The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-20

the conclave was summoned ana Waiieo
within the Sistine Chapel as the ancient
rites prescribe. The conflict OF warning
policies within the Church. OF hostile
influences in the statecraft OF the great
Catholic nations, was felt within that
solemn assembly. Those conflicts have
Como into the past; there Is no need TO
revive them in a better day. The least
Of these brethren gathered to exercise
the choice under great guidance was
the simple homely Patriarch Of Venice.
The first day OF the conclavs was
Saturday. August 1. In the proceed
ings Of that day. when the three fac
tons were feeling their strength. the
name OF Cardinal Sarto was not upon
the balloting papers when they were
consumed in smoke. on the SUNDAY
morning ballot two of the papers bore
his name; in the evening ballot he was
the choice Of seven OF the college. ON
Monday mornings ballot he was the
choice OF twenty. in the evening his
name was on no less than thirty-seven
OF the papers. In the morning poll OF
Tuesday, August 4. he received fifty-five
votes out of the possible fifty-nine In
tUt COnCldNP, LOT t1t HlNtltNIl
Herrera, then lay in the Vatican at the
point OF death and did not participate
in the final voting. The Patriarch OF
Venice had been raised to the pom
tihcate. had received the homage and
fealty of his fellows: yet he had come to
Rome with return ticket-natural
thrift OF the Italian peasant.
His Purpo.e Never I'm Doubt.
A marvellous system. marvellous in Its
working. 1t is small wonder that the
faithful see in II the direction of a
higher power. At vespers on certain
appointed days the church throughout
the world sings in unity of worship
"deposuit potentes-He hath put down
the mighty from their seat and exalted
them OF low degree" Not for the first
time in the history OF the church a
peasant had become prince, a man OF
the people had been called to rule a
sovereignty world wide. n man had be-
come Gods viceeerent on earth. An
emperor in his imperial pride boosted
that in every soldiers knapsack was the
baton OF a field marChal. the church has
for centuries been raising its lowly
to the heights. Napolcon's marshals
fell away; not the least triumphant
days OF ecclesiastical Rome have been
the pontiflcates OF les peasants, not the
the poorest IN the spiritual gifts which
are the enduring possessions of all
religion.
The purpose OF this 256th successor
OF ct. Peter. the object which he set
before his reign was never in doubt: II
was announced In the first encyclical
az the motto of Plus " In the words OF
st. Paul TO the Epheslans, "instaurare
omnia In Christo-to reestablish all
things In Christ. that are in heaven and
on earth"
For 1t is dual monarchy to which
Plus was called Pope, a kingdom of this
world and kingdom not of this world
Ironic obliquity Of fate that to Ven-
ethan. to man upon whose childhood
the hand OF the oppressor had lain
heavy yet had taught the lessons OF
patriotism. that to such man the
highest of the worlds honors should
bring humiliation. Italy redeemed has
set free the captive OF the Bourbon and
OF the Hapsburg; 1t has linked chains
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Vatican. These are things Of the tenn
poralities of the Papacy, the princi-
| palities and the powers OF this earth.
The Pope's kingdom to-day Is but a
palace and garden; pacing It's still
paths that solitary figure in white sces
every day the new Rome of the Quirinal
which is forging a new Italian nation
atty from which he is the one ex.
cludcd. bitter splendor of isolation.
Remained Chiefly n Patriot.
At his accession It was surmised. per.
haps hoped. that Plus X. would follow
a policy more liberal than that insti
tuted by the Plus who preceded him
that Pope from whom the TEMPORAL.
ties were shorn. and continued by lie,
XIII, to whose nature a certain alccf
ness was congenial. But the Papac,
outlives all Popes; there is a policy, ant
each newcomer to the throne finds
that his own instincts must yield TO tn,
Inertia OF established rules OF conduct
The rumors soon died; the early hope
failed; Cardinal Sarto's return ticket tc
Venice and the bells of the Campanil.
would never be presented by Plus X.
the Vatican had immured it's third pris
oner.
Yet Imprisonment has not stifed tn,
patriot. the Venetian who would hav,
Italy great. There has been war 70
Italy to wage, war against tho ancien
enemy of Christendom, war legiti
mate in succession from the brave war
which tho Popes ages ago Tough
against the Turk and the infidel, tough
with their own array Of knights Of tn,
Temple and Knights Hospitallers
Under less strained relations between
the Vatican and the Quirinal this would
have been blessed as u war of the Cross
Still no messenger could come to tn
Vatican with better tidings than he VIII,
brought news of Italian successes
Plus was an Italian with great Joy, hi
pontiiicate he bore as the burden o
the world which had been laid upon hi
shoulders