The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-07-20

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politics
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IN 1854 Ne Was erected bishop of
fsefusla saa arrived n Rosnr when
fupe Gregory XVI uas iyirE Ef
slsatess duar. VITA hlm he brought
a letter from kinx Leopold urging
taat fa~ Founs htnhaR ~ maze a
cardinal forthwith.
a Cardinal st -
on Fsb 20. fsfx. prfuzia eeiebFat-
81 the elevation ~ hsf bishop to tha
cnFaiuaiafc. IN shisn eslsheafion ail
ranks and ORDERS 81 Epa i.t8 josned.
fer Cardinal rsrei was usnaf fogus
ar even ausane ussn who dtH not ne
ianF 10 the church, aad al Delighted
% 80 BIN personal haanr
To the Vatican
Pope PITS ~ appointed cardinal
ssas,I ssfEzetisass a. isss rms Of
Iee aifra ItE oncufauf eiIafga Of the
tsinrafllitisa ~ the church DURING
saF Vacancy ~ the papal chair. and
wltb - came saar8iu1i recs8a resi-
tenca IN Ruiue
~ January. lAix. p}ua tx. Sled. AZ
eAanefiinNa u vas Cardinal psaci :
duty 80 make arrangements for th@
eunciaEf 81 ahieh the nHw nufa uaa
- BE- elected No Opposition came
from the governments. and the prep
aratioss ~ the vatican went rapidly
forward. On February a. ISIS. ths
s. cardinals present Ia Rome en-
te-ed the apartments Of the con
- -
chapel. ina which - seats. each shad-
9Hed ~ canopy sfuhlemafie of
Sovereignty. had been erected
Elected Pope
A full fun-fhiraH vote rFas naees
nafy for an election o. the altar
stood a large chaIlcc. and one b,
one the CARDINALS kneit before tn
altar and declared ne chose the fnau
he considered moat fitted. Then. ria-
! ing. he Deposited his ballot on the
paten4
ON the first vote the nama Of
Joachim rscci appeared = times. ON
the Second hs received a. ON fhr
third. taken on the morning ~ The
goth = February. 1875. hr received
- ard vas declared elected. The
suh.dean. fhe senior cardinal priest
and cardinal beacon approached the
seat Of Cardinal pseci
do you accup, the selection made
Of you as supreme peHtiff ~ 'hs
Catholic church lf' asked the sub.
dean. and Cardinal P@rri replied Il
arecpf" The cardinals rose ~ the
aubdescou kneit "By what name d
you wish 20 b. called by the
nau1a ~ Leo KILL"
Pope Lee celebrated his first ju.
biies IN isss. Ia commeuiorstiou Of
the Seth anniversary u hts eievn.
ton n the priesthood, and Do 1897
he celebrated the s0th anniversary
81 his being raised 20 fhe rank 81
archbishop There have been many
other celebrations toward the end
81 his life. the latest being iu March
81 this year. when he celebrated the
/ opening II bis 18th year ~ pope.
Spirit Of Progress
LEO XIII found iho vatican. a
great group ~ buildings. composed
~ 100 chambers. y courtyarde
eiqht grand staireasea, many gar.
dona. pavliions and towers filled
with rubbish and incumbefed viii
an army u useless dependents. IL
/ cleared out rooms, reclaimed price
/ less mural decorations ard paintings
/ cataisgod manuscripts and books
i-sH1f away nundredH ~ nnnE9rH=on
and Instituted a simple but severe
routine. finding work for ell and
/ eliminating the dfones Even nov
/ the household comprises over ! 90,
perGouH, but al are busy IN some
/ useful way.
His Secret Of Long Life
! ~ an the years. Joachim Pecc