Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-07
POPE LOVES BOOKS
AND OUTDOOR LIFE
Famous Mountain. Climber, Lin.
guist and Author Used to -,
Pray Five Hours a Day
FRIEND OF STREET URCHINS

and mn ster Of twenty-s;x lnn1uo Onc
friend of strect.urchins and mystic VIII,
devotes five hours day to silent prayer
Pope Plus X1 Ia unique character
among the more than 200 rulers whicl
the Catholic Church has had during III
long history.
The new Pope. who Is reputed to b,
Of liberal tendencies lost no time il
asserting himself. Immediately. aftc
election he appeared on the outer bal
cony Of st. Peters Cuthedral--which M
Pope had done since 1S70--to bless til,
multitude. Certain 'irreconcilable'
Cardinals tried to dissuade him from
this breach Of tradition, but Plus re.
piled firmly:
remember, ! am no longer Car.
d'hal. ! am the supreme r9ntif now
ambrogio Domieno Achille Ratti, NJ
he was christened, was born March 81
iSi. at Desio, n little town in LON
bardy. He was the third born Of SIX
children, OF whom only two others ar,
now living. His father was Francesca
hatti. director OF silk factory-a man
OF moderate means.
The future Pope passed his boyhoot
in Desio. In the spring and summer
ms teacher gave lessons outdoors II
the arcade. which is covered with iv,
and still we'll preserved.
Ch.r,sbe. t.,s pr,.hn,,
,, ., ' i'"p@ee
tnat tne new rope was always fond
visited IL every summer. and last Sep.
tember. before making solemn entry into
;;MiIan. havins been created Cardinal
he passed few days in his native vii.
lage at the house OF friend. retired
soilSitor:
Ihis friend was the ropes companion
on mountain climbing expeditions.
Aathu hattl, as ne was known after
MS ordination at Rome in 1870. was q
member Of the Italian Alpine Club and
the Italian side. Hc also also cIimbed % ''Hm, tbn
Matterhorn, Mont Rosa and many
lesser peaks. On one occasion his skill
ana strength saved the life of a guide
VINO 10. had ia. faiien into a Srevasse.
fhysicaily Dig, the rope has almost
seciuslon OF scholarly study.
:, AS Librarian at Milan. the then mid
uie-aged churchnan was exceptionally
ascetic. lie took only one meal daily
nttcr ms morning coffee. He rose at .
y. NJ. ana seldom retired before l i'll
the morning ana devoted at least i've
hours a DAY 20 silent prayer,
He is reputed to be the author OF $50
hoeSs and a profound linguist. Tho
mHthes superior OF Chicago convent,
WHO stndied under nj MIN for thirteen
years ut the Milan Theological Semi.
hAry, says ne is one or the most
learhed men IN the church. as well as
Ime ot tne greatest OF ecclesiastlcal
"'iSmaas ..as aschh;sh,n .,a ,u;.s. , T..
MI, Ms ".snp'iIop @ ana priest, sne ex.
plulHS, our ltOly tatnpr was Kind as
! nave seidom witnessed kindness. l
nuve seen MN giving fatheriy advice I"
s.atEt urchhs, VINO came 70 him as nat
iE ura!tE as 10 tneir own iathers with their
'rouoies.
EVERY One Eis Chilli,
.,,,.
Ills holiness is very democratic.
EverS one Is his child. He treats all
tAke. ana MS WISDOM Is OF the peculiar
realized by every one" anu
Inc present rope was for several
lars tapaa Nuncio IN toiand. where
s!s u!:scnarHe OF important ecciesiastlcal
functions when the Pohsh question
teehi oe icenedlct ~. ana the graft
tude OF vatican authorities. 1t was
because ol tnis service mat the red
nDt WIS WIS conferred upon MIN en- June
10; ly@l.
hccleslastlcs VINO know OF the trend
OF the ne" Pontin mind say he has
been churchman hrst and states
man oaly IN the sense trat the churcn
aiso needs men or practlcal turn OF
mind LOT the promotion OF the taltn.
On the spiritual SIDE. therefore: 1t
may De expected that tne new rope
VIII give great aeal or attc1tion to
the work started ,oy ms predecessor.
OF retaining the churches OF the East
10 the UNITY OF home.
1here can oe niue douot that MS
thor0ugh sympathy with the movement
ior bringing pack the chuIcnes ol the
East. tog0her WIN ms demonstratea
tact IN approaching the question OF
reiations between the 'lulrlnai ana ine
Holy. See, had much TO 90 WIN MS
election.