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| his birthplace in the pomp Of his new
| dignity. and entered the poor house
where he was born to embrace his
mother. He wished to satisfy her desire
to see him as prince Of the church be-
fore her death. which occurred, In fact,
few months later, on February 2, 1894.
Patriarch OF Venice.
Creating him CARDINAL. Leo XIII ap-
! pointed him also patriarch Of Venice, hut
/ he did not leave Msntus until a 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 appointment OF
patriarch, the government having in
/ herlted the rights OF the Republic OF
Venice. The dispute was cut short by
King Humbert also appointing Cardinal
sarto as patriarch of Venice.
As cardinal and patriarch he continued
! his modest. frugal life, carrying to such
point that he did not even have cook,
but had his meals prepared by his sis
tiers, who lived with him. In Venice he
continued to influence the local parties
as he had done in Mantua, with the re-
suit that eight months after his arrival
the anti-clericals were defeated, and the
| conservatives assumed power which they
retained until the cardinal was elected
pope.
The patriarch's relations with the house
OF Savoy were always most cordial.
Every time that their majcsties or the
princes visited Venice he paid them a
visit and presented his homage. He
was one OF Queen Marguerita's confess
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death OF Leo XIII, he was next the
count Of Turin in public, when he dhe
| patriarch blessed the foundation stone OF
the new Campanile in piazza San Marco.
He was the candidate of Leo Kill as
his successor. but he so little realized
the future that when he left Venice, In
| July. 1903, for the conclave in Rome he
| bought a return ticket,
Elected Pope in 1903.
| In the conoiave the struggle was pro
and against Cardinal Rampolla, Leo
NILS secretary OF state, whose chances
were lost when Cardinal Puzyna pro-
nounced the veto of Austria against him,
which veto was supposed to represent
the triple alliance. Then needing a COM
promise" pope all eyes turned to Card
inal Sarto, who at first refused but was
after induced to accept the high posi-
ton, being elected almost unanimously
on August 4th, assuming the title Of:
Pope Plus X, Bishop of Rome, and
| Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor Of st.
Peter Prince OF the Apostles; Supreme
Pontiff of the Universal Church, Patri-
arch of the West, Primate of Italy;
Archbishop and Metropolitan of the
Roman Province and Sovereign of the
Temporal Dominions of the Holy
Roman Church.
The new pope was the most surprised
person Of all at the result. He had said
to a friend at Venice before leaving for
the concieVe:
II think the election will be a short
one. We will put Peter in chains per.
haps on the very first day, crown him
pontiff as soon as possible and hasten
back to our dioceses>
The day after his election the pope
received his first pilgrimage, composed
of Americans, conducted by Mr.. Nc.
Crane of New York, and introduced by
Cardinal Gibbons Of Baltimore, and
that same day he sent his first bene-
diction abroad, also to the Americans
Installed in the Chair of St Peter the
nov pOpo bVboh anu
led a life as simple and rigid as that OF
his peasant forefathers, He had said
before his elevation that the splendor
OF the Papal Court made him feel like
a fish out of water" and life at the
Vatican proved irksome to his simple
nature. At ono time he wss persuaded
to use an automobile in the Vatican
gardens, but he soon gave the machine
4 a
Three months after his election Pop,
Plus held his first consistory In which
he created Cardinal Mgr. Merry del Val
who had been secretary of the consistory
and had acted as temporary secretary OF
state, which appointment was definitely
given him later.
Program of New Pope.
u The pope announced that his program
was summarized in the phrase "restorC
all in Christ" Events proved to bt
stronger than his will, and Plus X.
elected to give the papacy an entirely re-
jligious head, was confronted with the
political events Of far-reaching import
ance.
In all his actions the new pope wa'
characterized by rigid simplicity and de-
lNouIneeS. BEFORE ali else ms eIIOfts
were directed to the promotion of piety
and he advised all TO receive holy com
munion frequently and If possible daily
1t was by his desire that the EucharistiC
congress of 1905 was held in Rome, Will,
he enhanced the soIemnity OF subsequent
Euchartstic congresses, notably that o.
Montreal and more recently that held a
Madrid, by sending TO them cardinal dele
gates. In his earlier days he was a pro
moter of sacred music and as pope he di
rected that the authentic Gregorian Chan
be widely used In the services Of TIL,
church.
Probably the most notable utteranc,
OF Pope Plus Y on a religious subtec
was that condemning modernism. Tn,
decree appeared on September 8. 1907. 1
points out the danger OF modernism Il
relation to philosophy, apologetics, exc
gesis, history, liturgy and discipline, ant
shows the contradiction between that in
novation and the ancient faith; and fin
ally. it establishes rules by which I,
combat the modern doctrines. Among tn
means suggested is the establishment o
an official body OF "censorE' OF book
and the creation of a committee o
vigilance" Later the pope directed spe
cial attention OF those who preach or VIII