Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-20
his assuming the nitro as bishop Of
Mantua.

csvaAsd Q Cardinal.
Loo KIN. conferred upon Bishop Sar-
to the title Of sRoman count" and In
the consistory Of June, 1893. created
him cardinal giving him the Roman
church OF San Bernardo from which to
take his title. He was so poor that
he was unable to pay the fees con-
nected with the acceptance of the new
dignity, but some of his admirers came
forward and provided him with the
necessary funds.
Creating him cardinal, Leo NTH. APP
poin ted him also patriarch of Venice,
but he did not leave Mantua until
year later, owing to conflict between
the Italian government and the holy
see over the right of the house of
Savoy to be consulted before the ap-
pointment of a patriarch, the govern
ment having inherited the rights of the
republic of Venice. The dispute was
cut short by King Humbert also ap-
pointing Cardinal Sarto as patriarch of
Venice
The patriarchs relations with the
house of Savoy were always most
cordial. Every time that their majes-
ties or the princes visited Venice he
paid them a visit and presented his
homage. He was one of Queen Mar
ghertas confessors, and only a few
months before the death of Leo XIII.
he was next the count of Turin in pub
lie. when he (the patriarch) blessed the
foundation stone of the new Campanile
in Piazza San Marco. He was the
candidate of Leo NH. as his successor,
but he SO little realized the future that
when he left Venice, in July, 1908, for
the conclave in Rome, he bought a re-
turn ticket.
Politics Plays Part.
In the conclave the struggle was for
and against Cardinal Rampolla, Leo
Kills secretary Of state, whose
chances were lost when Cardinal
Puzyna pronounced the veto of Aus
tria against him, which veto was sup
posed to represent the triple alliance.
Then, needing a compromise pope,
all eyes turnd TO Cardinal Sarto, who
at first refused, but was afterward in
duced to accept the high position, be-
ing elected almost unanimously on
Aug. 4, assuming the title Of
Pope Plus X. bishop OF Rome and
vicar Of Jesus Christ. successor of ST.
Peter, prince of the Apostles: supreme
pontih OF the universal church, patri-
arch OF the west, primate of Italy;
archbishop and metropolitan Of the
Roman province and sovereign of the
temporal dominions of the holy Roman
church.
Always Modest.
The pontidcate of Pope Plus Il was
characterized by that spirit of modesty
which never abandoned him and py
that strong religious feeling which
made him choose as motto. TO restore
everything 10 Christ" The day after
his coronation he was asked TO give
orders for his private apartment il. the
vatican, and while he urged the then
ycung Monsignore Merry del Val, his
pro-secretary o. state, to occupy the
gorgeous Borgia apartment he himself
chose four small rooms in the low
ceilinged suite above the state apart
ment of the pontiff, which under Leo
XIII. had been occupied by his private
secretary, Mgr. Angel.
Plus x. desired to give himself up
entirely TO his work. In so doing he did
not spare any fatigue, and giving aud
fences. admitting people to large re-
ceptions, celebrating masses. preaching.
giving communion, reached such 81
point of exhaustion that while in the
exercise of his priestly function In the
Pauline chapel crowded with people,
he tainted, and this started that repor.
which pursued himself after-that he
was liable to fainting fits, which was
quite untrue, as that was the only oc-
casion on which he suffered in that
way, and it was entirely due TO he heat
and the vitiated air OF the chapel.
Democracy Demonstrated.
That was the first opportunity for the
officials of the vatican to step in, and
on the pretext of protecting the pope's
health, attempt gradually to isolate
him from the world. However, they
were not always successful. One of the
yearly American pilgrimases had LEFT
the United States at the beginning OF
July. 1903. On their way to Europe
Leo XIII, who should have received ,
them, died, SO that they were in Rome
during the conclave, and the day on
which Plus x. was elected and descend
ed into St Peters to give his first ben I,
ediction they were in the Basilica, with |
two American flags waving above the |
irlmence crowd assembled there and |
Joining hurrahs to the cheering which
greeted the venerable figure Some
days after the same American pilgrim
age was in the vatican gardens when
suddenly, the work OF the officials hav-
ing already begun, they were ordered |
away as the pope was seen approaching. !
With true American determination !
they objected that they did not want
to leave. Plus X, who understood some
thing of what was going on, inquired. |
and Cardinal Gibbons, who was among
those who accompanied them, ex-
planned that it was a pilgrimage of his
countryrnen who desired to pay hon.
age to the holy father. They had
asked for an audience and were waiting
for the appointed day. The pontiff i'm
mediately said there was no necessity
to wait, and he would receive the |
Americans at once in the adjoining
Museum Lapidarium Thus Plus x.
received the first pilgrimage of his
.pontifcate, held in his hands and
blessed the two American flags, which
are stin preserved. one in Rome and
one in New York.
1t would take long to enumerate all
the reforms of a religious character in
itiated by Plus x, such as that of re-
storing the Gregorian chants, oil
preaching every sunday from text
from the bible, himself giving the good
example Of having as long as his
strength allowed him, the faithful Of
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