The Cairo bulletin., 1906-12-08
FEAR Of FURTHER BOMB THROW.
ING HE HAS BARRED THE
PUBLIC.
SAVING INNOCENT LIVES
Holds Secret Consistory-urees the
Faithful in France and Spain to
Meet Attacks Against the
Church Firmly.

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/ ton on the part Of Pope Plus X, du,
TO the repeated threats or anarchist
, who recently exploded bomb in st
Peters, prevented the holding of /;
public consistory today.
. 1t was not wholly his own danger
| that caused the Pope to make &
change in the plans which had beer
arranged for some time. Thousands
of visitors, including many Americans
had floeked ino the city and most
had hoped to be present at today 5
ceremonies.
The Pope realized that If a bomb
were thrown there would be the risk
of terrible loss of life, and so he
caused the announcement co be made
that the consistoTy would be secret.
The news quickly spread about the
city and as a consequence there has
been a great deal of excitement.
Out rage is Reported.
! The first rImor was tnat an at
tempt had been actually made to kill
the Pope, but this was soon put to
rest 1t was said by the officials of
the Vatican that the impaling motive
in holding a secret consistory was not
because of any threat by any anar-
ehists
II Is known, however, that they
have been particularly active of late
in writing threatening letters to His
Holiness and that m view Of recent
happenings he thought II best to not
take any chance that might endanger
the lives of innocent persons
The chief purpose of today's con
sistorv WAS 70 confer the red hat on
Cardinal Sammassa of Hungary. Tie
cardinal is suffering from a severe i'll
ness and it was thought that he might
not be able to attent. AT the las mo.
ment, however, he went to the Vati.
tan and went through the ceremony.
Rests in Papal Rooms.
This was curtailed as much as pos
sible by the Pope, who then sent Car |
dinal Sammassa TO his own private |
apartments to rest. The Pontiff gave |
him his blessing and after he had
gone back to his quarters sent to him
his private physician. Cardinal Sam.
advanced age makes his
friends fear for his condition.
After comforting the red hat on
Cardinal Sammassa, the Pope precon-
sed eighty-four Bishops. Among these
we're:
The most Rey. james H. Blenk. as
archbishop of New Orleans; Mgr
Iohn 'B. Morris, as Coadju'or Bishop
'f Little Rock, Ark; Mgr Giuseppi
Aversa, Papa delegate in Cuba, a
archbishop Of Sardi; ths most Rev. !
g J. Mccarthy, as Archbishop OF /
Halifax. and the Right Rev. William
icDonald. Bishop o; Alexandria, Can {
da. v
Speaks of chOreh's Troubles. i
The Pope, in an allocution, said ;
hat every day was increasing the {
cry sad storm OF vicssituties that v
vas beating down the church ana
liserably tormcning her
More than ever" said the Pope i
San the church he compared to a a
hip tossed by the waves I'M the midst q
the sea But our railh does not b
aver in the least. Indeed. more than "
yer $arg we sustiined by our inii II
la'e persuasion in the assistance of II
asus Christ who. when the time for. II
iccyr comes, VIII arise. commanding n
wind and sea 10 subsidc 50 that b
ic peffecr trahqu:ity. so much dos b
rcd, viii smile upon US" n
The greatest comfort of Catholic Il
m, a comfort which is confoundiug
e enemy; is the singular concord st
hich prevails throughout The Il
Discopacy, so fully united TO us May al
ID make all Catholics conform to dl
ese most brilliant examples of their u
Istors and follow their direct 'oDe ra
Urges Loyalty in France. W
This imposes a sacred duty on m
g Christian profession which Is EN-
IasiZed by the present needs Of re- ar
Jon. namely. that where (alluding OF
FraBccD there is hostility against ma
r. church the people should be sii
gcd 10 proceed with compact VA
-eHgth. and in those regions (al- cr
ling to SPAIN wacrc hostility is if'
-sateBcd Catholics should generous
sink all personal animosi'y and vi
isentiOns and neglect no means per en-
tied by the laws and by the Chris an
n conscience to overcome the evil" ci'
noticeable absentee from the Al
-emonies Of the consistory today gu
s Cardinal Merry del Val. the on
nal secretary of state. II was an i'm
lnced that he was ID ami forced to
main in his apartments. me
There was a report whiCh finds tui
ch credence in Vellinformed cir tht
ecs
(CunclgIed On Seventh FaEe1 trr