The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-21
MANY PRAISE LEO.
Tributes to the Man and His Great
Works by Many American
Bishops.

Significant Passages From the Char
acterizations Of American
Churchmen.
Bishops and priests Of the Roman Cath
Ollie church in America unite in tribute
OF praise to the dead pontiff.
Cardinal Gibbons:
1.-THE voice which filed the earth Is
Silent. The lips which dispensed knowl-
edge to the nations are sealed. The heart
which sympathized with all that was high
est and hottest in the aspirations and
hopes Of men has been touched into still
ness; and the hands which but yesterday
were freighted with power and blessing
are to-day but cold and ltfeless. To the
Catholic he was the vicar of Christ upon
earth, the mouthpiece OF the most nigh
God. Those who acknowledged him not
for shepherd must recognize his genius
and the, example of his noble life. He has
been summoned to rest from his laborS.
His works follow him to bespeak the crown
of justice; they remain as heritage FOR
the admiration and imitation OF genera
lions to come. AS pontin he found the
vatican at war. with many of the Euro
pean governments. He left them In pro-
found peace.
"The pontihcate just brought to a close
| has been very nearly associated with the
| progress of the Catholic church in the
| United States, for it was Leo XIII. who
convened in plenary council the hierarchy
| and clergy to deliberate upon the perfect
| ing Of church organization In this country.
Not the least important reeult of this Illus
| trious gathering was the determination to
| provide for the most comprehensive edu-
cation Of both clergy and laity. The
| sovereign pontiff entered heart and soul
/ into a project which was at once SO nee
i essary and so congenial to his nature and
previous training. The present Catholic
university Of America, at washington, Is
hopes and an enduring pledge Of Leo's at
l lection for the United States.
| 'While the great pontins remains lie
1 awaiting their final resting place, 1t is
4 fitting that we should pay this tribute OF
i devotion to his memory, for he was q
man of resource and our father In his
generation In the annals of history he
will live as a scholar, a statesman, a phil
lanthropist and a giant among leaders OF
men,"
!, Archbishop Christie:
| with universal assent mankind ad-
mits that the greatest man of the present
t day has closed his brilliant earthly ca
reer."
Archbishop QuigIey: !,
at has been the life work of Leo XIII.
to arouse the Catholic body In every ma
ton to enlightened, organized effort
against infidel tendencies. He has rec
3 oenized the intelligence and power OF the
f people in the affairs Of modern govern
t ment, and his appeal has been to them.
4 In q word, he has thrown the defense OF
4 God and His church upon the enlightened
democracy so strongly represented IN the
: Catholic church turnout the nations OF
the world.
: Archbishop Elder: ,
v .sHe has been great man and a holy
4 man. His writings have done great good
h for society in general In the dlssemlna-
o ton of advice and truth, and thinkers,
irrespective of creed, have shown their
appreciation of his teachings. While the
a ! singular purity and modesty of his life
. have won for him great admiration, his
n most lasting monument will be the work
q he has done for the amelioratfon3of man
II kind, the aid Of the labor1ng classes ana
y the defense Of right and Justice"
Archbishop Ryan:
= at think it sufficient to say that join
in the universal estimate OF him as
great man and great pope. he was
pre-eminently man Of his age. His
sympathy for our constitution in America
"a was genuine"
al Bishop Stanley, Fargo, N. o.
" "The universal sorrow at the death Q
Leo Kill Is the worlds verdict OF hi
greatness and goodness. For q quarter Q
l a century the cynosure OF all men, nj
z! every act made known and made matte
q of public comment, now that this morta
hath put on Immortality, the human rae
declares with one accord that The Senat
'p House Of Planets all did sit to knit Il
, 40 him their best perfection.
"a Bishop Muldoon, Chicago.
c. .Wha.t the great artists have fror
1t time to time done in the world Of art
ne creating their schools, which have bee
LII induces for the future Leo XIII has &C
lg oomplished in the world Of faith an
IN science
Us Bishop aIennon, ST. Louis.
ht '.He was man who was foremost
til all the events of the world. His decisio
at. was felt alike in every country of Eu
be rope and Of America. No man had
.st much influence for good In the past tw
VS. decades as he had. His province was n,
nd politics nor diplomacy, but his hand WE
sh visible in most Of the prominent event
ok and it was always for the good
of Bishop Horstmann, Toledo.
~ ~. LEO was the greatest man of the min
a., teenth century and the greatest man wi
~ has occupied the chair Of st. Peter sim
~ the death of Benedict XIV, intellectual
and otherwise"
cir Bishop M'FauI, Trenton, N. J.
LEO XIII was mighty churchman
marked simplicity, with rare wisdom al
are answering determination. AS state
OF man, he was potent, tactful and courag
S90 Gus. The world is better that Leo lived
e a5 Bishop PItavaI, Santa, Fe, N. N.
ous with the death Of the great ponti
so Leo XIII, the Catholic church has le
ar, one of it's greatest rulers, and the wol
will Its most distinguished man."
Archbishop Farley:
'tThe history Of his pontifcate, with
one marvels and its blessings, point to L
tenn XIII. as having been pre-eminently /.
an instrument in the hand, Of Divine Pro,
alb dence. His paternal solicitude extend
In to all peoples. America always had
IN large share Of both his pronounced afft
OF ton and his anxious care
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