The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

NEW YORK. May Plus X. in es-
tablishing the magnificent new art gal
lery Just opened to visitors in the Natl-
can. has again emphasized the un-
broken tradition which shows US the
pope at Rome, through the ages, as the
enthusiastic patron of art and the loyal
friend and encourager of the true
artist.
The art gallery in the Vatican had
for some time past outgrown it's quar-
ters. The surroundings We're poorly
suited to set off properly the works OF
art stored there, and many precious
masterpieces were hidden away in
other parts of the Vatican. inaccessible
to lovers of art Plus Y gathered about
him Seitz the painter, Schneider the
architect Manucci the engineer. he
appointed them as a COMMITTEES, uhuer
Mgr Misciatelli. subprefect OF the apos-
tolic palace; he listened carefully TO
their suggestions. examined their pans
and anproved them The result is the
splendid art gallery which he mas just
solemnly inaugurated in the presence OF
the papaI court, the ambassadors ac-
credited TO the holy see, and IeW
other privileged persons.
The new gallery consists OF elsht
large halls The windows look out
upon the great Belvedere court; the
walls are hung with green watered
silk: the vaults are adorned with beau
tifully modelled stuccos in the "cinque-
eento" styles a perfect system OF
screens regulates the light, and the
whole aspect of the place is monumeh-
tai. chaste and solemn.
halls ilInSfrat the
growth of the painters art from one
period to another. The first contains
numerous tryptichs and polyptichs OF
the Florentfne, Siennese and Bolognese
masters of the fourteenth century. Ihe
second shows the advance made In the
technique of painting under Fra An
eelico MelozZo da Forli and host OF
other great painters. The third nail
contains the work of the prlmltlVe
painters of the Marche. Umbrla ana the
AbruzZi In the fourth ltallah ART
reaches its apogee in the great WORKS
of Perugino, Raphael and Giovanni
Santi
The remaining halls forming the left
wing of the gallery, are dedicated to
the Daintings of the Venetians. the
seventeenth century painters and the
works of foreign painters. The latter
include a beautiful Pieta by Cranach,
recently discovered; and, portrait OF
George ". painted by Lawrence and
presented to Plus VII
The greatest art treasures of the
Vatican have been carefully gathered
into these new quarters, and the whole
is now thrown open to visitors and
lovers of art.
Father Kelley, president of the Ex-
tension society. overtaXed his strength
in his herculean efforts in building
up the society and in arranging for the
magnificent missionary congress re-
Gently held in Chicago. To ward on
a threatened complete physical break
down he was induced to visit Rome TO
recuperate and to take needed recrea- :
ton
But with characteristic zeal he has
utilized his vacation to get into touch
with Catholic agencies for immigra :
tion in Europe; and he is perfecting a
complete system of cooperation be-
tween these agencies and the new bu-
reau of colonization that is about to
be established by the Extension society
at its headquarters in the Rookery,
Chicago. as one outcome of the mis-
sionarv. congress. This will necessi-
tate enlarging for the third time since
it's organization the general offices Of
the society.
Father Kelley states that the great
railroad and land companies of the
United States are already pledging the
entire expense of maintenance Of the
new bureau. hoping thereby to get
intelligent service in directing settlers
as to where they viii find churches,
schools and companionship of their
own nationality. These settlers will
thus be kept under Catholic guidance
while becoming accustomed to Ameri-
can life and customs and methods of
government. This means adequate
protection against anarchistic and So
cialistic propagandists also.
Father Hartmann's magnificent ora
torio. The Seven Last Words of Christ
on the Cross" just presented in Chi
cago for the benefit of the Dominican
sister of the sick and poor. has brought
into prominence another composer and
Interpreter Of church music. Rev. Will
/ liam J. Finn, the Psulist father
His famous chorister society. com
posed of $50 surpliced. boys and young
men. who rendered the oratorio on this
occasion had already delighted all
who heard their perfect rendering of
the most difficult products of musical
genius which the great masters have
offered to the world
Father Finn has in his ehorister So
ciety some of the sweetest purest
voices that ever trilled a note An
enthusiastic admirer declares that the
almost divine charm of their birdlike
tones and the childlike unconscious
ness of an extraordinary gift imparts
to the music an effect which goes di :
rectly to the heart.
Five of these boys created musical
/ sensation in Washington last year.
and they received a special invita- tion
to the White House, where they rem
dered some of their choice music be-
fore the president and his cabinet Mr.
Roosevelt and every member of the
cabinet personally and most cordially
congratulated the boys and Father
Finn. their director, on the exquisite
quality of their voices and their per.
feet mastery OF the technique. Father
Finn has a peculiar aptitude for dis