The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-08-19
CRIEVED OVER The
WAR TO THE LAST
Born Of Humble Parents and in
Poverty He Rose to the
Highest Position in
the Church
+ +**++++++++++++*+ =

j. BY United Press. i
: Rome, Aug. 49, Grieving to j
y the last ever the war, Pope Plus 4
+ X passed away this afternoon i
+ at the vatican. He was elect i
+ ed as head of the Roman Cath 4
+ olic church August 9, 1903. !
+ By United Press. !
= Rome, Aug. 19-The pope is =
= now threatened with penu- l.
+ monia. =
= By United Press. I.
+ Rome, Aug. l9-The pope 4.
y shows no improvement today. !.
+ His stomach will not retain :
= food and stimulants are admin 4.
r istered constantly. He asks =
+ for news of the war and prays 4.
= for hours for speedy peace. He I.
+ is unable to sleep. 1.
Pope Plus X was born Joseph Sarto
at Riese, near Venice, June 2. 1885.
He was the child Of poor peasants. He
rose to station considered by mil
lions Of people the most exalted in
the world. All his life he held the
love of his fellow men. He was called
the Pope Of the Poor"
His grandfather was soldier in the
papal army under Gregory XVI. His
father worked in the fields and as
communal carrier, struggling to main
tam with his meager income the large
family of two sons and six daughters.
A small cottage was the birthplace
of the pope. He attended the parish
school at Riese. His aptitude induc-
the family to send him to school at
Castelfranco, seven miles from home.
To meet the expense his father labor
ed even more hours daily than had
been his lot. The boy walked the
long route to school Joseph won
scholarship which enabled him to en-
ter the seminary of Treviso and after
ward that of Padua. He distinguished
himself in the study of theology. In
1853, when % years of age, he was
ordained a priest.
Until he was 81 he was employed
IS country curate. In 1867 he was
appointed parish priest of Salzona.
There he worked faithfully for eight
years and won the attention Of those
higher in authority by the tact and
devotion with which he discharged his
parish duties. He was made a canon
lf the cathedral, chancellor of the do
,ese and the spiritual director of the
college. Thereafter he became dean
1f the chapter, served in an interreg-
lum as vicar general and was appoint
I'd suffragan.
In 1882 he passed to the diocese OF
where for two years he was
rector of the seminary. He attracted
The attention of Leo XIII, who in 1884
created him bishop Of that city. The
diocese was at that time in a condi-
tion of ferment.
On June l., 1898, he was created
and three days later patrl-
arch Of Venice. Disturbed conditions.
due to atheistic agitation that had
icng existed in Venice, soon yielded to
The kindly but effective influence of
The new patriarch. AS before, he la
bored and made sacrifices to better
the condition Jf the very poor.
He encouraged the formation Of CO.
operative societies and benevolent as
sociations, and interested himself in
the cause Of the workingmen. 1t was
through his Intervention that a serious
strike of cigar makers was brought
to satisfactory conclusion.
When the patriarch left Venice to
attend the conclave called to elect the
head of the church the people hailed
him as the next pope. He remonstrat-
ed with them, saying that such an
event was beyond the rarge of posi-.
bilities. In the cpnclavc he was ure.