The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-19
IRISH Of THE WORLD
BUILD St, PATRICK
Leading Men Of All Nations Con-
tribute to Church Opened Fri
day al Rome.
WORK STARTED YEARS AGO
Pope Believes Modern FrenZied
Finance Does Not Fit Well
With Clergyman s Work.
BY CLEMENT J. BARRETT.

Special Cable to The Tribune.
ROME. March lS.--In the grandest
street OF Rome, in tho Iudovisi quarter.
aboundIng In splendid hotels. rich villas
and palaces, there has been constructed
n church in the name of the patron
saint of Ireland. which opened for public
service on the feast Of st. Patrick S
day. In the immediate vicinity of the
spot Christian memories abound. Two
miles outside the nc!ghborng gate above
a catacomb dating from the apostolic
age. in which IT is held that st. Peter
himself administered baptism. lie Tire
foundations of an ancient church-st
SylYester's-whlch contained the ashes OF
Pope CclcStinc, who commissioned ST.
Patrick 10 preach the gospel TO The peo-
pie of Ireland.
Idea Of building church dedicated uD-
der the name OF ST. Patrick has active
ly possessed the mind and the desire OF
tic Irish Catholics all over the world
years ago. carried on for a time, and then
suspended. But It was never abandoned.
The moving spirit in the work Is the
order OF st Augustine, appointed by his
order In Ireland TO look after the inter-
csts of tho Irish branch of tho Au-
sustincs here. Massive foundations. pow
erful enough to sustain building like
81. Peters. had been already laid In
the cornerstone, laid on February 1,
1888. number OF objects had been placed
gold piece. given by Peter Donahue of
San Francisco: coins of the nations In
which the Irish people dwell, and a num-
bor of newspapers from Ireland. Eng
land. the United States and Australia.
The archbishop of Dublin, William John
Walsh. laid the cornerstone, and the sill
Char'cs Ashman OF New York. The late
Archbishop Ryan Of Philadelphia
preached the sermon,
Bishop Quits Bank.
The pope has received letters from the
Bishop of Waterford, ireland, announcing
of thc Waterford Savings bank In ac-
cordancc with the recent decree OF the
holy see forbldding ecclesiastics TO re-
tain positions of responsibility, such as
trustees or directors, In banks OF any
kind
The pope holds that the duty that falls
upon bank officials tends TO distract a
man from spiritual affairs. Hc is of the
ligious life should devote their time and
energy to their respective fiocks:
He says that In these days of frenzied
finance cleEeymen and preates should be
especially -Chary of financial activities.
except those that directly concern their
own parishes or dlocescs or metropolitan
sees, as the case may be.
Famous Brigand Taken.
Betrayed, IL Is thought by woman.
the notorious SicilIan brigand Ballo has
been arrested at Palermo. after des-
perate struggle. In which one Of the car
abinieri who effected tho arrest was
killed. Ballo Is accused OF murders; he
has come Victoriously out of many fights
with troops sent to take him, and has
been credited with levying blackmail. In
the manner ascribcd TO the Highland
caterans of old days. on two provinces.
to the extent of $50. 600 per annum.
with price set on his head. he was
yet audacous enough to visit Palermo
whenever the fancy took him. and to
frequent its cafes. On such occasions
he always appeared attlred In the height
of fashion. and his silk hat was In Itself
d poem,
Now, however. he has overrea ched. He
took a box In the grand tier at the Pa =
lermo opera. and motorcd up TO tho the
atcr in great style, accompanied by his
secretary, bricand OF only slightly
DINNER luster, named Flnezzo.