Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-10
PAIRICAN IS ON CATHOLIC THRONE New Pope Is the Direct Op- posite of His Predecessor,
 Plus x.
GREAT DIPLOMATIST
\ Sen of Marquis. Benedict NV Has Rapidly Been Elevated in GoNern- ment of Church Con-
 Quered Himself.

Rome, Sept. 9.-A patrician has succeeded plcbon on the throne ol the Fisherman. A son of a mafchese (Marouise) whose brothers are an admiral and caption in the Italian navy follows as Pontiff of three hundred million Catholics the son of q village postman whose devout SIS ters are the humblest of peasants. "Will my frail shoulders be able to bear this burden?" cried Giacomo Cardinal della Chiesa, archbishop or Bologna, when his election as vicar of Jesus Christ on earth was an nounced. His hearers knew he re- realized full we'll he had been chosen to meet one of the greatest crises in the worlds history.
 And so is elevated to the highest spiritual seat man almost unknown outside of Italy one whose sixty years makes him young man in the papacy. The whole world. Catholic and non-Catholic alike, is cruious over the personality of this figure whom the astute members of the Sacred College hope will lead man kind back to the walks of peace. There is found nothing in the com parison of the persons of Plus X and Benedict NV which would suggest new Pope one sees a man , feet II inches high and well built. He is a trifle bent, as if from study, and wears heavy spectacles.j He is not a handsome man. Asked for his DOT trait recently by a friend, he replied
 q am too ugly to have my photo graph taken,' and added that he had not single one in his possession. Only after much coaXing was he in duced to sit. There was undOubted- ly much modesty in this, but Bene diey XIV, if not ugly" is not a hand- some pontiff.
 Yet, everyone who talks with him is delighted. He is extremely earnest. He is quick to grasp to re- ply. His bearing in conversation is irreproachable. While always courte- Gus, he is guarded in his statements.
 He is remarkable for his ability to keep his temper. Never does his voice rise, although lie can comand the greatest force in his sentencs He is the finished diplomatist. .I i TOwnsman of Columbus.
 What birth and training have to do in the producing of this manner of man is seen by q review of 'Benedict's | life. He is the son of Marchese della Chiesa (pronounced Keeaza) and was born in Pegli, in the diocese of Genoa | November 21, 1854. Christopher Columbus was also natic4 of Pegli.
 He received his education at the Capronican College, and later attend ed the Academy of Noble Ecclesiast- ics, which formerly was reserved ex- clusively for persons of noble birth. He was ordained a priest in 1878.
 Then came training under three of the greatest modern church states men-Pope Leo XIII, Cardinal Ram polla and Cardinal Merry Del Val. In 1883 he accompanied Mgr. Rampolla Qater CardinaD to Spain, where the latter was Nuncio This was under Pope Leo. In 1887. he returned to Rome, where Rampolla had become Cardinal, and entered the secretari-I minor officials
 In 1901 he was appointed substi- tute of the secretariat and Secretary of the Cypher. Here he was in position to study the diplomacy of the Catiean intimately. In the same year he was appointed consultor of the Holy Office.
 Promotion Rapid.
 His promotion was rapid. On De-