New-York tribune., 1922-01-22

morrow.
IN TINS direction. The Pope had great
H'm,ratlon a, for America and Americans
ne ncllevcd Nc had taken the leader.
snip IN the World War and he look ed
structlon" N0"
George ". Loft: "The world has ,os,
not onIy great churchman. H hnt t0s =
dominant citizen. His passing at this
t'me. when the work of world construc.
.'on Is under way, is extremely sad and
unfortunate" @''o
Life Of Inspiring Service
Maurice E. Bumenthal, counsel for
the Independent OTdaY FREQ sons Of
Israel; "The world Mas sustained =
great loss in the death of this leader
ana teacher. His intense and unwaycr-
lnS DEVOTION to duty as he saw it had
always been the chief Characteristic of
MS career. In the administration of
Important affairs OF his great church
and III his participation in the solution
of world problems, his LOYALTY to his
people and his sincerity of motive had
always been obvious Even where
others differed with his views all have
respected the man. His vas life OF
! true and inspiring service"
James A. Ilaherty, Supreme KNIGHT
OF the Knights Of Columbus
knights OF Columbus work in Italy. to
be undertaken at the earliest moment
Will be Sl,000,ooO memorial to Pope
Benedict XIV. The death of the Pope.
coming so soon after he had sent per
sonal message of thanks TO the Knights
or Columbus through our commits.
orS
loss to every one Of the 100000 mem
bers OF the order.
He was the first supreme Pontifr
personally to commission the knights
OF Columbus to perform a definite
work, and we shall now make that work
Il. of c. memorial to him. The Pope
was man Of great personal charm, of
wonderful acumen and an abiding hu-
NOR.
The Pope paid the Knights Of Co.
lumbus singular honor by elevating no
fewer than nine of our administrative
officers to the Order of st. Gregory the
Great. We know that one Of the last
desires he expressed before his illness
was that the knights of Columbus
should commence their Italian welfare
work at the earliest possible moment.
This will be done
Strcng Force for Peace
William J. Mckinley, supreme secre-
tary Of the Knights of lnmbus-"The
knights of Columbus international
board Of directors las expressed its
feeling OF sorrow in message cabled
to Cardinal Gasparri. Requiem masses
for the repose of the Fope will be cele-
hrated throughout the country under
the auspces of the K of c.
John D. Ryan-T am deeply grieved
as are all people. He was strong
force Tor peace and had done much to
bring the nations together. His death
at this time is particularly sad"
John F. O'Neill. member Of the su-
preme board OF the Knights of Colum-
bus--"Thc death of the Pope comes as
a heavy blow to the world. 1t is par
ticularly felt by those who have had
the privilege of being in the Pope's
presence. l was a member of the pill
grimage to Rome, and the Pope was
very kind to us. He personally said
mass in the Vatican garden, and We
had the extraordinary privilege of re-
ceiving communion at his hands. There
was no more lovable character than
that of the Pope, whose absence from
world and church affairs will be sorely
missed"
Statcsmanlike Character
Judge Martin T. Manton, OF the
United States Circuit Court:
"The death of Popc Benedict XIV is a
great loss not only to the Catholic
Church, but to the whole world. The
Catholic Church is richly endowed with
excellent prelates from whom to select
it's new Pontiff, but it will be hard TO
find one who will prove Pope Benc-
diets equal in craftsmanship.
"He was the Pope throughout the
World War, and did not hesitate to
speak out in the interest Of peace and
justice. His consideration for the war
expected from a churchman, treating
the whole human race as one family.
His voice had SOLDERING effect on the
passions and hatreds engendered by
TIE struggle His desire to end war
and to bring In an association Of ma.
tons was the outstanding thing in all
his public utterances, and his faith and
hope and his constant exhortation to
his people to remember the mandate of
Peace on earth, goodwill to men, al
ways had strong moral effect.
he gave to the recent adjustment of the
Irish problem was another evidence of
his truly statesmanlike character"
Work in War Memorable
Judge Alfred J. Talley, of the Court
Of General Sessions: "a great prelate
and great statesman has gone in the
passing Of Pope Benedict XIV. The
work which he did during the war will
never be fully appreciated. His posi-
tion was unique in that he had his
spiritual subjects in all Of the warning
nations. And yet while actively inter
csted, he was able to keep the Vatican
at all times above the suggestion Of
partiality toward one or the other Of
the beelligerents.
"His efforts were constantly for
peace, and he was able to do tremcn-
dous things in the arrangement for the
exchange Of prisoners at a time when
no other mediation other than that
coming from the Vatican was possible" :"
William j. Kelly, Associate Justice
of the Appellate Division: '"rhe death
of Pope Benedict XIV marks the end
of a pontifcate which presented prob
lens beyond the understanding of most
of US. During this most trying time
in the worlds history his constant ef
fort to bring an end to the chaos which
had come upon the earth carea tn"
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