The Washington herald., 1910-02-13

went to Santo Domingo. Bishop Juarez is
another franciscan Of those early days
and Il was the Franciscan, Mark Of
| Niece, who explored Mexico and Cali
/ fornia and gave his name 10 the territory
/ he visited
Given Many HOnOTs.
Mgr. FalconIo is one of the most dis
tinguished members Of the order 10
which he has concentrated his life. He
was made provincial Of the Franciscans
/ for the Abruzzi on his return 10 Italy
from this country in 1883 land a little
later appointed commissary and visitor
general for the province Of Naples, SUBJ
Isequently holding these same Offices for
/ the dioceses of Puglia and Aquila.
These honOrs were followed by his con-
Isecration as bishop and only three years
after ne was raised TO the bishopric he
was again promoted, and became arch
/ bishop OF ACerzensa and Materna, in
| Bas!Iica. He surrendered this Office
when he was appointed apostolic dele
gate to Canada IN 1899. and remained
there until he was transferred 10 Wash
! ington, three years later.
| Personally. his grace. the apostolic dele
gate, is a delightful man. His ascetic
/ face is tempered by the genial and sym
/ pathetic smile that characterizes nearly
all great prelate In middle life the smile
that comes with knowledge, experience.
and understanding, which gradually re-
places the intense and wrapt expression
/ of the young religious enthusiast as he
| becomes informed and softened by the
/ sorrows Of the world. His manners are
/ graceful, his speech polished, but pol
ished though it is. it is not lacking in
force. and when he speaks he carries
conviction
While Cardinal Satolli was in America
/ there was much talk both in and outside
of the church of a lack of harmony. diff
| ferences of opinion. dissension even
among the Roman Catholic clergy. there
was much talk of Americanizing the
church, much discussion of uitramon-
tame doctrines much quibbling among
people who knew nothing whatever Of
the subject over which they quibbled,
anu AApHSl Adi ullldl SdAOAl NdS ullk-
versally respected and widely liked by
PrOtestants as well as Catholics, he had
not succeeded in settling these contro-
verses when he was recalled.
Brings About Peace.
It was Mgr MartinelIi. his successor.
who brought the olive branch of peace,
who succeeded in reconciling the different
factions and in setting the church outside
of politics. During his stay in this coun-
try Mgr. Martinelh Travelled constantly.
He went North, South East, and West,
wherever there was a Catholic commun-
| ity, fostering and encouraging the young
organizations of the church, commencing
and blessing those firmly established,
carrying cheer and inspiration wherever
he went
The plan laid out by his predecessor,
Mgr. Falconio. has faithfully followed,
and while his headquarters are in Wash
ington. in the beautiful new residence
built some three years ago. he travels
from one end of the country to the other,
just as he did over a smaller area when
he was provincial of the -Abruzzi.
In these travels he cannot but note the
difference in the material condition of the
people there and the people here, for the
Abruzzi is the poorest province in Italy.
the poorest and the most picturesque. As
poor as this part of Italy is. however.
the men and women are fine physical
specimens and measure up TO the stand
ard of the beautiful Italians we read
about in poem and story. 1t is aston
ishing. truly. how men can thrive on the
meaEer fare Of the Abruzzi peasantry. but