New-York tribune., 1903-07-21

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al Pis be sS4sh 6 the sP hare heS SnS gT See sh a S
an oy TO The Joy S hey H % pens & at the
3nat aey y nov deeply mourn R death "a M AT gsTOU
Peter men men Of extraordinary ability and sane
tity wboss wisdom has served as be8GPp Light for
Gouoiedly one OF those specially CHOSEN leaders in
were Heightened Out bv a SPECIAL interoosirion az
divine providence in order that his enlightened and
the counseIs Of the Church -
Pope Leo seholaPy % and santy as ssdsr 81
thought who by word and deed has yfndicated the
utie OF the of Rome TO the admiration and
attitude of mankind. He acknowledged to
depth and Tersatty Of his Il iearnns f' But % N rhaf @
GnleHy attracted the attention Of the world to his
social problems Of our day. In the brilliant encycli
he es poe Gas 81 th fs1 se 9T prnps Ss
" wnicn mI underlie many Of the boasted systems Of
curacy the evils Of socialism, OF divorce Of the
with the wild de Ta Of Hose Sho 0aG Gsuf nT Phe %
name nam OF liberty as cloak for radicalis. revou-
BY But while eondemning in scathing terms the er-
admired it's ideais ans ToSnJ gL S +bt @
man. His aim TO show that whatever in hu-
mankind has teen fosfered and Upheld by the teach
ing ana practice Of the Catholic Church
ib ibs'ise ] ana charity among men and hence he won
The doctrines Of Which he was the Custodian and
&TaGhsr & AS time goes 1t will be seen more clearly
pounded and defended viii be found the only rem
edy for the grave social dangers which threaten
RTsHSP efIeG a9q FaPi FRaaPPine6T E Of m P22ki1d aT6
death IS great loss to the entire world. Whether
supreme ruSr his m Te6 Ie9e9sT S or "a
The most marvellous In the history OF the world.
so many eminent qualities fitting for so exalted
m has n eosed eS 9e aQgqhs ha P6nd hT0ie life
some particular Distinguishing trait but Leo XIII
oht T0T the possession & and for the wise use o. those
huence. III
ermgafion 1 No ynsi ana @ OF u3S%erTng 1 Ne
and no obstacle could daunt his course His career
was one OF lasting triumph. AS statesman too
he was potent tactfui and courageous, and though
world With t. their wonderful achievements the ven
respects their superior The world is better that
sounding the alarm giving counsel or ninisterfng
consolation. The Church s stronger for his deais,
pion Of hHmanity's rights and iibert'es.
JUSTICE LEONARD A. GIEGERICH. OF THE
CATHOLIC CLUB.-That the Catholics in America,
orIG Te b as Sare Sng 6 over % the Ihs eq re
pope Leo xiii is a fact Of which ali the com
His attitude toward the Catholic American was
that of an afectionate and proud father, and the
influence WHICH he exerted oyer the hierarchy. the
clergy and the people of the Church cannot be
rapid strides made by the Church in this country
It's membership having been more than doubled
a statesman he was without peer, his every act,
however, bei2g aetuated and governed by the high
The spiritual and mental pre-eminence Of this
Tsa sTea' t5e Reo hnGe h1 ao Of m fah aHd he
has done. more to place the Church Of Rome before
predecessors in the sacred office from the time Of
FATHER NJ, J. LAvFLLE. PASTOR OF ST.
PATPTCK'S CATHEnP AL.-Pope Leo XIII was
Of Of st PateT His name vii tive in blstory., rot
hlltD because
of the and the solidity Of his achiSvements-
race The great object at which he aimed was the
f 6aTfto Of he 81 tb Clergy and
the people. the amehoratton OF the cond'ti0n o.
TIE union Of al Christian churches in one fold
under one sherherd. He lived to see all these,
ton He entertained the highest Tespeet. for the
Growth of the Church under the protection Of
Starry banner. Mag God grant US a successor 70
ricus large hearted and generous as this great
FATHER A P. DOYLE. PAULfsT FATHERS
One Of the most dramatic events in the life Of
lee x wss h sending m fHTtR he ms bssey az S
Popes there were no more thrilling -weras tha1
% at 0{ The the Gt o |9ts h aa% SRSP6a u
They we're uttered from the pulpit Of the Vatican,
sPoken by feeble old man in whom were gath;
wf"e oce wsrs twenty centuries Of history
EaATHER EAT 5I3,- THOMAS 10! J. PTIcE@Y @ PASTOR II OF ST
LE0S AI saISh ~ b,T1aS N The seeS
ness and thirst for gain. that man must nave ave
sympathy. Like his Master. he was truly the
teacher Of the vast multitude seeking uplift all
passion passion for the muititudes He was truly. the
Vicar Of Christ IN his GGse foI9wngs Ms1 snd fT dd
grant that in the conclave for the election OF ms
guided by the Holy Spirit and that human expedi-
ency and human ambition will oe eliminated from
to give the Catholic world one who viii shine
truly and fearlessy as did Leo KIN In his seeking
o1lff he n Master cOmDaS-
sion and leve to the multitude.
EATTgER a6NEY e RRANH PefHT9RRc Of TT
dominant note in the orstOrio Of LeOs nfe was
RSTet poweTs and T viii rank IN history With Gregory the
Great Leo l. Plus II. Innocent III, and Bene.
6cf 6ayinS Iesre ana incina lion in his early days
he acquired a thorough knowlsdse OF ,heslogy.
philosophy and political economy: he had also a
good agination and great I neEaTy f Ky taste he
and in his Latin poems. which are not great. but
the clergy and in the people mace many OF
them prey 70 inhdelty ana socialism ne Knew
make an nhdel unless the baser passions control.
he Knew thaI bsd te bsen SomInated 6y animal pas
sions. He knew that where the masses were ig-
was easy for any political leader to carry them
on lNi1 Knsw @ that modern socialism and inhdeHty
made most progress among the half educated or
man 1e edncated thoroughly would never accept the
theory of Voltaire or Rousseau. or Proudhon.
highest plane of scholarship. He raised the pitch
Of college seminary and university studies. He
put Thomas Aquinas on hts throne, and restored
the study Of original documents Of the original
soIrcfs II canon law and history. He set ex
ample Of what he wanted in the rest OF the world.
even when he was only bishop. In Italy he com
pelled the priests Of his diocese Of Perug1a 70 be
Scholars and to be Jealous in instructtng their
moor neglected parishionerS- The Don Abbor-
dos whom Manzoni describes, feared him IN
Italy. The poor peasants loved him becaI Sc he
compelled the lazy priest to do his duty and the
ignorant priest TO learn and teach catchisu- Hence
The Perugini his dfoceSanS. became models In Italy
and the intde's and socialists made few converts