Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-20

and afhftfHIous bf hfHulhk Y" th'h
of the $4,000 priests OF the United
states and Canada copy Of this al
locutlon. In IL the pope referred to
men OF distinction and force plan
ming schemes for preventing the ca
iamIties " revolutions and the
slaushter ~ war and for lnsnrine the
blessings OF peace, which, coupled
with the fact thai he spoke az length
with the three American cardinals
Gibbons Farley aud O'connell--wns
Interpreted as referring 10 the efforts
Vt President Wilson and Secretary OF
state Bryan IN behalf Of universal
pence
To-day he said. peace or war In
sovereignty and the state does not de-
pend SO much on the rulers - ON the
,nuItltudes.
.Depflyed Of the light OF truth re-
vtaled by God unused to the discip-
line az Christ. what wonder " the
muititudss, the pray OF blind passion
rush 10 the common ruin, lnstieated
Nv tho clever anitators who seek
nothing bur their own advantage"
Giuseppe Meichiorre sario, known
10 the world as Pope Piux y, WINS
elecfed to the pontificate on August
4. 1908, and during his occupancy OF
his exalted office as head OF the Ro-
man Catholic church, he was confront
"a win some OF the most momentous
problens. religious and governmental.
Wifi which the Holy See has had TO
deal In modern times
Pope Plus was norm on June 2, 1919,
ut .Hlcse, ia the Venetian provinces
tho first. child OF can Battlata Sarto,
postrnan. and his wife Margherita.
dmseppe's early career war influenced
BY the village priest who took liking
for the boy taught him TO read and
write and drummed into the youthful
head the rudlments OF Latin. At the
aRe Of eleven years he entered the
seminary az cnstolfranco, not far
from his birthplace. aud for four years
every day he tramped 10 school, usa-
ally barefootsd. until he reached the
outfklrts of the village, where he
would slip on his shoes 70 keep up mp
peafauces.
From casfeIfraneo he passed u
1850 To the seminary al padua. and n
1868, At the nge or 80. was ordained
priest and took up his duties az Tom
bolo. In 1867 he had his first parish
of importance. that Of salxano, where
Ne vmained for eleven years IN adj
dltion TO HE ecclesiastical duties Faith
er safto contributed largely to thu
support Of his mother and sisters Wit
found life hard struggle. especially
IN the winter
His ei0quenee led 10 his being called
nj the age of 10 Ia rreviso M chaneel
Tor Of the diocese. and shortly afte
ne was appointed professor OF theoIo
ev In the seminary Nine years o
atrenuona work followed, crowned, u
1854. by his assuming the mitrc a
bishop OF Mantua.
Leo XIII conferred upon hishol
snfto the title Of Roman Count" ans
IN the eonsistofy Of June, lS9a Great
ed him cardinal. giving him the Ro
man church OF san Bernardo from
which TO take hia title. lie was "
poor that ne WINS unable to pay tn
fees connected with the acceptance o
the new dignity, but some OF his nd
mIrera came forward and provides
him with the necessary funds.
Creating him cardinal. Leo XIII ap
pointed him also patriarch OF Venice
but he did not leave Mantua until
vsar later. owing TO conflict betwee
the Italian government and the Hol
See over the right Of the House o
savoy to be consulted before the az
polntment OF a patriarch. the govern
nent having Inherited the rights o
the Republic az Venice. The disput
was cnt short hy King Humbert ais
appointing Cardinal Sartu az pntriarc
~ Venice.
The paiflafuh's relations with tn
House OF Savoy were always most COZ
dial. Every time that their mnje'
ties or the princes visited Venice
paid them a visit and presented HI
homage lie was one OF Queen Mar
Khtfiias confesaors, and only fc'
months before the death Of Leo XII
he was next the Count Of Turin in pull
ne. when he tthe patriarch) blesse
the foundation stons 81 the new Cam
paniie IN plaxxA Ean Marco. He wa
the candidate of Leo Nil as HIS sue
oossor. but he so little realized tn
future that when he left Venice. |
July. 1903. Tor the conclaye in Rom
ne bought return ticket
In the conciave the struggle was Il
and against Cardinal Rampolla, lie
xfIi's secretary Of state, who's
chances we're Lost when Cardinal y,
zyna pronounced The veto ~ Aussri
against him, which veto WAS suppose
10 represent the triple alliance. The
needing compromise pope, d
eyes turned 10 Cardinal Sarto, WI
at first refused. bat was after Undue,
toaeeept the high position, being cleo
ed almost unanimously on August
assuming the title Of, Pope Plus ,
bishop Of Rome and Vicar OF Jes,
Christ, Successor Of 81 Peter, prln,
Of the Apostles. Supreme Pontlff
the Universal Church. Patriarch
the West Primate OF Italy; Arohbish'
ana Metropolitan Of the Roman pr
vince and Sovereign Of the Temper
pominfons OF the Holy Rom'
Church.
The pentIfieate of Pope Plus "
characterized BY that spirit Of modes
which never abandoped him and
that strong religious feeling viii