The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-08
MORGAN SEEKS TITLE PRINCE
OF HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE.
WOULD COST HIM S15O,OOO
New York Ftnanoier is Personal
Friend Of Pope Plus \. Who is
Anxious 70 Confer This Great
Honor on the American.

Rome. July 6.-Thc recent rumor
that j. p. Morgan intends To leave
the Episcopal church and become a
Roman Catholic has tnis much OF a
foundation, Just leaked out from Vat
lean circles The pope wished to
give him some conspicuous token OF
recognition and appreciation. and the
Vatican authorities had sounded Mr.
Morgan's personal friends as to whcth.
er he would accept the title Prince
OF the Holy Roman Empire
It is said that MIR Morgan slgnl.
field his Willingness to accept the
title which in past ages has been
conferred only on soycreigns. and
now held by the Emperor Of Austria
and the Emperor Of Germany. II
was. however. observed by some Vat.
can prelatcs that papal titles cannot
be- conferred on private persons uu-
less they are Catholics. and an Init.
nation of this was conveyed to Mr..
Morgans friends
American prclatcs who have recent.
ly been in Rome have Informed the
Pope that since the resignation cf|
Doctor Rainsfurd from the rectorship
Of St Georges church in New York.
Mr.. Morgan has not been as active In
the work Of his church as formerly
In view Of this there Is hope at the
Vatican that MIR. Morgan may in time
become "A Roman Catholic. in which
event one Of the greatest honors the
church can confer will be given to
him. making him the equal in dignity
to "A Cardinal.
Mr. Morgan is personally acquaint.
ed with Plus Y, whom he greatly ad.
mires. and two years ago, when he
visited the Vatican. the Pope per
sonally escorted him, arm in arm,
through the Vatican museums and
galleries. No such honor has ever
been done by a Pope to private
person, and very seldom even TO a
sovereign
4 prominent prelate here, when
asked what merits Mr.. Morgan pos.
scssed in the eyes OF the church au-
thorities to be considered worthy of
the great honor proposed for him,
said that in the first place Mr.. Nor
gan had done much toward rescuing
ecclesiastical artistic objects from the
hands Of icOnoclasts who would have
let them perish. Besides, two years
ago when the Pope was in financial
difficulties, he was relieved by
check for a large sum from MIR. Nor.
gan.
Some, whose judgment in the mat.
ter OF value think that II Mr.. Morgan
should not become Il Catholic, the
HOLY See will honor him by confer.
ring a decoration which will not nee
essarily require his conversion to the
church.
The Duke Of Loubat Of New York.
on receiving his title, made a present
to the Vatican authorities under the
late Pope amounting to 100000. and
Marquis Maloney, Of New Jersey.
who is now in Rome gave as much to
the Vatican when he was made no.
bleman. and much more subsequently
when Cardinal Satolli went over to
the Marquis daughter.
H. is customary for any one receiy-
ing a papal title to pay the rees clam,
ed by the Dataria which are deter.
mined by a special tariff, which has
been In existence for centuries. The
title Of a prince would involve fees
amounting TO $4,000; those connect.
ed with a Dukes title would be $780,
900; a Marquis, and Count 100000
These fees 90 TO the support Of the
central administration Of the church,
and are one OF the most important
items Of income in the Vatican bud.
get
It has been determined TO confer a
title on Mr. j. j. Hin, who contri,
buted so much toward the building
Of the new Cathedral Of St. Paul in
Minnesota.
A Wonderful Happening.
Port Byron n Y has Witnessed