New-York tribune., 1907-09-08

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that notorious condottiere Sir John Hardwood
of the White Company. to whom she wrote In
relation to the proposed Crusade:
GATHERINGS associations with him could not have
ter on the contrary it is full of exhortatiD.
an and 96ds addresed 50 % TO Meser nc 555 Sg Sn i
der of Fortune and head of the Company which
its effect that Hawkwood and his officers vowed On
the Sacrament thai tney would % take the Cross AM
their seal" And the effect was lasting. for thoug1
protested against the atrOciOus sack OF Cesena
when Cardinal Robert Of Geneva treacherouslJ
seized that most unhappy city. but thencefOrwart
only fought in regular warfare whatever thai
may mean
When Pope Gregory XI commissioned the
Young Sienese woman to go to Pisa to per-
suade the town to keep its allegiance to him she
entered Italian politics and was more or less
concerned with them thereafter to her Ife's
end It cannot be said that she was aIwavs
iudicious in her dealings with public affairs.
but she was according to her lights. on the side
of Justice and humanity "Statesmanshipr
saws the author was not and could not be one
of her gifts" but statesmen nevertheless lis
tened to her advice and sought her mediation
as did the authorities of Florence when at odds
with Pope Gregory. The history OF her attempt
to influence Gregory to leave Avisnon and re-
turn to Rome is Illustrative Of her frankness
He showed her much favor but hesitated long
to take her advice. He said TO her one day.
when she had been admirins one Of his beauti-
full nissaIs. Here my spirit finds repose in
study and in contemplating the lovely things
around me-"
sB,.t Catherine had no sympathy for this
mood and looking straight at him as her man
ner was. said. To DO our duty, most Holy
Father. and act according to Gods viii. YOU
shall abandon these beautiful things and take
the road TO Rome. where peTiIs and malaria
and discomfort await you. and where the de-
lights of AvignOn viii be but a vain recoIlec-
ton" She achieved her purpose. but the re-
turn of Gregory did not result in peace be-
tween him and the turbulent factions Of Flor
ence. Exasperated by the commercial suffer
ings caused by the interIict and led by self
seekers. the people turned against the blessed
maid" who was the POpe's ambaesadrass-
Her own few followers would not leave ha- arf
they went from place - place escaping their rIr-
tect them or efva them a r.rr.sz a. Ie-- -
entered a deserted garden. where it was IS IN
prayer when b. nd Of wCOlcouhe-s discovered ra-
They burst IN carrying aNas and pixies. and s.au
ing her One who Led them had a NIX =
sword Where is Catherine be- shouted Sr-
T ygFaivs am IN C4tIsTn f2T , n T. co.'s nm. d T.
spell Of her sweet voice and gracious presence was
never stronEer His answer w4s. Fly. 1 SAY,
Fly Il am very well wh-ra I ann she eaif-
where would YOU have me E1r I ready and
willing 70 suffer for God and the Church and &
wish for no better IF YOU charged TO kEL mr.
do 50; but let these go in salty The man made
no reply. but led his troop away. and CATHERINE
stood Unharmed amid her COMPANIONS Who --s-l-
blnSly rejoiced over her wonderful escape
The end of GATHERINGS life was not happy. for
she saw the Church she loved in a turmoil os
hate and contention. and with Pope Urban in
Rome and the anti-POpe Clement in Arign0n
the situation was to her one OF cruel pain Ur-
ban summoned her to Rome. and With voice and
pen she IabOred for peace, unity and reform.
She died as she had lived. with no thought Of
self in her heart-a mystic whose attitude tow
ard life. II shared BY all Chri<tenE7-n, w1u-i go
far toward bringing the IOnged-f1r millennium.
and an ideaIist who wrote Better good works
than many psalms. BE not satisfied with say
ing many paternosterS.'' Good and holy works
that continual prayer which every creature
endowed with reason should make