The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-26
BARRE PASTOR
GAVE EULOGY
OF LATE POPE
Rev. P. M. McKenna, Addressing Large
Crowd at St. Monicas Church, Said
Plus x. Was Man of Extraordinary
Ability and Intellectual Powers.

1 flu5 ~ was wan OF EAlIdOIulndty
Ability and Intellectual Powers.
Solemn high mass of requiem was in
toned at st. Moniea's church at 9
o'clock this forenoon for the repose Of
the soul Of the late Pope Plus X, su-
preme pontiR of the Roman Catholic
4 church. There was an exceptionally
large attendance present at the mass.
| Rev. p. Nj. Mckenna officiated at the
services and also delivered the eulogy.
st. Monica's church. as all other Catholic
churches through the world, is draped
in mourning and will remain so until
the election of successor to Pope Plus.
The st. Monica choir rendered music
from selected masses this forenoon.
In delivering the eulogy for the late
head of the Catholic church, Rev. Nc
Kenna reviewed the life Of the late Plus
X. his character, and the extraordinary
acts achieved by hIm during his regime
as head of the church. There was one
point that the speaker emphasized dur
ing his remarks and that was that the
general public and critics erred when
they considered that the late head OF the
church did not possess extraordinary
ability and wonderful intellectual quail
tiles. His wonderful character was un.
derrated because OF his decided modesty
and extreme retirement.
In opening his eulogy considerable
time was devoted to the significance of
the offices OF the head OF the Catholic
church. In reviewing the life and works
OF Pope Plus X. he said in part: Jo-
in the province Of Venice. After a re-
markable career as student he was
ordained TO the priesthood in September,
1858. His rise was wholly merited
through his wonderful attainments. He
was selected as bishop Of Manuta and
later cardinal and patriarch of Venice
and, the son Of Italian peasants, rose
to the seat OF Peter, to which he was |
elected in 1903 as the successor Of Pope |
Leo. XIII,
The dominating characteristics of his |
life could be summed up in the qualities /
of kindness, piety, gentleness and char
ity. Charity was the master passion of /
the Sarto family. His life was manifest
ed in what was known as his motto I
during his pontiiicate, "To Restore All /
Things in Jesus Christ" Pope Plus X.
viii enter the records Of history as the
one pope whose life and spirit was most
Christ-like of any OF the long list of /
heads OF the Roman Catholic church
1t was because of the modesty Of Plus
n and his retiring ways that he was
not considered as possessed Of extra
ordinary ability and Of high intelec
.ual attainments. Students of his life
md ecelesiastics arc strong in praise of
.hese merits. All during his career as
i student Plus Y. always stood at the
lead of his classes. not only in one class
Dom but in every study he undertook
which embraced an especially wide field.
His ability can well be estimated BY
he acts achieved in his life
1t was in 1905, early in the pontifcate
II Plus X, always fighter for the lib
rty of the church, that the separation
# the church and state was effected in
rance. lie has been severely criticized
or his actions in France. but there is
ne thing certain and that is that the
'atholic church Of France is more pros
erous to-day than in the last few gen I
rations and this is also noticeable to- !
ay during the present conflict of the ,
European powers. France is more pious, I
returning to the religious side t
f life.
Another great act Of Plus Y. was his /
yllabus, condemnjng modernism Again a
e was severely criticized by many, but n
hortly before his death, not only the
&thoic world but the entire Christian r
orld, recognized the powerful and dead d
, blow he dealt to infdelity Another b
reat act was his order for the revision /
the bible, the St Jerome version, a c
lsk that viii require many years of a
le most expansive labor Among the h
Their great acts of Plus y were the Z
vision Of the priests offices, the re- il
'ption Of holy communion by children =
the age OF reason II
Rev. P. VI. Mckenna had an audience ri
ith Pope Plus y. at st. Peters in Rome a.
1905 HI