The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-20

ffhoni usually u~ufftuNieuf uhlN ne
reached The outskirts of the village.
where be- would slip on his shoes 90
keep up appearances.
From Castelfrnnco he passed in.
1850 to the Seminary at padun aud
in 1858, nt the age 81 o.. was or
damned priest aud too no his studies
at Tombolo. In 1897 he had his FIRST
parish of Importance. that Of SAL
znuo. where he remained for eleven
Years IN addition to his eccleeias-
tical duties Father SartO contributed
largely tu the support 81 his mother
and sisters. who found life n hard
struggle. especially iu tho winter.
His ~rloqucncc led To- his being
Called nt tho age Of az to Tfry,eo az
chancellor 81 the diocese. and shortly
after hc was appointed professor 81
theology boo ,he seminary. Niue years
uf strenuous work followed, crowned
70 1854 Dos his assuming the mitre as
Bishop of Mautua.
Leo Nil conferred upon Bishop
Srrto the title ct Roman Count.
and ln tho Consistory of June. 1898,
created him cardinal. giving him the
Roman church Of san bernardo from
which 60 take his title. he was 80
poor that he was unable To- pay the
fees connected with tho acceptance
of the new dignity. but some uf his
admirers came forward ana proyid-
cd him with the necessary funds.
Creating him cardinal, Leo XIII
appointed him also patriarch OF Ven
ice. but he did not leave Mantt.a un-
an a year later, owing t. conflict be-
tween the Italian government aud
the Holy See over The right Of the
House OF Savoy To De consulted be-
fore the appointment OF a patriarch.
the government having Inherited the
rights OF the republic Of Venice. The
dispute was cut short by King Hum
bert also appointing Cardinal sarto
as patriarch Of Venice.
The patriarch's relations with the
house of Savoy were always most
cordial Every time that their mai
esties or the princes visited Venice
he paid them q visit and presented
his homage. lie was one of queen
MarRheritas confessors, and only a
few months before the death OF Leo
XIII he vas next the Count Of Turin
In public when ne Cthc PATRIARCH
blessed the foundation stole Of the
new Campanlle In Plaza san Marco.
IL was the candidate Of Leo XIII as
his successor. but he go little realized
the future that when he left Venice
In July, 1903. for tho conclavc 10
Rome. he bought a return ticket.
In tho conclayc the strugri was
for and against Cardinal Rampoila,
Leo KITS secretary Of stale. whose
chances were lost when Cardinal
Puzyna pronounced the veto of Aus
tria against him. which veto was
supposed To represent the Triple Al
lance. Then, needing q "compro-
mise" pope. an eyea turned To car
dinal Sarto, who at firs, refused, but
was afterward induced to accept the
high position, being elected almost
unanimously ~ August 4, assuming
the title Of
Pope Plus y. Bishop OF Rome and
Vicar 81 Jesus Christ. Successor OF
-. Peter. Prince al the Apostles. gu
preme Pontim Of the Universal
church, Patriarch of the West, Pri-
mate OF Italy. Archbishop and Metro
politan OF the Roman Province and
Sovereign OF the Temporal Domln-
ions Of the Holy Roman Church.
The pontificatc OF Pope Plus y
was characterized by that spirit ci
modesty which never abandoned hin
and by that strong religious feeling
which made him choose as u motto,
To restore everything to Christ
The day after his coronation he was
asked to give orders for has private
apartment In the vatican, and while
NJ urged the then young Ntonsignore
Merry del Val. his pro-secretary OF
state. 10 occupy the gorgeous Borgia
apartment ne himself chose four
small rooms in the low-ceilingcd
suite above the state apartment Of
the pOntiff. which under Leo XII
had been occupied by his private
secretary. Mgr. Angel.
Plus y desired To give himself nv
entirely 10 his work. In 80 doing he
did not spare fatigue. ana in giyine
audiences. admitting people to large
receptions. celebrating masses. giving
communion and preaching reached
such a point of exhaustion that while
Ia the exercise of his priestly func-
ton Ia the Pauline chapel, crowded
Nith people. he tainted, and thus
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him ever after-that he was liable q
falntinR fits. which was quite untrue
as hat was the only occasion on
which he suffered In that way. and
Il was entirely due To the heat and
the yitiated air of the chapel.
That was the first opportunity fol
the officials Of the Vatican TO steI
! IN. and ON the preteXt OF protcctinl
the pope's health attempt gradual,
10 Isolate him from the world. How
ever they were not always success
ful. one OF the yearly American pill
grimages had left the United STATE,
at the beginning OF July, 1893. or
their way 10 Europe Leo XIII. wht
should have received them. died. H'
that they were In Rome during the
Conclave, and the day on which Plus
y was elected and descended into 81
Peters TO give his first henedictior
they were IN the Basilica. with tive
American nags waving above the i'm
mense crowd assembled there ant
iuining hurrahs 20 the cheerinl
which greeted the venerable figure
Some days after the same American
pilgrimage was In the Vatican gar
deus when suddenly. the work Of th'
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