The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-08-20
POPE Plus X
DIED IN ROME
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Father Sarto contributed largely to
who found life a hard struggle, es-
pecially in the winter.
His eloquence led to his being call
ed at the age of 10 to Treviso as
chancellor of the diocese, and short
ly after he was appointed professor
of theology in the seminary. Nine
years of strenuous work followed,
crowned, in 1884, by his assuming
the mitre as bishop of Mantua.
Leo XIII conferred upon Bishop
Sarto the title of Roman 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 connected with the acceptance
of the new dignity, but some of his
admirers came forward and provided
him with the necessary funds.
NltdlllS MN Leu ALI dp-
pointed 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 Humbeat
also appointing Cardinal Sarto as
patriarch of Venice.
The patriarchs relations with the
House of Savoy were always most
cordial Every time that their maj
estes or the princes visited Venice
he paid them visit and presented
his homage. He was one of Queen
Margherita's confessors, and only a
few months before the death of Leo
Mi he was next the count of Turin
in public, when he (the patriarch
blessed the foundation stone of the
new Campanile in Piazzo San Marco.
He was the candidate of Leo XIII as
his successor, but he so little realized
the future that when he left Venice,
in July, 1903, that he bought a return
ticket
In the conclave the struggle was
for and against Cardinal Rampolla
Leo XTIPs 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 alli-
ance. Then, needing a compromise"
pope, all eyes turned to Cardinal
SartO, who at first refused, but was
afterward induced to accept the high
position, being elected almost unan-
imously on August 4, assuming the
title Of
Pipe Plus X, Bishop of Rome and
Vicar Of Jesus Christ; Successor of
ST. Peter, Prince of the Apostles;
Supreme Pontiff 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 Dominions
of the Holy Roman Church.
The Pontificate of Pope Plus X.
was characterized by that spirit of
modesty which never abandoned him
and by that strong religious feeling
which made him choose as motto:
"To restore everything to Christ"
The day after his coronation he
was asked to give orders for his pri
vate apartment in the Vatican, and
while he urged the then young Mon
signore Merry del Val, his pro-secre-
tary of state, to occupy the gorgeous
Borgia apartment, he himself chose
four small rooms in the low-ceilinged
suite above the state apartment of
the Pontiff, which under Leo XIII. |
had been occupied by his private sec
retary, Mgr. Angel.
Plus X. desired to give himself up
entirely to his work. In so doing he |
did not spare any fatigue, and giving
audiences, admitting people to large
receptions, celebrating masses, and .
preaching. giving communion, reached |
such point of exhaustion that while
in the exercise of his priestly func-
tion in the Pauline Chapel, crowded
with people, he tainted. and thus
started that report which pursued him
ever after-that he was liable to
fainting fits, which was quite untrue,
as that was the only occasion on
which he suffered in that way, and it
was entirely due to the heat and the
air of the chapel.
That was the first opportunity for
the officials of the Vatican to step
in. and on the pretext of protecting
the pope's health. attempted gradual
ly to isolate him from the world
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