, having become attached to the
people. The peasants when he left made a
most enthusiastic demonstration. crying.
viva, Don Giuseppe, while many women
whose children he had nursed wept copi-
ously. He distinguished himself so much al
Salzano that he was only kept there two
years. which is remarkable in the career of
an Italian parish priest.
In 1915 he was elected chancellor of the
bishopric of Treviso, then spiritual direc-
tor of that seminary, judge of the ecclesi-
astical tribunal, and finally vicar general.
Pope Leo. who had highly appreciated his
cleverness piety and modesty, appointed
him in November. 1884. at the age OF forty
nine years, bishop of Mantua where he
remained nine years, until 1893. when he
was made a cardinal and appointed patTi-
arch of Venice. He there distinguished him.
self as a thorough reformer. suppressing all
abuses, restoring the dignity of the clergy
and the earnestness of religion. To him is
due the revival of a Gregorian chant i'm the
beautiful churches overlooking the lagoons
and TO him Is due the strict liturgic rules.
From his appointment rose heated polemics
between the Holy See and the Italian gov
ment, the latter. heir to the ancient
privileges granted by the Pope to the re-
public of Venice, maintained that il had the
right TO choose and appoint the patriarch.
The government. however, after having
long refused its exequateur, eventually
granted 1t to Sarto. who meanwhile, sue
ceeded in gaining general esteem, mclud-
Ing that OF the government oflcialS The
italian Cabinet had no feeling against Sarto
personally. In fact. he might quite well
have been their choice If the papacy had
not wished him. but IL was political ques-
ton on which. however, they soon gave
way.
Sarto became the idol of the Venetians
When his gondola went through the canals
the people rushed on the bridges and along
the sides of the canals, kneeling and sa-
luting. the women exclaiming. God bless
the patriarch. The new Pope used then to
say that he did not like to go out of
sight of the lions of st. Mark. which now
he will never see again If. as almost sure.
he follows the rule inaugurated by his two
predecessors never to leave the Vatican.
In few cases in which he came to
Rome, upon returning, when asked if he
enjoyed the gorgeousneSs or the papel
court and the magnificence of the functions
Sarto answered: when 1 am there i feel
like q fish out of water"
Sarto has very modest tastes and has
retained almost the same habits when he
was mere curate at Salpazo. He was
severe, but was just with his clergy. There
is nothing he disliked so much as publicity
detesting the praise and compliments of
courtiers. Franklness is another of his
principal qualities. although he is some
what timid AS the Italians say. he has
no harm on his tongue or pen. Even so,
Plus X often writes truths which were per-
haps unpleasant. The relations of Sarto to
the house of Savoy are well illustrated by
what occurred two months ago, when the
King of Italy went to Venice to open the
international Art exhibition. King Victor
Emmanuel gave orders that the patriarch
be given precedence over all the local
authorities, but Sarto, having arrived while
the King was speaking to the project, who
is the highest government official in the
province, he refused to be announced, and
said he would not disturb his Majesty. He
remained in an antechamber, affably con-
versing with the generals and admirals
gathered there. When the King learned of
his presence he came TO receive him on
the threshold of the chamber and kept him
in conversation, accompanying him after
wards in a gondola, while all the soldiers
| and guards rendered Sarto military honors.
| Naturally this does not mean that Sarto,
| once Pope, will fundamentally change the
policy that the Church has adopted to-
| wards the Italian state, but certainly, his
! personal feeling will be favorable to mod
| Grafton.
Advices from Riese the birthplace of
! Plus X and a Wllage of 1900 inhabitants,
state that the Pope's mother, now dead,
when living there occupied a small peas
| ants house, having, in her humility, always
refused to live with her son, Giuseppe, as
sidered by her to be too luxurious in COM
parison with what she was accustomed to-
| The elder brother Of the Pope, Angelo
| lives in the village of Dellegrazia. province
| truct and receiving $50 a year for his
| duties. He adds to his income by keeping
| a shop in which he sells tobacco and pork.
| His two daughters are the bellies of the
| village being known for miles around as
the Handsome Sarto sisters"
When Sarto was bishop OF Mantau, his
| brother Angelo used often to go there in
| connection with business with his postal
service. The other clerks asked him jok-
| ingly why his brother did not find him a
| better position. Angelo with sturdy indie
pendence, answered that he preferred only
| to be what he could make himself Still
and postman of Dellegrazia should become
| a royal count.